Archive for the 'Gaming' Category

Navigation Controller PlayStation Move Sub-controller Hits FCC

Wondering what Sony’s going to call that PlayStation Move sub-controller — you know, since “nunchuk” is already taken? Think no more. Sony part number CECH-ZCS1U just hit the FCC’s database, and “Navigation Controller” is written in nice bold letters right there on the label. It’s looking like this is official, as the Sony US website [...]

ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition Review Roundup: Novel, But Not For Everyone

We’ve been fortunate enough to spend a bit of time with an Eyefinity setup before, but up until now, it’s been somewhat of a hassle to get a fully functional six-screen setup into a consumer’s home. Today, AMD is taking the legwork out of the equation with the introduction of the Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity [...]

Nintendo’s Dunaway: No Wii Successor ‘Anytime Soon’

Miyamoto may have been dropping hints about some new Nintendo hardware recently, but it looks like a true Wii successor isn’t among the options in the short term. That’s according to Nintendo’s Cammie Dunaway, who told GameSpot during the company’s just-concluded Media Summit that she doesn’t see a proper Wii follow-up coming “anytime soon.” She [...]

Sony Exec Says PSP Go ‘Confused’ Consumers, Might Have Been Too Expensive

Well, we’ve already heard some rumors that Sony was considering a relaunch of sorts for the PSP Go, and it looks like at least some execs from the company are now starting to speak publicly about why such a move might be necessary. In an interview with IndustryGamers, SCEA Senior Vice President of Publisher Relations [...]

PS3 Getting 3D Firmware Update This Summer

Get your active shutter glasses ready: your PS3 is going to go 3D this Summer. In conjunction with the release of its 3D BRAVIA LCD sets, Sony is planning to release updates to turn the PS3 both into a stereoscopic 3D gaming platform, in addition to a 3D Blu-ray compatible movie player. Sure, we knew [...]

Nokia’s Ovi Maps Racing Now Available, Makes The World Your Course

Since it looks like GT5’s still another decade or two away from release, racing gamers need everything they can to survive the wait, and this is just about the most creative way we’ve seen to do that. At a glance, Nokia’s Ovi Maps Racing looks like a pretty simple, standard 2D racer with an overhead [...]

Hong Kong International Airport installs PS3 Game Poles, Delays More Flights

It’s not fair, is it? You’d think Hong Kong’s award-winning airport already has enough to keep travelers jolly (there’s free WiFi too), but as the old Chinese proverb goes: “Those who don’t move forward will only go backward.” As of this week, Hong Kong International Airport has 14 free-of-charge PlayStation 3 game poles that are [...]

Sega Ultimate Genesis Collection Bringing Oficial Genesis Emulation to iPhone, Pain to Your Wallet

After packaging and re-marketing to us our childhood over Nintendo’s Wii Virtual Console and in a multitude of other forms, Sega is putting another platform to good use in its eternal quest to make us poor: the iPhone. Due for the App Store next month, the upcoming Sega Ultimate Genesis Collection will bring together some [...]

Sony PS3 Motion Controller Delayed Until ‘Fall 2010′ Globally

Last official word we had on the launch of Sony’s PS3 Motion Controller was Spring 2010. However, we just received a press release from Sony Japan with a revised availability of “Fall 2010.” The calendar push affects Japan, Asia, North America, and Europe. In the statement, Kaz Hirai avoids using the “d” word saying only:
“We [...]

ESPN Streaming Coming To Xbox 360?

As if you needed another impetus to abandon cable and satellite TV, The New York Times is reporting behind closed door dealings are afoot between Microsoft and Walt Disney Company, with order of business being ESPN streaming via Xbox 360. According to the anonymous source, live streams of sporting events à la the now aptly-titled [...]