Who needs a dedicated handheld game console like the new PlayStation Vita when you download hundreds of cheap games for your iPhone or Android phone? A dad-to-be like me, that’s who. Now, don’t get me wrong: I’ve got nothing against slicing and...
Video games aren’t just for kids anymore—and indeed, some of the best (and often bloodiest) games of recent years have been aimed squarely at grown-ups. But while I’ll admit to being an eager participant in such gore-fests as “Gears of War” and...
Set to go on sale in a matter of days, the PlayStation Vita looks to be the most powerful handheld gaming console ever made. But how much will it cost to put all that gaming power in the palm of your hand—and why bother with another gadget when we’ve already got...
Can’t log in to Xbox Live, the online gaming and media network for the Xbox 360? Chances are you’re not the only one—particularly in the wake of Microsoft’s much-ballyhooed Fall Dashboard update, which was fashionably late to its own coming-out party...
Got a game console like the Xbox 360 or the Nintendo Wii in your living room? If so, here’s a pop quiz: Which console game is more appropriate for a 12-year-old, “Uncharted 3” or “The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword”? Drawing a blank? If...
Got a PlayStation 3 in your living room and a PC or Mac in the den? If so, you have everything you need to stream Hulu videos to your TV without coughing up $8 a month for the premium Hulu Plus subscription service. Orb’s $19 “BR” disc has been on...
Microsoft showed off its latest arm-waving, body-twisting Kinect games for the Xbox 360 at a swank event in Manhattan last night, but rather than swing a virtual golf club or pet an adorable (if digital) lion cub, I made a beeline for a new Xbox console that’s a...
The Roku ranks as one of the best home-video bargains out there, if you ask me, with the cheapest Roku streaming HD-quality videos from the likes of Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon for a mere $59—or forty bucks cheaper than Apple TV. Well, Roku just refreshed its entire...
Those telltale Redbox DVD kiosks at your local supermarket aren’t just for movies anymore. Starting Friday—tomorrow—about 21,000 of the company’s 27,000 kiosks will be stocked with the latest Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 games, including such...
Turns out that a full 82 percent of gamers are adults, according to a new survey from the gaming industry (which, of course, has a vested interest in promoting video game sales). Among the other findings from the Entertainment Software Association’s survey: the...
