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Toms Hardware has the scoop on a UK bidder who has just paid $15,100 for a frickin PS3 that will be out in quantity within a few months. Granted the Euro launch isn't until the spring but come on. His friends won't think he's cool. They'll
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This is very interesting, Sony kills off the Official Playstation Magazine. This may be a good business move, I don't know, but it strikes me as interesting because, according to the article, Xbox's official mag is doing quite well. And, as something
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This isn't surprising, but World of Warcraft has over 50% of the MMO market . That's a big twinkie. Of course, being the MMO stranger that I am I had no idea Lineage was as big as it is. Between its two games, it has over 20%. Everyone else picks
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Sony has managed to anger every gamer this side of the Atlantic with the PS3's high price point and forced Blu-Ray. Now with launch day fast approaching I point you to several articles on the Intertube( via the folks at Kotaku): PS3 Backwards Compatability
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So.... I've been toying with buying one of these because: a) I love my DS b) I have a bunch of GameCube games c) I want the virtual console One of the things that has bothered me though was the fact the Wii was not capable of DVD playback. Not a deal-killer
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Now this is kind of cool and, to me at least, is a big story since this runs counter to the standard console culture of one all systems are proprietary and identical. The PS3 manual apparently tells you just how to install a new SATA hard drive that doesn't
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Destructoid takes a stab at naming the greatest levels of all time. Pretty good list though I only recognize like maybe four of them. He lists Ravenholm from Half-Life 2 and that was a worthy mention since its the level that resembles a horror flick.
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Nomad Gamer is now under a new platform. We'll be working on updating the site's look and feel as we get used to Community Server. Please bare with us as we make this transition. We'll be porting the old content from the site in the near future.
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Toms Hardware talks to Euro-scientists about what's the best solution for gaming physics . Basically, the jury is still out but don't bank on Agea. Sounds to me like the ideal solution is lots of CPU cores with properly designed software to take
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According to Next Generation, E3 is done . I find this hard to believe so take with a grain of salt, but me thinks one doesn't post this unless they have something. Supposedly they have inside scoop. Apprarantly the major sponsors think their marketing
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I'm not sure what I think of this AMD + ATI deal. Its been rumored for weeks, so I can’t say I’m surprised. As a consumer who builds my own computers I'm not sure I like it since it no doubt will reduce my choices. Right now I have
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In a joint press release, ATI and AMD confirmed the rumors that have been flying around the internet throughout the weekend. The deal is now done for 5.4 billion in cash and stock pending approval from regulators in the US and Canada. More to come later
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Whoa. Engadget just posted this picture of the reported "Argo" that Microsoft is developing to go head-to-head with Apple. Now the rumor is that it is a whole line of players -- so I doubt this is the XBox branded version. But with the rumor
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In the "good news" category, Nomad Gamer Legend and Pac-Man creator Toru Iwatani has left NAMCO to teach game design at Tokyo Polytechnic University . I can't think of a better person to teach budding game creators the value of simplicity
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Civilization IV: Warlords, the expansion to Sid's latest masterpiece has gone gold. From the Firaxis site: Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords is the first expansion pack for the award-winning game that has become an instant world-wide hit.
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