« Igniq.com Gaming News - Bookmark this site Advertisements  If you're a fan of the Elder Scrolls series of games and plan on purchasing an Xbox 360 this November, you might want to re-think getting the "core" version, that is if you plan on playing Oblivion.In an interview with Game Informer, Producer at Bethesda (developers of Oblivion) Todd Howard has shed some light on the subject. We've known since day one that there would be versions of the 360 without a hard drive, so Oblivion will still work on every 360," assures Todd Howard, executive producer at Bethesda. "That being said, Oblivion takes full advantage of the hard drive and uses it extensively, so we'd certainly recommend that everyone gets one. There it is from the horse's speak-hole, if you wanna play Oblivion, you're advised to go for the more expensive "premium" Xbox 360 package, which weighs in at a hefty USD 399.99/Euro 399.99/UKP 279.99.Will Elder Scrolls IV Work On Xbox 360 Without a Hard Drive? Related: A Tour of The Xbox 360 Testing Labs Xbox 360 Back-Compatibility is Gonna Cost You Official Xbox 360 Peripheral & Price Listings Official Xbox 360 Pricing Scheme Will Xbox 360 fail in Japan? Report: Cost to Create an Xbox Game: $1.82 million Sony Expected to Announce PS2 Price-Cut Microsoft signs Exent in distribution deal Top 10 most important Xbox 360 Launch Titles Xbox 360 Launch Date, Price May Rise to Match PS3 Discussion >>  When I was finished with my old Nes console, I do believe it was either sold or passed down to a young relative. If you still have yours lying around and want to put it to some productive use, you can now turn the pad into a TV remote control.Ever wanted to control your TV with an old school Nintendo controller? No? Well, I have and now I do. A few weeks ago I picked up an old school Nintendo controller from eBay and began thinking of a project for it - then it hit me! Controlling the basic functions of my TV through a NES pad would not only be awesome, but it would make me one step closer to that darned Captain-N. Meet "The Encyclomedia" PC cooled with vegetable-oil, huh? Discussion >>  This is where we get to glimpse cool new technology we can't afford. Well at least I can't, I will just hope that you're in the same boat. Since it's that time of the year where Nvidia (and usually ATI) unleash their new flagship graphics cards upon an unsuspecting public, Alienware too, has cranked things up another notch. The uber-expensive new Alienware Aurora 7500 PC will now be equipped with a new liquid cooling technology that may spell good news for the snobs among you that can't take a little noise from the fan.The new Aurora 7500 will feature both Nvidia's 7800 graphics card and liquid cooling technology designed by the company. Alienware boast a 30% improvement in thermal performance down to the new cooling solution which should spell a much quieter operation, down to the fact that less fans will be used. If you the cash, head on over to Alienware and check out the full specs of this monster. Health Warning: Price-tag may induce symptoms of depression/ or disbelief. Aurora 7500 Unleashed Related: Expensive Graphics Cards, for enthusiasts or snobs? Nvidia unleash 7800 GT XPS 600 Reviewed Dell pull a SLI one on customers Discussion >>  Edge-Online has scored an interview with Far Cry Instincts' Alexandre Mandryra, during a recent visit to see Far Cry Instincts at Ubisoft Montreal. Mandryra is responsible for the multiplayer design of the upcoming shooter, which is slated for an Xbox release this September, and also playable on Xbox-Live.EO: Are Microsoft headed in the right direction with Xbox Live, the Gamertag becoming a more detailed statistical profile that embodies the player and represents them online? DoesnÂt this make online gaming more competitive rather than less? No Far Cry: Instincts for PS2 Official site Discussion >>  It seems the next-gen DVD war is leaning towards Sony more and more as each week goes by, a new ray of hope shines in their direction, a blue ray if you will. Earlier this week one of the world's largest music companies Universal, signed up to pledge support for Blue-ray.Not long after Universal got onboard the BR gravy train, Lion's Gate Home Entertainment said it wants in on some of the action. Lions Gate Home Entertainment (LGHE), a division of Lions Gate Entertainment (NYSE: LGF; Toronto), announced today that it will release content on the new