More info... The word on the street is that Apple's new high-end MacBook Pro is set to ship with an NVIDIA 9600M GT, arguably the most underwhelming GPU upgrade to Apple's "pro" part in years. Don't quote me on that, but...
Leave it to GamePolitics to tease (if not quite answer) that question by pulling together an ad hoc list of republican and democratic contributors that at first blush looks awfully Obama-friendly. Using publicly available records provided by Newsmeat ("America's...
Did you hear the one about the guy who once sold computer games in plastic Ziploc bags blasting off in a Russian spacecraft on October 12th for a multimillions orbital cruise? Game developer and NASA astronaut offspring Richard Garriott...
Sonic Unleashed has been delayed in North America, reports IGN. While the Wii and PS2 versions should be hitting stores today, the Xbox 360 version has been pushed to next week, November 24. To make matters worse, the PlayStation 3 version has been given an indeterminate "December" release date. This comes shortly after we heard that the game had been delayed until Spring 09 in Japan, so North
More info... I've yet to lay eyes on Warhammer Online's digitally grim "waagh-ness," and that's looking increasingly like a mistake. "Increasingly," because so many of you have. Laid eyes, that is. And fingers. And cannons, catapults, ballistas, rams, trebuchets, and Nurlge...
In the second in a series entitled "The Future of Reading," New York Times critic Motoko Rich speculates about books pitched with video game tie-ins expressly in mind. Sound counterintuitive? Shouldn't that be the other way around? Yes, for...
Compared to the PS3's snappy X-meets-Y Emmy award-winning "XrossMediaBar" interface, the 360's stylish whooshing tabs comprised of five horizontally swappable blades can seem sluggish and flabby. Wish Microsoft would just ditch the whole thing and start over? Wish no...
Capcom has promised that Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix (whew!) will be coming to the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network "very soon," reports Joystiq. Though the company has previously promised a 2008 release, their eerie silence lately has had some fans fearing that the release would slip into next year. This isn't as comforting as,
More info... Leave it to GamePolitics to tease (if not quite answer) that question by pulling together an ad hoc list of republican and democratic contributors that at first blush looks awfully Obama-friendly. Using publicly available records provided by Newsmeat ("America's...
The word on the street is that Apple's new high-end MacBook Pro is set to ship with an NVIDIA 9600M GT, arguably the most underwhelming GPU upgrade to Apple's "pro" part in years. Don't quote me on that, but...
To paraphrase Stephen King, if you find you cannot horrify, you go for the gross-out. EA's third-person "survival horror" game Dead Space (for PC, Xbox 360, and PS3) frequently horrifies and grosses out. It's also ironically produced -- if...
In his first Warhammer Online "State of the union Game" message today, Mythic's Mark Jacobs announced two previously cut classes, the Black Guard and Knight of the Blazing Sun, will finally be available for download this December.
Jacobs explains the delay:
Dead Space: Scarier Than Clowns or Invisible Skeletons
More info... To paraphrase Stephen King, if you find you cannot horrify, you go for the gross-out. EA's third-person "survival horror" game Dead Space (for PC, Xbox 360, and PS3) frequently horrifies and grosses out. It's also ironically produced -- if...
In the second in a series entitled "The Future of Reading," New York Times critic Motoko Rich speculates about books pitched with video game tie-ins expressly in mind. Sound counterintuitive? Shouldn't that be the other way around? Yes, for...
Did you hear the one about the guy who once sold computer games in plastic Ziploc bags blasting off in a Russian spacecraft on October 12th for a multimillions orbital cruise? Game developer and NASA astronaut offspring Richard Garriott...
EA and Maxis have issued their second major patch for the PC version of Spore, which you can grab right now on FileFront. While the previous update mostly focused on alleviating concerns with DRM limitations, the 1.02 patch provides fixes for specific bugs and addresses a few community requests. Beyond that, they've even included a little bit of fresh content for
TGS08: Microsoft's 'New Xbox Experience' Arrives November 19th
More info... Compared to the PS3's snappy X-meets-Y Emmy award-winning "XrossMediaBar" interface, the 360's stylish whooshing tabs comprised of five horizontally swappable blades can seem sluggish and flabby. Wish Microsoft would just ditch the whole thing and start over? Wish no...
I've yet to lay eyes on Warhammer Online's digitally grim "waagh-ness," and that's looking increasingly like a mistake. "Increasingly," because so many of you have. Laid eyes, that is. And fingers. And cannons, catapults, ballistas, rams, trebuchets, and Nurlge...
