From sports games to irreverent parodies on platformers, the world of in-game advertising has pretty much grown since video games have been on the rise the past few years. Bernie Stolar, Google’s “Dean of Games”, talks about the role of advertising in …
Get 500 MS Points for free – XBOX Live
Microsoft is personally thanking everyone after all the birthday wishes sent in by gamers for the fifth anniversary of Xbox Live. Aside from releasing Carcassonne for free, it is also giving away 500 Microsoft Points to every member who’s been with the…
Unreal Tournament 3 to use Gamespy technology for PC and PS3
GameSpy will be incorporating its multiplayer tech into Epic’s Unreal Tournament 3 for PC and PS3.The big question sitting in gamers’ minds is whether or not the deal will mean cross-platform console-to-PC fragging for UT3.GameSpy’s technology does all…
40Gb PS3 SKU using 65nm afterall :)
Well well, even though it was reported that Sony was using the 90nm (nano metre) Cell processor in the new 40Gb Playstation 3 console units, Sony boss Kaz Hirai confirmed it in fact uses a 65nm processor.Today, Sony Computer Entertainment boss addresse…
New iPhone Firmware 1.1.2 Hacked Before Release
When Apple announced the release of the iPhone for the UK, it also announced that iPhone and iPod touch firmware version 1.1.2 would be released at the same time. Released today, firmware 1.1.2 closes the TIFF vulnerability in mobile Safari that was us…
Download Free Windows Vista Enterprise
Microsoft is offering Windows Vista Enterprise as a free download in combination with the Office 2007 Professional System.While all editions of the Windows Vista operating system can be test driven from anywhere from a month to 120 days, this copy of V…
Leopard and Vista – More alike than you think?
When Vista was released the chorus of complaints and criticisms quickly grew from a low hum to a near deafening roar. A little more than a week since Apple released Leopard and that low hum of discontent has already been amplified to the point where it…
Windows 7, to Take Networking Up a Notch
Microsoft has yet to define Windows 7 (Seven), the successor of Window Vista, when it was announced that it planned to ship the operating system in mid 2010, but the next Windows platform is slowly starting to take contour.Back in mid 2007, when Msft f…
Sony says the 40GB PS3 is still using 90nm chips
We’ve all been hearing that Sony’s new 40GB PS3 featured a revised design with a 65nm Cell processor and improved cooling, but sadly it looks like those reports were in error. A Sony spokesperson has told Heise Online that the 40GB model continues to u…
D-Link’s Got a New 802.11n Gaming Router
D-Link’s Xtreme N Gaming Router.Designed for the best online gaming experience ever, the DGL-4500 is supposedly friendly with any incarnation of the 802.11 spec. According to CrunchGear, the unit promises speeds up to 300Mbps. Gamers can also choose be…