Games
As reported on Engadget. By Ben Gilbert Just like the PlayStation Portable before it, the PlayStation Vita comes in iterations. There’s the standard, original Vita, and then there’s the new, even nicer version. Sony unveiled that new iteration recently at a Japanese event, and we got our first hands-on with it today at Tokyo Game Show 2013. So, what’s different? Not too much. As it turns out, it’s still a Vita. The good news is that it’s…
As reported on The Verge. By Sean Hollister It used to be difficult to find a computer that could play games and still fit underneath your TV. Now, devices like the Alienware X51, Falcon Northwest Tiki, and Digital Storm Bolt can handily fill that role. But what if you want a gaming PC that can fit in your hand? That’s where the Gigabyte Brix II comes in: it’s both cute and powerful. Earlier this year, the company introduced the Brix…
As reported on Engadget. By Mat Smith This tiny 60mm x 100mm wonder is the PlayStation Vita TV. Not only is it a miniature console that plays Vita games and connects to PlayStation controllers, it also offers access to Sony’s Music Unlimited, Video Unlimited service, karaoke and more — all for 9,954 yen (around $100). It’s a knowing nod to the likes of Ouya, NVIDIA’s Shield, and even Google’s Chromecast although it’s a little bit different…
As reported on Engadget. By Ben Gilbert Between the PlayStation 4’s November 15th launch at retail and December 31st, Sony claims 33 games will be available. That includes heavy hitters like Knack, Watch Dogs, Minecraft and Battlefield 4, as well as smaller properties like N++ andContrast. We’ve dropped the full list just after the break for your perusal / approval. Now all we need to know is when Rime is coming out! NBA 2K14 Call of Duty: Ghosts Skylanders Swap Force Need for Speed: Rivals Battlefield 4…
As reported on Engadget. By Mariella Moon OUYA has unlocked a major achievement today: the teensy crowdfunded gaming console is now available at retail, after a slight delay from the June 4th date it promised earlier. That’s good news for everybody, except perhaps some of the original Kickstarter backers who’ve still not received their consoles — though founder Julie Uhrman said the firm is “working overtime” to resolve that issue. As for the retail OUYA package (which has had most…
As reported on TechCrunch. by MATT BURNS The reveal of the Xbox One didn’t go as Microsoft hoped. Gamers loved the system, but hated the absurd restrictions placed on the games. But Microsoft listened and just today reversed its stance on some of the more ridiculous policies. Good for them. Good for us. I mean, the outcry was hard to ignore. The memes, the tweets, the visceral anger was everywhere. Even the talking heads on nationwide morning talk shows were debating the…
As reported on The Verge. By Tom Warren An ‘Xbox 720’ rumor roundup Microsoft’s next-generation console has been the subject of intense rumor and speculation for what feels like years now. Gamers have been poring over leaks, rumors, accidental Twitter updates, and a whole lot more. From the “Xbox 720” name, to a “Durango” codename, Microsoft has kept fairly quiet on its official plans for an Xbox 360 successor. That all changed this week after the software maker…
As reported on Polygon. By Brian Crecente We live in a hyperconnected, technologically turbo-charged world of mass surveillance and “digital shadows” that is so subtly controlling, that it makes the notion of Big Brother seem quaint. In George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, the only person watching you was the government. In today’s society, the millions of digital eyes found in laptops, video game consoles, tablets and smartphones and a person’s growing trail of data and information left online,…
As reported on TechCrunch. by MATT BURNS I’m addicted to Dots. It’s betaworks‘ new game. 389. That’s my high score. No power-ups. I’m pretty proud of it. The game consumes my time. I no longer browse reddit during my “private times”; I play Dots. Dots is simple. It’s elegant. The game has restored my faith in mobile game development. But more importantly, it’s fucking addicting. I can’t put it down. Dots a simple game: just connect adjoining dots…
As reported on The Verge By Tom Warren When Microsoft first unveiled its IllumiRoom technology at CES, it did so in an unusual way. The software giant traditionally reveals its research projects in short scrappy videos accompanied by research papers and a lot of technical jargon. IllumiRoom was different. Microsoft’s Chief Technology Strategy Officer, Eric Rudder, joined the Samsung keynote to showcase a video of an augmented reality projection unit designed to extend gaming onto nearby walls.…