high definition Blu-ray Disc format. As part of its cooperation with the Blu-ray Disc Association, LGHE will begin releasing new films, TV programming and other titles from the company's vast library in that format when Blu-ray hardware launches in North America. Leaving you to wonder just what support HD-DVD has and if this DVD war will be a much shorter lived battle than previously expected.Blu-ray wins two more backers, while HD DVD looks doomed Related: Blue-ray gains momentum with Universal backing PS3's Blu-ray to Thwart Jolly Roger Pirates What is Blu-ray? Kutaragi is not Krazy, he's a Marketing Genius Kutaragi Justifies Expensive PS3 How Blue-Ray sunk the moral ship Blue-Ray all the way, consumers say Xbox 360 to side with HD-DVD? Kutaragi: No agreement on Next-Gen DVDs Discussion >>  We recently received a somewhat bizarre e-mail from Jack Thompson. You might remember him from such adventures as "Who stole little Johnny's Hot Coffee", and "Mommy, what's that fluffy thing underneath my sim's clothes?". Thompson is a lawyer based in Miami, Florida who has been fighting the games industry for nearly twenty years in a war he describes as "the entertainment industry's distribution of adult entertainment to children". Jack was recently appointed by New York senator and former 1st Lady Hillary Clinton to bring her up to speed with his investigations into the so-called "Hot Coffee" mod for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Hot Coffee is a hidden piece of code in the game that can only be accessed by downloading a hack online. The mod purportedly lets you see sexual intercourse between two fictitious characters in the game (shocking). As a result of Thompson's actions, and the actions of many politicians, San Andreas was given an "Adults Only" rating and even an outright ban in Australia. It's pretty hard to believe that a game which needs special software to see a naked scene with gaming characters is somehow deemed as a "moral" threat to society. So in essence, the actions of Thompson and others who think they are representing the will of the community have actually deprived a lot of people of their only form of enjoyment. Now if I was in Jack Thompson's shoes I would certainly not be looking for a pat on the back from the gaming community, who rate San Andreas as one of "better" games to come out on PC this year. So what does Thompson do when he gets some death-threats via e-mail, he acts surprised? His e-mail to Igniq details over 10,000 hate mails from gamers, some of which threatening his life if he doesn't give up his war on games. One of the e-mails he received included a pic of the Miami lawyer expressing his love for Hillary Clinton, physically (Thank all good and true that pic was never leaked *shudder*). I have to confess, the most comical part of his e-mail was when he mentioned people he describes as "virtual reality terrorists" contacting hundreds of innocent third-party organizations and businesses telling them, via e-mail, that Jack Thompson wants their products. and so the dutiful companies respond. I have had hundreds of free United States Postal Service supplies delivered to my office, at taxpayer expense. Just last night I got a call from a Mormon gentleman asking me when he could deliver the forty copies of the Book of Mormon to me at my home. These cyber jerks couldn't care less about bothering this dutiful, religious man. Stop laughing, it gets better...Finally, but not exhaustively as there is not enough space here to recount all that these "free speech" advocates have done, I have received dozens of telephone calls from "relay call" services who provide, wonderfully, telephone service to deaf people who can communicate through the relay operator their words by typing on a computer screen. The video gamers have used this service to avoid detection of their identity and in doing so have had dear ladies who are transcribing their words to me repeat incredibly filthy sexual comments intended to harass me. It is these innocent women who are harassed the most, all in the name of "freedom." I really don't know what to make of this guy. He's funny in small doses it has to be said, this I cannot deny the guy. Although I have to believe a career in comedy is not what the Miami-based attorney had in mind when he started his war on video games.If you're even remotely interested in hearing anymore from Thompson, why not check