By Maximum PC |
Console gamers await the launch of Sony’s PlayStation 4 and Microsoft’s Xbox 720. GameStop chief Paul Raines referred to 2012 as a “challenging year for console gaming” in a statement related to the new and used game retailer’s financial report for its fourth quarter and fiscal…
By Joey Davidson |
If you actually thought a company could successfully design, market, launch and support a gaming console for $99 with only $1,000,000 in funding, you might be certifiably nuts. Console making is a business that costs hundreds of millions of dollars to initiate and maintain, but…
By Killian Bell |
Remember that FCC filing we reported on last week, which revealed Sony could be about to release a new PlayStation 3 “Super Slim”? Well that rumor just got a great deal stronger now that several images of the console have been leaked online. Dubbed the…
By Brandon Russell |
Noah K. tackles the biggest tech rumors of this week! In this episode: Why is Apple CEO Tim Cook at a big media powwow? Why is Amazon hiring Windows Phone executives? And what’s up with the latest Xbox patent? Tim Cook Heads to Sun Valley…
By Killian Bell |
When I heard Nintendo was gearing up to launch the Nintendo 3DS XL this summer, my first thought was whether the company decided to integrate a second circle pad to negate the need for that bulky Circle Pad Pro accessory. As it turns out, the Japanese company…
By Killian Bell |
Angry Birds has popped up just about everywhere since becoming an incredibly huge success on iOS. You can find it on your smartphone and tablet — regardless of which operating system you choose to run — in your web browser, and even on your PlayStation…
By Killian Bell |
An FCC filing has revealed that Sony is planning to deliver a brand new PlayStation 3 4000 series, which many believe to be a “Super Slim” version of the Japanese company’s popular console. Eurogamer reports that the new PlayStation 3, which sports a “CECH-4001x” model…
By Killian Bell |
The PS Vita has been available in the United States and Europe for nearly five months now, but the library of titles currently available is still fairly limited. If you’ve already played your way through all the games you wanted to, then how about enjoying…
By Joey Davidson |
Here’s a small peek at what the staff talk about during regular business hours, as it relates to this story (and makes me right). A few of the TechnoBuffalo editorial team were talking about Apple’s future in the gaming world. The conversation essentially split into…
By Adriana Lee |
Used to be, moms would tell their kids to shut the refrigerator door to save electricity. Well, the modern equivalent might as well be, “Shut down that PlayStation, Junior!” Just in time for Earth Day (April 22) comes this report from the research gurus at…
By Killian Bell |
You released a console nearly five years ago. You’ve already made it as slim as it can be and increased its storage. How do you keep selling the same product without making any real changes to its hardware while increasing its price tag by £50…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R. is back to tackle more questions and queries from Buffalo readers, viewers and fans! In this episode, Jon talks about the potential March 7th announcement date for the highly anticipated iPad 3, and also provides speculation on what kind of features it may…
By Killian Bell |
Under a new E.U. rule put into place by the European Parliament, electrical stores throughout Europe will soon be forced into accepting your old electrical equipment for recycling. That means you can finally offload all of those unwanted games consoles and mobile phones that are…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R is back from CES 2012 to tackle more questions and queries from Buffalo readers, viewers and fans! In this episode, Jon provides his thoughts on the best smartphones available on Verizon. JR also provides some insight to the recently leaked Samsung Galaxy S…
By Adriana Lee |
My husband’s a PC gaming snob — for whatever reason, he just can’t get into consoles — but now, I have a great argument that will hopefully land us the Xbox 360 or PS3 I’ve been writing Santa about. Nielsen compiled some new data indicating that these…
By Sage Lane |
The state of serious gaming involves two kinds of players: PC and Console. Despite the widespread adoption of mobile gaming, I’m still hesitate to involve any association of depth with it. Regardless of the popularity of smartphones and tablets, the games remain gimmicky, and the…
By Dave Cryer |
Many months went buy with UK gamers looking on as OnLive strutted its stuff in the US. The dedicated of us signed up for US accounts, but the inevitable happened and severe gameplay lag hindered our enjoyment. Well the wait is now over. Thursday, 22nd…
By Joey Davidson |
Beyond Good & Evil 2 was announced by way of teaser trailer during one of Ubisoft‘s “Ubi Days” in 2008. What gamers saw back then was the clip we’ve tossed up above. After that, much like the recently resurrected I Am Alive, Ubisoft went completely silent…
By Killian Bell |
U.K. retailer GAME has ceased sales of older Microsoft Xbox 360 consoles thanks to their “high failure rates.” You can continue to trade-in the consoles for cash or in-store credit, but you’ll no longer be able to purchase pre-owned Core, Arcade, or the 20GB non-HDMI…
By Joey Davidson |
Welcome to Bizarro World, ladies and germs. Battlefield 3 will feature an in-game server browser on home consoles, but not on the PC platform. Alan Kertz, DICE‘s Senior Gameplay Designer for Battlefield 3, responded to a Tweet concerning the typically excepted in-game server feature. The…
By Killian Bell |
Now this is music to my ears. I’ve been hoping, praying, that Nintendo would release some of its big games on the iPhone and the iPad, but the company has always been adamant that its titles will only be available on its hardware and no…
By Joey Davidson |
Ever since Nintendo announced the price drop and the consolation prizes for Nintendo 3DS early adopters, I’ve been getting pinged with emails, text messages, phone calls and comments involving the same question: “How do I know if I’m a Nintendo 3DS Ambassador?” Before I get…
By Joey Davidson |
In this weekly column, we’ll be selecting inexpensive, discarded titles from still playable consoles for your perusal. They may be games you’ve heard of and remember playing, or they may be games that have flown completely off of your radar. Just know that we love them and they’re…
By Killian Bell |
Nintendo’s decision to slash the price of its latest handheld is fantastic news to those who were contemplating the purchase of the 3DS. A pretty significant price drop, which will see those in the U.S. save $80, makes the device very tempting. However, for those…
