While You Were Gaming: A Wrap-Up of the Weekend Gaming News

While You Were Gaming: A Wrap-Up of the Weekend Gaming News

Did you know that the world of gaming doesn’t stop over the weekend? Crazy right? Stories do still break and exciting new discoveries are made and we’re here to round them all up for you in a new article that will bring you up to speed. In case you were busy spending your weekend playing games...

Girls are Evil: Emotional Rollercoaster of Fable III

Girls are Evil: Emotional Rollercoaster of Fable III

With people sitting on either side of the fence with the “Violence in video games” debate, I’ve always been one to say that it has no bearing whatsoever on personal choices. Killing someone in a game does not make me want to kill someone in real life. Not once has a choice in a game given me pause...

Xbox Dashboard Update Goes Live

Xbox Dashboard Update Goes Live

Kinect is coming soon, and so the new Xbox Dashboard is going live (no pun intended) today. Featuring a cleaner, brighter aesthetic, the new interface is intended to make browsing with Kinect easier. Those who were lucky enough to be accepted into the beta test of the new Dashboard have been enjoying the...

Release of the Week: Kinect (360)

Release of the Week: Kinect (360)

I would love to say that this week’s biggest release is the long awaited Gran Turismo 5. Sadly, the title was hit with a last minute delay. The other major games that hit stores this week include a God of War PSP game and two different James Bond games. Unfortunately, try as I might, I just can’t...

New Vegas DLC Heading to 360 First

New Vegas DLC Heading to 360 First

If you’re heading out today to pick up Fallout: New Vegas then you may want to keep this little nugget of info in the back of your head as you decide on which console to purchase the game. Bethesda has confirmed that New Vegas DLC will be exclusive to the Xbox 360, and that the first batch of content...

Microsoft Confirms Kinect Launch Lineup

Microsoft Confirms Kinect Launch Lineup

Thinking about grabbing a Kinect next month but unsure what games will be available? Fret no more, as Microsoft has officially announced 17 games that will debut alongside the device. Here’s the rundown: Kinect Adventures (included with hardware) Kinectimals ($49.99/$59.99 collector’s...

Microsoft Details New Dashboard Update

Microsoft Details New Dashboard Update

Fall marks the return of apple cider, Halloween and, of course, the annual Xbox Dashboard Update. It’s a time when gamers all gather in the pumpkin patch, waiting for Major Nelson to appear and bestow upon them gifts of streamlined interfaces, new features and a few nifty surprises. This year...

Gears of War 3 Hit with Big Delay

Gears of War 3 Hit with Big Delay

In approximately six months time we were supposed to be fighting alongside Marcus, Dom and the other last remnants of humanity as they attempted to pull humanity back from the brink of extinction. Now it seems that the battle will have to wait, as Epic and Microsoft have announced that Gears of War 3 is...

Pachter Says Consoles Are Dead

Pachter Says Consoles Are Dead

Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter is perhaps the most outspoken watcher of the gaming industry. His recent prognostications include stating that Activision should charge for Call of Duty multiplayer, as well as declaring that the sky is falling based on current game sales numbers. Now he offers his...

Halo: Reach garners $200m on day-one

Halo: Reach garners $200m on day-one

Independent developer, Bungie appears to have saved their best for last as they push past an astonishing $200 million in sales on the first day for Halo: Reach. The last game in their vaulted franchise has not only furnished respective sales numbers for Bungie and Microsoft, but also surpassed the record...