Articles for Matt Peckham
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Microsoft's $150 Kinect Price: Right For You, But Not Me
Microsoft's Kinect has an identity problem. The company won't come right out and say it, but their newfangled "you are the controller" motion-sensing camera for the Xbox 360 probably isn't for gamers like me. It's for gamers like you. That is, assuming you're not really a gamer.
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Sony: The PS3 can do 3D 1080p, but probably shouldn't
The PS3 can do 3D 1080p, but it probably shouldn't. That's what Sony's telling 3D developers, anyway, in what amounts to an unofficial cap trotted out in warning because the company is worried frame rates at high-def's current pinnacle resolution will head south.
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Video game sales slump as Xbox 360 sales surge
Retail video game sales fell slightly in June, dragged under by anemic handheld hardware and software sales, but bolstered by strong console unit growth. Helped by new model sales, the Xbox 360 topped the Wii for the first time in months, pulling ahead of Nintendo's console by roughly 30,000 units, and Sony's PS3 by a comfortable 147,000 unit spread.
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GameStop staffer: Used games have trapped us
During a biz conference keynote, a GameStop employee in the audience told InstantAction CEO Louis Castle that he doesn't like selling used games, but that without them, it'd be game over for the mega-retailer.
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New Xbox 360 in development for two years
It's smaller, shinier, and back in black: Microsoft's new Xbox 360 took many by surprise at last month's E3.
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Aftershock: Blizzard's Real ID policy gaffe rattles on
Blizzard announced it would rescind a prior announcement last Friday, allaying hordes of angry gamers, but the aftershocks are still rumbling several days later.
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Under pressure, Blizzard gives 'real ID' policy the chop
Whether gutsy, forward-thinking, or just plain scatterbrained, Blizzard's plans to force you to use your real name when posting to the company's official forums have been shelved just three days after the company announced them.
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Blizzard: Thou shalt be anonymous no longer
Forcing anonymous gamers to de-cloak (well, sort of) Blizzard says it'll soon require them to use their real names when they log on to the company's official message boards.
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Xbox Live worth over $1 billion, Nintendo and Sony lag behind
How much is Xbox Live really worth? All it took was a little back of the envelope figuring for Bloomberg to come up with $1 billion in annual revenue for Microsoft's fiscal year, ending June 30.
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White is the new black for Sony's updated PS3
Microsoft just flipped its bevel-edged, cream-colored Xbox 360 to piano black, and now Sony's shifting its matte-sable slimline PS3 into the ivory zone.
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PlayStation Plus: not with the $50 (yet)
Expected since E3, if slightly hazy in terms of specifics, Sony's PlayStation Plus subscriber service is now available for gamers willing to part with US$50 a year. All you need is the latest 3.40 firmware update, a credit card number, and a bit of disposable income.
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PlayStation Move E3 hands on: Precision perfection?
Sony's PlayStation Move motion-tracking "wands" may lack a killer app, but they don't miss a gesture.
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Microsoft Kinect hands on: We're missing the point
After putting Microsoft's Kinect motion-sensing camera for the Xbox 360 through its paces, I've come away a true believer--that it isn't for me, it's for my wife.
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4 questions if Nintendo's 3DS allows game installs
It sounds like Nintendo's new 3DS handheld will offer optional software installs, a feature available for some time on Sony's PSP, but unavailable to DS owners.
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Is Microsoft's Xbox 360 slim press giveaway a bribe?
Giving away video game systems...it's part and parcel of the games industry. Companies dispatch review units perennially and often expect them to remain where sent. But giving them away as "gifts" to thousands of people during a live round-the-world broadcast, including the ginormous iconic screens in Times Square? I'd call that pretty much unprecedented.
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E3: Microsoft's hottest games and gear--have a look
Microsoft took the wraps off Kinect (nee Project Natal) at E3 2010, promising an experience that will "bring living rooms to life in a social and accessible way."
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Valve apologizes for Sony-bashing, announces Portal 2 for PS3
Valve's super-secret E3 surprise turns out to be a bit of crow-munching in the form of Portal 2, its geometry-bending shooter, for Sony's PlayStation 3.
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Microsoft Kinect motion sensor launches november 4
Microsoft took the wraps off Kinect (nee Project Natal) at E3 2010, promising an experience that will "bring living rooms to life in a social and accessible way."
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Xbox 360 'Slim' includes WiFi, 250GB for US$300
Available immediately, Microsoft's new slim-sized Xbox 360--unveiled at its E3 2010 press show this morning--will come with integrated WiFi and a 250GB hard drive.
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3D for PS3 games (but not Blu-ray) dropping tomorrow
Grab your Dramamine and couch-sickness bags, Sony's long anticipated 3D update for its PlayStation 3 video game console will finally be available tomorrow.
