The new dashboard. It features a cleaner look, its easier to use with Kinect, and has social/media hubs running across the top of the screen.
A hefty revamp of the Xbox Live dashboard is coming next month on November 15th. It is listed as introducing a variety of new features, all of which aim to make the Xbox 360 console more Kinect and living-room friendly. Learn more after the jump… continue reading...
So much for the blue ocean strategy!
These are indeed dark times for the iconic game maker. Not only has it been losing ground to traditional rivals Sony and Microsoft, but Apple’s various mobile gadgets. But how bad could it possibly be? Would you believe that its now doing worse than it did during its purple (what were they thinking!) Gamecube days? Hit the jump to learn more… continue reading...
Jimmy and Billy Lee return, high def and online.
Attention Double Dragon fans! Double Dragon II: Wander of the Dragons has been remade by Korean developer Barunson Interactive, with graphics and gameplay having been tweaked for the modern age. Learn more after the jump… continue reading...
Nintendo is about to change the way we play video games once again! -Image source IGN
Everybody seems to know that Nintendo is developing a controller with a built-in screen. However, like always Nintendo is going to be throwing us a curve ball! Apparently this new controller brings another dimension to gaming, the ability to “feel” what’s going on. Leaked by industry sources, the new system will in turn be called the “Nintendo Feel.” Learn more after the jump! continue reading...
Did the hackers just turn your PSN account into their very own ATM machine? Image source: Kotaku - The Gamer’s Guide
Wow, not only has the PSN been down for 5 days following the attack by hackers…but now Sony has admitted that your personal information and/or credit card number may have been stolen! Learn more after the jump… continue reading...
This is a bad time to schedule an online match with your friends.
Not only is this an attack on Sony, but an attack on fun itself! Yes, its true…the Sony PlayStation network is still down five days after originally going offline. Learn more after the jump… continue reading...
Tis’ a tough life, pirating the digital seas! Especially when Microsoft keeps destroying your console mods!
Attention all you scurvy digital sea dogs! A new Xbox Live Dashboard update has just been released today (for those participating in the Xbox Live Preview Program). This new update features a new anti-piracy check that will prohibit you (pirates) to play a backed up copy of any game. Arg! Learn more by following the link… continue reading...
Microsoft uses some ingenuity to MacGyver themselves a 15% space boost.
Have you been noticing that several games for Microsoft’s console are requiring multiple disks, using harsh compression, or simply missing content that will have to be downloaded later on? Well, Microsoft feels your pain, and is testing a “new disc format”. No, this isn’t the inclusion of “Blu-Ray” or bringing back a revised version of the trusty old HD DVD format (which they should had built in from day one, video format war or not). They’re going with a simpler solution, and it will add a bit more life to their aging console in terms of storage requirements. continue reading...
This is why I don’t buy launch units of anything anymore.
Well now, this isn’t the first time a console has been dead on arrival. Remember the Xbox 360’s notorious Red Ring of Death and the DS Lite’s Hinge crack? Well now reports are blasting in on the 3D’s deadly launch flaw in North America. Learn more after the jump! continue reading...
The 3DS brings middle of the road graphics to handheld games. Image Source: Ubergizmo
The Nintendo 3DS is shaping up to be a powerful little machine with a fine ability to push polygons. In fact, Ubisoft Montreal- the developers of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell 3DS says that they were “able to run the Unreal engine on this console console, which is pretty impressive for a handheld machine, and the 3D doesn’t affect the performance.” However, Epic Games may have something to say about this revelation. Find out more after the jump… continue reading...
