Posts Tagged “Videogames”
Trion Worlds Notifies Users Of Breach
You would think that even hackers would take a break during the holidays. Unfortunately, that’s not the case. Trion Worlds has sent out a notification to its users of a breach in their account database. The email reads as follows: Read On »
CES – Life After Microsoft
After 20 years, Microsoft is walking away from the International Consumer Electronics Show…well, sort of.
The story, broken by major outlets yesterday reported that Microsoft would no longer be carrying the presence at the International CES like it has over the last two decades. With Bill Gates having delivered the annual keynote speech for 11 years; and his successor, Steve Ballmer, delivering the speech for the last four, thinking of a Consumer Electronics Show without Microsoft in the forefront is almost unimaginable. However, in a blog post yesterday, Microsoft had made some very valid points regarding their departure as the steward of the biggest consumer technology event of the year. Read On »
Nintendo Reveals 2012 Line-Up
Yesterday, Nintendo revealed their massive lineup for 2012, including several games for all systems. Notable among this list are titles such as Mario Party 9 (Wii), Inazuma Eleven 2 Firestorm/Blizzard (DS), Luigi’s Mansion 2 (3DS), Pandora’s Tower (Wii), and the highly anticipated Kid Icarus: Uprising (3DS).
The Game Has(n’t) Changed – Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure
Insidious. Manipulative. Exploitative. Mercenary. Any or all of these words are likely to pop up in whatever review of Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure you so happen to read. Everyone feels the need to point out the inevitable additional cost gamers, or more likely their parents, are going to incur due to the core design behind Skylanders. Bait the hook with a competent multiplayer game utilizing cutely designed characters and an interactive gimmick. Now set the hook by allowing some areas of the game to only be accessed via use of certain characters, which must be purchased separately. Release just before the holidays; retire.
Wanderson75.net’s Black Friday Picks and Tips
The inevitable is coming. Along with the celebration and cheer that goes with our annual feast with loved ones we seldom see throughout the year, there is also the excitement or dread to be felt with the aftermath that will be met the following day: Black Friday. So many stores offering door-crashing prices galore draw deal seekers young and old, far and wide to get up in the wee hours of the morning, and make their trek to every retailer they can to get the best deals possible.
So as a gamer, what’s the best place to go? And what deals are best to look at? Well, we here at Wanderson75.net might have a couple of recommendations! Read On »
Nintendo Brings Mario Kart 7 to Life at Los Angeles Auto Show
Have you ever wondered what Mario’s go-kart would be like in real life? Well wonder no more! Yesterday, Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime and West Coast Customs CEO Ryan Freedlinghaus unveiled two custom-built Mario Karts at the Los Angeles Auto Show at the LA Convention Center this last Wednesday. These life-sized replicas come furnished with glider attachments and even propellers like in the game! Read On »
Child’s Play Raises Spirits This Holiday Season
Most of us can say we’ve been in a hospital at least once in our lives; whether as a patient or visitor of family or friends. You may remember the smell of the sterile environment, the harsh glare of bright lights, and the pleasant voice occasionally blaring over the P.A. System paging a doctor, nurse, or someone. Even though hospitals are places of healing and recovery, you never want to stay for an extended period of time – if you can help it. As a child, a hospital is the last place you want to be in. Locked up and not being able to run around, with just a TV and some old toys to keep you company can be extremely difficult on a kid – or at least that’s the way it was before the inception of the Child’s Play Charity’s in 2003. Read On »
Beating a Dead Zombie Horse
With Halloween and its accompanying trick-or-treaters on our door step, it seems the game industry has horror on its brain in the form of zombies. With more and more games being released each year either about or featuring our favourite undead, some people are starting to feel a little… overwhelmed by the horde, so to speak.
Microsoft Confirms Television Coming to Xbox 360 This Holiday
Microsoft has announced today that they are partnering with nearly 40 TV and entertainment companies to bring television to the Xbox 360 console. Providers include: Comcast and SyFy in the United States, Rogers in Canada, and BBC in the UK.
EuroGamer Expo 2011: A Weekend Review
Wow, what an incredible four days! EuroGamer Expo 2011 blew me away and surpassed all my expectations with awesome games, consoles, and developer conferences – and that’s before I’ve even mentioned the games industry careers fair, Insert Coin’s stunning stand, and OnLive giving away 3,000 of their revolutionary micro-consoles for free! Read On »