In the time it takes Jack Bauer to save the world:Microsoft’s codename Zephyr project has been confirmed as the Xbox 360 Elite. The Elite is all black, has a 120GB hard drive, a new, cooler chipset (power brick heat output is still a question,) and will have HDMI output for those desperate for the latest … Continue reading
Exclusives be gone! One of the PS3’s premier titles has gone the way of Assassin’s Creed. Devil May Cry 4 will not only see release on Sony’s newest console, but also on the Xbox 360 and the PC, many sources are reporting. Not only that, but Virgil won’t even get timed exclusivity, as the PS3 … Continue reading
Hot damn! (That’s the good kind of damn.) It’s like last Summer around the Xbox Live Arcade, except that we’re getting some good titles this time around. Alien Hominid, Worms, Ninja Turtles. Guess what’s coming this Wednesday? That’s right: Castlevania – Symphony of the Night. 800 MS points, or $10US. HD graphics, and a remastered … Continue reading
This is delicious: via Gamepolitics we have here a story about Variety columnist Ben Fritz defending videogames against the world of film criticism. Fritz seizes upon the recent, prevalent comparisons between 300 and videogames, which almost always use "videogame" as derogatory. It’s an attack on lazy criticism as much as it is a pat on … Continue reading
It’s Thursday, Ninja Turtles are awesome, and the world mourns for Caesar. All of which might explain where there’s so little of substance to report today. The crazy folks at the Wikipedia project have launched gaming.wikia to join their music, auto, and health community pages. These "wikia" aren’t exactly like the encyclopedia-format Wikipedia, instead filling … Continue reading
Microsoft has announced that the Live service for Windows Vista will be available in North America on May 8th, which is also the release date for the PC port of Halo 2. The Windows flavor of the network differs a bit from its console cousin in that the server browser and multiplayer components aren’t restricted … Continue reading
BUY IT AT AMAZON: CLICK HERE!STUDIO: ColumbiaMSRP: $24.96 RATED: PGRUNNING TIME: 191 Minutes SPECIAL FEATURES: • Commentary by dir. Richard Attenboroug• Introduction by Richard Attenborough• Vintage newsreel footage• Interview with Sir Ben Kingsley• Nine production and history featurettes The Pitch "It’s the dignity of the entire human race as exemplified by a single man." "Will … Continue reading
So, 300 is doing all right, financially-speaking. This is good news for a man who goes by the name of Zack Snyder, because it greases the wheels for future projects. The one is turning my hair white with anticipation is Watchmen, the adaptation of Alan Moore’s landmark mini-series which Snyder took over after Paul Greengrass … Continue reading
Lots of big news coming down the pike. That’s a phrase which I recently learned doesn’t refer to the species of fish taking a dump.First up comes Sony listening to its fans, or possibly to the numbers associated with the sales of DS Lites. A PSP redesign has been confirmed, and the prevalent rumor is … Continue reading
Welcome to a new week of gaming news. The Game Developer’s Conference is behind us, with only a couple straggling pieces of information left to cover. These aren’t so much "news" as they are "interesting," which is going to get me in trouble, because I also think that the smell of gasoline is interesting. First … Continue reading