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Get ready to be one of the first to purchase a Natal sensor for xBox. It's going to be the newest and most innovative thing since the Wii release. You don't have any wires or controllers. It's all you playing the game.

Xbox Natal should be released by the end of 2009. Be on of the first. If you haven't really heard about it, check out the Project Natal.

Basically what you do in your own game room, bedroom, or living room, is reflected on the screen via the Natal sensor that has both voice and face recognition for up to four people at a time.

Microsoft hasn't released the price yet, but it's rumored at $500. Everyone is hoping that will include a console, and not be just the price for the sensor. Hate to say it, but not gaming accessory is worth $500 no matter how new and innovative it is. The thing better include the sensor and the console.

There will initially be 10 games released, but you better keep your original console because none of the current games will be compatible with the sensor, which is a bummer but seriously, they're just not programmed for motion sensing control.

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Queen Gets A Gold Plated Wii

May 22nd 2009 12:43

The Queen gets a new Nintendo Wii, but it's not the plastic white one that everyone else has. The Queen's new Wii is gold plated.

Her Majesty gets her own special Wii. THQ decided that when the Queen wanted a Nintendo Wii, they just couldn't send her a regular Wii like everyone else because she's royalty and not everyone is royalty. So, they coated on in gold for her.

Although, this big PR stunt is meant to promote the new BIG Family game, it's still pretty cool to see the gold plated Wii.

The BIG Family Games is the ultimate Wii game that is meant to get all the members in the family from the grandparents to the young children together, and since the Queen and the royal family is the most important one in, it only made since that they received the special Nintendo Wii and a copy of the game.

According to THQ, the Queen and the Royal Family can use the unique Wii to play 24 unique twists on the classic family games.

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Zeebo Gaming Console

March 31st 2009 22:59

It's not like we need another gaming console in the market with the Wii, xBox 360. PlayStation 3, and now with OnLive in the works, but that doesn't mean that manufacturers aren't still finding ways to create a better gaming system.

The manufacturers of Zeebo, think that they've created the new end-all gaming console. It will be launched in Brazil in April 2009 for $199 USD with the games ranging from $7 to $13 each. Zeebo is a budget-priced, network-based console that is supposed to target smaller, untapped world niches.

But, even being marketed as a budget console, many still think that it's too expensive for middle-class consumers. We will see if Zeebo will provide a solution for the emerging market problem by combining the 3G wireless technology with compelling content and a secure business model.

Qualcomm is backing the Zeebo console.

Zeebo is an entirely disc-free console that runs on a constant free-of-charge 3G wireless broadband network.

When Zeebo is released in Brazil, it will include four pre-installed games, those include a port of the mobile game Action Hero 3D, Evil Prey, and Quake.

Capcom, THQ, and Namco have all announced their support of the new gaming system, so we will all have to watch and see what's going on with the current gaming systems on the market and with the newly announced On-Live and Zeebo gaming systems. Who will prosper and who will die out?

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The New Way of Gaming - OnLive

March 25th 2009 19:18

OnLive is the new gaming phenomenon that is being tested. Basically, by connecting to your internet via your PC, Mac, or TV, you can play your favorite games by just downloading them. It is pretty fast to download, so you won't even have to wait hours or days for the full download. Plus, you can test the demo or rent the game on OnLive before actually purchasing the game using the system.

OnLive is meant to allow you to play games that you would normally play on an Xbox 360, Wii, or PlayStation but on a small MicroConsole that is no larger than a DS.

The entire concept is pretty neat, actually. I mean you don't have to wait in line, pre-order, or wait for your delivery, in order to get your new releases anymore, as the company has a contract so new releases are made available instantly at the launch.

And, once your purchased and downloaded the game, any patches or updates are done automatically, so there's no more manual updated or secret trails to patch your game. The whole concept is revolutionary for gamers.

You can even play single, multi-player, or socially.

Although, it's currently in Beta trials, you can sign-up here to help Beta test the program. The manufacturer is hoping for a full release by the end of this year throughout the entire continental United States.

Basically OnLive is like Movies on Demand but for gamers. You can play and test out the newest, hottest game titles instantly on your television through your broadband service, cable modem, fiber, or LAN from your college or office. You can access OnLive from either a PC or a Mac, as well as from your TV,

When connecting to a PC or Mac, you'll find that the system requirements are pretty low. If you have a PC you will need Windows XP or Vista, and using a Mac you'll need the current version of OS X.

If you want to use OnLive with your TV, you'll need to use a OnLive MiroConsole to connect with a standard TV with a standard resolution and a 1.5 Mbps connection. Otherwise, if you're using an HDTV will need 5 Mbps and a 720p60 resolution.

The price of the OnLive service will has not been released, but when they get closer to the release, I'm sure much more details about pricing and availability will be made available to the public. I mean, I know I won't be buying anything if I don't know the price.

