If the thought of donating to charity for Japan relief without getting something in return doesn't really sit well with you, Bioware has you covered. Literally. They're auctioning off ten Mass Effect hoodies signed by the team and co-founders, and at about $100 a pop, those were the cheapest items … [Read more...] about Bioware Auctioning Off Stuff For Japan Relief
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Blizzard Working On & Hiring For Unannounced Game
We have a feeling Blizzard's job boards have more people going over them with a fine-tooth comb than encrypted Chinese government communiques, and all that hard work has apparently paid off. Unless somebody forgot to wipe Starcraft Ghost off the office blackboard for the past decade or so, Blizzard … [Read more...] about Blizzard Working On & Hiring For Unannounced Game
Could The Wii 2 iPad-Style Controllers Bring Nintendo’s Past Into The Future?
It wasn’t that long ago that dedicated Nintendo fans were playing Zelda Four Swords Adventures with their GBAs tethered to their GameCubes. And considering the cost of four GBAs, four cables, four copies of the game and four people you had to pay to pretend to be your friends if you were that big of … [Read more...] about Could The Wii 2 iPad-Style Controllers Bring Nintendo’s Past Into The Future?
Wii 2 Rumored To Get Codename, Touchscreen Controller
Some more information about Nintendo's now almost outed Wii 2 has come to light and as befits good gossip, it starts out reinforcing what we already knew while adding some crazy rumors into the mix. Apparently, a three-core IBM PowerPC CPU similar to the Xbox 360's ticker will be powering the … [Read more...] about Wii 2 Rumored To Get Codename, Touchscreen Controller
Portal 2 Timer Hits Zero And Reveals Its Secret
Well, the Portal 2 Mysterious Countdown Timer has hit zero and revealed a list of messages and a final page revealing that GLaDOS has gone offline and needs your help to reboot. The new page "GLaDOS@Home," claims to need your computational cycles to facilitate an early release of Portal 2. 13 games … [Read more...] about Portal 2 Timer Hits Zero And Reveals Its Secret
iPhone 4 Racing Wheel Add On Surfaces
The only game that gets played on the Wii around my house is the occasional game of Mario Kart by my son. He hates the Wii remote steering wheels that came with the game because they "suck." I agree with him; the Wii wheels don’t really add anything to the play experience. The steering wheels are … [Read more...] about iPhone 4 Racing Wheel Add On Surfaces
Battlefield 3 – My Life Trailer (video)
EA has today released the fourth and final part of the Fault Line Episodes, teaser videos, called ‘My Life Trailer’ advertising the up and coming release of its new Battlefield 3 FPS game. The teaser video runs through a few older clips from the previous three trailers, and finishes with some great … [Read more...] about Battlefield 3 – My Life Trailer (video)
Portal 2 Mysterious Countdown Timer With 2 Hours 36 Minutes To Go
Valve has published a mysterious Aperture Science timer on its Portal 2 website, counting down from 2 hours and 36 minutes at the time of writing this article. First guesses are suggesting that the lucky ones who have pre-ordered the highly anticipated Portal 2 title will be able to play this game … [Read more...] about Portal 2 Mysterious Countdown Timer With 2 Hours 36 Minutes To Go
Sony PS3 Sales Reach 50 Million With 8 Million Moves Controllers
Sony Computer Entertainment has today announced that the cumulative sales of its PlayStation 3 console have now reached a staggering 50 million units, and their Move motion controllers, released in September 2010, have now shipped more than 8 million units, as of the 3rd April. The original PS3 … [Read more...] about Sony PS3 Sales Reach 50 Million With 8 Million Moves Controllers
Team Fortress 2 Update Rolls Out With New Map And Features, But No Hats
Valve has rolled out a new 'Hatless Update' to its Team Fortress 2 game which brings with it no hats of any kind. But it does bring a new map called Koth_Badlands, which is a smaller version of the already existing Badlands map. Together with a huge number of fixes, tweaks, and new features, this … [Read more...] about Team Fortress 2 Update Rolls Out With New Map And Features, But No Hats
Worlds Biggest Pac Man Game Connects User Created Maps
If you are a Pac Man fan and think you have the skills, this ultimate Pac Man maze created from user-generated maps will put your skills to the test and has created the World's Biggest Pac Man game. Microsoft unveiled the massive Pac Man game at MIX11 this week, which has been created as a … [Read more...] about Worlds Biggest Pac Man Game Connects User Created Maps
3DS Passes 400,000 Sales In First Week
Nintendo has announced that their new 3DS passed 400,000 US sales in just its first opening week. This impressive feat also set a new US day-one record for Nintendo's handheld division. Nintendo released its new 3DS console on the 27th March 2011 and managed a huge 400,000 in March alone. To put … [Read more...] about 3DS Passes 400,000 Sales In First Week
