Last night while you slept Sony’s little elves were busy unrolling the new update for PS3 and PSP. The North American release was thought to be coming along later this week but apparently it’s out there today. How long have you been staring at that default background now? Well the good news is you can get ready to decorate your cross media bar ...

Hot on the heels of E3 where Microsoft was gushing loudly about how the Xbox 360 is statistically the number-one game console on the planet – Microsoft gets the almost $2 billion bill.   Microsoft has posted a $1.89 billion USD operating loss for the Xbox 360 this year. The losses are mostly due to the $1.06 billion cost incurred for the ...

  The big three game consoles are in the thick of marketplace battle right now. Are you considering a console purchase for your self or for a gift? Here’s where the three shake out these days and specifically how well they work as the control center for your entertainment system.   Which one is the best may not be as important as ...

Ever wish you could see two violent first-person shooter games go at it? It looks like you’ll get your wish in court. Epic Games, who makes the popular, longstanding Unreal Tournament franchise, is being sued by Silicon Knights over its latest games engine.   Games maker Silicon Knights paid Epic Games for its Unreal Engine 3 for Xbox ...

Mass Effect is set to finally hit Xbox 360 in November ‘07. It was during Microsoft’s keynote at E3 2007 that Peter Moore Corporate Vice President of Interactive Entertainment announced the month of release. The hotly anticipated game was first demonstrated back in E3 2006 when it generated a mass effect of excitement for the science fiction ...

Nintendo Wii has shown the market force of a game system that succeeds in bringing in casual gamers. A new breed of gamers are being made that are just in for casual, social gaming. But Nintendo managed to do it without alienating its long time fan base.  In a time when video games just get more and more complex it seems a lot of people are ...

Due to hit store shelves on October 30th 2007, this could be the most gory blood soaked, mass decapitation laden (greatest) video game ever! Among the many trailers presented at E3 was the this eye candy rich excercise in gore-fest. Created by THQ and Nihilistic, age of Conan is an action adventure game that will let you use a variety of ...

During Microsoft’s Keynote at E3 2007 Jeff Bell, VP of Global Marketing talked sports (EA style) with New Orleans Saint’s Reggie Bush. Bush got to do what is probably pretty damned cool! Scored a touchdown with himself in the game.   Microsoft’s Xbox Live and EA Sports had an interesting history. EA held out on the ‘Live’ gaming ...

The Sony PS3 price drop so far – Sony drops the cost of the 60 GB version of the PS3 by $100 just in time for E3 despite what it said earlier about not planning any price drops. That’s the good news. The bad news is the freshly cost cut PS3 60GB is being replaced by a new 80GB version. You’d think adding 20GB to the hard drive would be a good ...

The Sequel to Unreal Tournament 2004 is finally coming in November - Unreal III. This time, Epic Games changed gears and went with a PC/PS3-only game. There is no doubt Gears of War is one of the biggest gaming hits to come along in awhile. Created by Epic Games specifically for the Xbox 360, it gave us a shooter with a gritty style ...