Category: Gaming
Commodore announces intention to re-enter gaming PC market
For a generation, Commodore was a byword for gaming – and there's still a big nostalgia market for the C64 and Amiga. But rose-coloured spectacles don't sell high-end gaming machines, specifications do. So it will be interesting to see what…
Sony's GDC PS3 speech leaks… allegedly
Eavesdroppers, huh? What are they good for? Well, finding out secret-squirrel stuff about games consoles for starters. GameDrift reports on a mole who listened in on Sony's Phil Harrison rehearsing for his GDC speech this week, in which he's expected…
Is Microsoft's 150MB limit for Xbox Live Arcade games a bad idea?
Bigger is better. More is marvellous. Larger is lovely. This, at least, has been the attitude traditionally adopted by game developers, who as soon as they're given more processing power, better graphics and more spacious storage media, rush to make…
Microsoft triples Xbox Live Arcade game size limit
As the GDC 2007 conference gets underway in San Francisco, Microsoft has announced that it's tripling the game size limit for Xbox Live Arcade, from 50MB to 150MB. The company says it'll let developers do more with the service, while…
Philips reveal the future of amBX
Philips has been banging on about amBX since way back at IFA, promising a "totally immersive gaming experience" based on the Ambilight concept of throwing light around the screen in accordance with the subject. This extends for the PC gamer…
Video: Mobario mobile game looks like Super Mario
Having written about the Mobario mobile game earlier on, I thought it was only fair to shoot a quick video of it in action. The game's basically Super Mario transplanted to a phone, and it plays really smoothly. You can…
Super Mario gets his own mobile game
Er.. but it's not strictly sanctioned by Nintendo, as far as I can make out. Mobario is one of the games being offered by new ad-funded mobile games site Hovr, which lets users download games for free, as long as…
Sony's US PS3 shortage to be resolved by May
In news that may be slightly worrying to those waiting for the PS3 to arrive in Europe, Sony has announced that the current shortage of PS3s in North America will be resolved by May. Yes, I know that the distribution…
35 reasons NOT to give up on the Nintendo Wii
After worrying reports that gamers are, well, bored of their Wiis, WiiWii has put together a list of 35 reasons to not junk Nintendo's little white console. They include a host of big games coming out later this year, as…