Filed under: News Back in March , Dutch website Nintendo Only claimed that Europe would be receiving a trio of new DS Lite colors on May 1st, including the (previously Japan-only) Ice Blue model, a mysterious green version, and the quite gorgeous Japan Post red DS Lite . Alas, May 1st came and passed without incident, but now the exact same models mentioned by Nintendo Only have appeared in the database...
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360 New cities? Pfft! How about an entire state?! While rummaging through the Rockstar Social Club , a GTAForums poster uncovered the plane ticket pictured above ( full view ). Looks like Niko is headed to the fine state of San Andreas, famous for its lowriders and piping hot coffee. Whether it's the stuff of fan fiction or a not-so-subtle hint of content to come, your...
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360 , First Person Shooters , Video The Gears of War 2 gameplay footage is now out in the wild . Ready for some Locust-cutting action? We'll let the video speak for itself, embedded above. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Filed under: Gaming Edward Keith Stoddard Jr. really likes his PlayStation 3. So much, in fact, that if you were to touch his PS3, he may just kill you. Such was the fate of his neighbor, Douglas F. Abrams, who Stoddard believed had taken his console. During an argument over the missing system, police say Stoddard shot Abrams, fatally wounding him. When cops showed up on the scene, Stoddard surrendered...
Filed under: Nintendo DS , Rhythm For the launch of Guitar Hero: On Tour , Nintendo and Activision are planning to sell bundles of the console and game. Said Activision Publishing CEO Mike Griffith in a conference call (34:50 mark), "Nintendo has been impressed with this innovation and part of our launch will include selling the game bundled with Nintendo DS hardware." On Tour has 15 confirmed songs...
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360 , Business Reports that Xbox 360's Jasper chipset will begin shipping in August continue to hum along, as China Economic News Service has named three Taiwanese companies that have been contracted to manufacture, test and package the pair of 65nm microprocessors in preparation for a summer rollout. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) will build the chips, Advanced...
Guess what? I'm having a little ole contest on Three Kid Circus. You want to win a Wii console PLUS the new Wii Fit balance board and game ? Keep reading... Picture this: in the wee hours of the morning, I sat nursing my fussy infant on the couch. The blue light of the television screen gave my vision a fuzzy halo. My hair was in several pigtails sticking out around my head. My t-shirt was wet with...
We had a giggle over the Vii last year, but like any massively popular icon of pop culture, the ripoffs are far from over. We spied this recent imitator over at Engadget , with comes with a slew of vaguely identifiable acessories including paddles, something that might be a bat and a tiny blue spaceship. I'm kidding, I have no idea what that little blue thing is. A heart rate monitor? The rig costs...
Rumors about Microsoft entering the waggle market with a specialized, Wii Remote concept swiping controller have been popping up for the better part of a year. Talk of a partnership with Gyration,...
Filed under: News , Peripherals Apple apparently has a Wiimote -like remote in the works for their Apple TV. At least, that's our best guess regarding this patent from November of 2006, as we can't imagine what else Apple would have this planned for. Apple's version of the Wiimote even has an accelerometer, as well as a rather specific purpose detailed that relates to gaming. Of course, it's only...
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3 , Online While confirming Home will "definitely be coming out in Autumn," SCEE president David Reeves said that " maybe we were too ambitious with the non-gaming applications within Home, getting sponsors and stuff like that." In an interview with CVG , Reeves continued to say, "I n that sense we were deserting gamers. So, we're concentrating on the gaming by launching...
Filed under: Nintendo Wii When fans debate which of their plentiful wells Nintendo will be returning to for their next big title, Kid Icarus is always a popular suspicion. Now, IGN's Matt Casamassina has basically confirmed that it's on the way to Wii. On episode 7 of the IGN Nintendo Voice Chat podcast Casamassina says, "Of course [Nintendo is] going to have some E3 surprises. You know, Kid Icarus...
Konami supported the PlaySation Store with downloadable versions of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night in North America and Metal Gear Solid in Japan. In the future they might be releasing one of their rarer games, Suikoden, as a digital download…
Filed under: Videos Glenn Beck, host of CNN's The Glenn Beck Program , has added his name to the list of concerned citizens against the violence and sexual content found in Grand Theft Auto IV . In a recent interview with Dr. Cheryl Olson, co-author of Grand Theft Childhood , Beck lashed out with indifference toward gaming and then proceeded to 'dis' bloggers. "I will tell you that all these video...
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3 Through the hard times, through the delays, fans of LittleBigPlanet -- or at least people who think they will be fans of LittleBigPlanet -- have been comforted by the fact that whenever the game arrives they'll be getting an early look at it through the oft-promised public beta of the game. Now, our friends at PS3 Fanboy are sadly reporting that they were bedside to...
