Gamertell

Halo has gone from being a mere video game to a full scale phenomenon and the engine shows no signs of stopping. Its third installment has sold an amazing 8 million copies and sold $170 million worth of games in the US in its first 24 hours. In his keynote… Continue Reading »

Due at least in part to developing a Beatles-themed music game (and building a Fort Knox-style complex to house money raked in from said game), Harmonix will not release a Rock Band game in 2009. That word came from Harmonix CEO Alex Rigopolous during an interview at Billboard’s “Digital Music… Continue Reading »

It’s very difficult to have a game that relies so heavily on extra downloadable content such as Rock Band 2 on the Wii after seeing what its PS3 and Xbox 360 counterparts have to offer. Since the Wii doesn’t have a hard drive, owners have been forced to buy SD… Continue Reading »

We shouldn’t count the PC market out of the casual gaming market just yet. This generation has rammed motion controls into our brains courtesy of the Nintendo Wii and Lenovo is hoping to capitalize on the idea. The company has revealed the IdeaCentre A600 All-in-One Desktop that comes with a… Continue Reading »

FROM GADGETELL - Click for a larger image. Toshiba has finally made good use of the cell processor—one of the most powerful chipsets (you may know it from the Sony PlayStation 3 processor). This will bring some amazing features into your home such as simultaneous HD viewing (up to 4 channels at once),… MORE »

FROM GADGETELL - We have begun to prep for the Steve Ballmer press conference. This is going to be interesting since Bill Gates has given the CES opening keynote for over 10 years. We have seen Steve going absolutely crazy in the past: screaming, yelling, and sweating beyond control. More recently he has… MORE »

Yes, we always talk about how game companies should do different things. But when you look at the sales charts, sequels keep raking in the bucks. There’s something safe about the familiar games that always deliver. Capcom has two such franchises in Resident Evil and Street Fighter and the latest… Continue Reading »

The Consumer Electronics Show is the place to go to witness all your high tech fantasies come true but there’s also some games to check out, too. As we wait for the show to kick off January 8, 2009, reports are steadily coming in about what we can expect to… Continue Reading »

We’ve all been in a situation in which we had to choose which one of our electricity powered devices would be plugged in and which one would go wanting. We’ve resorted to using bundles of extension cords and power strips that can may not be so easy on the eyes… Continue Reading »

For gamers on the go there is a bit of a problem. Laptops don’t really allow much in the way of upgrades, especially with the graphics cards. However, ATI announced that it is developing the first external graphics cards for people who dabble heavily with multimedia and graphics. The ATI… Continue Reading »