Archives for the ‘Gaming’ Category

Wii Fit Launches in U.S. T-Minus 2 Days

In just two days on Wednesday May 21st, the highly anticipated Wii Fit, an exercise game for Nintendo's Wii will launch in the U.S. Looking over the ads that came in Sunday's newspaper, you can just tell that this is going to be a big title for Nintendo. Best Buy dedicated the whole back page of their ad to the game which will be sold with the Balance Board peripheral for $89.99.

May 19th, 2008
Wii Fit Launches in U.S. T-Minus 2 Days

Grand Theft Auto IV Gets Rave Reviews

Any Grand Theft Auto fans out there? If there are, you already know Grand Theft Auto 4 (GTA) launched at midnight last night and you probably already have your hands on a copy of the game. For the first time, the game launched at the same time for two platforms, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. In some cities, like New York, people were in line waiting for the game's launch before midnight.

April 29th, 2008
Grand Theft Auto IV Gets Rave Reviews

When Guitar Hero and Nerds Collide

It's pretty crazy the things geeks can come up with when they get an idea. A group of undergraduate students over at Texas A&M have obviously been playing too much Guitar Hero, and decided that they could make a robot to conquer the game for them. After much thought they have named their dubious creation Slashbot.

April 23rd, 2008
When Guitar Hero and Nerds Collide

Sony Playstation Home Delayed… Again

Back last March, over a year ago, we wrote about how Sony was developing a virtual world where Playstation users would be able to go to interact with others online. At the time, we knew that it was going to be a free download, users would be able to purchase accessories, but most importantly, it was expected to be available around the globe by the Fall of 2007.

April 22nd, 2008
Sony Playstation Home Delayed… Again

Wii Comes Up Big in March

About a month ago we took a look at how each of the consoles were still stacking up to each other in the U.S., and not surprisingly Nintendo was widely outselling the competition in both the handheld and console gaming markets. As March rolled on nothing much changed, except that Nintendo sold about 300,000 more Wii's than the previous month:

April 22nd, 2008
Wii Comes Up Big in March

Wiimote: More than Meets the Eye

The Wii has become rather notorious for the specialized controllers that it uses to draw people into the game being played. It's very much possible that you've been using the controllers for quite some time without actually knowing what they are capable of doing.

April 17th, 2008
Wiimote: More than Meets the Eye

Make it a Lemmings Weekend!

Here at CyberNet we love playing ourselves a good game of Lemmings. I'm sure most of you already know about the web-based version which includes many of the original levels. If you've finished all of those before then maybe it is time to move onto something bigger and better... Lemmins (download mirror)!

April 11th, 2008
Make it a Lemmings Weekend!

Microsoft Workin’ on a Wiimote Clone for Xbox 360?

The latest rumor and speculation around the Internet regarding the Xbox 360 is that Microsoft is developing a "Wiimote" like controller for the system.

April 8th, 2008
Microsoft Workin’ on a Wiimote Clone for Xbox 360?

Microsoft Slashes Xbox 360 Gamerscore for Cheaters

I really believe that the Xbox 360 is such a strong gaming system because of the community that is built around the Xbox LIVE service. It gives you the opportunity to play games online with or against millions of other people. But understandably people have found ways to circumvent the system to collect an unreasonable number of achievements.

March 26th, 2008
Microsoft Slashes Xbox 360 Gamerscore for Cheaters

February Console Stats Still Put Nintendo WAY on Top

Have you been wondering how the consoles have been stacking up against each other lately? Don't worry, you stataholics will be getting your fix in this article. Below you'll find the top selling hardware/consoles, and then also the top 10 games for the month of February 2008.

March 17th, 2008
February Console Stats Still Put Nintendo WAY on Top