Mafia II 'Bang Bang' trailerMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:41PMThe latest trailer for the highly anticipated sandbox-style third-person shooter.
Industry to rebound after February decline - AnalystMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:12PMWedbush's Michael Pachter predicts 10% software slump to $665 million for last month, March's "phenomenal" lineup will break industry's down streak.
'It's not my choice to have a computer'Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:04PMDoc Martin's Joe Absolom only got a computer to fit in with everyone else – but he can't wait to get back to his PlayStation 3 What's your favourite piece of technology, and how has it improved your life? It's my PlayStation 3, because the games and graphics are so good – it's got proper games on it now. When was the last time you used it, and what for? Just before my Mum and Dad arrived – they ...
Final Fantasy XIIIMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:04PMPlayStation 3 and Xbox 360; £49.99; cert 16+; Square Enix Life would be a lot simpler without expectations. Expectations lead to disappointment, disappointment leads to despair, and despair leads to you vowing never to watch an Indiana Jones film again. This is why it was with some trepidation that I approached the task of reviewing Final Fantasy XIII, which is out next week. The series ...
These 2 video games step up to the plateMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:57PMRATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE)Major League Baseball 2K10: Sports game (Developer: Visual Concepts; Publisher: 2K Sports. $29.99 to $59.99 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, PC, PlayStation Portable and PS2. ESRB Rating: Everyone.) RATING: (WILD APPLAUSE)...
Air Video, The Best iPhone Video Streamer $4 Can BuyMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:56PMMedia streamers aren’t exactly new, but there’s another entrant to the field that works so simply and easily it should be nearly mandatory for any iPhone user. It’s called Air Video – and it’s only four bucks. (more…)
Microsoft should never have built the XboxMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:14PMIf the vast majority of Microsoft's profit comes from Windows and the Xbox doesn't contribute much at all to the bottom line, should the Xbox even exist? Here's why and why not.
Local libraries to celebrate Teen Tech Week 2010Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:26AMBy Laura Hampson Staff writer Think libraries are just stuffy buildings filled with old books? Think again. To help teens discover all the library has to offer, the Marion County Public Library System will celebrate Teen Tech Week 2010 with video game tournaments, technology, prizes, snacks, music and freebies.
News: Xbox Live welcomes gay gamertagsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:18AMSome specific words now permitted. The Xbox Live Code of Conduct has been updated to allow gay people to display sexual orientation in gamertags. Words allowed are "Lesbian", "Gay", "Bi", "Transgender" and "Straight". "Other terms regarding relationship orientation are not allowed," read the updated COC. An explanation of the new rules may only be available in English, but the changes are ...
Apple, Amazon, Google Wage Content WarsSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:05PMAs tech titans build incompatible ecosystems, marketers must rely on an array of devices to deliver their digital messages, writes columnist Ben Kunz
News: Joe Danger heading to PS3 firstFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:19AMPC and 360 may follow. Hello Games has announced that it will release Joe Danger first on PS3. The downloadable side-scrolling bike game is due out this spring, and the you can check out an Joe Danger hands-on, new screenshots and the latest trailer elsewhere on the site. "We're totally focused on getting the PS3 version out there right now," Hello Games' Sean Murray told Eurogamer, although PC ...
Road To IGF Mobile: Glow Artisan's Jason SchreiberFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:03AM[In the first in a series of interviews with 2010 Independent Games Festival Mobile finalists, Gamasutra sister site FingerGaming speaks to Powerhead Games CEO Jason Schreiber, whose DSiWare game Glow Artisan is a finalist in the Best Mobile Game category after having won the award for Best Mobile Game Design.] Described as another "secretly rad" DSiWare game by GameSetWatch's Eric Caoili, Glow ...
Microsoft's Ballmer: 'for the Cloud, We're All in'Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:48AMMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks at University of Washington about cloud computing, the company's strategy and why it's not just for techies.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 ShipsFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:37AMBattlefield: Bad Company 2 is available now in North America and will be available in Europe on March 4, 2010 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
Ballmer says Microsoft betting on the cloudFriday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:59AMcloud will deliver it and its customers the most opportunities for innovation and development. And according to CEO Steve Ballmer, five key reasons are driving the company's confidence in, and technol...
Sounders FC News & NotesTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 5:01PMThere is less than a month to go, a roster to be finalized and three games left before the Sounders FC hosts expansion side Philadelphia Union in the opener on March 25. As it begins its third and final leg of preseason, Seattle returns to training at Starfire on Wednesday after posting a 2-1 record and a fifth place finish at the La Manga Cup II in La Manga, Spain.
Behind the Wheel of BlurTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:35PMGed Talbott, lead designer of Blur, explains why his team who are best known for the Project Gotham Racing series felt limited by the racing sim genre and why he believes "there's room for more than what's been done so far" with the action-racing genre previously dominated by Burnout.
Microsoft R.&D. Celebrates the Human BodyTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 3:57PMMicrosoft is king. Every year, the company holds a show-and-tell extravaganza in which its researchers from around the globe gather in Redmond, Wash., to demonstrate their fanciest technology to othe...
Blur Multiplayer Hands-onTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 3:19PMBlur (PC) Bizarre Creation's arcade racer returns in spectacular fashion - and your chance to play the game early.
Reintroducing Ms. Nora Aunor to the younger generationTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:36PMKristel Romero’s launching film titled “Pitas” had a successful advanced screening at SM North EDSA Cinema 6 last Friday, February 26.
Review: BioShock 2 for Xbox 360Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 1:28PM1997’s BioShock was a truly great game. It’s mixture of story, environment, and great fundamentals left gamers little doubt that they were experiencing something special. It wasn’t perfect–the moral choices had little actual consequence and the hacking puzzles quickly grew tiresome–but these were apparent mainly in hindsight. BioShock 2 is not a great game, but [...]
