If anyone was having trouble believing Minecraft made almost as much money as Angry Birds as reported earlier this week, hearing about Mojang founder Notch's, shall we call it, creatively adventurous "sandbox space trading sim" project might change their minds. One of three projects competing for … [Read more...] about Minecraft Creator Making Elite & Minecraft Inspired Space Sim
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Bioshock Film Director Has Moved On, Project On Hold
Despite recent successes (or rather not quite failures) in the video game to film adaptation arena, it seems friction between franchise holders and studios will still scuttle the occasional blockbuster franchise's cinematographic ambitions. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, originally slated to take on … [Read more...] about Bioshock Film Director Has Moved On, Project On Hold
XBMC Newest Media Player Available For Download
After being in the works for over a year, XBMC's new media player: XBMC 11.o or "Eden" is finally available for download. Eden's numerous new features include Addon Rollbacks, improvements in the default skin (Confluence), speed increases, a simpler library, movie set scraping, additional … [Read more...] about XBMC Newest Media Player Available For Download
Ubisoft: Adding Value To Games Might Make DRM Obsolete
It's strange seeing the same company that enforces one of the industry's most draconian DRM systems for its games (or at least tried to before bowing to customer pressure) talk about ways of adding value and eschewing DRM. On the other hand, it's encouraging to at least hear Ubisoft acknowledge that … [Read more...] about Ubisoft: Adding Value To Games Might Make DRM Obsolete
Bethesda Cancels Prey 2, Pulls GDC Talk
As if we needed another reminder of how much of an achievement just shipping a video game is in itself, news is trickling out that the reasonably anticipated sequel to Prey has been cancelled. Bethesda has yet to confirm pulling the plug on Prey 2, but all press event talks planned to support the … [Read more...] about Bethesda Cancels Prey 2, Pulls GDC Talk
TiVo Premier DVR Updated with 500 GB of Storage
A new part number for the TiVo Premier DVR has turned up on Amazon and other websites. The new part number is TCD746500, and it seems the only difference between this and the original is the price and the amount of storage inside. The new TiVo Premier has 500 GB of storage. The new 500 GB unit … [Read more...] about TiVo Premier DVR Updated with 500 GB of Storage
Tabber Teaches You To Play The Guitare With LEDs (Video)
Tabber is a Kickstarter project that looks pretty interesting if you are learning to play the guitar. It is essentially an LED guitar sleeve that reads music from your mobile device and then displays lights on your guitar for the notes. This innovative tool aims to simplify the learning process for … [Read more...] about Tabber Teaches You To Play The Guitare With LEDs (Video)
HTC Vivid Gets Android 4.0 ICS Update
AT&T has announced a list of its devices that will be receiving updates to the latest version of Google's mobile OS, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. In conjunction with this announcement, they have also rolled out Android 4.0 to the HTC Vivid. The Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update brings a … [Read more...] about HTC Vivid Gets Android 4.0 ICS Update
iPhone Outships BlackBerry Devices In Canada
RIM seems to be having a tough time at the moment, and now Apple has shipped more smartphones in RIM's home country of Canada for the first time. According to a recent report, in 2011 RIM shipped a total of 2.08 million BlackBerry smartphones, and this compares to 2.85 million smartphones shipped … [Read more...] about iPhone Outships BlackBerry Devices In Canada
Angry Birds Space Not Coming To Windows Phone
Yesterday Rovio Mobile launched their latest Angry Birds game, Angry Birds space, and the game is now available on the PC and Mac, plus Android and iOS. It looks like Rovio Mobile has no plans to bring Angry Birds Space to Microsoft's Windows Phone platform, and according to Rovio it is too … [Read more...] about Angry Birds Space Not Coming To Windows Phone
LG Optimus LTE P936 Revealed
It looks like LG has another new LTE-enabled smartphone in the works, the LG Optimus LTE P936, which has yet to be officially announced by LG, although the device has been previewed by the guys from . The LG Optimus LTE features a 4.5-inch HD display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, the … [Read more...] about LG Optimus LTE P936 Revealed
Nokia N9 Gets Android ICS Port (Video)
The Nokia N9 comes with Meego as its OS, and now developer Steve Troughton Smith has ported Android Ice Cream Sandwich to the handset and it can be dual booted with Meego and Android Ice Cream Sandwich. The video below shows Android 4.0.3 running on the Nokia N9, and switching between the two … [Read more...] about Nokia N9 Gets Android ICS Port (Video)
