The RMT market took a hit from Mother Nature recently, when last Tuesday’s Taiwanese earthquake disrupted telecommunications, leaving major players with unreliable inventories and no method of distributing their ill gotten goods to their customers.
Without their networks of Asian ‘farmers’, who, in the words of one RMT executive “will work for way less […]
Call them microtransactions, call them pay-per-downloads, call them whatever moniker you like, but apparently feelings of Christmas spirit never extend to Microsoft, which expects you to essentially pay for content you already own.
According to a forum member at neoGAF, a segment of these digital downloadable extras are oddly alike, coming in at an […]
What do Flickr, Nintendo’s Wii, and 349 people have in common? Wii Motion. A Flickr pool has been set up by fans of the wee Wii, who have been photographing themselves, their friends, and their families, in the midst of fervent gaming action. The diversity of those participating does seem to support […]
Video games have been blamed for a lot of things; school shootings, criminal activity, domestic violence…they’d have us believe that games are, by weight of evidence, a precipitator of all the ills of mankind. I’m beginning to think that there’s something to this actually, as detrimental effects are starting to show their face amongst […]
It looks like we haven’t seen the last of archaeologist extraordinaire Lara Croft in the movie theatres. A potential third film, following on the heels of Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life in 2003, may be in the works between the development studio responsible for the game, Eidos Interactive, and film studio […]
Because of the impending holidays, I’m going to assume that you’re going to have better things to do in the next few days than answer our December poll, so I’m going to wrap it up a little early. We asked you, our darling readers:
which of the three major console launches — Microsoft, Nintendo, or […]
Matt over at FPS Rantings has created a nice gift-guide for those of you searching for the right FPS game. He tells you the ‘must have’ games (you know, the ones that don’t suck), and he also tells you what the games are all about so you know what you’re getting into before you click […]
Nintendo and Opera have announced that a free beta version of the Opera browser will be available on December 22nd for all of you lucky Wii owners.
“Our software brings the power and reach of the Internet to the hottest video game system available. Wii’s unique interface adds a new dimension to our browser, making it […]
Well, my grandparents barely know how to operate a microwave, so I think the Wii might be a little much for them. Yet, according to a new survey, 52% of grandparents and 68% of baby boomers would love to get a Wii for the holidays.
“These results confirm that even as folks get older, they still […]
In shocking news (*cough*not*cough*), Nintendo will be replacing the straps on the Wiimotes to something a little sturdier. Your TV screens, windows, and other potential victims of Wiiolence can sigh with relief.
So, if you’re concerned that your surroundings may be in danger, please contact the Nintendo Costumer Service department. Just click here to access them […]
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