2008

Not only is smoking very bad for you, it’s bad for your Wii too. So says the Boston Harold on the heels of the issues with Super Smash Bros Brawl. SSBB is the biggest Wii game to date and thus requires a dual layer disc. The problem is that if the lens gets contaminated with…

Again with our monthly tradition of posting console sales though I think this is the last time I’m going to do it. Marketing firm NPD has released February’s figures. Nintendo DS: 587.6KWii: 432.0KPlayStation 2: 351.8KPlayStation 3: 280.8KPlayStation Portable: 243.1KXbox 360: 254.6K More of the same from last month. This month’s winner is once again the…

Much like the cleaning of a house, useless tech rumors never end. I would argue that one of the the primary killers of HD-DVD was Microsoft’s failure to include it in the 360 Elite. We’re coming at a point where the 8.54gb available on DVD is starting to get too small for modern games. For…

One commenter didn’t like my thoughts on the Eee PC and I informed him that I was willing to change my mind if Asus fixed some of the issues I had with it. This week, Asus announced a redesign of the system in the form of a few new model with an 8.9” screen. This…

As much as I like most of Apple’s products, they’ve never exactly been for gamers. I think most of the reason for this is the low install base. Back in the late 90s though, Apple did take a stab at console gaming with the ill fated Pippin which was overpriced and underpowered. However, the Pippin…

Apple has updated the Macbook and Macbook Pro line with some minor speed boosts. The base model Macbook goes up to 2.1ghz, up from 2.0ghz. The two higher models get a 2.4ghz processor. Apple now offers 2gb DDR2 as standard in the middle and black Macbooks. The base model still comes with 1gb. Hard drive…

Probably one of the most anticipated items for the PS3 this year isn’t even a game at all. Sony has finally dated the release of the DualShock 3 in North America. The new controller will cost $54.99, which is about $5 more expensive than the comparable Xbox controller.The DualShock 3 finally adds the much desired…

Another mini-review. Why all the reviews recently? Backlog I guess and there’s really nothing else interesting going on at the moment. Today, Mr Peabody and his pet boy Sherman are going to hop in the Way-back Machine to take a look at some classic games that appeared on Atari’s retro arcade systems. The game is…

Another PSP game up for review. The PSP has no shortage of racing games. Most in my opinion are crap with a couple of exceptions. This time around it’s WipeOut Pulse. Remember Star Wars: Episode 1 Racer where you screamed across the track on an anti-gravity vehicle at speeds reaching 600km/h. That was my introduction…

A mini review today. If you have a PSP, chances are you’ve heard of God of War: Chains of Olympus. The original God of War was a hugely successful title for the PS2. A sequel to the original was released last year also on the PS2. The PSP version marks the fourth incarnation of the…