Archive for July, 2006

So what else is new?

After President Arroyo of the Philippines gave her State of the Nation address, her supporters and detractors have once again stepped forward and gave their point of view on the situation. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storyPage.aspx?storyId=45468 It’s a sad sad sad world that these people live in. That the be all and end all solution to the current problems [ READ MORE ]

The true cost of next gen gaming

People keep looking at the cost of the consoles. $499 for the XBOX 360, $599 for the PS3 and it’s currently unknown for the Wii (although rumors put it at $200-250). No one looks at the cost of the games. Currently, games for all three consoles cost $50. For someone’s allowance, it’s a considerable price [ READ MORE ]

‘Gold farming’ in games means real income in China

“At any given time, as many as half a million Chinese gamers are completing quests and gathering such assets as virtual gold pieces to sell off for real money. They toil in Internet cafes and in makeshift computer labs, sometimes sleeping on cots in nearby dormitories in shifts.” Gold farming or Gil Farming in World [ READ MORE ]

Sony finally is killing the UMD

And the UMD ladies and gentelmen is history… Having owned a PSP for almost a year now, I was pretty much satisfied with the releases Sony had on the UMD format. I actually started having more movies on UMD than games since the games of the PSP are downright not good. But consumers wanted to [ READ MORE ]

New Ghost in the Shell movie to be released in November

New Ghost in the Shell movie to be released in November in Japan. Other regions to follow. Not considered a direct sequel to the 1995 hit movie. Just by glancing over the storyline of this new movie, it seems to be a continuation from the first movie or second movie both of which were directed [ READ MORE ]

Microsoft admits to Faulty XBOX360 Hardware but will not fix!

XBOX support will not fix broken hardware that is less then 6 months old, and has already been replaced once due to DEFECTIVE hardware. Phone Audio included. Having purchased an Xbox just a few months ago this seriously bothered me. Within less than a month I am already getting the E71 error. This is very [ READ MORE ]

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