Nintendo Announces New, Improved Hardware
When it comes to technology, its hard to beat our Japanese brethren in things like the video game, cell phone, and handheld device markets, and it’s the fault of companies like Samsung, Sony, and Nintendo. Nintendo had a massive developer expo and showcase earlier today, and a few of the guys from “Wired” were on […]
Spore DRM Leads To Firestorm, Class Action Lawsuit
Reminiscent of the old Sony BMG ‘rootkit’ problems which plagued users back in 2005, Electronic Arts is facing a serious firestorm over their recently published PC game “Spore“. In particular, the issues lie with the Digital Rights Management (DRM) software that EA included with Spore. This particular iteration of DRM software, made by SecuROM, limits […]
Frets on Fire Open Source Guitar Hero
If you are holding out for a console or just a cheap skate, then this open source version of Guitar Hero should quench your thirst. Frets on Fire has its limitations, but it’s fun to use and the price is right.
Novint Falcon Force Feedback Controller
It must be gaming feedback device week here at PaulTech because we are going to look at another one. This one is the Novint Falcon. Don’t let the small size of this feedback device fool you. What it lacks in stature, it makes up with its haptic feedback system. People usually […]
Incredible Gaming Technology
While exclusively gaming technology isn’t usually considered highly scientific or very relevant, advances in game engines have started to gather attention of non-gamers around them for purposes other than gaming. It’s been noted that, using the physics-centered Garry’s Mod for Half Life 2 and it’s Source engine, people can create a plethora of objects, systems, […]
Dell XPS 720 H2C Gaming Machine
Dell (NAS: Dell) is pushing the gaming desktop tradition provided by previous XPS desktops, like the 710. The XPS 720 H2C provides delightful overclocking for gaming enthusiasts. Now, some tweakers will hate the fact that it is overclocked out of the box. “The XPS 720 H2C Edition pushes the limits of extreme […]
Elite “Xbox 360″ Release Ownage…z0r
AGH! I couldn’t resist the -z0r plug, even after the “ownage”. Anyways, for PaulTech readers who are console or even PC gamers, it may excite you to learn that Microsoft has recently released the next tier-level Xbox 360. Named the Xbox 360 Elite, this Gunmetal-Black console is the latest version of the 360, sporting all […]
Second Life Civil Unrest: “I LOL’d”
Every so often, the world inside of cyberspace (a.k.a. MySpace or Facebook or World of Warcraft or Second Life) really gives me a reason to chuckle, and I’m pleased to laugh at this next piece. Second Life is officially bursting at the seams: You’d think that when the population of a web service gets so […]
Xbox360 Mod / Hack
One of the things that hardcore gamers look for is a nice hack. They love to be able to back their games up and control their gaming console. Xbox360 enthusiasts have been eagerly awaiting a way to do this on their “precious.” Hackers in the Xboxhacker forum sound very close to altering […]
Lineage II Bad Apple
According to the Mainichi Daily News, Japanese police have arrested a Chinese exchange student who stole items from defeated characters using bots he had created in the game Lineage II. The bot hack creates a normal player with abnormal qualities. The character automatically defeats other characters and steals all their possessions.
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