The Elements of Gadgets and Gaming
Not many more shopping days left for all you people out there, and lazy bloggers. I had actually meant to post this earlier but things get hectic this time of year. If you’re reading this, chances are you are a gamer or know a gamer and you might be wondering what to buy them for…
Well, looks like PS3 owners are in for another update. Firmware 2.10 is coming tomorrow, at least in the UK. This update adds much awaited DivX support. Quoted from PSU, features include… Voice Changer The Voice Changer feature has been added to voice / video chat. Visit the Voice Changer guide in Help & Support…
Is 2008 going to be a banner year for gaming or are we in for another 1983 style crash? Gaming has certainly improved and the systems we’re playing on are more powerful than ever. However, there are some major issues that need to be solved. 5. Eliminate In Game AdvertisingOk, in game advertising has its…
Well, looks like gamers are in for a new PSP firmware. Looks like it’s going to add some interesting features. Unfortunately, most of those features will be usable by Japanese PSP owners only, though North American and European PSPs will have them included anyway. First off, Yahoo BB Mobile Point service will be activated for…
We can debate console sales until the cows come home but who is really winning the console wars? Well, it turns out none of the current generation of consoles has taken the top spot. Neilsen, famous for their TV ratings studies did a study on game use. They measured the total number of minutes people…
The vast majority of games out there ride on realism. Namely the most realistic looking graphics. Sure, there’s a lot of those out there and some of these games are frankly garbage. Then there are games that take your optical experience to a whole new level. For this edition of Top Games, we’ll look at…
A lot of people might be surprised to know that today’s consoles are essentially made up of desktop PC parts crammed into the little box. Well, it’s not that simple but you can use your game console as a desktop PC.Surely you’ve heard of Linux. It the third major desktop operating system core behind Windows…
Crysis was released the other day to much fan fair, receiving high ratings on review sites. However, this game exposes one of the major problems with PC gaming today. That being that you need a high end computer to properly enjoy the game. Gamespot noted that Crysis would bring even the most powerful PCs to…
Rounding out some more of the best Star Wars games in part 3. Episode 1: Racer (1999, N64/PC)On the outside, Episode 1 Racer appears to be a very simple game with rather weak production values. The title screens and menu are very simplistic. Racer as the name suggests is a racing game. You fly the…
Sony has finally announced official details on firmware update 2.0 for the Playstation 3. So far, they’ve announced the ability to turn on the console using a PSP, custom photo and music playlists, XMB themes, Playstation news ticker (RSS?), and Trend Micro Web Security. PSU is reporting it will be out Thursday (November 8th). This…