Calls to Sue Sony - PlayStation 3 Glitch Crashes PS3 Network

As reported earlier on NowPublic the Sony PSN has crashed.There are now calls from gamers around the globe to sue Sony over the issue as the Playstation Network sits crashed and offline.In an unprecidented move...

CARS IN GAMES!

AL-KHUBAR, SAUDI ARABIA - HEY GUYS!WELL IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A STUDY I MADE THAT PROVES THAT GIRLS AND BOYS ARE INTO CAR GAMES MORE THAN EVER!WILL, THE STUDY SHOWED THAT ALL GIRLS AND BOYS THAT ARE INTO THEM...

DiCaprio to Star in Atari Movie

"Paramount Pictures has snapped up a pitch titled "Atari," with Leonardo DiCaprio attached to star.Written by Brian Hecker and Craig Sherman, project is a biopic about entrepreneur Nolan Bushnell, the creator...

Playstation 3 Consumes More Power Than A Fridge

It's all well and good to swap out your old incandescent light bulbs for compact fluorescent ones, but if you're still glued to your PS3 for multiple hours a day, then you're nowhere close to being energy...

Game Over: consoles killed the video arcade star

An interesting feature about the demise of arcades, in this case in Toronto, though I'm sure the trend holds true just about everywhere.I can remember going to arcades as a kid and loving it. Double Dragon was the...

Nintendo Wii and DS win Tech Emmys

It's weird how many of my pushing-30 friends have Wiis all of a sudden--even the least likely of gamers. I'd get one myself but I have Zelda addiction issues."The tech Emmys were announced this morning, and among...

Blizzard/Activision Merges With Vivendi In $18 Billion Deal

And another era of gaming is born. The world's biggest publisher/distributor joined up with one of the world's biggest software companies in a deal worth almost $19 billion. What impact this will have on the...

Toxic Tech: Greenpeace Speaks

Vancouver-based Greenpeace is sounding the alarm on toxic technology.  Here is Business Week's take:"Greenpeace is smacking Microsoft and Nintendo for using toxic chemicals in their video game consoles, while...

Romantics sue Guitar Hero publisher

A lot of kids are going to be upset about this if it means Santa's stock of Guitar Hero runs dry."Imitation might be flattery, but that doesn't make the Romantics any happier about it. The Detroit rock band has...

PCs being pushed aside in Japan

"The PC's role in Japanese homes is diminishing, as its once-awesome monopoly on processing power is encroached by gadgets such as smart phones that act like pocket-size computers, advanced Internet-connected game consoles, and digital video recorders with terabytes of...

Crack down on US mod chip sellers

"US Customs has carried out raids in 16 states to clamp down on the sale of modification or "mod" chips. In the largest operation of its kind to date US Customs officials raided more than 30 homes, businesses and...

An Online Superstore for Video Games?

Not yet, it would seem. The development costs for games are absolutely huge, on par with major motion pictures. While some designers are able to build an entertaining product and release it online, it won't perform to the standards of serious console users. Delivery is not...

Video-Game Realism Shifts into High Gear

Two new game consoles released in November--the powerful but long-delayed Sony PlayStation 3 and the motion-sensitive Nintendo Wii--dominated year-end media coverage of the video-game market. But in the eyes of...

OneDram

"SAMSUNG says it has developed a prototype ‘fusion’ memory chip that can significantly increase the data processing speed between processors in mobile applications. Dubbed OneDRAM, the chip is will find its way into mobile phone handsets, game consoles and in other...

Teen shot dead by police over stolen PS3

"An 18-year-old North Carolina man, suspected of stealing two PlayStation 3 consoles, was shot dead by police executing a search warrant at his residence.Peyton Strickland was gunned down in his house by deputies...

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