Despite Apple’s sordid foray into the video gaming market with the ill-fated Pippin, TUAW’s Mike Schramm believes that Apple is willing to give console gaming another go. His speculation is based in large part on a piece by Erik Sherman at BNET, in which Sherman notes various patents Apple filed, and various individuals Apple hired, [...]

Project Natal: death knell to the Wii.

by WyldKard on June 5, 2009

Reviewing the news coming out of E3 this week has shown itself to be a dreary affair. One, because we had a chance to attend the expo before other priorities revealed themselves (and thus didn’t), and two, because as the hoarse voice in our head mocks, “Perhaps you’re just not a gamer anymore.” And maybe [...]

Dispute the value, not the price.

by WyldKard on April 16, 2009

A recent Gizmodo post caught our eye, in which Adam Frucci attempts to draw comparisons between the current generation consoles by price. Asserts Frucci, “the prices of all three consoles are incredibly close, and you can obviously fiddle with these configurations to change them.” And fiddle with Fucci’s ridiculous numbers we can, and should, because [...]

Stop buying our heroes, Microsoft.

by WyldKard on April 6, 2006

When Microsoft purchased Bungie during the dawn of the XBox, it would be unfair to say that there wasn’t a little concern for the ripple effect the move would have on the industry. Despite the optimistic flair embodied in the pro-Microsoft camp, Halo’s lack of existence on anything but the XBox for many a month [...]

The hype’s gone bad.

by WyldKard on November 22, 2005

It’s XBox 360 release day, which means that a lot of people probably skipped work to play their new man-toy, despite being tired from waiting in line before midnight, or in the wee-hours of the morning, hoping to snag a ’360 before anyone else. And the payoff? One of the most expensive gaming consoles ever, [...]