Need some new games? Amazon.com has you covered. The site is currently offering three games for the price of two in its “Buy 2 Get 1 Free” sale! You could potentially save up to $59 if you snag the right deal. Amazon’s sale currently includes over 1,000 titles that range across the PlayStation 3, Xbox

Microsoft has been working hard in recent months to turn its Xbox 360 into more than just a game console. In the U.K., the company has been introducing entertainment services like Channel 4, Channel 5, Netflix, Lovefilm, and Sky Player. And from today, Brits will finally have access to BBC iPlayer. The BBC’s popular catchup

2011 was a wild year for video games. As gamers, we’ve seen some of the most wonderfully conceived and designed titles this medium has ever offered in the span of just 12 months. As consumers, most of us don’t have pockets deep enough to enjoy every piece of astounding software that hit the market. In

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 available on the cheap. That’s a bonafide win/win situation. If

Following the launch of its new Xbox dashboard earlier this month, Microsoft has issued another update to the Xbox LIVE service, introducing eight new video channels to those in Australia, Canada, Europe, and the United States. Users in the U.S. will now be able to access channels such as Dailymotion, VUDU, and UFC; while those

Joystiq got word from a reader and tipster this morning that confirms the North American birth of one of this generation’s iconic Japanese gaming franchises: Rhythm Heaven. According to the next issue of Nintendo Power, Rhythm Heave Fever is heading to the Wii in February of 2012. Rhythm Heaven is, you guessed it, a rhythm game. However, rather

Netflix has introduced its ‘Just for Kids’ section to the Netflix application on the Nintendo Wii, which is designed to provide children with suitable content that’s accessible without the help of a parent. The popular movie streaming service announced the update in a post on its blog, in which the company’s director of product innovation

Welcome, welcome, welcome to a weekend of sales that are more than likely guaranteed to bleed your back accounts completely dry. Gamers take heed: there have been what can only be described as an epic butt load of new games to discover throughout the course of 2010 and 2011. These have been years of both

Nintendo has graced this Friday with yet another Zelda: Skyward Sword media and information dump. I feel like we should basically carve out a weekly slot for the story as Nintendo’s made this into a regular thing. Of course, we don’t mind seeing so much of the game, being big nerds that we are. This

Reuters is reporting that Nintendo is poised to post massive losses for the first half of this fiscal year that ended on September 30th. The company initially forecasted a 55 billion yen loss, but their new figure is now expected to check in at the 100 billion yen ($1.32 billion) mark. Nintendo will supposedly be

For many of its early adopters, the Nintendo 3DS has been a little disappointing — hence its slow start. However, Nintendo is doing all it can to make the handheld a decent purchase. In addition to a very generous price cut some months ago, the company has also promised a number of updates that will

Welcome to this brand-spankin’-new TechnoBuffalo feature we’re going to try and run once every week. We’ve got ourselves an outstanding, talkative community and we’re looking to harness that and spur it along with a weekly debate topic. So, every Friday, I’ll toss up a debatable challenge, you folks will vote and discuss. I’ll also be

If you’d like to see how Nintendo will set the stage for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword on the Wii, watch the video above. If you’d rather head in spoiler-free, skip it. It’s become customary for a lot of the entries in The Legend of Zelda line to begin with this almost storyboard style opening. Gamers

Amidst yesterday’s news of Netflix’s decision to split their company in two and rename their DVD by mail service to Qwikster, was the announcement of future video game rental plans. While the details are still exceptionally murky, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings revealed that the company would soon offer Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii games within

Most Netflix subscribers received an email at approximately 6:00 AM EST this morning with a subject line that read “An Explanation and Some Reflections.” Who knew that this email would serve as more than just an apology for increasing the service’s prices? Over the next few months, Netflix will be splitting its business into two

Local multiplayer gaming is becoming, unfortunately, less and less popular by the year. Growing up as a gamer, this was all I knew. I’m sure a lot of you can say that about the medium as well. The feeling of stepping up and playing NBA Jam directly next to your buddies for four hours straight

The “Wii Family Edition” is an update to the current Wii platform that, so far, has only been confirmed for the United Kingdom this holiday. The Official Nintendo Magazine has it that this console is a streamlined version of the white Wii that was designed to sit horizontally, not vertically. The Wii Family Edition will come

Finding great games on the cheap is one of a true gaming nerd’s callings. Bin diving, eBay cruising and yard sale scrounging is what the best of us do as often as we can. It’s nice when companies take a lot of the guess work out of the equation by pushing their own fantastic games

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 that have already made their purchase, the price cut is

What games are coming out this week?  Let TechnoBuffalo help you keep track with all of the new releases for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii. NCAA Football 2012 Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 NCAA Football 12 lets you experience the rise to dominance of a young, up-and-coming gridiron star hoping to make his way to a college

What games are coming out this week?  Let TechnoBuffalo help you keep track with all of the new releases for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii. PlayStation Move: Ape Escape PlayStation 3 Designed exclusively for PlayStation Move, Playstation Move: Ape Escape offers fun and accessible gameplay for players of all ages. Get ready to dive into 15

The NPD Group, responsible for data tracking in several consumer industries, has released a few graphs indicating sales of both online capable games and currency cards for each of the three major platforms. So, Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo were broken up on two separate graphs between time and sales. Microsoft is leading by a large

The Supreme Court has officially ruled that video games fall under First Amendment protection in the United States. The case that could have changed the gaming industry forever was judged this morning in favor of designers, developers, publishers and fans. If you have absolutely no idea what I’m talking about, here’s a quick round of

What games are coming out this week?  Let TechnoBuffalo help you keep track with all of the new releases for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii. Sniper: Ghost Warrior PlayStation 3 Sniper: Ghost Warrior is a first-person tactical shooter that places the player in the role of a US Marine sniper tasked with aiding in the liberation

Last week marked a slew of gaming related guests on Jimmy Fallon’s late night show. We ran an article showing off the premiere of console gameplay for Battlefield 3 prior to this story that you’re reading now. Fallon, going back as far as last year if my memory serves me, has become a platform for