Archive for February 25th, 2008

MS turn back on HD-DVD

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Gates and Co pull the plug on Xbox 360 HD DVD spinner, leaving only... Oh, nobody.

Future Retro’s Revolution synthesizer sports circular layout

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Filed under: Portable Audio While certainly not the most bizarre (nor elaborate) musical apparatus we've seen, Future Retro's intriguingly designed Revolution synthesizer still manages to stand out. Apparently, its creators firmly believe that "music is cyclic," and it's definitely practicing what it preaches on said device. The analog monophonic synthesizer is ...

EA make $2bn bid for GTA studio

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Our pals at CVG drop the dime on an audacious move to become overlord of the hottest property in gaming.

Phil Harrison out at Sony

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Filed under: GamingNot but a few days after some decided anti-Sony Japan commentary by a very frustrated Phil Harrison, the Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios President is out, with his role to be assumed by the monolithic Kaz Hirai. Phil recently expressed his frustration for SCE Japan's resistance to online ...

Towering Gort replica fetching a pretty penny at auction

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Filed under: Robots We've seen some pretty fantastic replicas grace the always fascinating pages of eBay before, but this particular creation is apparently hitting home with quite a few wealthy nerds prospective buyers. The fiberglass reproduction of Gort from the famed 1951 classic The Day The Earth Stood Still is currently ...