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According to a story on the The Hollywood Reporter, Sony CEO Howard Stringer has commented that the PlayStation 3 "[is] not behind the curve compared to PlayStation 2 in terms of momentum. The amount of bandwidth and the processing power of Cell give game manufacturers a lot more work to do to use this system to its full benefit -- and it's taken awhile to do it. The same was true of PlayStation 2."

He continued, "The momentum shift and the energy behind PS3 in time for Christmas is extremely fortuitous. It was planned by the PlayStation group, but I think this momentum now -- particularly the number of games coming out, including our own as well as third-party -- is the same as it was with PlayStation 2."

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According to the Associated Press and an interview conducted with Howard Stringer, Sony Corp. CEO, the PlayStation 3 has received a significant increase in sales due to the 40GB version's reduced price of $399 as well as the 80GB price cut from $599 to $499(no doubt Sony's newest marketing campaign has also been a factor).

Sony claims that it was selling anywhere from 30-40,000 consoles/week before the cut on October 18 and that in the week of October 29, it sold 75,000 units while reaching 100,000 in the following week.

Stringer admits that the company has "taken so much heat over the year on PS3," but that "the turning point has been passed." He also labels the limited availability of the Wii "fortuitous" for Sony.

Regarding the ongoing blu-ray/HD-DVD format "war", the increased sales of the PlayStation 3 are expected to encourage additional blu-ray support. Comments Andrew House, Sony's chief marketing officer, "It puts us vastly ahead of where the other format is going to be in terms of an installed base in people's homes by the end of this holiday season."

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This review was originally published on Gaming Horizon, GameBump's predecessor. Its format does not match our own but we support its content. It was written by Brian Mohr.

World Championship Poker: Featuring Howard Lederer - All In is the third iteration of the World Championship Poker series. The game features plenty of card sharks to battle it out with along with some nice features and improvements, but in the end it’s still just another poker game on the market.

First and foremost, the game does feature a nice career mode that allows you to create your own player from a wide variety of unusual creation options. My personal favorite is the bag on my head. After that is over, you’ll battle through game after game of poker and work your way from a lowly apartment to a lavish one. While you do that, you’ll move up the pro circuit and finally end up on televised matches in Vegas casinos. The career mode goes much further than just playing cards as you will earn respect amongst your competition and attributes like an ability to read bluffs. Overall the career mode is pretty deep and is solid for a card title.

To go along with that, there is a nice variety of poker games featured in WCP, 18 in all including Texas hold’em, Omaha, Pineapple, five card draw, seven card draw and more. Even better than that, the game allows you to fluctuate between various game types in a poker match. If you haven’t played the various games of poker before, the game does give you some nice tips and a solid tutorial mode too. Another nice feature in the game is the inclusion of some of the world’s best poker players like Lederer, Annie Duke, Greg Raymer, Erin Ness, Marcel Luske and Paul Darden.

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Crave has announced that they have signed on seven professional poker players to their upcoming card title World Championship Poker 2.

The game has signed on players including Howard Lederer, who's won 13 major poker titles. Greg Raymer who was the 2004 World Series of Poker Champion. Clonie Gowen, a rising female player who placed 10th in the World Poker Tour in Costa Rica. Amir Vahidi who was ranked first in 2003 as tournament player of the year. Paul Darden who won World Poker Tour title and the World Series of Poker Bracelet. Robert Williamson III who won a World Series of Poker bracelet. Matt Savage who is tournament director of the Bay 101 Casino for World Series of Poker and finally Annie Duke who is perhaps the best female poker player in the world and the top female World Series of Poker money winner in history.

Crave president and COO Rob Dyer said, "The World Championship Poker franchise has been phenomenally successful for Crave. We've locked up some of the world's top poker players, so they'll only be featured in World Championship Poker 2."

The game will include a detailed one player game which allows you to work your way up the ranks starting from your mom's basement and as you win, you move from their and purchase new homes and furnishings. On the other hand, if you lose you'll have to start giving up your stuff. World Championship Poker will include 14 styles of poker including Texas Hold 'Em, Five Card Draw and Seven Card Stud among others.

The PlayStation 2 version of World Championship Poker 2 will also support the EyeToy which will be used for online play to see your opponents. The Xbox version will also support online play with voice chat and scoreboards. The game is scheduled to release Fall 2005 for $19.99.

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Originally written by Brian Mohr

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