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Sony Japan Hiring Testers for 'New Game Machine'

New ad fans speculation for a successor to the PSP. By Kris Pigna , 02/22/2009 Job listings tend to be uninteresting to anyone except those interested in the job, but a new listing by Sony Computer Entertainment Japan has generated quite a bit of attention. According to a translation don... More...

Olympus E-620 announced and previewed

Pre-PMA 2009: Olympus has announced the E-620 upper entry-level DSLR. The 12.3MP camerais packed with features from the recently introduced E-30 in a body nearer the size of the the E-420. It incorporates image stabilization, a 2.7" tilt and swivel LCD and features such as Shadow Adjustment T... More...

Rock Band Coming To PlayStation Portable

Unplugged may have more in common with Frequency than Guitar Hero. By Kat Bailey , 02/24/2009 There have been rumors of a Guitar Hero for the PlayStation Portable circulating for a while now. Nobody was sure how it would be done, but hey, Activision and Neversoft would find a way. Incredib... More...

Microsoft's Newest Advocate is...Your Mom?

Forget lingerie, 1,000 women hosted Xbox parties this past weekend. By Kyle Stallock , 12/23/2008 To many, Nintendo's Wii is the family console whereas the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 are devices designated for the "hardcore" market. Not satisfied with this generalization (nor its li... More...

Metal Gear Pack Coming to LittleBigPlanet December 23

Even if you don't buy it you can still play it all with someone who did! By Kyle Stallock , 12/19/2008 A post on the official PlayStation blog heralds the upcoming arrival on December 23 of the previously announced Metal Gear Solid -themed level pack and costumes for Little Big Planet... More...

Midway Cuts Jobs, Cancels Games to Save Cash

By Earnest Cavalli December 16, 2008 | 1:39:49 PM Categories: Business Matters    In an effort to salvage the firm's future, Midway Games has revealed a cost-cutting initiative that will see a quarter of the company's employees laid off and a number of in-devel... More...

Hands On: Resident Evil 5

By Earnest Cavalli July 16, 2008 | 6:07:39 PM Categories: E3 2008    LOS ANGELES -- Survival horror games have generally been a lonely affair, but with Resident Evil 5 Capcom wants to change all that. By introducing a new character -- Sheva Alomar -- the fir... More...

World of Warcraft Pre-Lich King Patch Goes Live

Extensive release notes contain loads of information on new features. By Stephany Nunneley , 10/15/2008 In preparation for the release of the Wrath of the Lich King expansion, Blizzard's latest patch for World of Warcraft , titled "Echoes of Doom," is now live and includes loads... More...

Mortal Kombat Announcer Shouts Absurdities for Maxim

Videogame voice actors say the darndest things. By Dustin Quillen , 11/26/2008 Preeminent dude mag Maxim scored an exclusive with Hernan Sanchez, the man behind the iconic Mortal Kombat announcer voice. That's right -- the " Finish him !" guy. Rather than bothering the voice ac... More...

4 Things to Keep in Mind While Killing Zombies in Left 4 Dead

By Nate Ralph November 18, 2008 | 7:13:00 PM Categories: Console Games , PC Gaming    The end is near again: Valve has unleashed Left 4 Dead for PC and Xbox 360, summoning yet another zombie apocalypse for beleaguered first-person shooter fans. Tons of zom... More...

Study Says Violent Games Affect Boys' Heart Rates

By Nate Ralph November 13, 2008 | 5:53:00 PM Categories: Culture    Science Daily is reporting on the results of a new study on violent video games, which found that boys aged 12 to 15 experienced a greater variation in Heart Rate Variability when playing games w... More...

Olympus lends lenses Micro Four Thirds compatibility

Olympus has announced firmware updates for several of its lenses to allow their use with the Panasonic DMC-G1. The updated lenses are the 35mm F3.5 Macro, 25mm F2.8 pancake, 35-100mm F2 and 40-150mm F4.0-5.6. Once upgraded, the lenses will be 'compatible' with the G1. It's unclear whether the 35mm M... More...

Bejeweled Twist, Your New Digital Addiction

By Wired.com Staff October 27, 2008 | 9:45:00 PM Categories: Casual Gaming    How do you follow up one of the most iconic games of all time? With a twist.  Bejeweled , the match-three-gems puzzle game, has earned hundreds ofmillions of dollars and c... More...

Nikon’s D90 SLR Shoots Hi-def Movie Clips

Nikon announced a new digital SLR camera that it claims is the first digital single-lens reflex camera capable of shooting high-definition movies. The Nikon D90 is a 12.3-megapixel camera featuring Nikon's Expeed image processing technology. The D90 replaces the D80 in Nikon's line of DSLRs. ... More...

Top Daily Deal - Nokia E71 - ?4 per month

Top Daily Deal - Nokia E71 - ?4 per month 22 August 2008 Today's deal offers the Nokia E71 on a 3 contract from 3 One of the best smartphones to appear on the market in a long time. It's fully featured, easy to use, well designed mobile phone that performs well. Now you can couple the specs wi... More...

iPhone Has Hurt Palm, BlackBerry

Palm's facing deep challenges to compete with Apple's iPhone, while Research In Motion's BlackBerry also seems set to lose market share to the device, at least in the consumer market, an analyst reports. Needham & Co. analyst Charles Wolf has commenced coverage of Palm and RIM, and notes bo... More...

Nikon announces Speedlight SB-900 flashgun

Nikon has today announced its new top-of-the-range flashgun - the Speedlight SB-900. The new model features a Multi-step auto zoom covering a 17-200mm zoom range, three illumination patterns (standard, center-weighted and even) and automatically detects if you are using the Nikon FX or DX format. ... More...
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