Archive for the ‘Video Games’ Category

Microsoft Considering Ending XBox Elite Sales?

Saturday, March 7th, 2009

A new report suggests that Microsoft may be considering ending sales of XBox Elite. Microsoft would quietly eliminate the remaining inventory of the Xbox Elite and move on from selling it. The story that we are hearing goes something like this… Microsoft will stop taking orders for the Xbox 360 ...

Amazon To Begin Selling Used Games

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

Just one day after Toys'R'Us made a similar announcement, word comes that Amazon will now be selling used games also. The company that looks to be really hurt by all of this is game retailer GameStop, who used to be the only done doing this. The Amazon system follows this ...

Nintendo To Launch Camera, Music-capable DS

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Nintendo is readying to offer a new version of its' handheld DS gaming machine, with a bunch of new features. The move would pit the top-selling portable game gear with Apple Inc iPod and camera-embedded cellphones in general. The price for the new machine, which will also be equipped with advanced wireless ...

Mobile Games Innovation Challenge

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Nokia today announced the Mobile Games Innovation Challenge. This challenge is aimed directly at game developers, and is intended to spur them on to greater achievements. Nokia is hoping that such development will move mobile gaming into the mainstream. At stake for developers is EUR 70,000 of ...

XBox Cheaters To Be Spanked

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Cheating has always been a big part of video games. XBox players have been getting away with quite a bit lately, but a new plan may thwart many of them. Better watch out, says Xbox Live's Major Nelson, the well-known public face of Microsoft when it comes to all things ...

PS3 Update 2.20

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

The Playstation 3 Update 2.20 has been released! This update adds the following features to PS3: * “Resume play” will enable PS3 system to start playing a Blu-ray disc and DVD at the point it was stopped, even if the disc had been removed. * ...

Stystem Software Update Makes Playstation 3 Blu-Ray Interactive

Friday, March 21st, 2008

Sony recently announced that an upcoming system software update will make Playstation 3 compatible with interactive Blu-Ray menuing. The update is scheduled to be released in late March, 2008. This update will add Blu-ray Disc(TM) (BD) Profile 2.0 or BD-LIVE, enabling PS3 owners to experience interactive features, such as ...

Mario Kart With Wii Wheel Release Date

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

The release date for Mario Kart With Wheel for Wii is coming quickly. This great new game, complete with a wheel to keep you on the road will be hitting retail outlets on April 27, 2008. Play a whole new way with the Wii Wheel! The Wii Wheel transforms the Wii ...

Super Smash Brothers Brawl For WII Sells Like Hotcakes

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

It was recently announced that Super Smash Brothers Brawl for Wii has broken a sales record at Nintendo. The game was released on March 9, 2008 and sold almost 900,000 copies that day. To date, sales exceed 1.4 million copies. It is the third installment of the Super Smash Bros. series ...

Nintendo Hints At “Big Game”

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Nintendo has put out a lot of big titles in 2008. Now there's a hint they may be planning on releasing another "big game" before year end. "There's going to be a big game for the holiday that gamers will want," Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime told GameTrailers. "The gamers are going ...