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Official Playstation Magazine: RIP
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 Read More...
Best Levels of All Time?
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. Read More...
More on Gaming Physics
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 Read More...
E3 Cancelled?!?!
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 Read More...
A third portable gaming machine?
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 Read More...
XBox 360 Backward Compatibility Additions....
As a follow-up to our earlier post today, Microsoft announced the June 2006 list of additional original XBox titles that are now compatible with the 360 ( via Joystiq ) 4x4 EVO 2 Amped® 2 Bad Boys 2 Big Mutha Truckers DOOM 3 Dreamfall: The Longest Read More...
And the 360 Rolls on....
So as the PS3 is mired in bad PR and buggy hardware the team at Microsoft's XBox division rolls on plugging holes and improving upon their next-gen platform. Last week the Spring update brought 360 users background downloading from Live, support for Read More...
REVIEW: Rockstar's Table Tennis
It may be uncharacteristic to associate Rockstar with a sports game, but they have served up a great one with Table Tennis. At the moment, as an exclusive to the XBox 360, Table Tennis is a fast paced, next generation game that is incredibly addictive. Read More...
REVIEW: Tomb Raider Legend
It's been a long time since I played a Tomb Raider game -- and probably a lot longer than that since I enjoyed it. That's all changed however with the release of Tomb Raider: Legend . This Next-Generation entry into the series not only lhas more Read More...
Ubisoft bought by the Hanso Foundation
Worldwide game maker Ubisoft has been bought by the Hanso Foundation , an international non-profit organization who's goals are nothing short of the advancement of the human race. Hugh McIntyre, communications director for the Hanso Foundation said Read More...
My Next-Gen Decision is made. A Gaming Rant.
So, if you read us regularly -- and thanks to both of you -- you will know that we are just two guys speaking out for the gamers out there. We don't pull any punches and though we welcome free stuff it never influences the bottom line. Well after Read More...
FOCUS on E3: Microsoft "We're not Vaporware, We're Live Everywhere"
Bill Gates in da houzzze!!!! to announce-- "Live Anywhere." -- identical to and 100% integrated with XBox Live including the same interface and shipping as part of Windows Vista as well as on MS cell phone platforms.... All hail King Gates and Read More...
FOCUS on E3: A Word about Price Points....
I'm working from home this week and had to get out at lunch lest I go crazy. I went to a "major electronics retailer". Being a geek this is a bit like an alcoholic going to a bar for "comfort" but I went anyway. Limiting myself Read More...
REVIEW: Call of Duty 2
I've been gaming for a long time. There are a few names in the game industry that still give me the wam fuzzies -- but Activision is one of them. Whenever I pop a game in and their logo displays I have great hope that the game will be as good as their Read More...
Pining for the Old Days
From the post at Instapundit mentioned previously , there was a link to another site I visit a lot, the aptly named Vodkapundit . Vodkapundit's guest writer, Will Collier uses a quote from the father of video games, Nolan Bushnell, the creator of Read More...
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