Stereoscopic 3D games have been around for decades, but whether the headaches were physical or financial, barriers to entry have always been high and the the technology has never quite taken off. Now, after a two-year hiatus, NVIDIA is back in the game with new glasses, new monitors and new promises that this time, S-3D is going places. Why now? Find out after the jump.
Continue reading...Friday, September 5, 2008
Nyko takes us beyond the papercraft with a hands-on demonstration of their new Wing controller. We spoke at length with Nyko representatives about the design decisions and motivations behind bringing a new, wireless Classic Controller solution to gamers everywhere at a special retro-themed event.
Continue reading...Thursday, September 4, 2008
For good or ill, Sony's PSP portable gaming system has long been marketed as a companion device to their PS3 home console, and -- while it may remain that way in the U.S. -- it seems that abroad, Sony is ready to loose one of its more artificial tethers between the two devices: the ability [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Last week, we went semi-hands-on with a paper-based preview of the Nyko Wing, a new wireless solution for the Nintendo Wii's Classic Controller. Today, as promised, Nyko has delivered the full details on their new controller: It's coming out in October, and it'll run you $29.99. Also, Nyko has released the paper prototype to the [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 28, 2008
Knowing full well Nyko's pathological hatred of wires from our E3 tour, we weren't entirely surprised when we received word that the hardware manufacturer was preparing to debut a new wireless controller for the Nintendo Wii. Dubbed "Wing," the battery-powered wireless device will connect via dongle to the Wii Remote, and present an ergonomic, larger [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Hardware announcements and price cuts are big news in this business, but when E3 2008 revealed that both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 were simply getting larger hard drives, some were understandably disappointed. Today, at the Leipzig Games Convention, Sony unveiled considerably more; but once again, you'd be ill-advised to expect more than a hardware [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Yesterday, Sony made a large number of virtual virtuosos happy by announcing that pretty much every single PS3 peripheral coming out with this fall's music titles will be cross-compatible. Rock Band 2 controllers will work with Guitar Hero: World Tour, GH:WT instruments will work with Rock Revolution, and so on. In response, Microsoft has announced [...]
Continue reading...Monday, August 18, 2008
So many music games, and so many adorable fake plastic instruments! Between Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour, and Rock Revolution, gamers can soon expect their living rooms to become a veritable Guitar Center of gaming accessories, losing precious floor space to three separate sets of guitars, drum kits, and a maddening tangle of [...]
Continue reading...Friday, July 18, 2008
Our time at E3 this week wasn't all about impressive software -- we also saw a promising handful of new gaming peripherals, from new Wiimote attachments to pulsing head-mounted squid-things. Nyko invited us to their booth to have a look at their new hardware lineup for all major consoles, and we got an up-close, in-depth [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 15, 2008
It wasn't the first or last big announcement at Sony's E3 2008 Press Conference this morning, but it was the one we least expected. Taking the stage for the umpteenth time at downtown LA's Shrine Auditorium, CEO Jack Tretton announced that "starting in September," Sony will begin selling an 80GB PS3 package for $400.
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
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