Virtual Racer X
I’ll never understand the need for marketing directors to name products like terrible anime movies.
In case you don’t feel like buying an actual car, this is probably the next closest thing…and looking at the parts list, it probably costs just as much. The Virtual Racer X is a multi-screen Xbox 360 racing setup complete [...]
Video games sales for May: Nintendo RULES
The results are in for sales of video games and consoles in North America for the month of May. My verdict: Nintendo RULES. With Pokemon Diamond and Pearl together moving over half a million copies (apparently Diamonds are more sought after, as that version outsold Pearl by 100,000 copies),Mario Party 8 sitting between them [...]
Rumor: PSP Slim details revealed
Kotaku has what they believe are the final specs for the purported upcoming revision of the PSP. It is not going to be a “PSP 2″ or anything like that, but a new form factor revision using the same internal hardware (like Nintendo’s DS Lite vs. DS).
Some of the features they report are:
A “much [...]
Nintendo vs. hackers: The cat & mouse game commences
It was inevitable; as soon as the Wii launched, several mod chips started appearing, allowing the console to play burned discs. Nintendo, always ready for a fight, has apparently introduced a new hardware revision of the Wii already. So far, only some NTSC-J region consoles are affected. The original blog report cites a forum post, [...]
PS3 can now play Blu-Ray movies at 720p, thanks to 1.8 (it’s official)
Naturally, this 1.8 system update just keeps getting better and better. We told you about the 1.8 features that everyone knows about, we told you about the feature that nobody expected. We told you about some wacky workarounds that the 1.8 update introduces, allowing streaming media from your PC to your PSP.
We were getting [...]
PS3 1.8 firmware already streams Windows media to your PSP
The 1.8 firmware saga continues! Everyone is waiting anxiously for the 2.0 update, but to be honest, this update has been fun to play around with!
First, we learned that when the PSP gets its update next month, the PS3 will stream media to it anywhere you have an internet connection. Good news, but there’s [...]
PS3 1.8 firmware streams music, photos, and video from Vista
When I woke up this morning, I spotted a PR release from Sony regarding their upcoming 1.8 firmware update. The thing that stood out about this update was that it would allow streaming media to a PSP over the internet. I wrote about that immediately, but until the next firmware arrives for the PSP, [...]
