Gaming

Project Natal Could Cost Around $200

So much for that sub-$100 price we were all expecting. If some early prices from Swedish retailers are anything to go by, we’re all going to be scrimping on the luxury eggnog this Christmas. While Scandinavian countries are notoriously expensive, 1,499 SEK ($191) for Project Natal is just far too much, even if you factor…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 17

Nintendo DS Will Be Best-Selling Game Console Ever Later This Year

Very soon, that little flip-screened gaming console hidden in your draw or under your bed is going to break all kinds of crazy records. Currently, the PlayStation 2 is king of the best-selling console hill, but come October… According to NPD analysts who’ve been tracking gaming sales, “The NDS is approaching the PS2 as the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 14

PSP2 To Be Announced At E3, According To Publishers

Word on the street is that Sony will be announcing a proper sequel to the PSP in just a couple of weeks at E3. That’s right—we’re not talking something slimmer, more slidy-outy, or colorful. A true PSP2. UPDATE The rumors are emanating from within several gaming publishers, and with E3 just around the corner in…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 13

Valve Will Give Linux Users Steam, Too

Macs now have Steam and we’re mostly happy. But what about Linux users? It seems that they’ll have to wait a bit longer, but “Steam content delivery platform and Source Engine are coming to Linux.” [Phoronix] https://gizmodo.com/real-gaming-for-macs-is-finally-here-with-steam-5537409

Tech News Rosa Golijan May 12

Real Gaming for Macs Is Finally Here With Steam

Steam for Mac is officially available, along with a sizeable trove of games—including Portal, which is now free for everybody. Valve’s plan is to release a new set of games for Mac every Wednesday for the next few weeks. This week, notably, every game has SteamPlay, which means you buy it once, and it’ll run…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 12

How to Download and Play With Steam for Mac Right Now

You wouldn’t know it by going to the Steam home page, but you can in fact download Steam for Mac now—the secret link is live. Click here. Update: AND, here’s how to start playing immediately: 1. After you’ve installed Steam for Mac and gotten it ready to go, go to Steam’s Mac beta page. 2.…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 12

Mega Man: The (Unofficial) Movie

Clear your schedules, gentleman: Tonight is date night! Feature-length Mega Man fan film date night. The film starts a bit slow, but then it…well, it keeps going. I need a nice, neutral adjective for this. Commendable! This is commendable! [Buzzfeed]

Movies John Herrman May 11

NZXT Vulcan Micro ATX: Portable Viciousness

It’s tough to tell in this grandiose lead shot, but the new NZXT Vulcan Micro ATX case is LAN-party-portable, as it stands just 16 inches tall and 16 inches deep—40% smaller than a typical tower. Plus, there’s a handy non-slip handle on top to carry the thing around, and much of the system seems to…

Tech News Mark Wilson May 11

LG 3DTVs and Xbox 360s Sold Together In South Korea For 3D Gaming

Thanks to LG’s Flickr, we now know that 3D gaming on the Xbox 360 is possible—with LG 3DTVs, at least. The details are sketchy due to the translation, but it appears they’ll be sold together in South Korea. The Flickr account, after translation, says that LG and Microsoft Korea have entered a “strategic partnership” to…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 11

Microsoft: Project Natal Coming “Somewhere In October”

A pre-Christmas launch date was always known for Project Natal, but October sounds quite early. Perhaps Microsoft has seen what happens with the Wii every Christmas and is taking measures to ensure they don’t sell out, making kiddies worldwide disappointed? Of course, a “Project Natal sells out everywhere” story is powerful publicity for Microsoft, but…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 11

Nintendo Declares War On Apple

According to a Times’ report, Nintendo’s boss Satoru Iwata now says that Nintendo should treat Apple as “the enemy of the future.” According to him, they won against Sony, and their new nemesis is the iPhone and iPad maker. [Times]

Tech News Jesus Diaz May 7

Guy Wins $1,000,000 For Pitching A Perfect Game…In A Videogame

The folks at 2K Sports offered $1 million to the first person to pitch a perfect game in Major League Baseball 2K10—a supposedly difficult task. 24 hours after the game was released, they had to write a check. https://gizmodo.com/pitch-a-perfect-game-on-your-console-and-get-1-000-000-5459248 Using Braves pitcher Kenshin Kawakami as his avatar, 24-year-old Alabama resident Wade McGilberry was able to…

