Admittedly, I haven’t been excited about an E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) Expo in quite a few years, as the conference seems to have lost some of its glory and hasn’t featured as many big announcements in years past as many would like. However, this year the headlines coming out of E3 are quite impressive as [...]
Hit video game Guitar Hero is not only for you console guys anymore, apparently, the hugely popular guitar simulation game is coming to an unlikely platform: The Android-based G1 from T-Mobile. Guitar Hero is expected to be made available soon on the Android Marketplace, however while it won’t be a free [...]
Is it possible that playing computer games can enhance the driving skills of people over 50? Allstate, a large Insurance company, is seeking an answer and, if true, the company could offer discounts to drivers who play computer games.
With a new pilot program called InSight, Allstate will offer specialized games to 100,00 [...]
Despite some lukewarm reviews of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, you have to admit, the virtual reality aspect of playing a video game with a Wii saber is pretty darn neat. Frankly, these are no question the most unique and intriguing game controllers I have ever come across, and Star Wars really isn’t [...]
Thanks a lot, Mattel. Although, I can’t really blame you – it was an obvious intellectual rights infringement. However, that doesn’t stop me from pining for Scrabulous.
One of the few Facebook (third party, of course) apps worth having, is now blocked in pretty much everyone’s neck of the woods, seemingly permanently. [...]
If you’re looking for PC or mac games to amuse yourself with (work is generally a good time for such activities) you’ll want to check out Universal Boxing Manager.
Love boxing? Ever dream of being a professional manager to a team of boxers? It’s not childsplay, you know. You’ve got to hire the boxers, [...]
A few days ago, a couple of us were crammed into a truck on the way to lunch. Several of us have kids, and we ended up talking about how incredibly popular WebKinz is. Somebody said it was simply a training ground for games like World of Warcraft. As we were talking, I suddenly [...]
Sony has some big news coming out today: The company will allow “dynamic” ads to be placed in PlayStation 3 games. The Wall Street Journal is calling it “a boost for what could become a significant new revenue source for games companies” while
An Amazon promotion good through June 9 has over 100 Blu-ray movies in the to range (with many around $14-$15). I thought this would be a good time to revisit getting into Blu-ray. The last time I checked out Blu-ray [...]
Paul’s Soapbox is a regular feature of TechConsumer where I sound off on various tech topics/products that I’m interested in (or hate). This is just my $.02, so consider yourself warned. This week’s subjects are all over the place: DRM, “3G” Wireless, and Playstation Home.

