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November

  • Win a Nintendo Wii Instantly!

  • Gamefly is offering a contest to win a Nintendo Wii by joining up their game rental store. It’s like Netflix but just for games. Check it out.

October

  • Wii-Top 10 Launch Games

  • Mark Bozon’s blog on IGN picks his top 10 Wii launch games. Here’s my synopsis on his picks with some personal pithy comments. 10. Mystery Virtual Console Game Nintendo’s will release some new games for their Wii virtual console, the…
  • A Collection of Scarface Game Reviews

  • A collection of Scarface game review links: 1up give it 6 out of ten. Scarface is a good enough open-world game. It tweaks a lot of flaws in the genre and even goes so far as to bring a few…
  • Defcon-It's WarGames as Real Time Strategy

  • Introversion’s new game DEFCON harkens back to 80’s video games where the learning curve is gentle, the interface is uncluttered while maintaining a strategic playground of infinite depth. With all the nuclear sabre rattling in the world right now with…
  • Nintendo Wii System Cost Calculator

  • The Nintendo Wii will come out at a reasonable $250 US and it comes with one controller and WiiSports title but come on, how many of you will be playing by yourself on a system that begs for group play.…
  • Xbox 360 Price Drop for Christmas?

  • Xbox 360 price drops are an eventuality if the history of consoles proves to be ongoing. Video game console manufacturers typically launch the hardware at a loss; making it up on the software side. Then a year or so after…

September

  • PS3 Price Cuts Not Coming to North America

  • Sony has stated that the recently-announced 20 GB PS3 price cut over in Japan is for their native country only and will not be offered to North American consumers at launch time. Sony’s new console will cost US buyers at…
  • Nintendo Wii Launch Release Titles and Publishers

  • From the Nintendo Wii Launch Release Annoucement. Nintendo Wii Third-Party Wii Titles Available from Launch through March 31, 2007 PUBLISHER Nintendo Battalion Wars II Big Brain Academy™ (temporary name) Excite Truck The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Mario Strikers Charged…

August

  • Gadgets-Pink is the new Black

  • Asus is introducing an new model the SF6 that is available in muliple color leather skins including hot pink. It looks like this is Asus’ attempt at something designy and high end like the Vertu cell phones. Included is a…

April

  • list of microsoft xbox game titles playable on xbox 360

  • Here’s Microsofts official list of Xbox compatible games playable on the Xbox 360. Software emulator required. Certainly hope this list gets expanded, there are some holes there currently. xbox compatibility list on xbox 360
  • Nintendo DS Lite Arriving in North America

  • With the Nintendo DS Lite arriving in North America in May (according to EGM, which seems to be the only source of the rumor) it may be a good idea to go over what is different from the regular DS.…
  • Nintendo DS Lite Bundles Sale

  • {embed="video-games/dpadz-ads"}For you Canadians out there eh? With the rumored arrival of the Nintendo DS Lite in May. It looks like Futureshop may be trying to move some of their older inventory. They are offering Nintendo DS gaming bundles. Animal Crossing,…

March

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  • The owner(s) of this site is not compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the blog owners. If we claim or appear to be experts…

June

  • PSP Porn on the Way

  • {embed="video-games/dpadz-ads"}Wired has an interesting article on how Sony is using porn to leverage UMD video content adoption. That makes sense, considering xxx videos helped push VHS and DVD player sales. “Not to mention Big-Breasted Nurse Mitsu Amai. And Anna Kaneshiro:…

March

  • PSP North America Value Pack 1st Look

  • {embed="video-games/dpadz-ads"}Good ol’ Gamespot got their hands on one of the North American PSP value packs and give us the rundown on the goods. A blow by blow of what’s inside. It’s pretty much what you expect, exactly the same as…
  • Nintendo Revolution Will use Wifi

  • {embed="video-games/dpadz-ads"}OK everyone sing along to the Beach Boys tune of Surfing Safari but replace all references of “surfin” and “safari” with wifi. Let’s go surfin’ now Everybody’s learning how Come on and safari with me (Come on and safari with...)…
  • PSP Annoucements This Week

  • PSP Hoedown, A Collection of PSP News from This Week {embed="video-games/dpadz-ads"}PSP speaks English, finally. The North American site has officially launched. Pictures, game listings, launch titles etc. Essentially everything you’ve already read about on other sites ages ago but now…
  • 1 Million PSP's Confirmed for March 24th Launch

  • {embed="video-games/dpadz-ads"}Sony seems to have put in some overtime and fixed a potential shortage problem. They have confirmed one million completed PSP units will be available for retail at launch. Sony earlier had said only 1 million in various states of…

February

  • Video Game News Filtered

  • {embed="video-games/dpadz-ads"}I’ll attempt to post a slew of interesting tid bits found around the web rather than focus on a single item or two. Gamasutra has the latest Japanese sales charts for Feb. 20th. Listed in the top ten were two…
  • Splinter Cell Chaos Theory Demo Out

  • {embed="video-games/dpadz-ads"}Sam Fisher fans pile on! The demo of the latest version of stealth masterpiece Splinter Cell is out. Apparently built from the ground up on a brand new engine (the last version, Pandora Tomorrow was built on the same engine…
  • SWAT 4 PC Single Player PC Demo Released

  • {embed="video-games/dpadz-ads"}The long delayed SWAT 4 game seems very close to release. Close enough for them to send out a single player one level demo. The level is a hostage scenario in a car shop. Also included is a level editor…
  • Gran Turismo 4 is out and so are the requisite game reviews

