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Wow, I must have been living under a rock because this is the first time I’ve heard of this. Well, apparently Sony ran into some trouble with the service that was supposed to be due out in July but is now planned for release this month. (Is it August already? Summer goes by WAY too…
I have to admit I didn’t like Pixel Junk Monsters. The PSN hit I thought was a little cheesy. Despite my thoughts going into it, I was pleasantly surprised with the Pixel Junk Eden demo. It’s the latest in Q-Games series of Pixel Junk downloadable games. Eden is a puzzle-platformer. In the game, you control…
First Sony had two PS3 models, then that increased to three, then two again. That obviously created a lot of confusion. One of the big problems was that each SKU had different features than the others, which is believed to have caused confusion among less tech savy consumers. Back in Novermber 2007, Sony released the…
Microsoft is cutting the 20gb Premium model of the Xbox 360 and is reducing the price of the remaining units to $299.99 US while supplies last. In its place, they’re adding a new 60gb Premium console at the $349.99 price point. It has been rumoured for some time that MS would be adding more storage…
South Park is a unique show. It has it’s crude drawings and foul language but underneath the show has a lot of black comedy and witty social commentary. Lets look at my 10 best and 5 worst picks Ten Best South Park Episodes 10. Christmas in Canada (Season 7): The new Canadian Prime Minister has…
Celebrating some great TV during the pre-E3 doldrums, I’m going to count down the best and worst Simpsons episodes. The show will be entering it’s 20th season so it’s really hard to pick just 10 favourites when there are so many gems. Of course this list is subjective so rather than criticize my picks, why…
In order to stay cutting edge in gaming, chances are you’ll eventually have to purchase a new video card. There’s obviously a lot of choice out there. The two major GPU companies are ATI and nVidia. They make the vast majority of third party graphics chips in the world. New generations of chips are usually…
Originally, rumors had us waiting three weeks until Sony’s E3 presentation before update 2.4 with in-game XMB had come out. Sony has officially confirmed that the update will be released on July 2nd. In-game XMB is pretty self explanitory. When playing a game, you’ll be able to access XMB functions rather than having to quit…
There are rare cases out there in which a port can actually be better than it’s original. Especially if the developer goes in and retools the code to fix the issues, since porting usually exacerbates them. This is the case of Fatal Inertia, originally an Xbox Live game that has been ported to the PS3….
Sony has confirmed that In-Game XMB and trophies will be included with Firmware 2.4. The new features will allow players to access various XMB functions in game. Many gamers wanted this, particularly for chat and instant messaging, as well as the ability to play their own music while playing games. A trophy system will also…