Posts for 'Games Consoles' Category

Would it be sad to admit I was excited when our Move feature was pimped on the official True Blood twitter account? If so, chain me to the sad pole, because that was awesome. We went toe-to-toe with Sony's PlayStation Move for a week, and liked what we saw. Microsoft announced the price for Xbox Live was going less than the price of a cup of coffee a month, and the rage was intense.

There will also be a new official Xbox 360 controller, but right now we don't know if it will be better... or just different. This is what gamers were talking about this week.

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The inception of games consoles have opened up various new avenues for the electronic gaming devices. The interactive nature of these games enables the gamers to come up with new ideas and strategies to give tough competition to their competitors. As the children of this generation are much updated; instead of outdoor games they mostly prefer the sophisticated and advanced games. The children always seem to clamor for those consoles that come in built with high tech features. These electronic games are regarded as the best alternative to provide a tired person with some relaxation. With the passage of time these gadgets have developed a lot and come to the gamers in various attractive designs. The graphics and the animations further enhance the quality of these electronic games. These interactive games have the capability to attract the people of every age. These interactive games bear the perfect amalgamation of fun and entertainment.

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BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk had some rather interesting things to say this week about the future of the gaming business. Zeschuk, whose company has created major console hits like Mass Effect 2, said that going forward, the video game industry won't rely so heavily on the console market. In fact, he believes consoles could be a relic of the past as more players turn to portable devices to get their game on.

"The future isn't necessarily on console," Zeschuk said at the Develop Conference, an event for European game developers. "That's the past. It's going to be a strong thing going forward, but the future is in all of these new businesses that are starting up."

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Game consoles work like an interactive entertainment computer or electronic device, manipulating the video display (such as a TV, monitor etc) to display the game on screen.

These games consoles in the 6ft and 7th generation are perfect entertainment buddies for you when you go anywhere - they aren't only a bunch of lights on weights but also very handy. Also, many of the best gaming consoles can handle HD DVDs, play back your digital photographs, grants you access to the World Wide Web via a built-in browser, allows you to play music and performs a great deal more multimedia tasks.

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The OpenPandora project has created a Linux-based hand-held intended for hacking, gaming, and for use as an ultra-portable desktop. The ARM-based OpenPandora platform features OpenGL ES--the mobile version of the OpenGL 3D graphics API--and is capable of powering real-time 3D games similar to what might be found on the Nintendo DS or Playstation Portable.

The OpenPandora device has the traditional D-Pad for navigation, as well as a touchscreen, two analog thumb-sticks, and a "QWERTY" keyboard, making it ideal for developing a wide variety of mobile games.

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The following cheats are available for Red Dead Redemption on the Xbox 360 video game console. Note: The use of any of the following codes will result in the inability to save the game or unlock achievements while the codes are active. In order to be able to save the game and/or unlock achievements you will need to reload your previously saved game. Become a Nobody. Cheat code: HUMILITY BEFORE THE LORD.

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Along with announcing the company’s latest plans to own and be everything to all users as Mark talked about earlier today, we now have video of the presentation detailing Google’s plans for gaming on the app store and a little more information about the Unity Engine technology they’re banking on.Google is working hand in hand with Unity to make the tool a key part of their strategy. LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2 is a professional looking game in a fully 3D environment with modeled characters and physics. While the demo game was visually pretty simple, there is potential for a next-generation quality browser game. Unlike phones with limited memory and weak graphics chips, the Unity applications can leverage PC hardware to deliver better visual experiences.

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Early on in the history of Apple and home computing, Steve Jobs famously decreed that the company should not support games; he felt they would only be taken seriously if the computer was viewed as a tool and not a toy. This misstep, of course, allowed the PC to gain ridiculous amounts of marketshare, as computer games proved more popular than anyone would have guessed.

Apple has spent the decades since catching up on marketshare--and leading in design, as more and more computer manufacturers emulate Apple's simple, minimalist lines. Ironically, while most manufacturers are copying Apple, it is a company specializing in gaming PCs, Alienware, that seems to be the sole manufacturer trying to make computers that stand out rather than fit in. Yesterday at the Tokyo Game Show 2009, Alienware took the wraps off their new line of PCs and accessories, and true to their name, none of these designs could be mistaken for anyone else's.

Startup company MechaWorks has been developing a new gaming console in stealth mode over the past two years. Code-named Full Circle, the console is being introduced at GDC to give developers a first look at the platform.

Taking a new approach to gaming consoles, the platform eschews both streaming and subscription-based platforms, in favor of a more traditional approach to cloud-based console gaming. Full Circle combines revolutionary software for Mac and PC, with what the company touts as the most powerful hardware console built to-date. For the first time, cutting-edge games will be able to be played across Mac and PC, as well as the Full Circle Console.

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There's a lot to keep track of on September 9, with an Apple press conference and the release of The Beatles: Rock Band game. But we'd be remiss if we didn't call attention to the upcoming 10th anniversary of one of the best-loved game consoles of all time. It was 10 years ago tomorrow (September 9, 1999) that Sega released the Dreamcast in North America. Remembered primarily by video game history buffs now, this unassuming white box helped introduce some mainstays of the modern game console--even though the Dreamcast itself had a very short lifespan.

This was the first game system to include a standard built-in 56K modem (this was pre-broadband for most people). It wasn't widely taken advantage of, but some early games, such as the amusing Chu Chu Rocket, proved that multiplayer gaming could work in the living room. More traditional games such as Quake III Arena and Phantasy Star Online also made use of the Dreamcast modem. All but forgotten now, a Dreamcast Web browser was also available.

Unfortunately for Sega, the $199 Dreamcast would prove to be the end of the line for the company as a console maker. The storied lineage of the Sega Master System, Genesis, and Saturn hit a wall as the Dreamcast was quickly overshadowed by the Sony PlayStation 2. The system was discontinued in 2001.

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