Xbox 360 mod gives keyboard and mouse support
If you want to use a keyboard and a mouse instead of the Xbox 360 controller the XIM 2 lets you do that. It’s availabe from XIM’s website and costs $180.
Although it could be nice to use a keyboard and a mouse in some games I think it will take out the fun in online multiplayer, especially shooters, because some people will be using a mouse and some the controller.
[Via Gizmodo]
Gears of War 2 surpassed 3 million
Dec 9, 2008 Games
Gears of War 2 reached 2 million units sold in its opening weekend and now it’s hit another milestone, it surpassed 3 million units.
Original Gears of War took ten weeks to hit 3 million units sold. Gears of War 2 did it in four weeks.
[Via Edge]
Tags: Games
Improved PSP
Sony has announced an improved version of the PlayStation Portable (PSP) that will go on sale October 16 in Japan and a little later in the U.S. and Europe.
The new version will have an improved liquid crystal display and a built-in microphone that will probably be used with Skype.
The PSP has had some tough competition from Nintendo DS. Sony has sold about 41 million PSP machines globally and Nintendo has sold 77.5 million Nintendo DS so it’s time for Sony to upgrade their PSP.
[Via CNN]
Creating an Xbox 360 Avatar
Xbox Live’s Major Nelson has posted a new video which shows how we will create tiny little persons that will represent ourselves on Xbox Live. This will all be possible when the new dashboard update arrives this Fall
[Via Joystiq]
GT5 Pod, One Expensive Toy
Some people like racing games and some people really like racing games!
In this $15,000 Gran Turismo Prologue Pod there’s an integrated PS3, 40″ screen, surround sound, racing seat, Logitech G25 wheel (with pedals) and a Plexiglas window.
In-Game Advertising
Jun 27, 2008 Games
I have seen a lot of in-game advertising lately, like in Need for Speed: Pro Street and it is in all kinds of games, PC to mobile phones.
Some estimate that sales of in-game advertising will be around $1.8bn in 2010. In-game advertising could even amount to 10-22% of the game manufacturer’s income on every sold game. These extra incomes are good for game companies because of rising manufacturing costs and bigger and better games.
There are two types of in-game advertising, direct advertising, like billboards in games, and indirect advertising, where the player uses real brands in games.
The products that appear in computer games can grow substantially as a brand.
Because of games like GTA and Counter-Strike most people know the difference between AK47 and M4 Carbine rifles. It’s the same with the cars. Many kids that don’t have driver license only want a specific car, like BMW or Mercedes Benz, because they have been test driving them for hours on games like Project Gotham Racing or Gran Tourismo.
Tags: advertising, Games, in-game, videogames
Gears of War 2 gameplay
Jun 26, 2008 Games
Here is real gameplay from Gears of War 2 and it looks awesome! And when I say awesome I mean everything in that game, graphics to gameplay.
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