Archive for the 'Gaming Industry' Category
World of Warcraft achievements confirmed
If you’re a World of Warcraft player, you’re probably going to be either side of a rather large fence on that one.
It seems that Blizzard took E3 as a good day to announce a new feature that will be coming to the MMO with its next expansion, Wrath of the Lich King. The addition of player…
Wii hacks produce custom firmware & PSP emulation
The Wii’s Twilight Hack has been a big hit for the homebrew crowd. Using the software flaw, they’ve been able to play Tetris on their Wiis and even create some custom Wii channels. Nintendo tried to shut that program down, but 8 hours later, it was back. Nobody can keep the homebrew devs…
Mirror’s Edge might form you sick
A undoubtful game has been lurking quietly behind a separate promo video for a while now, and it has been drumming up a lot of interest. It’s called Mirror’s Edge, and from what we’ve heard and seen, it’s all about movement.
Your character, Faith, has to run all sorts of …
KOTOR MMO is in development
There have been rumors for a while, but it has now been made official by EA that a Knights of the Old Republic MMO is in development.
Confirmation came from the very top in an interview with EA CEO John Riccitiello on Portfolio.com. During the interview he said:
We’ve got two of the most compe…
Gradius Rebirth coming to WiiWare
Maybe you don’t remember that, but there was a duration when Gradius was being played everywhere. At home, in arcades, at pizza restaurants, and any place else where it could be made available.
Times have changed; what with the intrawebs and your Xboxes, but Gradius is, apparently, coming ba…
Sony counters Microsoft with 80 GB PS3
Microsoft got E3 off to a good start earlier that week with the announcement of a 60 GB Xbox 360 to replace the 20 GB model. It additionally meant they were offering more storage than the PlayStation 3 at a lower price.
Sony are clearly ready to defend their machine though, and whether it was alread…
Sony introduces video rentals and store for PS3
You thought that Microsoft’s partnership with Netflix was going to be the only video rental info to come out of E3? Think again. Here comes Sony with their own video rental and purchasing system, available on the PS3 immediately. You’ve got to love when these companies manufacture their …
Nintendo announces Wii Speak microphone, finally
Of all the things that Nintendo could have announced during their press conference at E3, a stand-alone microphone was not my guess. I was expecting something much more brilliant, but that’s just considering I’m a fanboy. I do, suppose, though that it was about date to get on to that s…
Resident Evil 5 E3 trailer deluge
Capcom has, not surprisingly, released a slew of new trailers for the insanely anticipated newest chapter in its seminal Resident Evil franchise. Among the offerings is an all-new teaser trailer for the expo, as well as two trailers detailing the co-op feature in the game. Co-op Resident Evil? Co…
Geometry Wars 2 E3 trailer
Coming in with the “great things come in small packages” philosophy, weird Creations has offered an extremely short (as in 28 seconds short) teaser trailer for the upcoming Geometry Wars 2 title at E3. I’m extremely excited to see the multiplayer action, which looks great, as wel…