out this hour long interview (MP3). You will get a better understanding of what the guy is about after 10 minutes of listening to this shit. Still unsure as to how you feel about Thompson? I think this line pretty much sums up the guy's attitude: I am just one victim of the growing terrorist attitude within the Discussion >>  Eurogamer report that Peter Jackson's King Kong is lined up as a launch title for the Xbox 360. Ubisoft confirmed that King Kong and Ghost Recon 3 are to be released toward the end of November, simultaneously with the launch of Microsoft's next-gen console. Kong will mark one of Ubisoft's biggest-ever launches, debuting on no less than eight platforms at the same time. Jackson himself collaborated closely with Ubisoft, to ensure the game was a true extension of the movie universe. The actual King Kong movie is slated for a world-wide release on the 14th of December. King Kong, Ghost Recon 3 to appear at Xbox 360 launch Related: King Kong movie trailer Peter Jackson's King Kong on IMDb Jackson's King Kong, screenshots posted Discussion >>  Following the news that Sid Meiers Civilization 3 is to get a budget re-release, an interesting nugget of information has surfaced from Meiers himself. A recent Q&A session with the legendary Civilization creator has revealed a Firaxis title, possibly Civ, is on the cards for the Nintendo DS. When asked by a fan about developing for the console, Meiers said: It's certainly something we're exploring. Our goal is to make great games and deliver them to players on whatever platforms make sense for the game. I agree that the Nintendo DS would be a good match for some of our titles...so stay tuned for more info. soon! Firaxis.com CivAnon.org Civ 4 screenshots Civilization IV promo trailer Civilization IV: 30 September Civ IV among CNN's Six Games to Watch Fragland: Q&A with Barry Caudill (Civ IV producer) Civilization IV at E3 2K Games Expand Deal With Firaxis (3 May) Civilization IV to use Gamebryo 3D Engine Discussion >>  The Mercury News has a lengthy though interesting article posted about a visit to Microsoft's California campus, the location for hardware testing the Xbox 360.The testing was very rigorous; a bug-count of thousands had to be narrowed down to exactly zero, so the engineers roasted, cooled and for some reason simulated lightning strikes on the console to cover every possible eventuality: She walked by a table with a bunch of wiring and some more decapitated Xbox 360s and said they test them to see if they can withstand surges that come from lightening strikes. There is something called an “ESD gun” on the table. I think to myself, if lightening strikes my house, I don’t think I will keep playing my game. She also said they have to test for dealing with voltage changes and brown-outs. Xbox 360 Back-Compatibility is Gonna Cost You Official Xbox 360 Peripheral & Price Listings Official Xbox 360 Pricing Scheme Will Xbox 360 fail in Japan? Report: Cost to Create an Xbox Game: $1.82 million Sony Expected to Announce PS2 Price-Cut Microsoft signs Exent in distribution deal Top 10 most important Xbox 360 Launch Titles Xbox 360 Launch Date, Price May Rise to Match PS3 Discussion >>  Gaming fans are eagerly awaiting the release of Epic's Unreal Engine 3, but amazingly, the company have revealed that the 4th version of the top games engine is already 2 years into development. Speaking with CVG.com, Epic's Mark Rein said that "just one guy" is currently working on the engine: It certainly doesn't have a full team yet, it's just one guy and you can probably guess who that guy is. [Well we'd hazard a fair old guess it's Tim Sweeney]. Sony announce Unreal 3 endeavour VU announce Unreal 3 Licensing Deal Unreal Engine 3 Demo Video EpicGames.com UnrealTechnology.com Unreal Engine 3 detailed overview Epic announce Unreal Engine 3 for Sony's Ps3 (18 May) Discussion >>  A Chinese exchange student living in Japan who used a hacking program in Lineage II to instantly beat opponents and steal their items has been arrested.The student was part of a group who set up a scam exchanging the items for game credits, which were then placed up for auction on the Internet, earning them real currency. According to Gamespot, the items sell for between $21 and $73, suggesting this was a nice little earner before the police moved in to close the group down: The stolen credits and weapons are put up for auction on the Internet and