Gaming Technology Blog

Yahoo news’ gaming coverage has posted up its current list of the best five games of 2008, which reads as follows:
5. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
4. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
3. The World Ends With You
2. Lost Odyssey
1. Grand Theft Auto IV
There’s also a “worst of 2008″ consolation prize, given to [...]

Square is indeed porting the original Chrono Trigger RPG to the Gameboy DS, and if you’re a big nostalgia fan like me, the fact that they didn’t give the graphics a drastic makeover only adds to the excitement.
Square has added a new dungeon, wireless play functionality and touch screen capability, but aside form that it’s [...]

What is Bungie up to? Brian Jarrard and Luke Smith have been dropping hints lately, most notably in their podcast, that something big will be revealed and/or announced this July 14th at E3.
New maps for Marathon XBLA perhaps? Or something bigger, like maybe something, dare I say it, Halo-related? Let the speculation frenzy begin.

So much of the gaming experience is all about the music. And the music just doesn’t get any better than this. The most beloved gaming scores re-arranged and played by a full orchestra!
Until now Video Games Live has only been an arena experience, but it’s now available on iTunes (the CD will be released on [...]

What else can you do with your gaming machine? No really, what else? Aside from using it as a doorstop?
Sony wants your Ps3 to become your music, TV episode and movie download outlet.
And while you’re waiting for your download you can check the out the weather or the news.
The Xbox 360 can be converted into [...]

World of Warcraft subscribers can now opt for additional account security by purchasing a little gadget at the Blizzard Store for $6.50.
The gadget is a random code generator that users enter into an additional password screen they can use to better protect their WOW accounts. The random codes will only be valid once.

Sorry boys, though rumors have been popping up of the next installment in the beloved Half-Life franchise being announced at E3 2008, Valve marketing head Doug Lombardi have put those rumors to rest.
Instead, Lombardi turned attention to Valve’s latest offering, the cooperative zombie romp Left 4 Dead. Oh well.