According to rumors surfacing this past weekend, a Wii version of the much-anticipated EA and Harmonix game “Rock Band” may be in the works.  Already announced for the more powerful Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles, the primary draw to Rock Band has been its promised online play, making a transfer to the online multiplayer-less Wii ...

Emerging this morning is a Halo 3 multiplayer leak entitled “Betalicious”, which appears to be an official one courtesy of fanatical Microsoft employee “Mr. Jukes”.  The video is essentially a compilation of multiplayer mayhem, boasting sexed-up graphics and a few new toys.    Despite the excitement already surrounding the beta, ...

Although the PlayStation 3’s online service is free – and thus, a grand bargain next to Xbox Live, averaging about $60/year – it lacks a few of the bells and whistles boasted by Microsoft’s network.  For one, Sony’s console is void of a streamlined voice communication system (via USB headset) one of the finer options providing Gears of War ...

Back in March, Microsoft effectively teased all of its Xbox Live subscribers by shutting down service for fourteen desperate hours.  Although many gamers hoped the time off was set aside for the much-anticipated Spring Update, most of the improvements made were “behind the scenes”.  Flash forward about six weeks, and the Spring Update is ...

Last week, Shigeru Miyamoto, the famous Nintendo developer behind the company’s uber-popular Mario games, cracked Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People list.  Buoyed by a flood of Wii fan votes, the designer was officially unveiled under the “Builders & Titans” category, rubbing elbows with tech moguls like Apple’s Steve Jobs.  ...

For those who’ve been interested in owning the Nintendo Wii since it launched last November, the pursuit has been something like hunting a great white whale.  Although the equally anticipated Sony PlayStation 3 was the first to experience massive shortages, growing excitement over Nintendo’s motion sensitivity and lower price tag eventually ...

A week ago, the Gizmo Blog was flooded with visitors interested in supporting Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto’s bid to crack Time magazine’s Top 100 Most Influential People list.  The publication opened its voting to the public this year, a concept that had many fans pouring in online ballots.  As a result, “Shiggy”, 54, has ...

It seems Sony’s answer for sluggish PlayStation 3 and PSP sales is to simply take their frustration out on the livestock.  According to some pretty shocking reports coming out of the UK, the company recently held a party celebrating the release of the PlayStation 2 title, God of War II.  The event was rife with Greek mythology ...

Although I’m hesitant to call the Wii drought over, it seems as though the spring time rapids are beginning to flow.  After months upon months where would-be Nintendo fans had been denied a chance to own the motion-sensitive machine, retailers are beginning to receive the device in greater quantities.  While it takes some investigative ...

It seems even mid-generation, unanticipated console releases are wrought with problems these days.  Although it launched just yesterday into most retail outlets, the Xbox 360 Elite, boasting the largest hard drive of any system to date (120 GB) and an HDMI port is already receiving consumer complaints.  Most begrudged buyers are ticked ...