Archive for the ‘Games and Gear’ Category
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
Proving once again that athleticism and real-world experience have little bearing on the outcome of Wii Sports matches, a 79-year-old bowler was defeated by an 84-year-old who'd only recently picked up the game -- virtually -- in their retirement community's latest Nintendo tournament. Obviously a popular pastime among the senior ...
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
Nintendo has decided to pull ads for the Wii, because demand for the console is already way too high. According to a Nintendo spokesman:
“We have been running the campaign all year round, but we want to take a responsible stance this Christmas and not fuel demand.”
Instead, ...
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Monday, December 10th, 2007
Video game production is poised to take a leap forward thanks to the work of University of British Columbia student Mike Vlad Cora. His project was part of Accelerate BC, an internship program that connects up-and-coming researchers in the province with BC companies for short-term, applied research projects.
Cora’s research into ...
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Sunday, December 9th, 2007
Sony has confirmed that its PS3 console will be getting an update sometime this month, allowing it to support Blu-ray Disc Profile 1.1. What does this new development mean for the end user? For starters, they can now enjoy picture-in-picture with their discs in addition to supporting secondary audio and ...
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Monday, December 3rd, 2007
Now that the deal between Vivendi and Activision has been officially announced, it looks like the former will take two-thirds control in the popular developer and be able to compete more effectively against the video game industry's de facto big shot -- EA.
And while the $1.7 billion will allow Vivendi ...
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