Angry Birds Flung to Windows Phone 7
Windows Phone 7 can now get their hands on Angry Birds. This comes after a long wait and demand from the users, but Microsoft finally pulled through. However, it doesn’t come free. Unlike iOS and Android, Angry Birds will take $2.99 to put Angry Birds on your Windows Phone 7. There is a free trial, [...]
World of Warcraft Now Free Until Level 20
WoW! Yes, that pun was intended, but for good reason. The everpopular Blizzard Entertainment title World of Warcraft has become free to play until you hit level 20. “We’ve removed the previous 10- and 14-day trial time restrictions, and players who are interested in trying out World of Warcraft can now play the base game [...]
HP Envy 14 Beats Edition
HP’s Envy 14 looks brilliant as a laptop. It has an etched aluminum skin and an amazing Sandy Bridge CPU that is underneath.It looks as if the HP Envy 14 Beats Edition is going for the murdered-out look, which is ever-popular. Before now, the HP Envy lacked the upgraded Intel innards, but this second-gen Intel [...]
Supreme Court Rejects Video Game Law with First Amendment
The US Supreme Court has finally released its decision in the Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association. This case asked whether “a state law restricting the sale of violent video games to minors violates the First Amendment right to free speech,” according to the ruling. The answer ended up being a “yes,” with the court finding [...]
Duke Nukem Forever Demo Released
Duke Nukem Forever has quite the low-end of critic scores. It’s very rare, but a lot of critics came together and bashed the game’s weak gameplay, muddy textures, and unsuccessful attempts at humor. The game did not live up to all the hype that it was supposed to be. Well, you can find out for [...]
Indie Games: 5 for $5
The latest indie developer promotion is available, and it’s the 5 For 5 bundle. This bundle has more than $40 worth of games, which is 5 games, for $5. Organized by Lunar Workshop, the developer behind DigiTanks, the other four games featured in the bundle areĀ Delve Deeper by Lunar Giant Studios, Mactabilis by Blazing Bit [...]
Dead Island: Survival of the Fittest
Dead Island is a new zombie-based game similar to Dead Rising. It is more open and seems really enjoyable. There are side missions that you can accept or reject based on your liking. When you play by yourself, it is more enjoyable and you can run around and check out the surroundings. When you play [...]
Battlefield 3 Shown on Console with Jimmy Fallon
Usually, Battlefield 3 is thought to be more of a PC release. Naturally, it would make sense that it be shown on the PC. However, last week it was shown running on the PlayStation 3 on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The PC version will ultimately look a little cleaner, but then again, gaming on [...]
Bioware Hacked for Decade-old Forum Data
It seems that many gaming companies are having their turn in getting hacked these days. Well, Bioware has been added to the lineup and has been hacked. However, it isn’t as serious as you might think. All the hacker gained is decade-old information that was stored on the Neverwinter Nights forum. Aaryn Flynn, the Studio [...]
Wii U Not Capable of Playing DVDs or Blu-Ray Discs
I’m not sure I quite agree with Nintendo’s decision on this one, but I suppose the decision wasn’t left up to me. They have decided not to put DVD or Blu-ray capabilities in the Nintendo Wii U. Their basis was that everyone already has something that people can play them with, which obviously is pretty [...]