4.12.06

Halo 3 beta sign up page!

Follow the link and sign up now! Even the main bungie site doesn't have this up, this is your chance!

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Quiet Your Xbox 360

"The Xbox 360 is one of the noisier console systems on the market, and the biggest cul-prit is the loud whirring of the optical drive during gameplay. We crack an Xbox 360 open to see if we can reduce the noise with a few minor adjustments."

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Online demand for 360 surpasses PS3 ... Wii beats both

It would seem that much of the buzz Sony built for the PS3 launch is dying down; no doubt due to the system's MIA status from virtual store shelves. In a recent study, the Xbox 360's online demand has surpassed that of the PS3; the Wii has -- not surprisingly -- passed up both of them on the list of most online interest.

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Nintendo to make portable Wii peripheral

Some have already seen this list of trademarks that Nintendo filed and there has been some speculation as to the purpose(most likely channels). There has been talk of a lower clock speed smaller broadway chip being made for ninty suggesting a 8inch disc playing portable. Many of the channels listed seem to be related to travel (Wii Map).. Portable?

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PlayStation 4 in 2010, Sony Execs Say

A PS4 will be launched by Sony but not until at least 2010, claims the Vice President of Technology for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, Paul Holman. What will happen between then and now is that Sony will introduce a series of firmware upgrades that will give the PS3 more media centre capabilities.

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The Wii DOES support External USB Drives

1- Be sure to have the latest Wii firmware: (To have your wii actualized)
// 2- Format the USB hard Drive to FAT32 // 3- Max 120GB (Though some website claims that a 300GB hard drive works too) //4- Remove Any SD card form the SD slot ///// The Wii should detect your USB hard drive as an SD card.

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Xbox Live's Major Nelson : Show #203 (WMA) The one about Shadowrun and G4's Tina Wood

This week’s show:
Xbox News
Interview: G4 TV Alumni Tina Wood
Interview: Shadowrun Lead Designer , John Howard
How to get in on Shadowrun and Halo 3 Betas
Name the Game
…and much more!

Xbox Live's Major Nelson

Ben Heck's 360 one handed controller

Benjamin Heckendorn has made a xbox 360 one handed controller. It works by setting it on your knee. Thus, tilting the controller against your leg acts as the right analog stick.

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Nintendo Announces 4 Retro Games To Be Released on Wii Shop Every Monday

Nintendo ups Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade release schedule of one arcade game every Wednesday, with four old school game releases on the Wii's Virtual Console every Monday.

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Virtual Wii Menu Online

This is a virtual Wii Menu. It has Gamecube music right now, but it's still cool.
It doesn't seem to have many channels up yet, but they will be in the future...

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