often go for high prices. The successful bidder deposits money into a designated account, and when payment has been confirmed, their characters meet at a designated time and place within the game and the items are transferred. Are hackers stealing your cyber-money? Cheeky Hackers Flood EverQuest II with Fake Money Videogame Sweatshops Chinese Gamer Gets Suspended Death Sentence For Sword Murder Arrested for Deleting MMORPG Items Discussion >>  Nintendo have announced the release dates and pricing for the new GameBoy Micro. The console will launch in Japan on 13 September, the U.S. on 19 September and in Europe on the 4th of November. The pricing: $99.99 in the U.S. and £69 sterling (~€100) in Europe. The super-slim Micro will weigh less than an iPod Mini while still featuring compatibility with GameBoy Advance game cartridges. It will also feature customizable faceplates, with four available for launch, silver, blue, green and pink. Gameboy Micro Priced Related: GameBoy Micro images GameBoy Micro specs GameBoy Micro Unveiled (17 May) Pink, Blue Nintendo DS Hitting Europe in October DS Price Drop Confirmed...Wohoo Discussion >>  I haven't seen any of Mr. Boll's movies yet, but a quick search on Yahoo reveals a Wikipedia article that says his movies have achieved "critical hatred" and "dismal box office sales", while further down the results page is a "Stop Uwe Boll" petition.So it's not looking too good for fans of Metal Gear Solid as the director has expressed an interest in turning the classic game series into a movie: In an interview with film website Insomniac Mania, Boll said that the latest games to catch his eye are "Postal and Metal Gear." As we reported previously Boll has already acquired the rights to produce a game based on Running With Scissors' appalling FPS, but this is the first we've heard of Boll's interest in doing an MGS movie. Metal Gear Solid 4 for Tokyo Games Show Metal Gear Solid 4: PS3 Only (16 June) Discussion >>  The third instalment in the mega-popular Age of Empires series is to get a special Collector's Edition.Ensemble have revealed the Collector's Edition will come in an "over-sized beautifully embossed box" containing: · A hardbound 210 page "The Art of Empires" Book · The "Making of Age of Empires III" DVD with behind the scenes video and commentary · The Age of Empires III Soundtrack · A 43inch * 27 inch full-colour poster of concept art by artist Craig Mullins · An exclusive Age of Empires III Player's Guide · Collector's Edition Game Manual The Collector's Edition is priced $69.99 and is available to pre-order now. The game is due for release on PC on the 25th of October, and has been described as "graphically the most ambitious RTS ever developed". Related: AgeofEmpires3.com Age of Empires MMOG? (12 July) Age of Empires Coming to Nintendo DS Age of Empires III announced (4 Jan) Discussion >>  THQ and Revolution Software have announced the fourth instalment in the adventure game series Broken Sword is under development for PC.The as-yet untitled game is chalked up for a release in the summer of next year. Broken Sword was originally planned as a trilogy, with the most recent title, The Sleeping Dragon , acting as the finale but demand pushed Revolution to extend the series: "The demand from fans for another game in the Broken Sword series has been overwhelming, " said Charles Cecil, Managing Director, Revolution Software. "Broken Sword had originally been designed as a trilogy with Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon intended as the finale. We were delighted to relent and are very pleased to be working with THQ again to enthrall fans and carry on innovating in the adventure genre." Related:Broken-Sword.com Revolution Software About the Broken Sword series Discussion >>  There was no news from Sony on a price reduction of the PlayStation 2 at the German Games Conference in Leipzig today. The company had been expected to announce a reduction of the price to possibly as low as $100 for the Christmas period in order to compete with the launch of the Xbox 360. Though it hasn't been officially announced yet, senior sources at Sony have described the planned reduction as "common knowledge", but they instead focused on the european launch of the PSP at the conference.The company will have ten first-party PSP titles ready for the 1 September launch, as well as third party titles and up to thirty UMD movies. Sony