From xbox360.1up.com:
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The taping for the Spike TV Video Game Awards was held in Unversal City last night and we were on hand to report back the results. Surprisingly, the show wasn't half bad -- in fact, it was by far the best VGA show yet.

* GAME OF THE YEAR: Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
* BEST ACTION GAME: God of War (Sony Computer Entertainment America)
* BEST INDIVIDUAL SPORTS GAME: Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (Activision, Inc.)
* BEST TEAM SPORTS GAME: Madden NFL 06 (Electronic Arts)
* CYBER VIXEN OF THE YEAR: Maria Menounos as Eva in James Bond 007: From Russia With Love (Electronic Arts)
* BEST GAME BASED ON A MOVIE: Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie (Ubisoft)
* BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: We Love Katamari(TM) (Namco Hometek Inc.)
* PONTIAC BEST DRIVING GAME AWARD (Viewer's Choice): Burnout Revenge (Electronic Arts)
* MOST ADDICTIVE GAME FUELED BY DEW (Viewer's Choice): World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment)
* BEST FIGHTING GAME: EA Sports Fight Night Round 2 (Electronic Arts)
* BEST FIRST PERSON ACTION: F.E.A.R. (Vivendi Universal Games)
* BEST MILITARY GAME: Call of Duty 2 (Activision, Inc.)
* BEST GRAPHICS: Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
* BEST MULTI-PLAYER GAME: World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment)
* BEST RPG: World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment)
* BEST BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY: Sony PSP (Sony Computer Entertainment America)
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From reuters.com:
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The Blu-ray Disc group, which aims to set the standard for next-generation DVDs, on Wednesday said it would not adopt a proposal from Hewlett-Packard Co. by the launch of the technology, leading the PC maker to say it may back a rival in the looming multibillion dollar war.
That would leave HP, the No. 2 PC maker, splitting support between the two leading technologies.

HP has championed two technologies known as iHD and mandatory managed copy. Mandatory managed copy lets users legally copy DVDs and store the digital file on a home network, while iHD provides for new interactive features and is slated to be implemented in Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows Vista operating system.

On Wednesday Blu-ray said it will incorporate mandatory managed copy but would launch it in spring 2006 with interactive features built on Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Java software.
"Mandatory managed copy will be part of Blu-ray format, but while HP's request (for interactivity) is being considered, at this point in time, the Blu-ray group is still proceeding down the path of Java," Blu-ray spokesman Andy Parsons told Reuters in an interview.
"We are taking their request seriously, but are not willing to delay the launch and are going to go forward with the Java-type option," he said.
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From games-digest.com:
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Speaking to Famitsu magazine, a Sony corporate executive has denied rumours that a redesigned PS3 controller would be unveiled at CES, in Las Vegas, in January. The much-derided banana-shaped silver controller might undergo "minor changes" according to the piece.
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From computerandvideogames.com:
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Ken Kutaragi, father of the PlayStation, has always been a man with a vision. And, in a recent interview with the BBC, he was moved to look forward to the PlayStation 4. In somewhat messianic mode, he said: "My dream, and the dream of all my team, hasn't finished. In fact we haven't achieved even half of what we're going to do. We want to lead with the PlayStation 3, and beyond that to the PlayStation 4 within the next decade."

But when it does launch, according to Kutaragi-san, our miserable existences will be transformed: "I am an engineer and I like technology. I want to change the world with technology and I want to change our lives. The best way to realise it is, for us, PlayStation."
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From 1up.com:
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Almost every day there's another research firm releasing the results of their analysis of the next-generation videogame market, and Research and Markets, an international market research and market data company, has released a 27 page prediction of videogames over the next few years.

The highlights include speculation we've all heard before. Research and Markets says Xbox 360 will pull ahead of PlayStation 3 through its early launch, but Sony will regain leading control of the market by the end of 2007. Nonetheless, the report predicts Microsoft will hold a substantial 30% of the hardware market by the end of 2010.

The next-generation console market as a whole will actually peak in 2008 according to the report, eventually generating $21.9 billion, whereas software sales will rise through 2010 at $16.8 billion.
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From scotsman.com:
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The electrical giant Sony has been accused of price-fixing in an attempt to curb internet bargains and send online prices soaring, it emerged yesterday.
The firm is among up to five leading manufacturers which demand higher prices from internet retailers than they do from high street stores.
The "dual pricing" move is being challenged by online discounters who have made a joint complaint to the Office of Fair Trading.

A spokeswoman for the OFT yesterday confirmed it was "investigating a complaint" but refused to divulge any information about the parties involved. However, The Scotsman understands Sony, Panasonic, Sharp, Phillips and Hitachi are among the brands named.

In a statement last night, Sony UK claimed it was not aware of the OFT complaint, but admitted it offered wholesalers discounts if they "have staff that demonstrate Sony products".
"Sony has a discount scheme that provides discounts for resellers that invest in building the Sony brand and marketing Sony products in a way that provides the consumer with confidence in the Sony products' quality, features and support."
It added: "This type of incentive for services provided by resellers is lawful under EU and UK law."
But a spokesman for the EU Commission said: "Such schemes are illegal or should be."
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From spong.com:
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As we reported last week, rumour was rife that Sony was planning to lock-out the use of second-hand game software from the PlayStation 3.
As we mentioned, the rumour stemmed from a patent application made by Sony Computer Entertainment's technology core looking into such protection tech, though the fact that the possibility exists doesn't mean it will be implemented.

Eager to clear the issue, Sony Computer Entertainment PR Jennie Kong went on record this week to explain: "I would like to clarify that [the PlayStation 3 locking out used game discs] is false speculation and that PlayStation 3 software will not be copy protected to a single machine but will be playable on any PlayStation 3 console."
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From forbes.com:
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Gartner [a provider of research and analysis about the global information technology industry] estimates that PlayStation 2 currently has about 51 percent of the worldwide market for the most recently available consoles, compared with about 34 percent for the first Xbox and 15 percent for Nintendo Co.'s GameCube.
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