Archive for October, 2011 - Page 7
DC Universe Online Switching To Free-To-Play Next Week
With so many MMOs either launching as free-to-play games or making the transition to free-to-play shortly after launch, we can’t say it was much of a surprise to hear that Sony Online Entertainment was planning to make DC Universe Online free-to-play.
Nintendo Blames Lack Of New Games On Wii U Development
There’s no doubt about it – Nintendo has taken this generation by storm. Yes, it may be in trouble now, but for most of this generation, it has laughed all the way to the bank. For most of 2011, however, Nintendo has been leaving its fans hanging, delivering next to [...]

The Top Seven Things I'm Looking For In Grand Theft Auto V
Easily one of the biggest surprise chunks of news this week had to be the news that Grand Theft Auto V was set to make its way to us. Okay, given the incredible success that was Grand Theft Auto IV, seeing another sequel wasn’t exactly a leap, but seeing it [...]
Nintendo Braces For First Annual Loss In 30 Years
Well, Nintendo issued its report for the first half of its fiscal year, and as expected, the results weren’t that great. It wasn’t as bad as Japanese newspaper Nikkei was predicting, but Nintendo was still hit with massive losses in the first half of fiscal year 2011. Head past the [...]
Nook Color 2 From Barnes & Noble Set To Land November 7th
We’ve been pretty focused on the Kindle Fire these last few weeks, and with good reason: this new tablet is offering up some pretty impressive specs and functions alike, making it a great deal that could even be picked up alongside the iPad as opposed to in competition with it. [...]
Facebook Trusted Friends & App Passwords Introduced
Facebook admits that 0.06% of its billion-plus logins per day are compromised. The company is doing something about this security problem by implementing a few new security features.
Google Propeller & Yahoo Livestand Set To Open Soon
No sooner did we hear about the success that Conde Nast magazines were having since opening up their magazines on Apple’s Newsstand system than, just a couple days later, we hear that both Yahoo and Google are set to enter the fray with their own apps. And the interesting part [...]

Some Battlefield 3 Online Passes Aren't Working
You know, I could sit here and argue about just how wrong online pass is until the cows come home, but why do I need to when publishers keep screwing the concept up themselves? Hot on the heels of the debacle with Batman: Arkham City‘s online pass, Electronic Arts is [...]
iPhone 4S Battery Issues? There’s an Apple Engineer For That
Does your iPhone 4S have any battery issues? Any at all? In case it does, you should definitely contact Apple in order to fix whatever problems cause increased battery drainage. And it looks like Apple will get back to you to determine the source of the battery issues.
Nokia Windows Phones Can Compete With iPhone 4S, Say Analysts
I admit, I wasn’t exactly blown away by the stuff I saw emerging from the Nokia World show. And while it’s not likely to make a big splash, at least one set of analysts out at Barclays Capital says that the new lineup of Windows Phone models from Nokia will [...]



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