Tag: CONSOLE

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... We've previously written about what could now be considered "antique" game consoles, along with their cartridges, fetching auction prices that put our yearly salaries to shame. Well, now some guy has sold a copy of a hard-to-find Atari game called 'Air Raid' for $31,600. Apparently the game, one of only thirteen known copies, kind ...

In the future, video games will become increasingly mobile and less dependent on consoles. Or, at least, that's what 'Metal Gear Solid' creator Hideo Kojima thinks. According to Reuters, Kojima told reporters that he foresees consoles becoming obsolete. "Gamers should be able to take the experience with them in their living rooms, on the go, when they travel -- wherever they are and whenever they ...

You may remember deviantART member Ricepuppet from his days dressing up his Xbox 360 in Domo-kun stylings. He's back, combining our love for console paint jobs with all things Hello Kitty. No matching controller this time, but there's more than enough stars, shades of pink, and cuteness to make up for it. The Sanrio charmer isn't the only new mod he's got, we also spotted consoles adorned with ...

It's hard to say if this rumor is true, but it's not behavior that Best Buy has avoided in the past. In fact, we vividly remember this exact same scenario happening in late 2006 -- the difference? That was the Wii's launch year. This is two years later. Two. Years. Later. Oh, and it's totally a futile effort, considering that Wally World sold through "tens of thousands" in about four ...

As you've surely heard (and hopefully confirmed for yourself) by now, The Dark Knight is a runaway hit. So much so, in fact, that a number of manufacturers have figured it prudent to crank our hardware with the iconic Batman logo front and center. Next in line for admission on the bandwagon seems to be Microsoft, which apparently showed off a "limited edition" (read: likely one of a kind) Dark ...

For the first time ever, Sony's PlayStation 3 outsold the Nintendo Wii over a four-week period in Japan. Fanboys, start your engines, because in November the PS3 sold 183,217 units, topping the Wii's 159,193. The PS3 has struggled since its launch to make a significant dent in the home console market. After being a market leader with the PlayStation and PlayStation 2, Sony has taken a somewhat ...

If there's ever going to be a good time to buy a PlayStation 3, Ars Technica's Opposable Thumbs blog says it's the upcoming holiday season. Citing a dependable "mole" whose prophecies have a knack for coming true, Opposable Thumbs is churning the rumor mill with speculation that a the 80-gigabyte PlayStation 3 will be slashed $100 down to $499 and that a new 40-gigabyte version will debut for ...

The big E3 video game conference kicks off tonight in Santa Monica, California, which had us hankering for Retro Thing's recent compilation of of excellent game console ads from the '80s. A George Plimpton Intellevision classic is included, along with a Colecovision ad and a 'Legend of Zelda' commercial that defies explanation. Then, of course, there's the Atari spot above in which an entire ...

There are few things as satisfying as compiling other peoples failures into an easy to digest list. GameTrailers.com has collected and posted its own list of the video game industry's greatest mistakes. The list includes moves of desperation (Sega CD and 32X), poor design (Nokia N-Gage, pictured), mob ties (Gizmondo), and just plain bad ideas (Nintendo's Virtual Boy). Of particular interest ...