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Onyx Online – iPhone Application Seeks to Create Social Gaming Utopia

Nerd Grind — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:52:38 +0000

Trism developer, Steve Demeter, is readying Onyx Online for the iPhone app store. Onyx Online is being billed as the "Xbox Live" of the iPhone community. The program promises to add social media features to iPhone games, like leaderboards, achievements and forums. The service will also allow players to view one another’s profiles and scores and to compete in game-specific challenges. Onyx Online drops soon. There has been no word on pricing yet.

Research Study Says Xbox 360 Selling More Games Per System Than PS3 or Wii

Nerd Grind — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:23:50 +0000

An independent research study has issued their results regarding the attachment rates for each video game console. An attachment rate is taken to be the amount of games sold per console per person. After 23 months on the market, the PS3 and Wii are virtually tied, with 5.3 and 5.5 games sold per system, respectively. During that same time, the Xbox 360 was hanging high at 6.6 games sold per system.

The Xbox 360 does have the benefit of being the first kid on the block, being released a good year before the other two. However, they’ve always had an excellent attachment rate. Whereas, a good portion of Nintendo Wii owners may have never bought anything besides the pack-in Wii Sports, which would bring down their number considerably.

EA to Lay Off 600 Employees Resulting in Six Percent Reduction in Workforce

Nerd Grind — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:15:35 +0000

Popular video game maker EA has announced that it will be laying off 600 people in the coming months. This will reduce their workforce by approximately six percent. The company has remained profitable throughout the economic downturn and the move is being seen as a precautionary measure. No word on which divisions will be hit heaviest, however it’s a safe bet that it won’t be team Madden.

Marware to Release Game Grip for iPhone and iPod Touch

Nerd Grind — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:49:22 +0000

Marware has jumped on the need to be more comfortable as you play games on your iPhone and iPod touch. The company has released their Game Grip, which allows you to do just that. It consists primarily of two giant foam handles that allow your hands to rest comfortably as you get your game on. The unit is just foam, thus offering no additional functionality. The company just opened the floodgates for pre orders on their website. It costs around $50. Click here to check it out.

Gaming mogul Richard Garriott returns to earth

Nerd Grind — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:06:57 +0000

Ultima’s Lord British has safely returned to earth. The gaming mogul’s ten day trip into outer space has come to an end. While up there in the black, he participated in an interstellar toilet repair. Really. Not as glamorous as say, meeting alien life, but tons cooler than an earthly toilet repair. Joe the space plumber, perhaps?

At 7:34 Moscow Time (10:34 EST) the space tourist touched down in Kazakhstan. He has offered no comment about his trip to the press yet, but word on the street is that it was "totally awesome." Click the link for more on his arrival.

In other news, I can’t even afford closet space much less to go to outer space. What a cruel, cruel world!

Sony PS3 firmware update details

Nerd Grind — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:27:03 +0000

Sony quietly(for them) unveiled a firmware update for their PS3 on October 15th. The update includes, among other things, several interesting additions for for cinéphiles out there. You can now enter your DivX VOD registration code to make using the king of codecs on your home television easier. The update also offers 50Hz video output, Mosquito noise reduction video enhancement and support for chroma unsampling. Check the link for more details.

Does any of this help you with your level editing on "Little Big Planet?" Um, not at all but that is one amazing game and it deserved a shout out.

GamePark Holdings

Nerd Grind — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:16:03 +0000

The GP2X F-200 Game System is due this October in a glossy white finish.

With dual core ARM920T processors, 64MB of RAM, a 320 x 240 QVGA touchscreen (with stylus), and SD card support. Specs include:

Color: White
All new touch screen interface
New and improved 8-way digital pad
Comes with various in-built games: Blocked, GhostPix, Cavestory, Phishy, Ruck-Man, SQdef
5 new game titles available at launch
Multi-tasking functionality: enjoy music while reading E-books or browsing photos
3.5 inch LCD screen with 320*240 (30 frames) resolution
Simple and convenient E-book viewer
Size: 134.6×82.9×29.6 mm
Weight: 161 g (without battery)

GTA IV Delay to Q2 2008

Nerd Grind — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:12:21 +0000

No GTA IV on October – or even for Christmas for that matter.

Rockstar is delaying the release of Grand Theft Auto IV because it is having problems with its development for the PS3. That will delay other platform releases as well because of the contractual obligations which state that the PS3 version must come out first.

"We believe the lack of GTA IV this holiday season is a clear positive for Take-Two’s competitors, namely EA and Activision,â€ said analyst Todd Greenwald.
"We estimate that roughly USD 400 to USD 500 million in consumers wallets will be freed up to spend on other hardcore games."

Soul Calibur for Wii Worth Mentioning

Nerd Grind — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:31:11 +0000

Pretty cool screen shots for the Soul Calibur coming out on the Wii. One of the most fun games I’ve played since it came out and I’m glad Nintendo is doing their duty by having Wii Heads out there in on the fun.Â Go here for more.

Wii Rifle

Nerd Grind — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:58:41 +0000

So the Wiizapper that came out recently for the shooter games wasn’t up to par in my book. It didn’t look aesthetically pleasing either. For all of us macho guys, we all want to hold something substantial, bigger, and explosively gorgeous because we all love big guns, if you know what I mean. That’s where this comes in, the Wii Rifle. I want to feel like I’m holding a sawed-off shotgun when I’m firing away, killing off zombies or anything else that needs their heads blown off. Isn’t it grand?

For around $17 bucks, with its smooth, sleek sex appeal, you’re going to be the new desperado for sure.

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