Monthly Archives: November 2006

Don’t forget Wii … like that would happen

Feel the power of the official Wii press release. Hopefully, this’ll answer some of the questions you may have. Note the “experience” videos on the Web site. Also check out the very clothing-store like photos with people playing the system. … Continue reading

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PS3 = Red October

They’re both big, and they both run silent. At least that’s what I gathered from a Joystiq posting comparing how the PS3 runs compared to the noise-creating 360, which actually started to frighten my wife and I when I first … Continue reading

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane …

… it’s on Xbox Live. The demo for EA’s “Superman Returns” is now available for 360 owners, which means fans can now get a feel for how the Man of Steel is going to handle his next-gen business. It sounds … Continue reading

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Want ‘Halo 3′ multiplayer? Do you?

Microsoft announced that next spring, it’s going to put on an open beta test for “Halo 3″ multiplayer in spring of 2007, exclusively on the Xbox 360. According to the story from GameSpot, Microsoft is planning to air an ad … Continue reading

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Less than 48 hours away …

As expected, there are a lot of people stacked outside of the Best Buys, Circuit Cities and Targets waiting to get their hands on a PS3 or a Wii. Also as expected, a lot of people are going to be … Continue reading

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‘Gears of War’ — first impressions

Within gamer circles, “Gears of War” was approaching the kind of supernatural hype hoops fans had for LeBron James before he broke into the NBA. Like Bron, fans never really questioned whether “Gears” was going to be good — it … Continue reading

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Movies, TV shows coming to Xbox Live

Microsoft is celebrating Year 1 of the 360′s existence by allowing gamers and other 360 users to download high-def movies and TV shows. Aw yeah. Starting Nov. 22, stuff from CBS, MTV, Paramount Pictures, Turner Broadcasting, Ultimate Fighting Championship, and … Continue reading

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Death Adder, we meet again

SEGA announced the shipping of “Sega Genesis Collection” for the PS2, which’ll transport some of the slightly more aged gamers back to the SNES-Genesis battles of the ’90s. There are 30 titles in the collection, including: – Altered Beast – … Continue reading

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Take-Two taking ‘Fantastic Four’ follow-up

Yep. There’s a sequel coming out. Take-Two announced today that it’s publishing “Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer,” which will be based on the comic and of course, the movie coming out in June. Visual Concepts and Seven Studios … Continue reading

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Game companies = E3′s gatekeepers

Oh my. The Entertainment Software Association told GameSpot that while the ESA itself handled E3 attendance in the past, this time it the ESA’s members that will be making the call as to who gets to go to gaming’s biggest … Continue reading

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