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“It gives you the false impression you’re competitive and achieving something, but, really, you’re achieving at things that are relatively safe and anonymous,” he says. “It becomes addictive because you get the false impression you are improving as a person. But you are improving at the wrong thing — you’re just becoming an expert at a frickin’ game.” Post-Holiday [...]

>> It is not only the glasses that one requires for getting a 3D experience, there are other components too that are essential like the 3D-capable HDMI cable or the 3D capable Blu-ray player to view a movie. Retailers however are bundling most if not all these components into the buying packages that they have on offer and most of these packages are indeed attractive. One such offer is available [...]

360 and Xbox LIVE” an Xbox rep said. “However, this rumour is completely unsubstantiated.” What we don’t understand is why people got so excited? Is Kinect accuracy that bad? Does Dance Central suffer from a sluggish framerate? We know the basic tendency is for people to get excited for the newest and shiniest stuff, but maybe once in a blue moon someone can maybe raise the [...]

Originally introduced in the Android, Google Goggles is now a feature of the Google Mobile App for iPhone. Google Mobile App already lets you speak your queries, and it can also use your phone’s location to give you more relevant search results. In the new version of Google Mobile App just tap on the camera button to search using Goggles. Goggles will analyze the image and highlight the objects it [...]

Instead Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary is nothing but a direct port of the Super Nintendo’s All-Stars package that was released in 1993 overseas. This includes Super Mario Bros, The Lost Levels, Super Mario Bros 2, and Super Mario Bros 3) on one disc: nothing added, nothing removed, apart from “updated SNES graphics and sound”. Wii Still On Top . In spite of this dominance, [...]

Game manufacturer Sony’s terms of service notes people “may experience discomfort (such as eye strain, eye fatigue or nausea) while watching 3D video images or playing stereoscopic 3D games on 3D televisions. If you experience such discomfort, you should immediately discontinue use of your television until the discomfort subsides.” 3D Glasses The 3DS is the gaming giant's latest [...]

Christmas is over and my two boys, 7 and 4 (5 in January) have had ample time to play the Sony Playstation Move and the Xbox 360 Kinect.  Not surprising my kids are both HUGE fans of the Kinect while the Playstation Move has only gotten played one time so far and not requested again since then.  While this is not an official review it is just more some random thoughts on both systems from younger [...]

The petition, which was started soon after the game launched in November, blasts Activision and developer Treyarch for persistent multiplayer problems, patch fixes that have only compounded issues, and aesthetic quality differences that separate the supposedly equal Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 releases. Evolving Technology Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, said in a statement that “Media [...]

EPRI scientists said they tested the consoles playing EA Sports’ Madden 2011 football game, not because they’re huge football fans but because the game is popular and available on all three platforms. The Nintendo Wii system used an average of 13.7 watts, Sony PlayStation 3 used an average of 84.8 watts and Microsoft Xbox 360 used an average of 87.9 watts. Gamers might argue this isn’t a shocking [...]

"It was designed for both comfort and precision, including easily accessible buttons, a responsive digital trigger, adjustable shoulder stock and convenient access to the navigation controller. In addition, the sharp shooter has incorporated a firing mode selector, realistic pump-action and a reload button that allow for new ways of engagement." Game Debuts ) debuting recently and titles [...]

The article briefly discusses the plans of a company called ThriXXX who is making an adult game to be used with Kinect.  Microsoft has since stated that they won’t allow the game on Xbox LIVE but that didn’t keep the Valverde’s from suggesting it could still be downloaded and the Morning News Reporter did nothing to let readers know otherwise.  Let’s take a look at a few of [...]