Category: Gaming
Sony to provide software fix for old PS games on PS3
Yesterday we reported that some old Playstation games were incompatible with the PS3. Now a Sony spokesman has said that there will be a software fix for the problems, mostly due to audio and conflicts with the differing game controllers,…
'Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas' Video Game Facial Mapping
Here's an ounce of truth, Shiny lovers – I consider myself quite the gamer, but despise RPG shoot 'em up games. Give me fluffy Nintendo games, or Need for Speed anyday, but games that actually endorse violence? Nuh-uh. This is…
Sony PS3 not as backward-compatible as we thought
Sony have revealed that their long-awaited Playstation 3, coming to stores in the US on Friday, may not be as backward compatible with PS2 and PSOne games as gamers were first led to believe. For some, it's a problem with…
University Challenge Electronic Game
Forget Trivial Pursuit – if you're looking for some high-brow entertainment in the home, you can now play University Challenge in your own home with this Electronic Game. No minor celebrity host on a DVD here (which seems to be…
Sony develops Singstar Rocks! Playstation 2 singing game
Sony have created a new karaoke singing game that is supposed to encourage even the shyest singer to 'unleash their inner rock star'. Singstar Rocks!, available exclusively for the Playstation 2 console, is a competitive singing game that features real…
Free Nintendo Wii console with your mobile phone?
Over at Shiny's new Wii Wii blog, they've uncovered a novel way of getting your hands on a new Nintendo Wii – order a mobile phone! Yes, there's a mobile company out there that's tempting people into signing up for…
Asus to launch 'gamer friendly' notebook PCs
Asus is about to launch two notebook PCs aimed specifically at gamers. There's a choice of optical highlighting – either green or red – and come with first-person shooter-friendly keyboard markings. The G1 sports a 15.4 inch widescreen with…
Video game will help teach science to kids
Video games aren't all about aliens, road wars, and violence (like how I've summed up the entire history of games there in three words? 🙂 ) The game development studio PlayGen has partnered with global nanotechnology consultancy Cientifica to develop…
Weekly Wii : what's hot in Nintendo-land
It's been a busy week over on WiiWii, as the anticipation mounts for next month's launch of Nintendo's Wii console. For starters, there's a look ahead at the top five Wii games coming in 2007, and previews of launch titles…
Pinball gets virtual, in high definition
I know virtual pinball software isn't particularly new – there was a free version of it in Windows 95 and versions have found their way onto various computer systems, but this physical model from Global VR is designed to provide…