PC

How Much Better Does Max Payne 3 Look On PC?

Today’s Rockstar released the first images of Max Payne 3 running on PC, and while no exact comparison shots are available, taking a look at similar screens for the console version reveals substantial differences.


June 16, 2011
Nintendo

Nintendo’s Favourite And Least Favourite Screenshots

Nintendo has a habit of being especially uptight about the press’ use of imagery from E3. Nintendo sent a message along with the screenshots they distributed at the show, stating that the enclosed images were “prioritised”, and that magazines and blogs like ourselves should try to use the higher rated images if you had to choose.


March 26, 2011
Nintendo

How The 3DS Alters DS Games, And What You Should Do About It

With the launch of Nintendo’s 3DS fast approaching, there’s been some concern that DS games may not play well on the 3DS. The 3DS can play them, but people have been buzzing about extended load-times and diminished graphics for DS games on Nintendo’s new system.


June 17, 2010
In Real Life

E310: How Does It Compare?

Kotaku AU

There’s no doubt that this year’s E3 has been pretty darn good. 3DS, Kinect, Move, Skyward Sword, Twisted Metal, DX3, Portal 2 — an impressive spread whichever way you look at it, but especially in comparison to last year’s disappointing effort. Come to think of it, the year before last wasn’t much chop either. Or the year before that.


May 4, 2010
News

Can You Spot The Differences?

These days the majority of multi-platform games look about the same. Not No More Heroes: Heroes’ Paradise.


March 30, 2010

Wii Upscaler Review: Can The Wii Really Do High Definition?

When we first heard about VDIGI’s new VD-W3 Wii upscaler, a product that promised it could bring high definition graphics to the Wii, it sounded too good to be true. “Better review it, then” we thought. Just to be sure.


March 28, 2010
News

Netflix Disc Comparison Says PS3 Is Slower Than The Wii

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So maybe I was a little hard on the loading times for streaming Netflix movies on the Wii yesterday. It could be worse; it could be the same service on a PS3.


March 25, 2010
News

Little Games On A Big Screen: DSi XL Versus DSi Graphics

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Nintendo’s DSi XL features a much bigger screen than its predecessor, but does that mean better or worse graphics?


March 6, 2010
News

DSi XL Versus iPad: The Battle Of The Bigger Versions

The Nintendo DSi XL comes out on March 28; the Apple iPad on April 3 in the States. Both are essentially bigger versions of things that already exist, but how much of an improvement are they really?


February 14, 2010
News

Square Enix Probing Altered FFXIII Comparison Shots

Sonia Im, Square Enix’s North American spokeswoman has said the company is investigating a batch of suspicious screenshots purporting to compare Final Fantasy XIII on the PS3 and Xbox 360, yet are apparently the same image with different control overlays.