Jack Tramiel and the quest for the golden sword
A video gaming legend has passed away this week. Jack Tramiel, founder of Commodore and former CEO of Atari, has died at age 83. The man was famous for bringing…
Sonic 2 HD gets Alpha, leaves Sonic fans salivating
The year was 1993. It was an innocent time. The Blue Jays had won the world series, you could still buy yogurt in the large tubs, and Mike got his…
Could the next Playstation be the Orbis?
Playstation 4 rumours are abound. It's no surprise considering E3 is only a couple of months away. Nintendo is already debuting the first console of the eighth generation. Many gamers…
Six Vita games, Six capsule reviews
Yes, I have a Playstation Vita in my hands. I will be doing a full review of it soon. I just haven't decided how I want to go about it.…
Analyzing the SteamBox
There might be a Steam console coming to a TV near you. That's the rumour percolating this week. Sources say Valve has developed a mini computer, with the purpose of…
Why you shouldn’t buy a PSVita at launch
The Playstation Vita is a technological marvel. Though that's only if you take its raw power into account. Sony prides itself on producing the most powerful game systems. Though the…
Xbox 3 may include Radeon HD 6670, and that’s not so bad
It turns out the Xbox 3 will not be the state of the art system the original was upon its release. According to IGN, the successor to the 360 will…
How big would a modern tube computer be?
Modern computing turns 66 this year. It was in June 1946 that ENIAC, the first general purpose computer, was turned on. That got me thinking. If the transistor had never…
Q&A Why does the Xbox look better than the PS3?
It's pretty clear that Sony's Cell is more powerful than the Xbox. It was designed for high performance super computing. Yet despite its power, the PS3 doesn't look that much…
Vita’s media will cost a lot of dollas
Sony never met a proprietary format it didn't like. Beta, Minidisc, Bluray, Memory Stick. Joining it is the PS Vita Memory card. Like all other Sony formats, it's incompatible with…