At CES 2009, Sony wowed with spectacular stereoscopic 3D gaming prototypes -- and then disappointed when they revealed there were no plans to bring the technology to market. Why? An anonymous source says that's because snazzy as it is, this particular method of producing stereo 3D is out of date.
Continue reading...13. January 2009
The faster the months slip by, the sooner the Nintendo DSi is rumored to arrive in the United States. Now, "multiple independent sources close to Nintendo" tell IGN's Matt Casamassina that the Nintendo DSi will see U.S. release on or about this April 4th at a price point of $180. Featuring larger screens, faster web browsing, [...]
Continue reading...5. January 2009
With an U.S. install base of over 25 million, it's perhaps no surprise that the original Xbox still logs more playtime, on average, than the Sony PlayStation 3. But if a rumor making the rounds today is true, that won't save Microsoft's black box from extinction. Citing an internal GameStop memo and several anonymous GameStop managers, [...]
Continue reading...18. December 2008
Amusing? That all depends on who's holding the controller. This week, Microsoft has confirmed that they have the ability to retroactively and remotely affect data on your Xbox 360 -- specifically, the corruption of items like the Japan-only Resident Evil 5 demo downloaded by US and European users earlier this month. WorthPlaying received the following [...]
Continue reading...16. December 2008
It's no secret that EA has been upset with the number of people who illegally downloaded Spore. Still, they're determined to make the game into Will Wright's next Mega Franchise, and they're so set on doing so that they may release Spore on Valve's Steam. While there's been no official announcement (or response to emails) [...]
Continue reading...15. December 2008
Last week, the Internet was abuzz with news about Factor 5’s possible serious financial issues, sparked when animator Sam Baker posted a blog entry lamenting the cancelation of some projects, and the lack of staff pay. He was quick to issue a new posting claiming that the original had been a misunderstanding, but was it? If [...]
Continue reading...13. December 2008
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." In 1887, when the historian Lord Acton reportedly made this statement, not a soul in the world could imagine such a thing as a modern computer hard drive, and the idea of corrupted data was far away. But if a recent report involving the new Japan-only [...]
Continue reading...11. December 2008
Massively has one hell of a massive story today. According to the confession of an anonymous forumite (via Winterblink), an exploit in persistent spacefaring MMO EVE Online has allowed an undisclosed number of players to harvest the real-world equivalent of approximately $150,000 over a four-year period -- and official statements by developer CCP today indicate [...]
Continue reading...9. December 2008
The writing, as they like to say, is on the wall -- Print media is dying. The difference is that those who say it are no longer talking about tomorrow, but right now. Last week, newspaper publisher Gannett began layoffs of one-tenth of its workforce. Monday, the Tribune Company filed for Chapter 11 bankrupcy, and [...]
Continue reading...5. December 2008
For years, Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima has been the master of screwing with gamer's heads. Today, it seems that he couldn't resist doing so once more. By crafting a teaser that cleverly integrates elements of several popular game systems (the green color of Xbox and the lower-case 'I' used in DSi and iPhone) as [...]
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14. January 2009
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