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Nintendo gets a little color in its hardware
You can only get the Nintendo DSi in black or blue, and the Nintendo Wii in white. However, that's all about the change »
Section 8: why your gun doesn’t work
An unfortunately common complaint about Section 8 will be that the guns "aren't powerful enough". Which is true if you're expecting one-shot/one-kill. But Section 8 plays more slowly, more tactically. »
Is C.O.R.E. as good as having Doom on the DS?
Our sister site, Sci Fi Wire, is unimpressed with the Nintendo DS shooter, CORE . If you're nostalgic for Doom, or itching for a FPS on your DS, it may be worth checking out, but even then you'd be better off picking up 2006's Metroid Prime Hunters instead. You can read the review... »
Playing keep-away in Red Faction: Guerrilla’s next add-on
Volition says the next downloadable content for Red Faction: Guerrilla will be available on September 17th. Contrary to what I said , it seems like it will focus solely on multiplayer, adding eight new maps and a new multiplayer mode called Bagman (also playable as Team Bagman). From Volition's community site : For... »
Do not buy an Xbox 360 today! Price drop coming tomorrow.
As expected, Microsoft announced a price cut for an Xbox 360, from $399 to $299 for the "elite" version, effective starting tomorrow. It comes with the bigger hard drive you're definitely going to want, but it doesn't come with an HDMI or component cable, so don't forget to pick one up. Also, you... »
New Spock wants to save the old videogame arcades
Our sister site Sci Fi Wire has the details on Zachary "New Spock" Quinto lending his celebrity to an important cause: videogame arcades. Read about it here »
Will 28 Weeks Later director take on Bioshock movie?
I can't imagine better news for fans of Bioshock than this story on Variety : "28 Weeks Later" helmer Juan Carlos Fresnadillo is in talks to direct "Bioshock," the Universal Pictures adaptation of the Take-Two Interactive videogame. Previously Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski intended to direct the adaptation of the videogame... »
Six Nintendo DS games that treat you like an adult
The Nintendo DS is first and foremost a family system. And family means "for kids". I don't say that to disparage it »
Tumblr gallery shows off the brilliant colors of 80s arcade art
Our sister site DVICE has posted a great sample of 80s videogame art , taken from the Art of the Arcade collection on Tumblr. Look at all those spectacular colors! Why is it that once videogames found their way into our homes, they fell out of love with those broad swathes of color »
Lost Planet 2 demo examines all aspects of a monster’s digestive process
There's a Lost Planet 2 demo available on Xbox Live. The demo lets you sample a boss battle recalling that part in Gears of War 2 when you got swallowed by a giant worm. »