Category: Gaming
Nintendo Wii gets Mario Kart, Starfox, Super Metroid…
But unfortunately not as fully-fledged Wii games. Not yet, anyway. Instead, those three games will all be downloadable in their N64 incarnations via Wii's Virtual Console service, which lets Wii owners play retro games. A bunch of other new Virtual…
L'Oreal virtual hair… because your games are worth it
OK now that the bad advertising pun is out of the way, here's the science bit… L'Oreal have been working with the games and film industry and claim to have come up with a world first: an accurate way…
Foxconn launches graphics cards based on GeForce 8800GTX/GTS : Blue LED for the extreme gamer
Foxconn have just unveiled their FV-N88XMAD2-OD and FV-N88SMBD2-OD PCI Express graphics cards powered by the latest NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800GTX and 8800GTS graphics processing unit. Features of the FV-N88XMAD2-OD: * 128 independent stream processors with shader clocks reaching 1.35GHz *…
New online game lets you become a virtual MEP!
Looking for some online, virtual excitement but the thought of strange lands, weird creatures and exotic weaponry just a bit too much like following the crowd? Maybe something a bit more serious your cup of tea? Well, there's a new…
DS/Wii connectivity, Rayman screenshots and a TV Wii-mote control
If you're considering the Nintendo Wii as a potential purchase when it hits these shores, you need to get yourself over to Shiny's new Wii Wii blog, which covers just about everything you need to know about Nintendo's latest machine,…
PS3's motion-controlled Lair game at the Stuff Show
Highlight of the Stuff show was the three PlayStation 3 consoles lined up for demonstration, with hordes of visitors clustered around them. And pick of the three games on display was Lair, not least because it was being shown in…
Microsoft opens Zune information website
Twelve days before the Zune launches Stateside, Microsoft have opened up the Zune website that provides information about the features of the forthcoming player, music store (marketplace), and third-party accessories. Here's what the site says about the marketplace So…
Nintendo Wii makes a starring appearance in South Park
That's right, heaven knows how Nintendo managed it, but Wii features heavily in a new episode of South Park, where Cartman is considering cryogenically freezing himself just to avoid the frustration of the last three weeks before Wii goes on…
Thursday Top 10: Key things to know about PlayStation 3
Its thunder may have been stolen by Nintendo's Wii, and it's going on sale a full 16 months after Microsoft's Xbox 360, but only an eejit would see these as reasons to write off Sony's PlayStation 3 console. Despite its…
Stick Cricket's International Cricket Cutie awarded
Online gaming phenomenon Stick Cricket has just announced the winners of its International Cricket Cutie (ICC) award, as voted for by over 10,000 fans of the sticky game, proving that interest in WAGs isn't limited to footballers. The Stick Cricket…