Consoles like the DS, PSP, Wii, X360 and PS3 cost from $125-$600 US. Computers to handle simple functions are now down to the top of that range. Computers for playing games cost 2x-5x that. Video cards for those thinking of upgrading their PC can run the price of a DS to that of a PS3 ( Read more... )

There is a Wall Street Journal article on the rise of the PSP (perhaps too late) in Japan from the success of the Monster Hunter series by Capcom.
Read it here
Cool to see the growth of the PSP from this monster title get some US attention. If only it would convince PSP developers there is potential in the system with sales waiting to be had.

Fun - chaodai’s The MiddleMan (based on the comic which I want to purchase tomorrow) aired its premiere last night on the ABC Family network. Think Dudley Do Right armed to the teeth working solo for Men In Black now bringing a rock solid in-the-line-of-fire temp assistant into a world of mud-throwing ninjas and tommy gun gangsta pretender gorillas ( Read more... )

A sequel to my favorite game of all time, Beyond Good and Evil!

http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/05/first-screens-b.html

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/34509.html

-vysion_of_books, unlucky ( Read more... )

Monster Hunter Freedom PSP is purchased. I am on my way to becoming a dragon hunter. Except to learn the basics I actually had to restart a mission gathering two herbs and one spiderweb. All because I exchanged the herbs to pick up the spiderweb since my inventory was full, forgetting they were part of the mission. I might simply be cut for the ( Read more... )

No, not a political rant. I'm talking about the dozens of magazines, PSP games, graphic novels, PC games and Wii titles coming out. When did the months after the holiday shopping get so hectic ( Read more... )

I instantly fell in love with the concept behind the Katamari series of games. Rolling a sticky ball along picking up items of increasing size as the ball gets wider in diameter. Think of a snowball rolling down a mountainside. However I never had a game system that it was released on. That was solved with my PSP. Me and My Katamari is a decent ( Read more... )

I bought my first Official PlayStation Magazine (May 2008) which has a list of titles anticipated in 2008. For my own reference, here are the ones I am considering:

-Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Out now but all the reviews seem to think screenshots of cutscenes will satisfy. I want gameplay images to decide!)
-Echochrome (Run around as a stick ( Read more... )

I enjoyed the Insomnia book by Stephen King when I read it years ago. However, working off three hours sleep one day last week and now today is uncool ( Read more... )

If you have a videogame console, please post which you own ( Read more... )