Category: GN
Study Says Wii and PS3 Score Low On "User Friendliness"
A Japanese technology website, called Techon, did a research study to see how user friendly the PS3 and Wii were to new users of the machines. The study was done at U’eyes Design, a firm that centers upon the evaluation,… Read More »
Nintendo Wants Your Votes on the Wii
Nintendo has decided that it wants your opinions on some earth-shaking topics, like as whether you have a preference for dogs or cats, if you’d rather stay home to relax or go out and party, or whether you’d prefer to… Read More »
Another Gears of War Update Coming
Epic Games Vice President Mark Rein has made Gears of War fans the world over extremely happy by stating that Gears will "have a regular stream of new stuff" according to remarks made to TeamXbox. He said that the "stuff"… Read More »
Lionsgate Acquires Kane & Lynch Film Rights
Film studio Lionsgate has acquired the screen rights to Eidos Interactive’s upcoming action/third-person game Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, according to a report on Variety.com. Adrian Askarieh and Daniel Alter will produce the film; the former is producing a film… Read More »
LucasArts Turns to the Dark Side with New Star Wars Game
LucasArts will be turning to the Dark Side of the Force with its new Star Wars game, entitled Star Wars: Force Unleashed. The game will be available for the PS3, Xbox 360, PS2, PSP, and DS. Official details of the… Read More »
Battlestations: Midway Review
Playing Battlestations: Midway is fairly reminiscent of Battlefield 1942, except from a third-person perspective, without the on-foot elements and with a more strategic and slow-paced style of game. Taking command of everything from an aircraft carrier to submarines to airplanes,… Read More »
Sony to Outsource Cell Processor Manufacturing
The heart of the PS3, Sony’s highly advanced Cell processor, will no longer be made in-house for future PS3s, according to a Sony executive. Instead, the chip will be farmed to outside manufacturers in order to save the semiconductor division… Read More »
Bungie Enacts Mute Feature for Halo 3 Trash Talkers
Anyone who has spent considerable time in online gaming on Xbox Live can attest to the fact that not everyone onboard is necessarily of good upbringing and well-defined manners. Trash talking, including profanity and racial slurs, has reached the ears… Read More »
Sony UK Sales Director Quits Weeks Before Euro PS3 Debut
With the PS3 launch looming just over the horizon in Europe, Sony UK Sales Director Kevin Jowett has decided to leave his position with his employer of over nine years, announcing that he will be leaving the company to pursue… Read More »
The Guitar Hero Courtroom Saga Continues
According to a story on GameSpot, Guitar Hero publisher Activision and peripheral developer The Ant Commandos are going back to court. While the original dispute was settled late last year, this new case–filed in late January 2007–involves a lot more… Read More »