Archive for October, 2007

We’ve been hearing of these mythical chimeras of hard drives for years now - partially solid state, part traditional platter, all ferocious performance - but it looks as though Seagate is finally ready to serve up to the masses a laptop sized hard disk that makes real the impressive concept.
For those not up to speed, […]

It’s a confusing week for releases, though we have to wonder if such a thing is ever straightforward. There is some solid game material hitting shelves this week, and we’ve got a full breakdown for you.
First up is a turn-based strategy game set in the time of the American Civil War, and aptly titled American […]

If you’ve been following the MMO scene for a while, you might have already heard of SOE’s next venture into the genre with its Pirates of the Burning Sea. Developed by Flying Lab Software, Pirates puts players into the britches of a New World sailor around the year 1720. Players choose one of four nations […]

In a surprise announcement today, Microsoft and Bungie both confirmed rumors that had been floating around for the past week, speculating that Bungie was seeking to become an independent game company once again. Since Monday, hints that Bungie, the creative mastermind behind the Halo series, was seeking to return to their old independent ways had […]

Harry Gregson-Williams is no stranger to writing music. Responsible for cinematic scores seen in movies such as Shrek (and its sequels), Phone Booth, Team America: World Police, and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Gregson-Williams recently had the opportunity to add Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat to his relatively […]

Activision, one of the world’s oldest video game production companies, today announced 17 more tracks that will ship with Guitar Hero III on October 29th. Without further ado, here is the list in its entirety:
· Same Old Song and Dance (by Aerosmith)
· Helicopter (by Bloc Party)
· Stricken (by Disturbed)
· Monsters (by Matchbook Romance)
· Before I […]

The modeling world may still be debating whether thin is sexy, but when it comes to computers and technology, sexy is thin. Meet Sony’s fancy new piece of eye candy, the XEL-1 OLED TV. The screen is only 11″ across diagonally, but it’s also only 3mm thick; an impressive achievement that is impossible with today’s […]

Get ‘em while they’re hot, kids! FilePlanet has opened up their Crysis beta key distribution to anyone with a FilePlanet, Gamespy, or IGN account, rather than just FilePlanet subscribers. We expect keys are limited, and they’re probably go fast, so now is the time to get yours.
There are a couple of catches though; before you […]

While the fourth title in the series may turn it’s back to the Dante we know and love, it looks like Nero is not lacking to much in the ass-kickery department. News has been consistently slow to come on this new Devil May Cry title; I interpret that as meaning there is still a big […]