also claimed the console could reach a potential 8.1 million consumers in Germany alone, based on it reaching 25% of the 15-45 yr old demographic. The price reduction for the PS2 is still expected to be on the cards, though whether Sony plan on announcing it over the remaining days of the conference remains to be seen. GC: No PS2 price drop as Sony focuses on PSP For more info about the German Games Conference, view the official site here. Related: Sony Expected to Announce PS2 Price-Cut Report: Cost to Create an Xbox Game: $1.82 million PS2 Pricecut Trick for Xbox 360 Launch? (30 July) Discussion >>  Konami has today announced that Rumble Roses XX is scheduled for release on Microsoft's Xbox 360 in North America. The girl-only wrestling title saw its debut on the PS2, but this sequel is promising to deliver a lot more where it matters most.Of course the graphics overhaul is a given, down to Xbox 360's powerful processors and graphics capability. Rumble Roses XX will feature greatly expanded move sets for each wrestler, online play, and tag-team action, as well as new battle royale and elimination modes. Accompanying the announcement of a domestic release for the game was a teaser-trailer that showed off some snippets of gameplay and a few of the new double-team attacks. For more on the game's content, check out Gamespot's preview. Related: Xbox 360 Back-Compatibility is Gonna Cost You Official Xbox 360 Peripheral & Price Listings Official Xbox 360 Pricing Scheme Will Xbox 360 fail in Japan? Report: Cost to Create an Xbox Game: $1.82 million Sony Expected to Announce PS2 Price-Cut Microsoft signs Exent in distribution deal Top 10 most important Xbox 360 Launch Titles Xbox 360 Launch Date, Price May Rise to Match PS3 Konami Discussion >>  Nintendo have announced pink and blue versions of the Nintendo DS will go on sale in Europe on the 7th of October.The alternate versions are set to coincide with the release of Nintendogs, the tamagotchi-style game that's set to launch in the U.S. on the 21st of August. The console has racked up over 1 million sales in Europe since its launch back in March, and Nintendo have a goal of shifting over 3 million by the end of the year. Though no announcements have been made thus far, it's possible the company will reduce the price of the console in Europe in order to reach that figure; a $20 price-cut has already been announced for the U.S. market when Nintendogs goes on sale there this Sunday. Related: GameBoy Micro Release Date Announced Report: Nintendo DS Games Cost on Average $338,286 to Create U.S. DS Price Drop Confirmed...Wohoo Free Worldwide Shipping Offer For PSP, Nintendo DS (18 July) Adult gamers choose DS over PSP Original Resident Evil Coming To Nintendo DS? Mount Everest Climbers Pack Their DS Discussion >>  The Seattle Post Intelligencer is carrying the big news from Leipzig today that the Xbox 360 price has been unveiled, and that two versions of the console will go on sale.The console is going to come in two flavours - a $299.99 basic "Core System" version and a $399.99 "Premium" version that includes a wireless controller, headset and hard drive. The hard drive is said to be an essential part for ensuring backwards compatibility with original Xbox games, so it looks like gamers will have to fork out extra for the premium edition if they want to play the likes of Halo 2 on their brand new 360: Koch said the component of the console that enables backward compatibility -- the ability to play games made for the original Xbox -- relies on the hard drive. Official Xbox 360 Peripheral & Price Listings Official Xbox 360 Pricing Scheme Will Xbox 360 fail in Japan? Report: Cost to Create an Xbox Game: $1.82 million Sony Expected to Announce PS2 Price-Cut Microsoft signs Exent in distribution deal Top 10 most important Xbox 360 Launch Titles Xbox 360 Launch Date, Price May Rise to Match PS3 Discussion >> Major Nelson has the complete list of peripherals to come with both flavours of the Xbox 360. The official pricing for both versions was leaked earlier today via an article on the LA Times website.  If you're the kind of person that must have it all and screw the cost, the premium package is for you. For $399.99 U.S./€399.99/£279.99 you will get:
 If you are a little more conservative with your next-gen console endeavours, the core package will probably be to your liking. For $299.99 U.S./€299.99/£209.99 you will get:
