So we heard a little grumbling after we unveiled the new name for this site. You know, the name that wasn’t Nerd World. Some of that grumbling may even have been coming out of my mouth.
But naming a website is harder than it looks. We couldn’t get Nerd World. And when you’re attached by a hideous Giger-like umbilical cord to a …
When Left 4 Dead 2 was announced earlier this year, I didn’t want to like it. Why? Because I loved the first game so much.
And I wasn’t the only one: When the game was announced at the annual E3 video game conference in June, it already had its fair share of skeptics. In fact, calling some of these people skeptics would be the nice …
When The Beatles: Rock Band came out in September, our dream of playing through the legendary rock group’s career with plastic instruments was fulfilled. And MTV Games, Harmonix and Apple Corps. are continuing to make sure that we’ll get to play through their career… and the entire Beatles catalog.
Hot on the heels of the Abbey Road …
Look at that. Rumors about the PS3 getting Facebook were swirling last week and the PS team has just confirmed that the upcoming firmware update (v3.10) will include Facebook. Linking your PSN account to Facebook will give you the option of updating your Facebook feed with Trophy and PS Store updates. Because your friends really want to …
The folks at Paramount and Sony have been generous enough to grant TECHLAND with 30 PlayStation Network download codes for D-A-C. Because this our first contest on TECHLAND, let’s make it an easy one. Just leave a comment and tell us who your favorite Star Trek character is and why. Said character can be from any Star Trek movie or …
If you download game demos as much as I do, then you’ll be glad to hear that Nintendo is giving us free demos for its WiiWare titles. Starting today, the company is letting players test drive brand-new title Pokémon Rumble (above) as well as older games BIT.TRIP Beat, Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a Darklord, NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits …
The second coming of Ubisoft’s monster hit Assassin’s Creed is almost upon us. It hits stores tomorrow and while I’m writing this I’m also busy getting through our review build. It’s pretty epic and I’ll probably end up playing through the night. Rough life, right?
The ‘Inspired Design’ video follows the creative team …
(This is part 2 of an irregular series about my attempts to turn my daughter into a complete dork.)
And so the change begins. My daughter is deep into her first video game addiction.
Yeah, OK, it’s just Bejeweled 2. And in spare moments I shake my fist at the sky and yell, “I will not raise a casual gamer! Do you hear me! Hardcore …
I’m not entirely sure how I missed this news earlier. Oh wait, yes I do, I’ve been busy building out TECHLAND! Anyway, Movela and Pyxis Mobile are building a RIM exclusive Craigslist Mobile App for the BlackBerry platform. The $5 app will allow BlackBerry users to peruse any and all Craigslist ads. Take that iPhone and Android …
Attendees of the New Super Mario Bros. Wii launch event held at the Nintendo World Store in New York City on Saturday dressed up as Mario and Princess Peach.
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