Ces 2010

News

Avatar Kinect Is A New Xbox Live Gold Perk And A Fancier Chatroom

2:11PM January 6, 2011 | Stephen Totilo

We’ve been wondering what Avatar Kinect is. Now we know. It’s a way to use Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect sensor to slip us into a Matrix of avatars hanging out together in the virtual world. More »

PC

CES Showing Off The Xbox 360 That Costs More Than Fahey’s Car

2:40AM December 30, 2010 | Brian Crecente

Origin PC is showing off their obscenely expensive liquid-cooled Xbox 360, gaming computer hybrid at CES next week. More »

Just How “Wii-Like” Is LG’s Magic Motion TV Remote?

2:00PM January 12, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Two of the ten bazillion HDTVs on display at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show were the LE9500 and PK950, previously noted for manufacturer LG Electronic’s claims of a “Wii-like experience,” courtesy of its Magic Motion remote. How Wii-like was it? More »

Hands-On With Unreal Engine On The IPhone, Nvidia Tegra

2:00PM January 11, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Epic Games VP Mark Rein brought with him the latest platforms on which the company’s Unreal Engine 3 officially runs, iPhone 3GS hardware and Nvidia’s Tegra 2 “system-on-a-chip” platform, giving us a chance to go hands-on with the tech demo. More »

News

Microsoft: Natal Focus On “New Original Games,” Not Motion Control For Existing Ones

10:30AM January 11, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Microsoft says that it’s planning on bringing “entirely new original experiences to life” with the addition of Project Natal’s controller free add-on later this year, not on reworking already existing games to make them Natal ready. More »

News

Uverse, Mediaroom On Xbox 360 Won’t Replace Your DVR

8:30AM January 11, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

After a three year long wait, the Xbox 360 will get IPTV service in the United States, thanks to Mediaroom and AT&T Uverse. While a nice addition to the Xbox 360′s list of services, it has its limitations. More »

Playing Gears Of War 2 At CES… In 3D!!!

5:30AM January 11, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Of all the 3D content on display at CES 2010, it might have been the Gears of War 2 demonstration at Samsung’s booth that was most impressive. More »

In Real Life

The Most Gaming You’ll Get From A Single Chip In Vegas

12:00PM January 10, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

A USB drive that features way too many games and exactly one good Vegas gimmick, as seen in the South Hall at CES 2010. More »

Touching The Mad Catz Eclipse Line With Our Lifestyle

9:30AM January 10, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Peripheral and controller maker Mad Catz is getting into the “lifestyle orientated mice and PC keyboards” game, launching the Eclipse line of high end PC accessories later this year. We went hands and lifestyle on with the line at CES. More »

Scrap Metal Hands-On: Calling All Twisted Metal Fans

8:30AM January 10, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Slick Entertainment’s Scrap Metal adds some much needed vehicular carnage to Xbox Live Arcade, a top down combat racer that evokes warm feelings of Twisted Metal and Ironman Ivan Stewart’s Super Off Road. More »