The Elements of Gadgets and Gaming
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…
During my surfings, I stumbled upon a rumor about PS3 firmware 2.0. It was first reported on October 12th so I’m a bit off the ball, but hey, I’m not a professional journalist, so don’t expect things to be instant. Anyway, looks like 2.0 is going to address some of my complaints with the PS3,…
Second week with the PS3 with an update on gaming and HD playback. Unfortunately, I was unable to find any Bluray videos for rent at my local video store. I was told “not to hold my breath” for BD and HD-DVD content to come in. With the format war between the two standards, it makes…
Ok, so Leopard arrived today as expected. Opened it up, popped in the DVD, and installed the new OS. The upgrade is pretty strait forward. No need to reformat. It does take quite a while though. At least a couple of hours on my laptop. Mine is a 12” 1.33ghz iBook G4 that was bought…
Part two, and two more games to cover. This time, Empire at War and Jedi Outcast Empire at War (2006, PC/Mac)Empire at War is a Star Wars real time strategy game. It’s certainly not the first. There were others such as Rebellion, but they were not nearly as good. EaW, as it is known, is…
Looking at the first week with the PS3. Ran into some snags. Most notably, I received this week’s flyer from the well known electronics store where I bought the system. They had reduced the price $100 due to the high Canadian dollar. Fortunately, I was able to get $114 cash back on the system without…
The Halo 3 juggernaut managed to knock the Wii off top spot. For the first time since it’s release, the Wii dropped to second place in sales. According to market research firm NPD, Microsoft sold 527,000 Xbox 360s in September. Wii came close with 501,000 units. Once again, Playstation 3 was third, selling only 119,400…
I love the Star Wars movies. I also love Star Wars games. So for today, I thought I’d round off my top five Star Wars games, in no particular order. Ranking great Star Wars games are like ranking your kids, you just can’t pick a favourite. For today, we’ll look at KOTOR and TIE Fighter….