Monthly Archives: April 2012

Pro gamers, Hollywood talent, and Gears of War. Noobz is a movie that follows four gamers on their way to Los Angeles for the (fictional) Gamecon Championships. There’s been plenty of feedback on the movie from people of the gaming industry, with input from Epic Games and various pro gamers. The movie will be released [...]

GAME have just released a statement, explaining that they will not be stocking Mass Effect 3 at all when it launches, with the possibility that they may not stock it at all. Here is the official announcement, posted on GAME’s Facebook page: We know that there are a lot of gamers out there, like us, [...]

A press release from Sony seems to be singing some praise about the Playstation Vita’s release. The worldwide launch of the Vita has sold more than 1.2 million units world wide. [...]

Microsoft can’t seem to make up its mind when it comes to the colorization of the Xbox 360.  First, it was white.  Then, the brand new “Elite” model came in black, setting the precedent for 360s to come.  Including limited edition consoles, you had consoles that ran the gamut when it came to color.  Then, [...]

With the release of Mass Effect 3 getting closer and closer, the big decision is also approaching: Male Shepard or Female Shepard? Female Shepard has got more coverage in ME3 with her own trailer, own cover and a well designed default Shepard. Will this be enough to make people consider making the switch between genders? [...]

Today, Raptr got a new update. All the stuff that was there before is still there, but a lot of the data about you is shown is a new way. There are have also been a couple of changes to the interface at the top, making it look slick and stylish. When you log on [...]

Kotaku first reported the next Xbox’s alleged codename, which was apparently named after a Dodge SUV.  Now, according to a tweet from a leading Crytek designer, further evidence points to the new Xbox being codenamed “Durango”.  Sean Tracy, Senior Technical Designer at CryTek, wrote on his Twitter feed earlier today: Of course, a mere tweet isn’t [...]

It is looking like Apple will unveil the almighty iPad this coming week. We have seen all kinds of rumor and speculation in regard to the iPad 3. A tweet went out via CNBC giving a little more info:  “Quad-Core iPad 3 with 4G LTE to be unveiled in New York next week. -Sources” If [...]

Playdead, developers of LIMBO, have put a job opening up on Gamastutra. LIMBO was a huge hit on both consoles and Steam, and it appears they could be looking to move it onto mobile devices such as iOS and Android. The description states, “We are currently investigating following new platforms; iOS, Win8, Android, NACL and [...]

Many gamers are eagerly anticipating the Mass Effect 3 release. The guys over at Trigger Flicks are no exception! In their most recent video, they ponder what it would really be like to be Commander Shepard for a day. It’s more awesome than you would even imagine. For the record, I was with Miranda.   [...]

Revealed earlier today on the Mass Effect Twitter Feed, a new screenshot from the game will be released each day. This is great, because the last thing I need is more anticipation for the end of Commander Shepard’s story. A following tweet promises that none of the screenshots will contain spoiler information, but they do [...]

Still in public beta, plug.dj is an interesting competitor to turntable.fm’s “create your own room and play music to a crowd” standard. In plug.dj, rather than drawing music from internal sources like a turntable, the service plays videos from YouTube or songs from SoundCloud. Plug.dj allows you to select your username, pick an avatar to [...]

Two weeks ago, Electronic Arts began launching copies of Mass Effect 3 into space. These copies would soon have to land on Earth’s surface. Reports have indicated that a few of the copies touched down, with one even landing on a farm in the midst of a bunch of cows. There are a lot of creative ways [...]