AuthorNathan Andrews

Unboxing the OnLive Game System

When OnLive announced that they were getting ready for launch, one of the items they mentioned was the MicroConsole: A small box that hooks your TV into the OnLive system. In mid-November, they finally announced that they were going to start shipping units at the beginning of this month (renamed the ‘OnLive Game Console’). Interestingly enough,…

Tron Night 2010 – 23 Glorious 3D Minutes

Tonight, Disney Pictures put on an event centered around December’s TRON: Legacy. In addition to all of the previews, teasers, and sneaks we’ve been shown, they gave us a peek at a few scenes from throughout the movie. Most of the footage, according to the pre-roll introduction comes from early on. I’ll explain why that’s…

DiRT 3 Teaser Released

CodeMasters released a teaser for the third installment in the DiRT series today, appropriately titled “DiRT 3”. A slickly-designed video using transitions to showcase some of the different environments that will be available in the next game is all we get for now, but I’m already liking what I see. As expected, particle effects are…

Final Fantasy XIV (PC) Available 9/30/10

Fresh off the presses (ok, my email inbox, but whatever… nitpicker). Square Enix has released some dates for Final Fantasy XIV on PC. Global Release Date (English, French, German & Japanese) – September 30, 2010. Pre-Orders at certain retailers (not specified) available today. Pre-Orders of the standard edition are rewarded with a special in-game item,…

E3 2010 Impressions: Nintendo 3DS

I have been trying for over a week now to figure out the right words to describe the experience of the 3DS, previewed at the Nintendo E3 press conference. Anyone who has talked to me since that event knows that it has been a difficult task. The problem arises because the instant I start talking…

E3 2010 Hands-On: OnLive

In the Spring of 2009, an announcement went out about a new gaming startup — not really news on it’s own, as there are gaming startups popping in and out of existence all the time. This one, however, was different. OnLive announced that they were going to bring a console-like gaming experience to any computer…

Mortal Kombat Teaser? – Could it be?

Now circulating quickly around the net, what appears to be a teaser for a new Mortal Kombat movie is creating a bit of a stir. At this point in time it’s difficult to say if this is the real deal, or just a VERY well-done fan video. The production values are high enough to imply…