Not one week into its UK sales debut, Sony’s re-imagined, slim-sized PlayStation 3 is already enjoying massive sales, up nearly 1000 percent over the prior week. The UK and Denmark market-researcher Chart-Track, which reported that figure, told biz watcher MCV “the sales increase is very impressive,” adding that the PS3 outsold the Xbox 360 as [...]

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Blockbuster (BBI: 0.7136, 0.0336, 4.94%) denied on Tuesday it plans to file for bankruptcy protection, swatting down rumors that sent shares of the world’s largest movie rental chain down nearly 80%. “We don’t intend to file for bankruptcy,” spokeswoman Karen Raskopf told FOX Business. The comments come in contrast with an earlier Bloomberg News report [...]

The PlayStation 2 received 30.2 percent of all console gaming minutes in 2008 (January to October), according to the Nielsen Media Research group. That statistic is a bit surprising until you consider that Sony has sold more than 140 million PS2s since its launch. With the largest footprint, the PS2 should have the largest usage [...]