Gaming
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Nintendo launches dark Wii
Tuesday, 4 May 2010
Nintendo is trying to expand US sales of the Wii by throwing in an extra game and its MotionPlus accessory for making the console's signature motion-sensing wand more precise. The company is also offering a black version of the system as an alternative to the game system's white casing.
The app revolution comes of age
Friday, 30 April 2010
We’ve seen the ads and by now we know that pretty much any need we have, there’s an app for it. And the growing “appocracy” has something for everyone with a smartphone.
The real Mario is finally revealed
Friday, 30 April 2010
For anyone who thought that Mario existed only in a fantasy world where plumbers spend their days fighting angry plants and rescuing princesses, think again.
Hollywood head honcho on gaming
Friday, 30 April 2010
Super-producer Jerry Bruckheimer, he of ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’, ‘Bad Boys’ and now ‘Prince of Persia: the Sands of Time’ fame has shared his thoughts on gaming as he promotes his swords and sorcery flick.
Bungie jumps from Microsoft to Activision
Thursday, 29 April 2010
While Activision Blizzard look set to lose one set of award winning developers in the shape of Infinity Ward following recent troubles, they appear to be gaining another having signed an exclusive 10-year publishing deal with Bungie Studios.
3D gaming aspires to become spectacle
Monday, 26 April 2010
For movie goers, watching a 3D film is a relatively easy experience. Audiences didn't need to do anything other than pay a few extra bucks and slip on a pair of special glasses to see 3D versions of "Avatar" or "Alice in Wonderland." For gamers, however, enjoying a 3D game requires a bigger investment on their part.
Is this the answer to on-the-go gaming?
Friday, 23 April 2010
Far-flung telly addicts have a gadget – the Slingbox – that allows them to stream their entertainment from a set-top box at home to their laptops, making missing ‘Corrie’ because of a trip to California a thing of the past.
Doctor Who and the free PC games
Friday, 23 April 2010
The lore of the Time Lords says that as soon as a new Doctor appears (and acquires a hot new assistant), so too does a box-fresh (Tardisfresh?) digital version of said time traveller.
Microsoft and Sony get into the move
Friday, 23 April 2010
The battle for control of our bodies is hotting up. Motion-sensitive games, pioneered by PlayStation with its EyeToy, were brought to the grateful masses by the all-conquering Wii. But Sony is heading back into the fray with its forthcoming PlayStation Move controller, while Microsoft is hoping that its innovative motion-sensitive technology, Project Natal, will wow gamers when it is launched this Christmas.
Michael Plant: Take your posse online with Red Dead Redemption
Friday, 23 April 2010
With the release of Rockstar's 'wild-west-em-up' Red Dead Redemption just around the corner it's about time they lifted the lid on the game's multiplayer options; let's be honest, who isn't looking forward to revisiting their youth via a dose of online cowboys and indians (or should that be native Americans)?
From Iraq with love – after 16 years
Friday, 16 April 2010
It started as a project at Baghdad University. Led by Rabah Shihab, a team was put together to create a game for the Amiga that was inspired by other titles’ representations of Iraq.
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