Gaming Technology Blog

Okay, I admit it: I have a strong tendency to assign to blame for every gaming- related crime I hear about to Grand Theft Auto. I don’t know why, I just do.
Thankfully, though, this one doesn’t seem to have a GTA connection, just a Lame Pathetic Crook connection.
The guy walks into a video game store, [...]

It seems “Tales of Vesperia”, the latest in Namco’s series of “Tales of” games, had what it takes to help push Microsoft and its XBox 360 video game console over the top against it perennial rival, the Sony Playstation 3.
The new game catapulted sales of the XBox last week to beat the PS3’s numbers in [...]

The results are in: the second quarter of 2008 was all Nintendo’s.
The company shipped 5.2 units of its Wii gaming console from April to June, dwarfing its nearest competitor Sony, which shipped 1.6 million PS3s. Microsoft brought up the rear, moving 1.3 million XBoxes.
Nintendo also trounced the competition in terms of software and handheld gaming [...]

It’s happened to at least once to every gamer: you throw down your controller (keyboard, joystick, gun, whatever) and exclaim, “I could make a better game than this!”
Well now Microsoft, via its XBox 360 console, is giving gamers a chance to put up or shut up.
So you use the available XNA tools that have been [...]

It could the next generation in motion-sensitive gaming: the Darwin controller. Like Nintendo’s Wii controller, it transmits the player’s movements to the gaming console, which converts them into in-game actions.
But what makes the Darwin different (and possibly dangerous to the Wii) is that its sensors don’t rely on infrared in order to orient itself in [...]

…in order to be replaced with 60G models.
The 20G models’ prices were also cut by $50. From $350, they now cost around $299 in the USA.
The expanded-storage 60G model, though is set to arrive in stores in August, and will cost $350 again.
Neither the $280, 256MB XBox Arcade nor the $450, 120G XBox [...]

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 [...]

Check out this list of the ten best Xbox 360 games out in the market right now. The compiler describes himself as someone who plays nothing but XBox 360 games. What do you think about his ranking?
10. Orange Box
9. Assassin’s Creed
8. Mass Effect
7. Bioshock
6. Guitar Hero
5. COD 4
4. GTA IV
3. Madden 08
2. Gears of [...]

Sales forecasting company Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR) has predicted in a note to investors that Microsoft will likely announce a price cut for it Xbox 360 game console in the USA at E3 this year.
It was added that such a price cut would probably have Sony following suit with a similar price cut [...]

The Nintendo Wii, Microsoft’s XBox 360, and the Sony Playstation 3 all contain too much bromine, according to environmental watchdog group Greenpeace.
Bromide is classified by Greenpeace as a chemical that’s hazardous to the environment,and the PS3 had the highest levels of it.
The XBox and PS3 also had beryllium-containing alloys, which Greenpeace found worrisome. All three [...]