There’s been a lot of concern lately over the cost of the Blu-Ray player, and the role these worries are playing in distracting otherwise fanatical Playstation aficionados. For the record, Blu-Ray is ramping the cost of Sony’s Playstation 3 console up by about an extra $200, compared to the standard $20 DVD player in the Xbox 360. However, ...

There are a whole lot of Sony critics out there these days. It appears that criticism of the Japanese media company is climbing as the launch day for its Playstation 3 (PS3) console approaches, and to the surprise of this writer, the bandwagon appears to be emptying. Isn't this the same console maker behind the ridiculously popular Playstation and ...

The moral bankruptcy of the video game industry is back in the spotlight! Games are under fire again with the recent shooting spree in Montreal Quebec, Canada. On Wednesday of this week, a 25-year-old named Kimveer Gill walked into a Montreal college and opened fire, killing one student and injuring 19 others. Inspiration for the ...

There are advantages to backing up your UMD games for the PSP. For one, you'll always have the game at the click of a mouse. Two, you might want to downgrade your PSP to play those wonderful homebrew apps and games. But earlier firmware versions won't allow you to play that new game you spent your hard earned dollars on. If your PSP is ...

I admit I’m a sucker. Every year I buy the new electronics hockey game, and I’ve been doing it since the mid 90s. It’s become one of the highlights of autumn and the new hockey season. Electronic Art’s NHL hockey games have been the mainstay, but in recent years I’ve been turning to the new NHL 2K franchise by Sega. I appreciated Sega’s return to ...

Nintendo announced today it would launch its newest console, Wii, on Nov. 19 in the US and Dec. 2 in Japan - and with the announcement, the company wasted no time in differentiating itself from the competition. Nintendo’s goal is to divert focus away from the state-of-the-art graphics and cutting-edge power generally associated with new ...

Microsoft's camera for the Xbox 360 is coming soon, with an official release date set for Sept 19th. However, there have been reports on the Internet of the camera landing on store shelves a little early, at retailers like Toys ‘R’ Us. The Live Vision camera package apparently includes the camera you see here, plus a headset and ...

An unexpected Sony turncoat takes a swipe the pricey powerhouse that is destined to be the PS3. Loss of support for the unit has become a common theme ever since the price, delays and technical compromises were announced. PS3 is slated for release in Q4 ’06, hopefully by this Christmas; but Sony’s track record is not great when it comes ...

The Sidekick 3 is the latest iteration of the wildly popular Sidekick gaming phone carried by T-Mobile networks. The previous model, the Sidekick2 made by Danger INC, has been boosted by celebs. Paris Hilton swears by hers as a way to constantly stay in touch and play games to periodically escape from reality - err… wherever it is she resides. ...

 It's not surprising that someone at Microsoft thinks the Xbox 360 is going to be a much better gaming machine than the PS3. Considering Microsoft's Xbox 360 was designed to knock Sony off its roost as the #1 console gaming machine, and the PS3 is the one to beat, everyone at Microsoft should unanimously agree that their machine is tops. ...