Tech News Rosa Golijan May 5

62 Video Game Crossovers I’d Love to Play

Mario and Sonic, together! Halo Warthog Mario Kart! Modern Warfare Duck Hunt! Imagined video game mashups don’t get much better than this. And I would serious pay money to play a good chunk of these. First Place — Austin Arnett Second Place — Vince Carbone Third Place — Bobo the Teddy

Tech News Adam Frucci May 4

Nvidia’s Fermi Graphics Card Roadmap: When You Can Melt Your Eyeballs for Cheaper

Nvidia’s Fermi-based GeForce GTX 480 might be the fastest GPU in the world, but it’s five hundred dollars. So, you might be more interested in their actually affordable variants, coming out later this summer, which are $300 and $100. https://gizmodo.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-480-the-fastest-gpu-in-the-world-5503184 DigiTimes says the mainstream GF106 and entry-level GF108-based graphics cards will hit around July and…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 4

IBM CityOne Is SimCity For the Real World

If SimCity introduced legions of gamers to the world of urban planning, then IBM’s upcoming CityOne game looks to take that education to the next level. With real-time water management, microlending, and smartgrids, will there be any room for fun? We’ll get a better idea of that tomorrow, when IBM introduces the game at the…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert May 3

World of Warcraft Running On iPad—Streamed

Yes, you World of Warcraft addicts, it’s your favorite game running on the iPad. Sadly, it’s not native. It’s being streamed from a Gaikai server through Wi-Fi. I wonder if Apple would prohibit this kind of software too. Gaikai is a game streaming service currently in beta. It would allow you to play games using…

Tech News Jesus Diaz May 3

Create Some Video Game Crossovers

A hacked game lets you play the original Super Mario Bros with any number of old-school video game characters. But this idea could be taken so much further! Let’s combine games across consoles and eras, shall we? https://kotaku.com/play-super-mario-bros-as-mega-man-link-samus-and-mo-5526401 Send your best entries to me at [email protected] with Game Crossovers in the subject line. Save your…

Tech News Adam Frucci Apr 30

Valve Swears That Steam For Mac Is Coming On May 12

The teasers got us riled up, but April’s almost over and we still haven’t seen Steam on Mac. Oh, wait! Valve says the magic date is actually May 12. Ok, back to twiddling our thumbs again. [Joystiq via Engadget] https://gizmodo.com/valves-mac-teasers-just-made-me-change-my-pants-5484987

Tech News Rosa Golijan Apr 29

Chopper 2 Uses Your iPhone As a Fancy iPad Controller

We’ve already seen some innovative uses of the iPhone in iPad gaming—specifically, as a pricey tile board for Scrabble—but Chopper 2’s iPhone-as-controller is one of the first of its kind. How’s it look? Um… awesome. https://gizmodo.com/the-real-cost-of-scrabble-for-ipad-5508312 The iPhone (or iPod Touch) controls the game over bluetooth, and shouldn’t face any approval hurdles. And if you’re…

Tech News Brian Barrett Apr 28

Halo 2 Superfans Refuse to Let the Dream Die

Two weeks ago, Microsoft killed Xbox Live support for the original Xbox, making it impossible to play old games like Halo 2 online. But 13 people are still playing by keeping their old consoles on and connected 24/7. https://gizmodo.com/original-xbox-live-dead-from-today-5516826 There used to be a lot more people staying online, but crashing consoles and timed out…

Tech News Adam Frucci Apr 28

Project Natal Could Cost Around $200

Nintendo DS Will Be Best-Selling Game Console Ever Later This Year

PSP2 To Be Announced At E3, According To Publishers

Valve Will Give Linux Users Steam, Too

Real Gaming for Macs Is Finally Here With Steam

How to Download and Play With Steam for Mac Right Now

Mega Man: The (Unofficial) Movie

NZXT Vulcan Micro ATX: Portable Viciousness

LG 3DTVs and Xbox 360s Sold Together In South Korea For 3D Gaming

Microsoft: Project Natal Coming “Somewhere In October”

Nintendo Declares War On Apple

Guy Wins $1,000,000 For Pitching A Perfect Game…In A Videogame

62 Video Game Crossovers I’d Love to Play

Nvidia’s Fermi Graphics Card Roadmap: When You Can Melt Your Eyeballs for Cheaper

IBM CityOne Is SimCity For the Real World

World of Warcraft Running On iPad—Streamed

Create Some Video Game Crossovers

Valve Swears That Steam For Mac Is Coming On May 12

Chopper 2 Uses Your iPhone As a Fancy iPad Controller

Halo 2 Superfans Refuse to Let the Dream Die

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