Taking weeks to get that insane star count on Angry Birds is pinnacle of human achievement. And then you have to restore or replace your phone for some reason and all of that hard earned work is…gone. For a while now, people have been asking for a way to sync game data. The most obvious response up front is iCloud, but that’s iOS-only and completely leaves the several other platforms Rovio supports out in the cold. A better solution (and one that is hopefully more...
Image Credit: ESPN Fans of EA’s Madden franchise who have picked up a new Wii U and are saving up their nickels and dimes for the upcoming Madden NFL 25 are going to be sorely disappointed with EA’s new announcement: It’s not coming. Speaking with Nintendo World Report, an EA representative had this to say: “We will not be releasing a Wii U version of Madden NFL in 2013. However, we have a strong partnership with Nintendo and will continue to...
The Gran Turismo franchise is one of the most prestigious racing franchies in the gaming world ever. It has spanned across multiple consoles over multiple decades. From its humble origins, Gran Turismo has become a perfect example of ultimate attention to detail and pushing the graphical boundaries of current hardware. And from the looks of things, the upcoming Gran Turismo 6 is going to continue the franchise into the next generation. Yesterday, Newegg.com accidentally...
We here at Gadgetsteria love our videos games about as much as we love our old hardware. Computers of the past as well as video games from our youth litter our cabinets as well as our desks. But why can’t these things we grew up on and love litter our walls too? I’m not just talking about a picture of Link holding a sword, or Mario punching a brick, I’m talking about art, beautiful nerdy art. This is exactly what Tony and Katie over at City Prints have...
EA’s launch of Sim City (and subsequent implosion of servers) has been a text book case of what not to do during massive product launches such as Sim City, as well as how to respond. While EA still is being rather ridiculous in certain aspects (offline mode anyone?) there are…finally…making a good faith effort to appease the legions of pissed off Sim City players. That’s right. EA is giving you some free games – and not just bottom of the...
Yesterday Sony capped off many many days of hype and excitement by “unveiling” the next-gen PlayStation. Today we should be talking about how awesome the hardware is, the launch titles teased and diving into all kinds of details shoved in our faces. Only thing is, Sony didn’t unveil the PlayStation 4. They unveiled a spec sheet for some nondescript hardware without a physical design to latch onto, no launch date other than “latter half of 2013″...