In the second in a series entitled "The Future of Reading," New York Times critic Motoko Rich speculates about books pitched with video game tie-ins expressly in mind. Sound counterintuitive? Shouldn't that be the other way around? Yes, for...
Jim Crowley, Turbine's president and CEO, revealed some interesting news last week at the Tokyo Game Show that should get Lord of the Rings Online players pretty excited. According to an interview with Eurogamer, The company plans on adding social a networking site to the their massively multiplayer online RPG by year's end. The new site will be reminiscent of MySpace and Facebook but connected to the online
More info... Ever lost your video feed from your game system to your TV and been left puzzling over an error message like "out of range" without a clue what it means or how to fix it? I had this trouble...
It looks like Sony Computer Entertainment may have sent rough and definitely not ready PlayStation 3 specs to third-party developers to solicit feedback. According to Impress (links to Google translation from Japanese), preliminary ideas being kicked around for the...
Did you hear the one about the guy who once sold computer games in plastic Ziploc bags blasting off in a Russian spacecraft on October 12th for a multimillions orbital cruise? Game developer and NASA astronaut offspring Richard Garriott...
They're about to unleash the crazy here in Anaheim at the first (as far as I know) BlizzCon Q&A-only panel ever. Ryan Scott and I are at ground zero, liveblogging the comedic highs and incoherent lows as wild-eyed attendees rush the stage and lob question after question at the tragically heroic Blizzard staff.
More info... Hot on the heals of news that Sony's been idea-shopping its so-called "PS4" to developers, the grapevine has it "from multiple sources" that Nintendo's started talking up its official successor to the Wii. What They Play "parents guide to...
While the economy's imploding around us like a balloon the feds keep inflating and shareholders keep skittishly needling, have a look at this survey by Weekly Reader Research listing what it claims "nearly all tweens and teens" are asking...
The idea Microsoft could somehow stave off the shift to optical-based high-def content by restricting its own solution to video downloads always seemed a little cuckoo, so today's not-surprise is that the Xbox 360 may finally be getting the...
A post on PlayStation.Blog has revealed a couple of very familiar faces prancing about in Little Big Planet. Sackboy versions of Metal Gear Solid 4's Old Snake and Final Fantasy VII's Sephiroth are set to appear in Sony's ruthlessly adorable platformer, accompanying previously shown characters like the Hellghast from
NIntendo: Digital Distribution Won't Swallow Retail
More info... Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime says digital downloads may complement the business model for its new storage-centric handheld DSi, but they won't overtake retail sales. That's a big fat "aww shucks" for those of you hoping not to...
Nintendo's DS Lite games handheld is two years old, so how about a competitive refresh that comes equipped with dual-digital cameras, a music playback feature, and loses a few millimeters and grams off its edges? That's what Nintendo just...
While the economy's imploding around us like a balloon the feds keep inflating and shareholders keep skittishly needling, have a look at this survey by Weekly Reader Research listing what it claims "nearly all tweens and teens" are asking...
Paradox Interactive announced today that they will be releasing their multiple-award winning PC strategy collection Europa Universalis III: Complete on October 14. Included in the collection are the expansions Napoleon's Ambition and In Nomine.
The timeline for Europa Universalis III: Complete has also been expanded, allowing you to play through to 1820 and back to 1399 to engage in the Hundred Years War between England and France. Like the original game, the expansions will
Told You So: Microsoft Readying Blu-ray Drive for Xbox 360
More info... The idea Microsoft could somehow stave off the shift to optical-based high-def content by restricting its own solution to video downloads always seemed a little cuckoo, so today's not-surprise is that the Xbox 360 may finally be getting the...
It looks like Sony Computer Entertainment may have sent rough and definitely not ready PlayStation 3 specs to third-party developers to solicit feedback. According to Impress (links to Google translation from Japanese), preliminary ideas being kicked around for the...
Ever lost your video feed from your game system to your TV and been left puzzling over an error message like "out of range" without a clue what it means or how to fix it? I had this trouble...
Paradox Interactive announced today that they will be releasing their multiple-award winning PC strategy collection Europa Universalis III: Complete on October 14. Included in the collection are the expansions Napoleon's Ambition and In Nomine.
The timeline for Europa Universalis III: Complete has also been expanded, allowing you to play through to 1820 and back to 1399 to engage in the Hundred Years War between England and France. Like the original game, the expansions will
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