taken from Koraku.com
Relations between Nintendo and Sony are turning into a downright pissing match in the U.K. First Nintendo’s UK boss David Yarnton attacked Sony’s new controller saying Sony “didn’t innovate, they copied.” Now SCEE’s Phil Harrison denies that, saying they’ve been working on motion sensing for “a long time.”
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Remember everyone who has died in any war/conflict today. Take a moment of silence at 7pm.
Andrew
taken from: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
WWE has been charged with nine violations of Kentucky state law, stemming from some incidents that occured at their Backlash pay-per view on April 30 in Lexington. Kentucky state law prohibits usage of blood or blading in professional wrestling, and even in the case of accidental bleeding during a match the [...]
taken from: Gamers First.com
A recent post on the Bungie.net official news blog by resident spokesperson, Frankie, made the rounds on the interwebs last week thanks to a posting on game blog Kotaku. Frankie’s posting is entitled “The Bungie Waaahmbulance”, and in it he posts several letters from users who have been banned from Halo 2. [...]
taken from: Joystiq.com
Nintendo has hinted that there are still Wii functions that have yet to be revealed. One of the latest rumors suggests that one of these functions is built-in microphone support.
We know that the Wiimote houses a speaker, but what if the controller also contains a microphone? And if that should be the case, [...]
taken from: Daily Tech.com
The friendly fellows from Team Xecuter thought that those hackers shouldn’t be the only ones to be able to play backup games for the XBOX 360 game console, and has announced that the group is very close to releasing a first generation mod-chip for XBOX 360. The mod chip allows [...]
taken from Who Digs.com
In the latest Bungie Weekly Update, Frank O’Connor has revealed that they are already testing the multiplayer mode of Halo 3. Here is the excerpt:
Paul Bertone, one of our lead designers, let us play something that blew our minds. That was single player, and from a mission very early in the game. [...]
taken from : The Observer
Playing computer games may actually be good for children, according to a government study that found no proof that even violent games triggered aggressive behaviour.
The games can improve children’s decision-making and instil ‘positive learning traits’, some research suggests. At least one study argues that make-believe violence helps children ‘conquer fears and [...]
