Sony Sells 4 PS3s in Europe

During today’s PlayStation Day event, SCEE CEO David Reeves announced that Sony’s PlayStation 3 has outsold the Xbox 360 in the European market.

According to Reeves, Sony has moved a total of 5 million PS3s in Europe, out-pacing sales of the similar game console from Microsoft. Sony also announced movement of 12 million PSP units as well as a total of 48 million PS2s consoles.

Being no fool, Reeves didn’t make any mention of Nintendo Wii sales in Europe.

Take Two to Chicago: “Whaaa”

The Chicago Transit Authority, the company that brought the windy city classic traffic management titles like Traffic Lights and Asphalt Highway, is being sued by Grand Theft Auto publisher Take Two.

Take Two is accusing the CTA of pulling GTA:IV branded advertisements a mere days after they went up. According to Reuters, the Transit Authority decided to pull the adverts after an editorial piece ran on the local Fox affiliate station. Fair and Balanced, unless you’re an evil video game company.

Our take? There would be far less lawyers and their ilk roaming about if people would pay attention to crap in the first place. Was is not someone’s job to approve these adverts in the first place? Stupid lawyers.

Harmonix Brings the Rock, Promises Not to Stop

Harmonix announced the planned release of Rock Band Track Pack Volume 1 today, promising users of Rock Band on the Wii and PS2 twice as much rock with half the calories of the leading brands.

The release wasn’t completely clear as to how we get a copy, but we think the little man with the asterisk was saying something about it being downloadable content. Either way the pack will cost you US$29.99, be available on July 15th, and will include the following awesome music:

30 Seconds to Mars The Kill
All American Rejects Move Along
Blink – 182 All the Small Things
Boston More Than a Feeling
David Bowie Moonage Daydream
Faith No More We Care A Lot
Grateful Dead Truckin’
The Hives Die, All Right!
KISS Calling Dr. Love
Lynyrd Skynyrd Gimme’ Three Steps
Nine Inch Nails March of the Pigs
Oasis Live Forever
Paramore Crushcrushcrush
The Police Synchronicity II
Queens of the Stone Age Little Sister
Ramones Teenage Lobotomy
Smashing Pumpkins Siva
Stone Temple Pilots Interstate Love Song
Weezer Buddy Holly
Wolfmother Joker & the Thief

Midway Reports 1st Quarter Losses

It’s that time of year again, compatriots — quarterly results from all our favorite public video game companies. We’ll be compiling a feature for boring business details, but until we do you’ll be getting them in little shots of net profit/loss love.

Midway announced an exceptional net loss of some few millions, and a forward looking statement suggesting that they’ll lose more money in the immediate future. Someone in the accounting department can explain what it all means at the end of the day.

After David Zucker left the CEO position earlier this year, this money drain doesn’t come as a surprise. We only hope someone can right this ship before it goes down with all hands.

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