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Nintendo Wii Isn't Meeting Its Potential

January 24th 2009 03:46

By Mike Smith

There are too many crappy games on the Wii.

So says the global boss of 2K Games, Christoph Hartmann, and at least in the opinion of video game critics, he's on to something. Using figures from review aggregation site Metacritic.com, almost half of Wii games released since the console launched in 2006 have scored below 65%, compared with about a third of Xbox 360 and PS3 titles. And 65% is a pretty crappy aggregate score, considering that many game review sites rarely score below 50%.

Raise the bar to 85%, and the difference is even more pronounced: 360 owners can play twice as many games rated above 85% as Wii owners, while the PS3 nearly triples Nintendo's numbers.

Broadly, this problem isn't Nintendo's fault. In fact, without sterling first-party games like Super Mario Galaxy, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the Wii's situation would be far worse. Nintendo-developed games, with the possible exception of Wii Music, are a beacon of quality in a sea of, as Hartmann so indelicately puts it, crap.

Fortunately, this situation isn't lost on most consumers. According to game sales authority NPD Group, the top ten best-selling Wii games -- titles like Mario Kart, Wii Fit, and last year's number one game, Wii Play -- accounted for about 44% of all Wii game purchases in 2008. The remaining 56% spanned over 400 other titles.

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That's not the worst of it. Sales of Wii games that reviewed poorly (including 2K Games' own Carnival Games, which aggregated a dismal 56%) eclipse those of many of the Wii's real gems, including the breathtaking Okami, the superb Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, and even the lighthearted, family-friendly Steven Spielberg project Boom Blox, which should have been a perfect fit for the Wii's unprecedentedly broad audience. The Wii has a curious ability to make big hits out of low-scoring games.

Perhaps it's the critics' fault. Do video game reviewers, who typically boast decades of gaming experience and a deep affinity for the integrity of video games as a serious pursuit, miss the point of casual-friendly Wii sales hits like Carnival Games? Perhaps, but the connection isn't as tempting as it might appear. Because Roger Ebert lists La Dolce Vita and Aguirre: Wrath of God among his top-ten films, should we assume, when he slams Bride Wars, he's doing it because he's elitist and doesn't understand movie consumers? Or maybe he just knows what makes a crap movie.

By and large, consumers do, too. Who, once burnt by a tempting but terrible Wii game like Ford Racing Off-Road or Jenga: World Tour, would not be hesitant to take a chance on a genuinely outstanding title like Zack & Wiki or Boom Blox? If they buy games at all, consumers will limit their picks to reliable names, while the delightful upstart games to which the Wii is so suited will sink beneath the tide of crap. At worst, they'll be so disgruntled that they'll shelve the Wii altogether, relegated to a dust-gathering embarrassment that's pulled out for a token Wii Sports or Wii Fit session once every few months.

So what can you do about it? Get educated. Without good resources, your odds of dodging bad games are not favorable. Sites like metacritic.com and gamerankings.com both provide great jumping-off points for research. Best of all, take a web-enabled phone with you to the store and you can look them up right before you buy. Although it's true that some reviewers miss the point of broad-appeal titles like Tetris Party or Monopoly, the majority will at least help you dodge the crap.

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Death to the Red Nintendo Logo

November 30th 2008 10:51

Although, it's been in use for about two years now, no one really noticed or made much of a big deal out of the gray Nintendo logo. But, it wasn't that big of a deal until now. Nintendo Europe recently made the announcement that they had stopped using the red Nintendo logo, which highly confused many people

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Twilight Video Game

November 22nd 2008 17:09

I'm not sure if you have seen the previews for the new Twilight movie that is coming out, but I for one can't wait to see it. I'm really big into vampires and love. Not in a fetish manner though. But, anyway... Teh Twilight books by Stephenie Meyer are best selling books about a romantic, teen love affair with a vampire. The book series have sold well over 17 million copies world wide. I expect the movie to do just as well, especially as it has already outpaced High School Musical 3: Senior Year in advanced ticket sales

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National Geographic Will Make Video Games

November 20th 2008 22:59

The National Geographic Society, which is most known for their long-running science and educational magazine, has made the announcement that they will be creating video games. The company will launch three gaming products that will be followed by three (to date) video games. The games will be developed for major consoles, handhelds, and mobile platforms.

The gaming division of the National Geographic company will try to connect with people via the Nintendo Wii, Sony Playstation 3, Nintendo DS, PC and Mac, the PS3 Network, and the iPhone. They will also create Flash games online at nationalgeographic.com/channel

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Halo Wars Will Never Go To PC

November 18th 2008 00:34

Graeme Devine told VideoGamer that there is absolutely not chance that Halo Wars will ever be released as a PC game. He said that Microsoft may announce it, but he'll say that it will never ever happen

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