Archive for July, 2007
Written on July 31, 2007 – 3:41 am | by D Gamer |
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Nintendo Wii
Nintendo may be slow to get a Wii version of Pilotwings off the ground, but those looking to get ready for that inevitability may want to pick up the latest Wiicessory from PEGO, which will turn your humble Wiimote and nunchuck into a makeshift flight stick. Of course, there aren’t exactly a whole lot of games at the moment that’ll let you take full advantage of the setup, but it will only set you back $13, and it would seem to offer some potential for those looking for some new uses for their Wiimote on their PC.
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Written on July 30, 2007 – 9:08 pm | by D Gamer |
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Gaming News
If you haven’t gotten hyped enough over the forthcoming third installment of the Halo series, perhaps you might want to get your paws on these illified (and expensive) toy guns from Jasman Toys. Apparently, the Halo 3-modeled firearms will not only look really bad-ass on your mantelpiece at home, but the recoiling, sound-projecting, light-flashing gats will also enable you to play a game of “advanced” laser tag, called “Halo Laser Pursuit.” With the accompanying wearable laser target you can try and reenact your favorite scenes from the games, as the receivers perform somewhat like Halo’s shields, or so says Jasman. Really the only way this game of tag differs from the actual game is that no one dies — and it’s not nearly as much fun. Priced between $79.99 and $119.99, available in October.
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Written on July 30, 2007 – 8:27 pm | by D Gamer |
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Retro Treasures points us to a set of “handheld” arcade games (more like tabletop) up for auction on eBay. Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaxian, and Dracula have been preserved from the dark era of 1981 and are fully operational, supporting two players simultaneously and running off those not-necessarily-rechargeable things called C batteries. The auctioneer has several other tabletop arcade games on the block, including Donkey Kong and Q-Bert. The prices seem a little steep for some, but sometimes nostalgia knows no limits.
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Written on July 30, 2007 – 7:49 am | by D Gamer |
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PC
Microsoft’s DirectX 10 page talks about the benefits of DX10 in the future tense: “Many of the newest Windows games will take full advantage of the next-generation graphics technology in Windows Vista called DirectX 10.” Game developers have little incentive right now to produce games for DX10, as you’d only be able to utilize the DX10 features of the games on systems running Vista with a fairly high-end, newer graphics card. Considering the slow adoption rate of Vista, the plethora of Vista graphics driver problems, and the cost to consumers for worthy DX10 rigs, the sweet spot for game developers is still DX9 games on Windows XP. (more…)
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Written on July 25, 2007 – 10:21 am | by Game God |
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PC
Blizzard announced that World of Warcraft has reached 9 million subscribers worldwide. Now just imagine 9 million x’s the monthly fee + all the add ins and all. Umm yeah that is math I can’t even do, but I do know that is a buttload of $$$$!
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Written on July 25, 2007 – 8:15 am | by Game God |
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Xbox 360
Xbox 360 owners get ready for another great looking game coming soon to a store near you! Virtua Fighter 5 is said to be shipping October 30th and on the shelves by Halloween.
Virtua Fighter players have been waiting quite a while for online play — well the wait is over! Sega confirms that the 360 edition will feature leaderboards, downloadable content, and the ability to download matches from top contenders to study their moves.
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Written on July 24, 2007 – 8:39 am | by D Gamer |
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Nintendo Wii
After looking into the number of exclusive games coming to the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii, it looks like Wii wins. For the first time since I can remember, the Wii has come out on top, proving it’s a force to be reckoned with in the gaming world. The current totals stand with the Wii at 113, the Xbox 360 at 96 and the PS3 at 47. (more…)
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Written on July 24, 2007 – 8:38 am | by Game God |
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Xbox 360
Many of you 360 junkies out there might be experiencing some strange happenings on Xbox Live. Quite a few people have complained saying they are getting the error message “Can’t retrieve information from Xbox Live. Please try again later. Status code: 807b01f7″ when trying to download any content.
Don’t worry it seems this is just affecting the Marketplace and not any of your friends lists or multiplayer. First the ring of death and now problems with Xbox Live? Oh no!
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Written on July 24, 2007 – 8:22 am | by D Gamer |
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PC,
Xbox
The first hints of the settings that Ubisoft is using as the backdrop for the action in FPS Far Cry 2 have arrived via concept art that’s slipped out onto the internet. For more FC2 photos check out this post.
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Written on July 23, 2007 – 8:55 pm | by D Gamer |
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PC,
PlayStation 3,
Xbox 360
If you’re a PS3 owner looking to play Overlord and just can’t wait for Triump Studios to do the porting, you can head on over to GameTap if you’ve got a gaming PC. A recent deal between Codemasters and GameTap means that anybody with a decent PC and internet connection will be able to play Overlord with a subscription for far less then the next-gen $59.99 price. Considering Triump hasn’t started the porting yet, who knows when it’ll be done. Go with what you got.
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