After quite a lot of speculation and rumor mongering, the XBOX 360 Elite has been announced by Microsoft.
The basic summary of changes include a console in black, a HDMI port, 120 GB hard drive, but still no official word on the small 65nm processor which supposedly runs cooler. The only “upgrade” here that I would [...]
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Mar 28 2007
XBOX 360 Elite
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Dec 12 2006
It’s All Fun And Games
Until more than just your poor TV, window or other household items start getting hurt by people swinging those Wiimotes with too much gusto and involved in some destructive gaming. I saw a picture of a boy with the Wiimote shaped welt across his face when his cousin lost control of the remote.
And now, we [...]
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Nov 21 2006
Destructive Gaming
The Next-gen consoles are all trying to make their game controllers better than the previous generation. The XBOX 360 only added wireless capability, the Sony PS3 SIXAXIS controller added wireless capability with motion sensing, and the Nintendo Wii employs the most revolutionary controller.
The Wii allows users to use its Wiimote to control the action [...]
Nov 10 2006
PC Gamers Downfall
I’ve been playing PC games since my teenage years starting in the early 90s. Back in the day, the variety of games that were available catered to every players genre. With each year, there was a general progression towards specific genres that were really popular.
Today, the FPS and RPG genres have taken the forefront in [...]
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Oct 27 2006
Rainbow 6 Vegas
I got a chance to play the Rainbow 6 Vegas demo last night. This demo hasn’t been released in the US yet due to some exclusive deal with OXM so you will have to the trick of I talked about here to get your hands on the demo. I already own G.R.A.W and found that [...]
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Oct 26 2006
R6 Vegas Demo on XBL Marketplace
One of the smartest things that a game developer can do to better market their game and sell many copies is to release a playable demo that showcases the game. The XBOX Live Marketplace infrastructure allows for an easy venue for releasing these demos.
Unfortunately, Microsoft has decided that certain demos are only worth releasing in [...]