Author Archive for Ben
Hackers will take apart most anything electronic, and since the Nintendo Wii is probably one of the coolest - and oddest - gadgets to hit shelves in recent memory, of course the first thing a hacker’s going to do it dissect it. That’s what these guys did, ripping the Wii’s sensor bar apart to find [...]
Gaming and Linux are among my two real joys in life, and when someone manages to bring them together, I starting pinching myself to wake up. While we knew that Sony was going to allow users to install Linux on the PlayStation 3, no one realized that it would work so well, as the following [...]
Well, it wasn’t ready in time for its big brother’s launch on Friday, but the PlayStation Portable is finally ready to play in the big leagues. Firmware version 3.0 has hit the Internet for all you PSP-carrying gamers, boasting a number of new features, including the long-awaited PlayStation Network connectivity and PlayStation 3 connectivity. While [...]
If you spent your small fortune to acquire your new, shiny PlayStation 3, but you’re not sure which of your older PSOne/PS2 titles work with the new machine, Sony’s got you covered. They’ve launched the US version of their “PLAYSTATION 3 Backward Compatibility Status” web application, which allows you to search games by title and [...]
If there’s one complaint that many people have about Nintendo’s Wii (excluding all the “it’s not a PS3″ comments), it’s the lack of multimedia support. Indeed, the console doesn’t even play video DVDs back. With this knowledge in mind, Nintendo is working on making a second version of the Wii that will feature DVD playback, [...]
The most anticipated launch title of the year? Check. Most impressive console to grace the world in a very long time? Check. Slashgear showing you the coolest opening cinematic ever to grace a Zelda game? OK, there aren’t that many, but still, check out the video of what is possibly one of the most amazing [...]
Alright, people, look. This isn’t the cure for cancer, or a way to obtain superpowers like Superman has. It’s a freakin’ video game console! In the madhouse that is eBay, PS3s are selling like hotcakes, often for outrageous sums of money that no one in their right mind would ever pay. $9,000 for a PS3 [...]
It’s finally here, and those lucky 150,000-400,000 (depending on whose numbers you believe) gamers who shelled out a minor fortune to buy the PlayStation 3 can go home happy, while those who weren’t so lucky might be waiting a while to get their hands on some of the next shipment. Of course, there are plenty [...]
So, if you’re going to brave the lines for a PlayStation 3 (and from what we hear, bring a baseball bat and a full body armor), there are a list of things you should know about regarding various issues the console has at this time. These are normal, especially in the first-generation of a piece [...]
In the world of gaming, game companies almost never make any money off of the consoles themselves; the software and licensing contracts bring in the big bucks. It’s extremely rare for a company to profit off the hardware at launch (like the Wii), but it’s also extremely rare for a video game company to be [...]
