Gaming

Some consider the update long overdue, but tomorrow it’s finally here. So what exactly does it bring? Xbox Live Arcade gets an updated look, auto downloads, faster display of available games, and new sort options. HD DVD support gets added, thanks to the upcoming HD DVD add-on peripheral that will look klunky [...]

In a “leak” during a public online chat interview (link hosted by GameTab.com) by Diablo novelist Richard Knaak comes a possible preview of things to come…
Q: Deathshade|EU: So… Diablo 3?
A: Knaak: I am not writing for a dead world… but a world with dead. Nuff said.”
Hmm. Kinda makes you think “trilogy” to me [...]

Now here’s an interesting case of “does the opposite of what it’s supposed to do”… The folks over at GWN.com posted an in-depth article on the Nyko Intercooler and how it’s been heating up the Xbox 360 instead of cooling them, which it was designed to do.
Now that’s an oops!
[tags]Xbox, Game Console, Nyko, Gaming, Console, [...]

Apparently today, $50 reserves you a PS3 or Wii at your local Toys “R” Us. The program was supposed to formally start Sunday but their web site states no such date limitation.
While the Wii may be out on time, I seriously doubt the PS3 will be out in the same numbers, according to the [...]

Apparently Fight Night has been very good for Electronic Arts because they’re opening an new development house in downtown Chicago to work on three games for the Sony PS3 and Xbox 360. One will be yet another followup to Fight Night with Fight Night Round 4, a hip-hop lifestyle game called Def Jam: Icon, [...]

Lik-Sang, the once popular Hong Kong gaming import/export dealer, announced it was closing its doors forever as of the 24th due to multiple lawsuits from Sony. Per the gaming site Kotaku.com, “Sony claimed that Lik-Sang infringed its trade marks, copyright and registered design rights by selling Sony PSP consoles from Asia to European customers, [...]