Microsoft Unveils XBOX One Today – Impressions
After a long period of speculation and mystery, Microsoft today finally unveiled their next generation XBOX gaming console, the XBOX One. At a press event over at Microsoft’s Redmond campus, Microsoft showcased the capabilities of XBOX One as well as having the actual system on display, something which Sony has yet to do with the Sony PlayStation 4.EVENT RECAPFor much of the event, Microsoft focused on what the XBOX One will bring to the home entertainment experience. XBOX One features such as voice command recognition, integrated Skype...
read moreTesting Wii Compatiblity with Large Capacity SDXC Cards
I recently purchased a Lexar Professional 128 GB SDXC card for experimental use in a softmodded Wii. As I discovered earlier that the Wii’s SD card slot was compatible with SDXC cards (such as the SanDisk 64 GB MicroSDXC Card via adapter), I was curious to see if the Wii was capable of reading a 128 GB SDXC card. However, before I could test the card, I needed to format the Lexar Professional 128 GB SDXC into FAT32 format. Unfortunately, the built-in format tool in Windows 7 & 8 only allowed options to format the 128 GB SDXC card...
read morePlants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time – Coming July 2013
It’s official… after four years, a sequel to the beloved Plants vs. Zombie game is finally coming out this summer, in July 2013! No screenshots of the game have been released yet, but PopCap put out an odd promotion on YouTube, which can be seen here: PopCap will be releasing the sequel on several platforms, including the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, PS Vita, Chrome, iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry and Bada.Source: Engadget – Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About...
read moreSuper Mario 64 Stages Re-Done in Minecraft
Ever since Minecraft came out, people have been making some impressive creations in Minecraft, such as a fully working 8-bit processor, to the 1:1 ratio Starship Enterprise from Star Trek. Now it appears that the maps of Super Mario 64 have been re-done in Minecraft, thanks to the folks over at /r/MinecraftMario on Reddit.It’s mind-boggling (and impressive) to consider the length of time and commitment it took to create these maps in Minecraft. Source: Buzzfeed – You Will Not Believe This Full Mario 64 Built In...
read moreEpic Forty Minute StarCraft II: HotS Grandmaster League Match – [ROOT]ROOTSage vs. ParanOid
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This has to be one of the most epic (and longest) StarCraft II: HotS GM-level matches I have ever seen: It’s a forty minute match between [ROOT]ROOTSage (playing as Protoss) and ParanOid (playing as Zerg); it’s rare to see such a lengthy game at the GM level, as most battles at that skill level are resolved far more quickly. However, ROOTSage and ParanOid seem to be equally matched, resulting in a battle that stretches all across the Newkirk City map. Throughout the battle, it’s pretty much touch and go between the...
read moreSetting Up ProjectM 2.5b, a Super Smash Bros. Brawl Mod
Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to try out Project M 2.5b, an extensive mod of Super Smash Bros. Brawl.Project M has been in the works for some time and is being developed by the same team that developed Brawl+, another Brawl mod project. Like Brawl+, Project M was developed with the purpose of bringing about a more competitive Brawl experience. However, unlike Brawl+, the Project M team went further by making even more significant changes, such as faster gameplay (on par with Melee), balanced characters, move set modifications,...
read moreGamer Makes an RPG to Propose to Girlfriend
If your significant other is a gamer and you are looking for creative ways to propose, make an RPG for him/her. It worked for Marchaka on Reddit, who used RPG Maker VX to make an RPG game, in which he ultimately used to propose to his girlfriend, Michele. This is how I did it… I made an old school final fantasy style role-playing video game, playable on the PC. The game featured 4 bosses and after killing each boss, a chest was dropped that revealed an image. Each image showed the location of a key. (hidden in real life) Next to the...
read moreSuper Metroid 16-Bit Screenshot Touched Up in HD Style
TJ Townsend has recently put out a few videos on YouTube demonstrating how to take a pixelated screenshot from retro games like Contra and Faxanadu and giving them an HD-style, remastered look, using Adobe Photoshop CS5. His latest video takes a screenshot from the 16-Bit SNES classic, Super Metroid. The results look spectacular, giving rise to imagination to what a theoretical HD remake of Super Metroid could look like. The YouTube video can be seen...
read moreCapcom Remakes an NES Classic Game in HD, Disney’s Duck Tales
In a continuing trend of releasing HD remakes of NES classics, Capcom announced that they will be releasing an HD remake of Duck Tales, an 8-bit game that originally came out for the NES back in 1990. The announcement trailer can be seen here: According to Ars Technica, Capcom stated that the new remake will stay true to the NES classic, as 70% of the game will be content from the original games, while the remaining 30% will be entirely new content. Seeing retro NES games like Duck Tales being remade certainly brings back...
read moreEA/Maxis Offering Free Games to Disgruntled SimCity Owners on March 20
With the major server and gameplay problems that were encountered during the launch week of SimCity, many disgruntled SimCity owners vented their wrath online and directly to EA. There were many angry requests for EA to offer full refunds for SimCity, but EA ultimately refused to offer refunds, angering SimCity owners even more. It became so problematic that even Amazon suspended SimCity digital orders through it’s own store, as those that had purchased the game through Amazon were requesting refunds in large numbers.Instead, EA/Maxis...
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