Related: Official Xbox 360 Pricing Scheme Will Xbox 360 fail in Japan? Report: Cost to Create an Xbox Game: $1.82 million Sony Expected to Announce PS2 Price-Cut Microsoft signs Exent in distribution deal Top 10 most important Xbox 360 Launch Titles Xbox 360 Launch Date, Price May Rise to Match PS3 MS: PS3 Won't be Affordable in Normal Households Kutaragi Justifies Expensive PS3 Discussion >>  According to an article on the LA Times website, Microsoft has officially announced the pricing schemes for its upcoming Xbox 360 console. The bare-bones package will cost you $299 which will get you the console, cables and 1 wired controller. The $399 flavour will offer your box a 20GB hard-drive, a wireless controller, headset, ethernet cable and also a wireless remote control.So the premium Xbox 360 package weighs in at approximately the same price as Sony's PS3, which is expected to retail for around the same price next year. Microsoft have officially broken the news that they will release the Xbox 360 console in 2 different package variations costing US$299 and US$399 each. Will Xbox 360 fail in Japan? Report: Cost to Create an Xbox Game: $1.82 million Sony Expected to Announce PS2 Price-Cut Microsoft signs Exent in distribution deal Top 10 most important Xbox 360 Launch Titles Xbox 360 Launch Date, Price May Rise to Match PS3 MS: PS3 Won't be Affordable in Normal Households Kutaragi Justifies Expensive PS3 Discussion >>  What do you do when your mom won't let you have a PC in the living room? You make a PC out of encyclopedias. It may look like any old set of encyclopedias, but on closer examination, a processor, ram and harddrive lie beneath the illusion.From a vegetable oil-cooled PC to an Encyclomedia? This is getting strange, first of all where do these people get the ideas from and secondly, how do they accomplish such feats? If you head on over to Mini-itx.com, you can see how this little piece of creative genius was assembled, with plenty of pics. Simple, I wanted a PC connected to the TV, to watch DVDs (and DivX). The problem was my mother, who didnt like the idea of having a grey pc in her "beautiful living room". PC cooled with vegetable-oil, huh? Discussion >>  Alice links to a really cool conceptual video for the PSP. The small marketing clip shows people playing the portable while being attacked by a gathering of PSP icons. It's really well done, actually I had not even thought about getting one until now.Check it out, apparently it was produced my Alice Jnr. Related: MAME on your PSP Euro PSP's to Ship With Version 2.0 Firmware Windows and Linux on a PSP Even More Features Headed PSP's Way? PSP Grip Dock Make Your Website PSP-Ready GAME Out of PSP's Already Sony take Lik-Sang.com to court over PSP Imports PSP on Xbox 360...Sexy Homebrew Apps Running on PSP 2.0 New PSP Browser Reviewed New PSP Update "Tough Cookie To Crack" (28 July) PSP Hacks and Mods List Discussion >>  OK, this is the most bizarre thing I've seen all week. Apparently some guy has found a new way to cool his PC for maximum performance and noise-reduction. No, he's not using a water-cooling solution, this mad-egg is using oil (vegetable-oil to be exact). The German PC enthusiast (I guess that's what we'll call him) has lashed together a cooling solution for his Intel celeron 550MHz PC. Jeez, if this works I might just be onto him for a cooling solution of my own. PC cooled with Vegetable Oil | Via the inquirer Discussion >>  Here's one of those inventions that make you wonder whether or not the inventor was sucking on the bong when they concocted such a thing. The new PSP Windshield Mount is designed to let 'passengers' play their PSP in your car while you're doing all the driving. The company insists that it is very sturdy and will not lose its suction, personally I'd me more concerned about the driver getting distracted for a split second by some PSP porn and toppling the car.I can't help but think this is just going to cause trouble. I mean, if it mounts to the windshield, it's probably going to be in the view of the driver, which isn't going to be good for driving I imagine. And imagine how silly itÂll look for this big ol stick to be sticking out your windshield. But I guess I must not be thinking straight, because PSP411 gave this thing 99/100, calling it near-perfect. Retail price for the mount is $30. Euro PSP's to Ship With Version 2.0 Firmware Windows and Linux on a PSP Even More