The Playstation 3 has long been the unhackable console of the current generation, with the Xbox 360 and the Wii being modded from early on. However, ever since a jailbreaking utility was released roughly a month ago (and then went open-source so you can jailbreak with all sorts of devices, including different phones and even calculators), the homebrew community has taken off, adding more functionality to the console in a way that can only be described... Read→
Steam just recently released a Hardware & Software Survey for July. The survey is the first to list what they’ve found lurking on their user’s computers, software-wise. I’m going to take a look at both the hardware and the software findings of this survey, and see what it says about the people who use Steam. First off, Windows XP 32bit is still the most popular OS. But I wouldn’t be surprised to see Windows 7 64bit take... Read→
Starcraft 2 is one of the most anticipated videogames that I’ve ever seen. Undoubtedly the most widely-anticipated RTS release in years, if not ever. It’s been twelve years since the original Starcraft, and even that game is still kicking in online communities all over the world. Today, Blizzard released Starcraft 2 to the public. A beta had been going on for some months beforehand, and now it has been officially released for all to purchase... Read→
_ I got accepted into OnLive’s “founding members” program today — essentially what that means is that I get to use the service for one year, free of charge. I’m still charged if I wish to purchase games onto my account, but I can use every other part of the service — demos, spectating, friends, etc — without paying a penny. And… Well, it’s pretty sweet. I mean, I disagree with how it works (in... Read→
Awesome news for PC gamers from the Nvidia front! The company that brought you the popular Geforce graphics cards series, have recently announced the launch of their new 3D vision surround system! This cutting edge technology takes 3D gaming and raises the bar, in terms of quality, by enabling the stereoscopic effect using three computer screens. In order to be able to produce these effects on your PC, you need to be the owner of a GeForce GTX 400... Read→
Valve has been steadily bringing their computer games over to the Mac platform via Steam in the last few months. Every Wednesday, they update the list of games available for Mac, and about every other week they’ve added one of their own to the repertoire, to mass excitement. The games go on sale and Valve makes bank with the increased amount of people purchasing and enjoying their great games while the consumers benefit by having their platform... Read→
With Kinect for Xbox 360 officially revealed to the public, it is about time we did a more in depth story on the device, for all those who are wondering what the heck it is, and what it does. Kinect aka. Natal Kinect started out under the project name Natal, which has now been officially named by MS as Kinect for X Box 360 Why the name change? Its tradition. Every project developed by Microsoft gets a project code name, and upon release an official... Read→
During t he E3 event this year, Redmond based Microsoft has started filling in the blanks of its new Xbox 360 add on for motion sensing. The device, based on camera now has a name and is called Kinect and an iron clad release date of November 4th has been set. Microsoft also allowed us all to take a peek at 15 titles that will work with the device, but one major part of the new add on still remained a mystery, and that is its selling price. With... Read→
The next generation console in the Xbox family (commonly referred to as the “Xbox 720,” although no announcement to back up this name has been made) may very well see a street date of 2015, according to a statement made by Microsoft’s European boss, Chris Lewis. It isn’t quite said that the console will hit 2015, but that five years from now is the earliest date that we could see an Xbox refresh. It appears that five years... Read→
That the future of gaming will go towards the implementation of the much talked about 3D technology, is something the folks at EA have no doubts about, but they don’t think we will be seeing its full impact until late next year, or even 2012. This fact was stated by Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello, who enjoyed a few round of 3D gaming at the popular E3 event. Besides the fact that the experience was in his words unbelievable, the CEO is also... Read→
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