Gaming

  • What was just a rumor yesterday has been confirmed, Microsoft will be releasing the XBOX 360 Elite version (but only in limited stock format ~100 000 units). So what makes the 360 Elite so special from its premium partner; well the 120 gigabyte hard drive (as opposed to the normal 20 gig), and the HDMI enabled…

  • I have heard of people using scripts and key mapping to get the upper hand in games, not cheats, just little tools to give them that last little edge over their competitor or the game AI. This little trick on the other hand seems to be taking tools to a whole new level. US gamer…

  • Sony in an effort to get the award for most mistakes made in releasing a new product ever, is planning on releasing a slightly different version of its new console, the PS3, in Europe this March. The Euro version of the PS3 “will not play as many old games as American and Japanese models,” says…

  • If there weren’t enough comparisons online when deciding which next generation console you should buy, here is another one. Carl Nelson over at Hard Core Ware posted the results of a Power Consumption test the performed using the PS3, XBox 360 and the Wii. Looks like the Wii is the best, just remember that it’s graphics capabilities…

  • What to do with an Orc in a country that has little-to-no snow… Ever… And it a scorcher of a month? I know, dress him in swimwear :p – At least that is what a local gaming store thought would work.

  • Just received my collectors edition of Guild Wars Factions. Can’t wait to get home, install and continue the life consuming fun that is Guild Wars.

  • It seems companies trying to revive old games do so in the wrong way. In the case of Sega recently releasing it’s Sega’s Classics Collection for the PlayStation 2. Rather than making the older games compatible with the PS2 and allowing for the nostalgia to flow from gamers, Sega altered the games in other aspects,…

  • [This post was originally written as an entry into the NAG Magazine freelance writers competition] I want to have a piece of pie, a large piece of the gaming development industry pie to be a bit more to the point. I am one of those people that wish to make it big in life; big…