Hasbro's Power Tour guitar finally launches
added on September 15th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Gaming, Portable Audio
It's been a long time comin', but the Power Tour guitar we peeped back in January is nearly ready for your youngster's hands. Modeled after a Gibson SG, this axe enables your little ones (or you, it's alright) to plug in any source and rock right... |
Nintendo's Wii continues to be a smash with seniors
added on September 15th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Gaming
We know that Nintendo's Wii has been a massive hit with families, but we've also noticed a growing trend with the physically-interactive game system that is honestly a bit of a surprise -- apparently, senior citizens can't put their Wiimotes down. Similar to stories we've seen before, the... |
George Harrison confirms his Nintendo retirement
added on September 15th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Gaming
It wasn't like we didn't see this one coming, but George Harrison has finally made his retirement from Nintendo official: He'll be leaving his post as Senior VP of Marketing in December, instead of making the move to San Francisco or New York with the rest of the... |
Bioshock Widescreen Hack & Tweak Guide
added on September 15th, 2007 |
| Repeat after me: Bioshock is brilliant. Good. Again! Once more, just to make sure. Nice. Now say: System Shock 2 is way better and you'll be allowed to audiovisually enjoy this amazing Zero Punctuation Bioshock review by Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw the Wise and -apparently- Very Funny.Disclaimer: In the unlikely event... |
Grim Fandango, Psychonauts or the freeware, delicious, smart and pointless Epic Saga?
added on September 15th, 2007 |
| And before you answer, please do keep in mind that although Grim Fandango and Psychonauts have been hailed as two of the best games ever, Epic Saga -Extreme Fighter- is indeed very freeware. As in absolutely free. And you wont have to download a thing either. Besides, it features gnomes,... |
Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer shmup coming to a PC (or PS3) near you
added on September 15th, 2007 |
| Ever since the glory days of the Commodore Amiga dominance, PC gamers never had access to the best and/or shiniest shoot-'em-ups. Not that they really cared much for shmups, mind you, but when Ikaruga came along they did despair. Some even cried. Well, apparently, things are about to change, as... |
Hot RPG group wet dream
added on September 15th, 2007 |
| It's the Ultimate Gaming Table, it is, and it's lovingly positioned in what could easily be described as the Ultimate Gaming Room. Why not have a closer look at this marvel of RPG convenience (and its building instructions) over at the aptly named The Ultimate Gaming Table Website? Your gaming... |
H.P. Lovecraft inspired Interactive Fiction: The Commonplace Book Project
added on September 15th, 2007 |
| H.P. Lovecraft with all his unspeakable horrors, indescribable oddities and non-euclidean angles never really helped any visual artists, uhh, visualize his stories and -apparently- that's one of the reasons many -mostly Cthulhu- HPL inspired games failed to capture that distinctly Lovecraftian atmosphere and/or cosmic horror. The fact, mind you,... |
Mighty Empires free Warhammer rules (PDF)
added on September 15th, 2007 |
| As any GW slave should be able to tell you, legendary Mighty Empires WHFB expansion (learn more) has been sort of re-released. Really, have a look. Problem is the new ME is no longer the Warhammer board-game/campaign rule set it used to be, but more of a lovingly and admittedly... |
Resonance Teaser
added on September 15th, 2007 |
| Go on, go on, you do love independent adventure games, don't you? Well, click away then. |
Reliving the FPS glory of Quake in 32-bit color
added on September 15th, 2007 |
| Quake (official demo download), id's 1996 sequel to Doom, was more than just another FPS best seller on the PC. It was the game that cemented the dominance of 3D graphics, pioneered the keyboard & mouse interface, single-handedly exploded the 3D graphic-cards market, introduced mankind to online fragging and made... |
Microsoft gets official with new Halo 3-themed Xbox 360 accessories
added on September 7th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals
We first caught sight of these new Halo 3-themed Xbox 360 accessories a few months back, but Microsoft is just now getting official with them, confirming all the details that made themselves known earlier. As we mentioned last time, the controllers are both of the wireless variety,... |
Flat screens modded into art installation pinball machine
added on September 7th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Gaming
El rei de la casa, meaning "the king of the house" in Spanish, is a video game exhibition being shown in Barcelona, Spain. The aim of the exhibition is to highlight the mainstream media's misrepresentation of the internet and all its evils(C), and what better way to dispel... |
Diamond planning HD 2900 XT-based 2GB VFX 2000 pro GPU?
added on September 7th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Gaming
Diamond is no stranger to packin' an awful lot of RAM onto graphics cards, and apparently, the forthcoming VFX 2000 Series Professional Workstation GPU will keep the legacy alive. According to Hot Hardware, Diamond is readying a 2GB (of GDDR4 memory, no less) professional card based... |
Gecube's Dual GPU Gemini 3, featuring four DVI ports
added on September 7th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Desktops, Gaming
Gecube's Gemini 3 is the only solution on the market right now if you need a crossfire ATI card setup, but your motherboard only has one 16x PCI-e slot. The Gemini 3 is two Radeon HD 2600 XT GPUs on one card, featuring four DVI ports --... |
Hands-on with GamePark's GP2X F-200
added on September 7th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Features, Gaming, Handhelds
Confessions up front: we're pretty hot for any device that sports some sort of console emulator, so when faced with GamePark Holding's GP2X, which currently boasts of SNES, NES, Genesis, MAME and quite a few other gems, it's a little difficult to rein in the enthusiasm.... |
Biofeedback signals used to predict gamers' moves
added on September 7th, 2007 |
| Filed under: GamingWhile it's no shock that artificial intelligence as a whole is making strides, a pair of Hungarian researchers have seemingly unlocked a secret that gamers are sure to detest. Laszlo Laufer and Bottyan Nemeth, both from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, have reportedly "discovered that a... |
Philips touts amBX gaming peripherals at IFA
added on September 7th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Gaming, Home Entertainment
Although amBX was launched some two years ago, not a whole lot has come of it. Earlier this year, Philips briefly mentioned the technology during its CES press conference, and now we're finally getting more details on its range of amBX-enabled peripherals. Reportedly, the lineup will... |
Jam Sessions Performance Bundle includes mini-amp for your DS
added on September 7th, 2007 |
| Filed under: GamingIf the DS hasn't managed to catch you in its deathly, irresistible, touch-sensitive grasp by now, Jam Sessions just might be the title that pulls it off. The "game" is basically a guitar simulator, and while you can play along with built-in songs if you so choose, the... |
PlayStation 3 firmware v1.92 out
added on September 7th, 2007 |
| Filed under: Gaming
Ok, so we can confirm Sony's just pushed out the PlayStation 3 v1.92 update, the first new firmware in over a month. The trouble is they're not telling us what's been changed, fixed, updated, added, removed, improved, etc. Anyone seen anything different? Let us know in comments such... |
