Following in Nintendo’s footsteps, Sony (along with Microsoft) will be requiring people who purchase the new console to download a 300mb patch in order to use many of the next-gen console’s features. Perhaps the most notable of the features effectively disabled without the patch is online multiplayer. The system simply wont be able to play…
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Today in Gaming History: 10/25/2013
October 25, 1910: Happy Birthday William Higinbotham! If you don’t think it’s possible for the history of video games to date all the way back to 1910, think again. And if you don’t think that the history of video games is littered with controversy, then let’s say hello to William Higinbotham. If the name sounds…
News Byte: New U.S. Army Helmet Takes a Cue From Video Games
A new futuristic helmet is currently being tested by the US Army, and it looks like something straight out of Halo or Call of Duty: Black Ops II. It’s called the Helmet Electronics and Display System-Upgradeable Protection. This new helmet comes complete with facial protection plating (9mm thick) and even a Heads-Up Display !(also a proprietary name)….
Simul-tober: The Sounds of Silence
The horror continues as we are now in week two of Simul-tober! Be sure to check out the other posts at Cheese Toastie and Video Games and Games I Made My Girlfriend Play. And now the this week’s entry courtesy of Chip from GIMMGP: In the past, I have talked about the power that music can…
When Glitches Just Ruin It
The Last of Us is considered one of the “must play” games of 2013. It’s received praise upon praise for its story, mechanics, and style. Despite all the great reviews and such, we decided to rent it first. (Hey, there’s a lot of great games to spend a hard-earned $60 on these days!) When it…
News Byte: End of Games for Windows Live Means Trouble for Batman Saves
News Byte: End of Games for Windows Live Means Trouble for Batman Saves If you’re a Games for Windows Live user who has Arkham Asylum or Arkham City saves, then you might want to start thinking about what you’re going to do when the service shuts down next summer. The Batman games are just a…
Today in Gaming History: 10/23/2013
October 1976: Warner buys Atari from Nolan Bushnell for $28 million dollars In 1972, Nolan Bushnell, an engineer from a California-based company called Ampex, and one his fellow engineers, Ted Dabney, founded Atari. Between 1972 and 1976, the early electronic game market rose quickly, giving rise to classic entertainments such as Pong and Breakout. Bushnell…
News Byte: Thumb Arcade Releases First Ever iOS Game Bundle
News Byte: Thumb Arcade releases first ever iOS game bundle Are you an iOS user who’s tired of seeing game bundles for every system but your own? We fret no more! Now available through Thumb Arcade is the first iOS gaming bundle! Click the link to check out for yourself and listen in for a…
Resonance: The Forest Temple
The music of The Legend of Zelda is home to many of gaming’s most popular pieces of music, and for good reason. Zelda music has a certain inexplicable charm to it, that no other series has been able to accomplish on such a consistent basis. All of it is catchy to a degree, but it…
Today in Gaming History: 10/22/2013
October 2011: SNK makes way for SNK Playmore Shin Nihon Kikaku. That’s the original name of the video game company SNK, which was established by Eikichi Kawasaki in Japan in 1978. It was created during a time when arcade games were beginning to boom and bloom. Success in Japan led the company to expand to…
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