Windows 7 Phone Series Details ReleasedMonday, February 22, 2010 @ 12:29PMHere we go! Microsoft has finally seen fit to release some hard information on the upcoming Windows Phone 7 Series. Their website has a multimedia section filled with video demonstrations, as well as a backstage access section that details the design p...
Sony readying a universal remote for video gamesMonday, February 22, 2010 @ 8:50AMSony has filed a patent application for a universal remote that would work with a range of systems, from its PlayStation 3 to Microsoft and Nintendo consoles.
Coyle offers no excusesMonday, February 22, 2010 @ 3:27AMBolton manager Owen Coyle admitted his players came up short of expectations at both ends of the field in Sunday's 3-0 Barclays Premier League defeat at Lancashire rivals Blackburn.
News: Remedy doesn't rule out Alan Wake PCMonday, February 22, 2010 @ 2:33AMBut admits it's partly Microsoft's call. Remedy hasn't ruled out doing a PC version of Alan Wake one day, but has said that it will need to be a decision made in conjunction with Microsoft. "We're a small studio. We're 50 people, and being a small studio it makes a lot more sense for us to focus on one platform," Remedy's Oskari Häkkinen told VG247. "Currently we're fully focused on the Xbox ...
"Beat Hazard" offers new spin on music game genreMonday, February 22, 2010 @ 12:30AM"Beat Hazard" puts a face on your music, a face with asteroids and space ships who want you dead. You cannot help but smile and say, "Bring it." A downloadable Xbox Live "Indie" game, "Beat Hazard" was community-made by developer Cold Beam Games. "Beat Hazard" is a space shooter which takes uploaded music from your Xbox 360 and generates enemy patterns and weapon power based on the selected song.
'P.B. Winterbottom' steals pies in style on Xbox ArcadeSunday, February 21, 2010 @ 11:04PMMove over, Snidely Whiplash. Make room, Dick Dastardly. There’s a new mustachioed villain in town: P.B. Winterbottom. And he’s ready to eat pie and take names. read more
Xbox, PS3 engineer electrifies audienceSunday, February 21, 2010 @ 6:42PMBy Marc Blevins While David Shippy can typically attribute his success to engineering prowess, his real secret breaks a long-held engineering myth. Shippy kicked off the UK College of Engineering Engineers Day on Friday with a reading from his recent book, “The Race for a New Game Machine: Creating the Chips Inside the Xbox 360 and the [...]
Ferguson determined to keep VidicMonday, February 15, 2010 @ 4:12PMSir Alex Ferguson insists he wants to keep Nemanja Vidic at Manchester United.
Attorney-General steps up fight with video gamersMonday, February 15, 2010 @ 4:08PMSouth Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson has stepped up his personal attack on video game campaigners, likening them to bikie gangs.
Samsung Wave Highlights Gadget Glut at MWCMonday, February 15, 2010 @ 3:34PMMOBILE WORLD CONGRESS — So many new gadgets have been released in the first 24 hours of this event in Barcelona that it’s hard to keep track of them all.
Your Turn: How embarrassment!Monday, February 15, 2010 @ 2:14PMOnce upon a time, lazy and smug newspaper columnists could get away with ignorantly criticising video games. Today, the likes of Caroline Overington just look plain stupid. Caroline thinks she can take an effortless cheap shot at a minority group while the majority of Australian cheer her on. Instead, she is inadvertently insulting the majority of her audience, making her newspaper look ...
New XBL and PSN Usage Numbers ReleasedSunday, February 14, 2010 @ 2:38PMWe're not sure if this is the sort of thing they plan with winks, secret handshakes, and messenger pigeons, but Microsoft and Sony have coincidentally both released updated usage numbers for Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network respectively. For Microsoft's part, they've announced that Xbox Live Gold memberships have topped 23 million subscribers, making it "the biggest social network connected ...
Holy moguls: My cousin the Olympic whirlwindSunday, February 14, 2010 @ 8:39AMI knew my cousin would be competing in the Olympics. But I wasn't prepared for how wild it was -- or how she'd fare
"MASS EFFECT 2" SPARKLESSunday, February 14, 2010 @ 3:19AMFans of "Avatar" rave about how immersive it is, but it has a problem: The film only lasts 161 minutes.
A rundown of 'Halo Legends'Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 1:06AMHear that noise coming from Microsoft headquarters? That’s the sound of the Xbox bosses kicking themselves for not doing a deal with director Neill Blomkamp to helm a big-screen, Peter Jackson-produced adaptation of the blockbuster sci-fi game Halo.
PC Version of Alan Wake Officially ScrappedSaturday, February 13, 2010 @ 2:38PMThere was a lot of hedging last year about whether Alan Wake -- originally announced as a PC title over five years ago -- would end up being an Xbox 360 exclusive instead. Last we heard Remedy left the decision to Microsoft, and following the game's showing at their X10 event earlier this week, Microsoft has confirmed the decision is in: no PC release after all. "Some games are more suited for ...
Beckham start not guaranteedSaturday, February 13, 2010 @ 3:12AMDavid Beckham is not guaranteed a place in the AC Milan team which faces Manchester United next Tuesday, although his chances look promising after coach Leonardo praised his versatility.
Police log for Feb. 8, 2010Monday, February 8, 2010 @ 4:58AMElyria police Saturday, Feb. 6 2:59 p.m. – 6600 block Midway Mall, an employee with Best Buy reported the theft of three Sony laptop computers from the store. 3:45 p.m. – 300 block Courtland St., a man reported receiving a bogus $2,500 check from a man claiming to be from Michigan who was trying to rent an apartment [...]