Sumo wrestlers were the main inspiration behind Wii Fit, Nintendo’s latest attempt at getting you off the couch when you play video games.
Because they are so huge, sumo wrestlers need two scales to weigh themselves. Wii Fit’s balance board works kind of like two scales fused together, which, as its designers found, makes it instantly [...]
Last week, I looked at the meaty solo campaign Grand Theft Auto IV offers gamers. This week, I’ll wrap up my thoughts on the solo mode’s main new additions, as well as look at the game’s online multiplayer modes - a significant addition to the GTA franchise that shows great promise.
OK, so let’s talk additions [...]
“Grand Theft Auto IV” digs even deeper into the gritty realism that has defined the “GTA” video game series for years. New features include a more advanced combat interface, improved opponent artificial intelligence, and ways of getting around town that don’t involve carjacking — though stealing cars is still an option, of course.
With the long-anticipated [...]
While instantly familiar – I was surprised by how little the general gameplay and mission structure differed from the previous game in the series, GTA III: San Andreas – it refines every element of the game and tells an engrossing story.
While lacking the scope of San Andreas (there’s only one city, no countryside, no jetpacks [...]
IT is quite possible that the enthusiasts who know the most about the Nissan GT-R are those still a few years away from getting their driving licenses. Such is the downside of a car best known as a video game icon. Even so, the GT-R%26#8217;s exterior styling is not so extreme that drivers [...]
Made by Rockstar Games and mainly distributed in Brazil by JPF Maggazine, the game lets players act out the life of a 15-year-old student and decide how to deal with teachers and cliques at a boarding school.A local youth support center had requested the ban.”We have not been notified of the judge’s decision,” JPF Maggazine’s [...]
“Consumers are buying what they need,” said Jennifer Black , president of Jennifer Black %26 Associates, an equity research company in Lake Oswego, Ore. For everything else, shoppers are being pickier and focusing on discounters, she said.According to a preliminary tally by UBS-International Council of Shopping Centers, sales slid 0.5 percent versus its original estimate [...]
Take-Two has been holding out, refusing to enter formal talks with EA or any other suitor until April 30, the day after “Grand Theft Auto IV” goes on sale.EA said it extended the deadline to comply with a second request from the Federal Trade Commission for information about the proposed acquisition. It’s the second extension, [...]
IT is quite possible that the enthusiasts who know the most about the Nissan GT-R are those still a few years away from getting their driving licenses. Such is the downside of a car best known as a video game icon. Even so, the GT-R%26#8217;s exterior styling is not so extreme that drivers [...]
IT is quite possible that the enthusiasts who know the most about the Nissan GT-R are those still a few years away from getting their driving licenses. Such is the downside of a car best known as a video game icon. Even so, the GT-R%26#8217;s exterior styling is not so extreme that drivers [...]
