PlayStation and Xbox games 'turn children into scientists and engineers'

Children who spend hours every day on their PlayStation or Xbox video consoles are improving their brains, according to new research.

A study of 12 year-olds found they boosted crucial visual-spatial skills in which a child learns by thinking in pictures and images.

Video of new Nintendo DSi



Read full story on the Telegraph site here...

Nintendo Wii sales pass 50 million

Global sales of Nintendo's Wii console have passed 50 million, the company's boss Satoru Iwata has said.

The Wii is now the fastest-selling games console in history, surpassing the PlayStation 2.

Mr Iwata also said that Nintendo's handheld DS console had shipped 100m units around the world.

Read the full post here on the BBC...

Final Fantasy XIII detail emerge

The first concrete details of how the forthcoming monster RPG will actually handle.

We find out how a step backward could push the series forward...

Details on CVG website here...

PSP focus moves to 'download games' as iPhone creates new market for 'snack' games

This interview with Sony, hints at a move to provide more download games for the PSP through the PlayStation Network.

Apple's iPhone has shown how this new market, for bite sized games, has really taken off.

Users want cheap short dip in and out games to play when they have breaks in their busy lives.

Read the full report here...

Bad Company 2 trailer exclusive and Mass Effect 2 plus loads more...

GameTrailers TV discovers BioWare's acclaimed RPG design philosophy.

Plus, we have an exclusive Battlefield - Bad Company 2 trailer.

Star Wars The Old Republic, Mass Effect 2 and Dragon age Origins BioWare revel all three projects progress...

Best in game Operation Flashpoint 2 video Footage

GameStar TV show have this footage of OperationFlashpoint 2 video game...

German with english subtitles...

OnLive - New games streaming online service could mean the end of the games console?

The founder of a new service that plans to stream on-demand video games over the internet says he feels like he has a big target on his back.

No wonder, given that Stephen Perlman's vision to revolutionise the way games are distributed and played has been talked up as threatening the future of the console and of retail stores.

OnLive, which was launched in the middle of the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco to much excitement, buzz - and scepticism - aims to provide high quality gaming on low-end machines.


Read the full post on the BBC website here...

Burnout Paradise video game patch v1.1 - access to pay downloads

A new v1.1 patch for Burnout Paradise is now available, allowing gamers to purchase the latest downloadable content for the action-racer.

The update features the content needed to unlock the Legendary, Toy and Boost special vehicles - already released as paid DLC on consoles.

They can be purchased from the in-game Burnout Store.

The patch has to be applied if players wish to go online and have fun.

Source: DigitalBattle

PlayStation Network - FREE Killzone 2 - 4D demo this Thursday

Sony and Guerilla announce a playble version of Killzone 2 this Thursday in 4D allowing users to control camera angles and see some of the technology in the game.

Watch the Matrix type video here...

Super Smash Bros. running in High Resolution on Wii Emultaor - video

Super Smash Bros. Brawl running on the PC using Dolphin revision 2671.

System used:

+ E8400 @ 4GHz
+ 4GB Ballistix DDR2 RAM
+ XFX GTX 260 216 Black Edition

This video demonstrates just how well this game can be emulated with a decent CPU & GPU (not to demonstrate game play) as most of the videos on YouTube are low quality cam / cell footage.

Who knew Wii games could look so good once 16xAA / 16xQ CSAA is applied? Using Dolphin to emulate this 1-year old title is like playing a whole new game. Thank you Dolphin team, for making this possible!



Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King on Dolphin the Wii Emulator (720p HD)