Want a reason to put on your rage face this afternoon? Look no further than Crytek’s Director of Creative Development, Rasmus Højengaard, who told gaming cite, CVG, that it would be “absolutely awesome” if next-gen consoles blocked used games. What. The. Fuck. On the surface, the argument that game developers lose quadrillions of dollars on second-hand sales makes a tiny bit of sense; games bought and sold after the initial first sale bring monetary...

We’ve heard murmurings a few times over the last several months that E3 2012 would be the first real acknowledgment and possible sneak-peek of the next-gen Xbox, or as many have called it, “Xbox 720″. But according to a new report published by Bloomberg today, it’s not happening. Citing “two people familiar with the matter”, Bloomberg says Microsoft is going to “squeeze one more year” out of their Xbox 360 console before even...

The battle between console and PC gamers will probably never end, each side saying their hardware/method of gaming is inherently better. (For the record, we’re PC gamers.) But perhaps there is a common middle ground we could come together on, no? Alienware is trying to bridge the gap between hulking gaming PC and tiny, under-TV console with their new X51 device. This “console-ified” PC is basically a microATX type of device crammed into a box that...

Owners of hacked Xbox 360s that have found their Live play cut short due to Microsoft’s console banning over the last couple of years may have a second chance at life. Reports are starting to surface that previously banned consoles are now able to sign into the Xbox Live network. Although, this is as far as said consoles can go as they still aren’t able to actually purchase or play anything. But if it’s a sign of what’s to come… The current...

If Sony has their way, the next PS3 refresh will be “unhackable”, thanks to a larger included hard drive and a thus far undisclosed “anti-hacking system” — this according to IGN. It would be interesting to see how Sony plans to temporarily suspend PS3 hacking, but any hopes and claims to be able to permanently stop it just shows how utterly disconnected and incompetent Sony management really is. Piracy — yes, it’s bad. Throwing...