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Archive for May 2006

May 18th, 2006

PS3 News and Rumors

It’s hard to keep afloat of post-E3 news when you’re a little jetlagged, just got one year older, and have spent the past week on the phone gnashing your teeth at the IRS. Heck, let’s be honest, it’s pretty darn hard, without a team of minions to do our bidding, to keep up on […]

By Erin -- 4 comments

May 18th, 2006

Atari Launches GamersFIRST

Now here’s a novel idea: A game developer has decided that their products should be affordable to consumers. Seems stupidly obvious really, but when you consider that triple-A games currently cost upwards of half of my monthly grocery budget to purchase, it has become clear that cost of living vs. cost of gaming conflicts […]

By Erin -- 0 comments

May 15th, 2006

E3: PlayStation 3 and Wii Reviews

AnandTech has an excellent article up on their website about their experience with the PS3 and the Wii at E3. The article feature great quality photos and reviews of the upcoming consoles and their games.
Read the article.
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By Ingrid -- 2 comments

May 15th, 2006

Other E3 Notes

Well E3 has come and gone for another year, and while it was my first time in attendance there really wasn’t a heckuva lot to surprise me. The booths, if you can call them that, were massive; the game were at times difficult to get to and try out; some people were very very […]

By Erin -- 0 comments

May 15th, 2006

Wii Tennis Wins My Heart

It was with great trepidation that I watched the line about the Nintendo booth stretch around three sides of the enormous display.  It was with horror that I spotted the sign (not even half way down the line) that stated “beyond this point - 1 hour wait”.  It was with a sick sort of satisfaction […]

By Erin -- 0 comments

May 14th, 2006

The Wii in Action

For those curious to see the Wii in action, here’s a promo video from E3. They illustrate the different ways the controller can be used in conjunction with the games. It looks great, of course reality has a tendency to be a little less picture-perfect. Regardless, I see a Wii in my future. Oh yes. […]

By Ingrid -- 2 comments

May 14th, 2006

Warhammer Online: MMO for Xbox 360?

The upcoming MMORPG, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning was apparently running on an Xbox 360 at E3. Despite a lack of a formal announcement regarding a 360 version of the game, there’s much evidence that there will be one.

Visitors to the booth are being invited to get hands-on with the upcoming massively multiplayer online game, […]

By Ingrid -- 8 comments

May 11th, 2006

Male Blood Elf Dance

Ahahahaha…. hahahaha….

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May 11th, 2006

And the New WoW Race: The Dranei

Blizzard Entertainment finally (FINALLY!) announced the Alliance race that will accompany the Blood Elves in the upcoming expansion to World of Warcraft. That race is the Dranei.
I hope no one was still under the impression that it was the Wisps.
Some Q&A directly from Blizzard:

Q: What are the Draenei?A: Descended from the Eredar, the same ancient […]

By Ingrid -- 2 comments

May 11th, 2006

Sony’s Phil Harrison Doubts Microsoft Estimates

In an interview with BBC News, PS3 price guru man, Phil Harrison admitted that he’s doubtful about Microsoft’s claims that the Xbox 360 will have a 10 milliion unit head start by the time the PS3 launches.
He said: “I doubt they will achieve that. I think the clear advantages of the PS3 will mean that […]

By Ingrid -- 2 comments

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