Archive for August, 2007
Plasma Pong
The latest little game I have found is Plasma Pong. Nearly everybody knows the original gaming classic Pong, but this new game is amazing. Plasma Pong uses the same foundations as Pong but as you can tell by the name you have a bunch of new powers and abilities.
As well as the standard deflecting with […]
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TorrentSpy closes to the U.S.
TorrentSpy.com, the infamous torrent search engine, has announced that it will be shutting down access to all members in the United States. This news comes after a U.S. judge is expected to rule any moment about weather TorrentSpy should give user information to such companies like Motion Picture Association of America. So far TorrentSpy’s […]
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Manhunt 2 receives “M” rating
Rockstar Games has announced that Manhunt 2, to be released on October 31st in U.S, will be a “M” rated game. ESRB (Electronic Software Ratings Board) previously gave this game a “Adults Only” rating, pretty much banning it from stores and licencing with Sony and Nintendo.
Rockstar have pledged to bring Manhunt 2 back to the […]
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Microsoft recalls Xbox 360 Racing Wheel
Microsoft has just started the process of recalling the Xbox 360 Racing Wheel. The reason for this is that, in a small number of cases, the components in the Xbox 360 Racing Wheel have over heated and emit smoke when plugged into an AC outlet. Microsoft is releasing a free retrofit that is designed […]
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Google aims for the stars
Google has just announced plans for its latest addition to the multi-billion dollar company. This new application to Google Earth will allow users to view the nights sky and far-away constellations and planets. The application will allow users to navigate there way though 100 million stars and will also label which stars make up […]
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Insurgency
After the first two brilliant mods for Half Life 2 I looked at I just had to try more, I am glad I did. Insurgency is one of the best mods I have ever played. Insurgency is a FPS but it is very realistic. There is no cross hair in free view, you have to […]
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Monster.com attacked
A possible 1.6 million records could have been stolen by a malicious hacker group. A new Trojan Horse called Infostealer.Monstres has been placed in Monster.com.
“We are investigating the reports related to this Trojan and will take any necessary steps indicated by that investigation,”
Was the response from Monster.com spokesman Steve Sylven. This new […]
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Shuttle Scheduled to Land
After the resent devastation of hurricane Dean, NASA has announced that the space shuttle Endeavour will land tomorrow.
Meteorologists say that Hurricane Dean, having already taken 8 lives, might gain speed though Mexico and become a category five Hurricane. Which is why NASA is bringing the Endeavour down early.
The Endeavour is scheduled to land at 12:32 […]
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Game Console War
Microsoft has announced that as of Monday the European price of its Xbox 360 will be reduced by £20 and will retail at £179.99. These drops were made after the Nintendo’s Wii console proved incredible popular. Sony’s PlayStation 3, also not doing to well in this console war, is reviewing its prices in […]
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Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties
From Red Alert to Submarine Titans everybody loves a good Real-time strategy. Age of Empires III revolutionised these games when it came out and I think it might do it again. The Asian Dynasties, an expansion pack for Age of Empires III, is one of the latest games soon to hit the shelves. After […]
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