Gaming
Microsoft hit with £2.5 million lawsuit over Xbox 360 problems
Microsoft has been sued for so many things; it has been sued over Xbox Live, also for Xbox 360 units that hadscratch discs and also for fires! Now Digital Journal reports that a class action lawsuit has been filed in California, which claims that Halo 3 causes the Xbox 360 to crash.
£2,799 ’super’ games PC is launched
For gamers with a large bank balance who want a super-powered machine sitting on their desktop, Commodore has released what it claims is one of the first PCs to include Intel’s new Core 2 Extreme Desktop processor, nicknamed the Penryn
Tesco sells Xbox 360 console for £33.24
Supermarket giant Tesco has been advertising a deal to beat them all on its website, offering an Xbox 360 hardware bundle for the knock-down price of just £33.24. The Tesco.com deal featured an Xbox 360 console, a wireless control pad and games Forza Motorsport 2 and Viva Pinata.
EA Donates SimCity to OLPC Laptops
The donation of SimCity to for OLPC laptops comes on the heels of several partnerships with OLPC, including T-Mobile’s donation of a year of hotspot use for XO owners and Hosting.com’s donation of an XO for every server it sells. OLPCNews editor Wayan Vota called the SimCity donation another great achievement of Negroponte’s dream.
Kid fights over Halo 3
An Indian River County youth has been accused of assaulting his mother and attacking police, all because he was ordered to stop playing Halo 3. According to TCPalm, trouble began when the youth (whose name and age cannot be stated for legal reasons) was told by his mother to turn off his Xbox 360 as [...]
The Crysis Begins
Crysis is a next-generation PC first-person shooter from Crytek, the award-winning developers of Far Cry. A stunning technical achievement, Crysis combines incredible visuals, cunning gameplay and an epic story that challenges gamers to adapt to survive.
4u-servers bites the dust.
From unconfirmed reports, it is rumoured that 4u-servers have declared bankruptcy and have an outstanding debt of £70,000 GBP with TelecityRedbus (their datacenter provider). Customers have been kept in the dark about what is going on…
Gears of War wins Joystick awards
Third person shooter Gears of War has scooped the “Ultimate Game of the Year Award” at the Golden Joysticks. The title sold more than 3 million copies in 10 weeks and won three more awards including Xbox game of the year and the editors choice.
Orange Box 360 update released! (Again!)
The second Orange Box 360 update has been released by Valve! This time, the focus is primarily on Team Fortress 2. What, exactly, have they changed?
