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Faked Gran Turismo 5 video on Kotaku?
By Kyle Kulyk Earlier today, the popular game blog, Kotaku, ruffled the feathers of racing fans anticipating Sony’s launch of the latest iteration of the best selling racing simulation Gran Turismo 5 for the Playstation 3 console. The video appears to show exorbitantly long load times while the game loads a specific track. Kotaku [...]
Microsoft E3 press event underwhelms
By Kyle Kulyk Microsoft wrapped up their E3 press event today and aside from the members of the audience who went home with a free, newly redesigned 360 the rest of us were left to wonder “Where’s the beef?” Microsoft started the event with gameplay footage of Treyarch’s multiplatform Call of Duty title, Black Ops. [...]
PS3 lawsuits threaten entire gaming industry
By Kyle Kulyk If recent lawsuits against Sony regarding the removal of the Other OS feature on the PS3 console go forward ending with a court decision against Sony all gamers will pay the price. Simply put, a ruling against Sony in this matter would be a death keel for innovation throughout the entire gaming [...]
Talk of PS3 lawsuits rubbish
Editorial by Kyle Kulyk Last week, owners of older PS3 model found that the latest update removed a feature most had never used, the Install OtherOS feature. This action by Sony was a direct result of the hacking attempts by hacker George Hotz who had previously gained notoriety for creating exploits for the Iphone shortly [...]
No one will buy Natal and here’s why
By Kyle Kulyk Microsoft’s project Natal has quickly become one the most talked about new devices on the videogame horizon for some time with analysts predicting that within two years Natal will reach a 56 percent attach rate. That’s right. It’s been predicted that more than half of new and old 360 owners will [...]
Game Journalism from Dimension X!
By Kyle Kulyk Game journalism is a funny thing. Before the increase in popularity of gaming sites on the internet gamers hungry for news regarding their favorite games or upcoming titles would have to shell out and purchase their favorite game magazine. And if you wanted to have your article published in one of these [...]
Modern Warfare 2 Comparisons – A war about nothing
By Kyle Kulyk The upcoming release of the sequel to Infinity Ward’s monster hit, Call of Duty 4 is creating quite a buzz on internet gaming sites. So is it due to Modern Warfare 2’s intense action? The perfect scores already being posted? The controversial airport segment? No. Internet forums are aflame with speculation on [...]
The 360: A console in decline
By Kyle Kulyk Recently, Microsoft Xbox 360 director of product management Aaron Greenberg boldly proclaimed “What I can tell you is we remain confident that Xbox 360 will not only outsell PS3 for the full calendar year, but for this entire generation.” Strong words for the man behind a console clearly in decline. Microsoft introduced [...]
SMG looks at nine top review sites: Who’s the most biased?
By Kyle Kulyk Edge magazine’s reviews show most 360 bias while IGN seems to prefer PS3 and Wii. It’s no surprise that game reviews can be contentious issues. Few fan bases are as passionate as gamers. Anytime you introduce opinion into the mix you’re more than likely to have someone with the exact opposite view [...]
