Gamertell

Well dear readers, I have just dealt with the tragedy that many Xbox 360 users have dealt with, the dreaded Red Ring of Death (ie when your 360 suddenly stops working altogether and you see three fed lights around the power button). There is seemingly little you can do except… Continue Reading »

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Just when you thought the world was turning an evil eye towards video games, accusing it of converting children into violent thugs, rotting their brains and making them fat. Consoles like the Nintendo Wii have opened up a new way for the medical field to use the games to their… Continue Reading »

With sports fanatics watching the 2008 Beijing Olympics to cheer their favorite teams, gamers can partake in the games via the Beijing 2008 Olympics Video Game for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. Released on July 8, 2008, for $49.99, the official game of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games… Continue Reading »

You’ve heard of the “uncanny valley” that is, the fact that the more realistic computer-generated graphics become, the more disturbing their flaws (i.e. the best animated humans look very creepy and weird). Now, an excellent editorial at Gamasutra examines the “graphics plateau” - the point where graphics are basically “good… Continue Reading »

Sick of dropping several hundred dollars on new consoles every couple of years? Well, this generation you might be in luck, since several industry leaders are predicting that the current crop of hardware will still be dominant for the next eight years. According to a post at GameDaily, Microsoft and… Continue Reading »

Much like the movie industry started the season with the release of Iron Man, the game industry has already started off Summer 2008 on the sunny side with Grand Theft Auto 4 and Mario Kart Wii. Typically this is the time of year when gamers have to sort through stacks… Continue Reading »

Adults Only-rated games have been despised by major retailers and console manufacturers. But there is a very distant possibility of console manufacturers giving the green signal to AO-rated games if they see any merit in the argument that AO-rated games are a form of free speech. Adam Thierer, director of… Continue Reading »

As with all of its previous consoles, Sony has promised a 10-year life cycle for the PS3. Although many have dismissed it, the history of previous Playstation consoles suggests that Sony has at least made an earnest effort to elongate the life of its consoles. If Pacific Crest Securities’ analyst… Continue Reading »

Canadian-based Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) has invested the sum of $1 million dollars in Silicon Knights, the creators of the upcoming Too Human  or the development of a videogame prototype. So far the only words coming out of Silicon Knights is that they have described the unknown projects as… Continue Reading »