The Elements of Gadgets and Gaming
Images of Sony’s rumoured PSP-4000, also known as the PSP Go, have been leaked to the web. Interestingly, the official images look surprisingly similar to mock up PSP2s that have been making the rounds for the last year. The new portable also dumps the UMD drive entirely, instead featuring 16gb of internal flash memory that…
I usually don’t report rumours but this one is particularly interesting. One floating around has been a Nintendo DSi Phone. Unfortunately, those looking to turn their portable into a swiss army knife are out of luck. “Telephony is not in our wheelhouse,” said Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo America’s COO. However, Nintendo has hinted that a 3G…
Major trends that reach mass appeal inevitably become dogged by criticism and controversy. Pokemon was no exception. One of the earliest criticisms were in regards the aggressive marketing tactics employed by Nintendo. One prominent child psychologist claimed that the game brainwashed children into buying merchandise. This particular controversy as well as many others were lampooned…
How best can I sum up Zen Pinball? Well… it’s pinball. It’s one of those games that everybody knows and if you don’t know how to play it, try leaving your house once and a while. Tap the flippers, shake the table while avoiding the tilt, and navigate that silver ball to the highest score…
As they did with Red & Green on the Gameboy Advance, Nintendo has finally announced the much rumoured remakes of Pokemon Gold & Sliver. They will be titled HeartGold and SoulSilver respectively. Little is known about the remakes at this time. A short gameplay video was released showing the main character walking with a Chikorita,…
G-Force (All current systems):Sometimes I run across games that actually look good but just leave me scratching my head. G-Force is one of them. It brings a whole new meaning to la muerte peluda as you play as a member of a team of elite secret agent guinea pigs. Somebody’s been tearing up the Riverbank…
Metal Gear Solid Touch caused quite a stir when it was first announced. The mysterious green logo had many thinking the PS3 exclusive MGS4 would be coming to the Xbox. Rather it turned out to be an iPhone spinoff game. While the game has been out for some time, Konami has released a lite version…
In a story that comes as no surprise to anyone, Duke Nukem Forever has officially had the Fatboy dropped on it. The game’s developer 3D Realms has announced that it is shutting down. Webmaster Joe Siegler told forum members that the announcement was “not a marketing thing. It’s true.” Things may not be dead for…