The Internet was ablaze with news that Gametrailers is biased towards the PS3 and in favor of the Xbox 360 after their Grid comparison video debacle where they showed a stunning crash video for Xbox 360 and a very lackluster crash video for PS3, when in fact both videos turned out to have originated from the PS3.
By now most of you should now how I feel about the Nintendo Wii but that won’t stop me from covering something that could be very good for the console. Up until now, Nintendo has been pushing its warmed over Mario-based games and Wii sports; if that’s your thing, great but it’s not mine and never will be, ever. A game called The Conduit may change all that, if it gets published.
Even though Microsoft just came off a great year in 2007 with the release of exclusive blockbuster titles such as Halo 3, Bioshock and Forza 2 they are now in a much weaker position more than ever this year. The future is starting to look a bit bleak for this console in face of stiff competition from the Wii and PS3.
The latest example of hype? "United States Teaches Spies How to Think Using Videogames," featured on this site is a classic example. While certainly sensational for an article headline, it is not entirely accurate.
An exclusive video game show for New York’s Time Square is not exactly the first thing I thought I would be writing about when I got up this morning. But, it seems that Clear Channel broadcasting thinks it is a great idea. The GCHD video series, as its being called will air only on a high-def video display in Times Square and is targeted at the average gamer, but that may not mean what you think it means.
You might laugh off the whole concept of violent Wii titles, but it isn’t out of the question. As for the EU, it is calling for an industry-designed code for what is acceptable to depict in video games and what could be damaging to impressionable youth. I don’t see what the problem is what that…after all, you can’t honestly expect parents to actually monitor their kids’ activities and video games, can you?
So maybe not Wii fanboys…but then again, most fanboys can’t formulate proper sentences or employ rhetoric in a fashion that is at all convincing. Fanboys are a rather recent product of both the internet and the production of competitive consoles from large corporations like Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo; the real question is, exactly what does all the shouting and name calling accomplish?
Gamer.Blorge.com is excited to welcome a new columnist on board: the 16-Bit Sadist. 16-Bit will tear into a popular video game title each week, aiming to bring sharp insight into the shortcomings and flaws of modern gaming. This week, 16-Bit will break down the outrageously popular multiplayer title Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
The AirForce Research Laboratory is purchasing 300 Sony PS3s to conduct “unspecified research” on Cell processors; the heart of every PS3. Why exactly it needs 300 of them to do so is not exactly clear; my guess is on some kind of artificial intelligence research.
It’s no secret that the so-called “backwards compatibility” for PS2 games on the PS3 went from bad to horrible to not working at all. Current generation PS3s lack any PS2 hardware and rely on software emulation which doesn’t work very often, if at all. The company may soon offer downloadable PS2 games “made” for the PS3 over the PlayStation Network.
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