Sony president Shuhei Yoshida is intrigued by Wii U, but he isn’t quite sure what it is.   “I was surprised to see the final product for what Nintendo was showing. It’s pretty close to what was being rumored,” Yoshida told IGN. “Lots of media had different interpretations of the rumors, and something I [...]

Nintendo didn’t show Measure Up at its press conference, didn’t give us a sneak preview of the game and didn’t release any screenshots or video, either. So naturally, it turned out to be the most fun Wii U game at E3. Hardly anyone played Measure Up during the annual videogame expo. Why would they? After [...]

Native Instruments is huge name in the music software business, mostly because of their virtual instruments (computer-based instrument simulators), but also for programs such as Traktor Pro 2, a virtual DJ mixing console extraordinaire. Traktor Pro comes in various editions and prices; we looked at the $229 edition, which has a free, time-per-use-limited demo. The [...]

Now that production is fully underway of the newly designed DG-16D4S PCB we have not only been able to reduce our production costs due to a larger than expected volume of wholesale orders, but we have also closed a deal to source a great amount of very difficult to find parts at a greatly reduced [...]

Immediately after I played Rise of Nightmares, Sega’s upcoming first-person horror game for Kinect, I scribbled down a few quick notes to remind me of what I had just experienced. One week later, I opened my notebook back up and this is what it said. Chainsaw = push. Gruesome opener. Wilford Brimley. Bloody toilet. In [...]

  Nintendo is sparing no expense to highlight how important third party developers are to them.   “It’s absolutely fundamental to the success of Wii U to have better third party support than we’ve had in the past for our previous consoles,” said Robert Lowe, Nintendo UK’s head of marketing. “I think Mr Iwata totally [...]

Today, on the eve of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Microsoft Corp. premiered a spectacular lineup of new games, demonstrating that Xbox 360 continues to deliver the biggest hits and blockbuster experiences — bar none. This year, Microsoft showcased a host of new groundbreaking exclusive titles on Xbox 360, including “Gears of War 3,” “Forza [...]

  id Software founder John Carmack has said his piece about everything from current generation HD consoles to cloud gaming. Now that we’ve seen a pair of new platforms from Sony and Nintendo at E3 2011, Carmack is ready to give his opinions on them.     The Wii U, Carmack told gaming news site [...]

Team Xecuter released more information about the solutions to flash Liteon DG-16D4S 0225/0401 drives. One is no-solder (a PCB replacement), the other is only for professional installers and requires very good soldering skills. * Liteon DG-16D4S – Unlocked Replacement PCB ($75)[QUOTE]Do you have a faulty Liteon DG-16D4S DVD in your Xbox 360 ? Are you [...]

LOS ANGELES — E3 is the gamer’s Mecca, a chance to get up close and personal with videogames that won’t be out for months or years. Every major game publisher sets up an elaborate booth on the E3 show floor, blaring lights, sound and booth babes galore to attract gamers’ attention and get them to [...]