  • {embed="video-games/dpadz-ads"}Gran Turismo 4 is finally on the store shelves and along with them are a bunch of reviews. The skinny is the details are amazing, the driving physics are even better than ever and the cars look great. Essentially, a…
  • Paris Hilton hacked again, links to photos

  • {embed="video-games/dpadz-ads"}Spreading faster than the Asian Tsunami news, the Paris Hilton photos, phone numbers and messages hacked from her T-Mobile Sidekick are all over the web. Disappearing just as quickly as they pop up are the mirrors going down due to…
  • Xbox the Good, next gen Xbox to have wireless controllers

  • {embed="video-games/dpadz-ads"}Another day, another Xbox next rumor. Today, rumblings all around that the next version of Xbox will have wavebird like wireless controllers. I say yippee. About time we got rid of all those god d?#n wires! Now if Microsoft does…
  • Xbox the Bad, over 14 million power cables recalled

  • {embed="video-games/dpadz-ads"}Well the news is all over the place. Microsoft is recalling over 14 million Xbox power cables due to a potential fire hazard. The cables get hot enough that they can potentially start a fire. Microsoft’s suggestion, turn off the…
  • Constantine game release in time for movie

  • Just in time for the movie’s release this weekend, Constantine the video game is out for PS2 and Xbox. YOU are John Constantine a demon killer with an attitude walking through hell and earth fighting eeeevil. Based on the renowned…
  • Dell introduces 24 inch Widescreen LCD for $1200

  • If you’ve been saving your pennies for a large LCD, your patience has been rewarded. Dell has introduced a 24 inch panel for $1200. Nineteen inch LCD panels have been dropping faster than an elevator with a cut cable. A…
  • Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, full trailer on Amazon

  • {embed="video-games/dpadz-ads"}Hailing all you nerds and nerdettes. The new Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy movie trailer is now out. No, not the teaser trailer with the world blowing up to Louis Armstrong’s touching rendition of Wonderful World but a real trailer…
  • Katamari Damacy in 5th annual game developers choice awards

  • {embed="video-games/dpadz-ads"}Here’s the final “kid” related item for the day. No mas. What games do developers like? IGDA will let it all out on March 9th. This is where game developers choose the best of their peers. So where does the…
  • Pooh on GBA

  • Staying with the kid theme today but in a bad santa kind of way. Oh, look a GBA Winnie the Pooh game, Pooh’s Rumbly Tumbly Adventure a timed release with the Pooh’s Heffalump movie. The movie is actually getting some…
  • Move over Gamerdad you've got competition

  • Definitely a sign that video gamers are getting oooold. Joining gamerdad in the burgeoning field of responsible parent gamers reviewing and commenting on kid friendly games while gushing over their little un’s is gamermom. Setting time limits and distressing over…
  • PSP sales leads pack in Japan

  • Two PSP related items here. Buried at the bottom of this gameindustry.biz article is some interesting info related to console sales numbers in Japan last week, perhaps foreshadowing how well the PSP will do here. In hardware terms, the PSP…
  • Matrix Online, finally online

  • The long anticipated Matrix MMOG from Warner and Sega based on the Monolith engine is set to launch on March 22nd in North America. Originally set for a January launch, the game was delayed to allow the developer more time…
  • Scarface Gameplay Trailer is out, you cockaaroaches!!!

  • A trailer for the upcoming Scarface license game is out. I had no idea how popular Scarface is until I popped into the local Virgin megastore during Christmas and saw all the Al Pacinoesque Scarface action figures on display. The…
  • Exergaming, don't believe the hype, artist gets close though

  • This Dutch artist’s project [via we-make-money-not-art] opens up possibilities for gaming. Run Motherfucker Run, by Dutch artist Marnix de Nijs, is a trip through nocturnal Rotterdam. Your running rhythm on a treadmill determines its speed, which in turn drives up…
  • Gran Turismo 4 coming, are you ready?

  • Are you a driving sim nut? If so you probably know about the impending February 22 release date of Gran Turismo 4. So some of you must be prepping your screens and checking your steering wheels and set aside the…
  • Anime Bowling Babes, where are the real bowling babes?

  • {embed="video-games/dpadz-ads"}Perfect for all you bowling and hentai fans I guess. From the GlimmerGames web site. “In recent years, the retail games market has focused almost exclusively on first person shooters like Halflife 2 and real time strategy games like Warhammer…
  • PSP price and date launch set

  • So the PSP finally has a firm North American price and launch date. Initially available only as a $249 value pack, the release is set for March 24th. There has been some teeth knashing and petulant pebble kicking online over…
  • Tapeless mini digital camcorders hotter than Beyonce

  • With the introduction of 3, count em 3 new mini tapeless digital camcorders today, I’ve decided to post a mini synopsis of 6 DV camcorders that use flash or HD for storage as main storage. The Nisis Supacam, Creative DiVi…
  • Simon, the Milton Bradley game, play it online

  • Welcome to the 80’s. I wonder how many of the Simon games are lying in people’s closets. Kids, these were the kinds of primitive single purpose hand held games (well this was larger than most) your parents played when they…
  • Retro Gamer Mag from the UK

  • Why is it that all the cool computer and gaming magazines come from the UK? Here’s Retro Gamer a magazine dedicated just to retro gaming, and it looks like they’re already onto issue 12. The UK tech mags are usually…
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