Features Headed PSP's Way? PSP Grip Dock Make Your Website PSP-Ready GAME Out of PSP's Already Sony take Lik-Sang.com to court over PSP Imports PSP on Xbox 360...Sexy Homebrew Apps Running on PSP 2.0 New PSP Browser Reviewed New PSP Update "Tough Cookie To Crack" (28 July) PSP Hacks and Mods List Discussion >>  1up.com has an uber-thorough write-up in which it puts forth 20 reasons why the Xbox 360 might fail in Japan.Many factors surround the release of the Xbox 360 console in Japan later this year. Microsoft has got on-board every Japanese publisher to jingle to the beat of 360 and we will be seeing some much-loved and highly anticipated titles coming to Bill's latest box. Has Microsoft done enough though, to ensure that the Japanese public will also jingle to DJ Gates and team MS? A question that will be answered sooner rather than later. But why should you care whether Xbox 360 succeeds in Japan? Well, it's important if you like diversity in your Xbox game collection - a range of developers are working on games in an even more varied set of genres. In short, there's a reason why Japan-powered games like Viewtiful Joe and Resident Evil 5 are on PS2 and GameCube (and not Xbox) - it's not worth releasing an Xbox version in Japan when only 500,000 have one in their homes. Report: Cost to Create an Xbox Game: $1.82 million Sony Expected to Announce PS2 Price-Cut Microsoft signs Exent in distribution deal Top 10 most important Xbox 360 Launch Titles Xbox 360 Launch Date, Price May Rise to Match PS3 MS: PS3 Won't be Affordable in Normal Households Kutaragi Justifies Expensive PS3 Discussion >> It seems that Sony are one step closer to realizing their vision of a Blue-ray tomorrow as Universal, one of the world's largest music companies has pledged to back the format, and use Sony's Blue-ray disks for future music releases. Sony is at present in direct competition with Toshiba who are developing HD-DVD disks. Each has their own pros and cons, certainly for gaming it could be argued that the Blue-ray disks are a clear winner down to their sheer size, but on cost-effectiveness, the torch must be handed to Toshiba. Sony will be launching PS3 next year with a fully capable Blue-ray drive, although it's still a long battle ahead before we have a clear winner in the next-gen DVD wars but one thing is certain, there can be only one. The backing by Universal Music, whose talent roster includes Elton John, Mariah Carey and U2, is of little surprise. The company is listed as a member of the Blu-ray Disc Association on its website. PS3's Blu-ray to Thwart Jolly Roger Pirates What is Blu-ray? Kutaragi is not Krazy, he's a Marketing Genius Kutaragi Justifies Expensive PS3 How Blue-Ray sunk the moral ship Blue-Ray all the way, consumers say Xbox 360 to side with HD-DVD? Kutaragi: No agreement on Next-Gen DVDs Discussion >>  I just had to share my experience with the MAME arcade emulator. I know it's been around for years and it's not exactly breaking news, but for old-school fans of games like Street Fighter II, Final Fight, Midnight Resistance, Ghosts & Goblins etc, the MAME arcade emulator allows you to play all of these games just like you remembered them in the arcade all those years ago when you scrimped together a fiver to get in a few games.The roms for the emulator are the exact same software that was used in the arcade machines, you even need to mimic the 'insert coins' action by pressing the '5' key. There's really hours of enjoyment to be had here, go grab the MAME emulator from the official website. You can then head over to Rom Nation and grab some roms. Enjoy !! Related: MAME on your PSP Official MAME website Rom Nation (MAME Roms) Discussion >>  I guess there's a lesson to learn here, if you don't want your mom to know you're up at 3 in the morning playing WoW, don't post on WoW forums that she reads herself.Some kid that plays WoW religiously was up late the other night posting on the official WoW forums about his play, little did he know that his mother is an avid fan of the game and actually reads the forums too. It would seem that Brion is going to have to take up another game, or else find a way to play the game when his WoW-mom is running errands. ((OOC)) 3.5 million people play WoW World of Warcraft Now Launched in China Blizzard Entertainment World of Warcraft Detailed Maps of World of Warcraft Lands (18 May) Gaining Real Wealth With WoW Discussion >> |
