Sony is kind of, sort of confirming the existence of the PSP2, the follow-up to its beleaguered handheld game console.
Kazuo Hirai, Sony’s gaming chief, was “coy” about specifics when speaking to the New York Times, but he did offer a few big-picture ideas for the device, and at the very least confirmed that Sony’s working on something. In fact, Hirai said Sony starting plotting a successor to the PSP since the day the first handheld was released.
So what’s in store for the next PSP? Some combination of buttons, analog sticks and touch-screen controls, Hirai said. Rumors suggest that the device will have a rear track pad (pictured), but it’s hard to tell from Hirai’s comments whether that will pan out. “Depending on the game, there are ones where you can play perfectly well with a touch panel,” he said. “But you can definitely play immersive games better with physical buttons and pads.”
When Microsoft launched Xbox 360 Games on Demand in August 2009, it had the air of a clothing store with nothing but last year’s inventory. All the game downloads were at least a year older than their retail counterparts, and some dated back to the console’s launch.
How appropriate that as interest stagnates in Zynga’s hit Facebook game Farmville, players are now moving into the city with Cityville.
Christmas is closing in, so Electronic Arts’s $1 iOS game sale is 
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The old question of whether you own or merely license software got another answer in a U.S. appeals court, which 
Last Gadget Standing Nominees: Mad Catz 
When it comes to Rock Band 3, gaming accessory kingpin Mad Catz is having it both ways: It offers both a fancy fake guitar and an adapter that lets musicians play with real MIDI instruments.
Sifteo Cubits provide kids with a new way to play. Cubes are wireless 1.5″ blocks with full-color screens that interact with each other and respond to motion to unleash a whole new world of games. The cubes are outfitted with motion sensing, neighbor detection, graphical displays, and wireless communication features. Pile them, group them, sort them –and you have many variations of game play. While traditional game consoles often lead to “screen stare” and tired thumbs, say the product’s creators, Sifteo Cubes start interacting with you and each other as soon as you pick them up and move them around. Sifteo’s initial collection of titles will include games for adults, fun learning puzzles for kids, and games people can play together.
It’s a slow news day in video games, so humor me.