Tuesday, August 09, 2005

S. Korean man dies after 50 hours of computer games - Yahoo! News

I've done some marathon Civ III sessions before but 50 hours until I die?? I don't think so.

Wednesday, June 01, 2005

GameStop taking Halo 3 preorders - Xbox 360 News at GameSpot

After announcing that Halo 3 will launch on the same day as PS3, Microsoft will have to keep that pledge for GameStop since it's begun to take pre-orders for the game.

Sunday, May 22, 2005

U.S. Army Invades E3 - Yahoo! News

Having visited the first Army booth at E3 a couple of years back, I'm delighted to hear about this. While some may have an issue with the recruitment elements involved with "America's Army" (it does smack of Ender's Game in some ways), it is a good game and a smart tactic. The logic is hard to dispute and the reality of the games can't be matched by any other game producer.

Friday, May 20, 2005

E3: Power Macs run Xbox 360 demos - Yahoo! News

A peek underneath the Xbox 360 booth at E3 gives Mac lovers a rare chance to rejoice in the PC/Console dominated world of games. The new Xbox uses the exact same PowerPC CPU that's available in existing Power Mac G5s.

Monday, May 16, 2005

PlayStation 3 announced for 2006 - News at GameSpot

When reading the long, long list of features that the PlayStation 3 will sport, the only thing that seemed to be missing was the line: "And you can launch a shuttle with it."
Nintendo to launch new game console in 2006 - Yahoo! News

Nintendo plans to give some details on its new console, code named "Revolutioin", at E3 this week here in LA.

Wednesday, March 09, 2005

Yahoo! News - Logitech's Sexy New Entertainment Accessories

The accessories maker brings some slick, new gadgets to the party for iPod, PSP and even VoIP.