Tag Archive for 'gaming'
Latest Microsoft gaming rumor on the block is the surprising idea that the company is planning forward-compatibility for Xbox 360 games played on the third-generation Xbox. Where backward-compatibility is a console’s ability to play titles from a previous generation of hardware (e.g. original Xbox games played on the Xbox 360, either through hardware or software [...]
Sony have begun selling the PSP-3000 in North America, the latest iteration of the company’s handheld games console. As part of the launch, a special edition Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters bundle has been announced, which will include the PSP-3000 in limited-edition silver, the game and other added extras.
Anyone else notice how Gateway is making a slow and steady comeback? I mean, they’re not making top of the line stuff but it’s rather impressive for where the company was just a few short years ago. Now Gateways is announcing two new PCs, one for gamers and one for media lovers, that are sure [...]
Who would have thought an ad in a video game could have garnered so much attention? It seems the Obama campaign has bought up ad space in the game, Burnout Paradise for the Xbox 360 and the media is abuzz!
So the 3.0.2 patch for the World of Warcraft was released by Blizzard yesterday. The patch, called “Echoes of Doom,” features all sorts of updates and is furthering along the servers to get ready for the Wrath of the Lich King expansion, which is set for release on November 13th.
Dell have announced a new gaming PC exclusively for Best Buy, the Alienware Aurora Desktop. Fitted out with an AMD Phenom X4 9550 2.2GHz quad-core processor, dual ATI Radeon HD 4850 video cards with a total 1GB of GDDR3 RAM, and 4GB of DDR2 RAM, the Aurora will only be available at Best Buy retail [...]
We already know Intel’s 80GB X-25 SSD is fast, but what if you’re more interested in supercharging your games console than you are your notebook? ExtremeTech have ripped the standard HDD from their PS3 and replaced it with Intel’s solid-state drive, then run through the benchmarks to see what effect it has on game loading [...]
Sony have released the official firmware version 2.50 for the PlayStation 3, and version 5.0 for the PSP, in North America and Europe. The 2.50 update for the PS3 adds support for the Sony Bluetooth adapter, the ability to auto-shutdown after a download completes, and Flash 9 compatibility, as well as other features. Meanwhile the [...]
If you can’t get enough of Rock Band, you’re in luck. The makers of the game, PDP, are now promising a Rock Band Stage Kit for the XBox 360, which is set for release on October 26th, that is sure to make your gaming sessions more like a concert.
There was a listing on an online retailer recently that showed a Spore expansion pack, then was quickly removed. This set off a bunch of rumors about what this expansion could possibly be, but now EA is confirming it: two new expansion packs for Spore are to be released in the semi-near future.
