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Best Buy Canada’s Free Phone Fridays – more killer (on contract) deals including the Xperia PLAY

May 27, 2011 drsquid Android, Atrix, Bell, Best Buy, Blackberry, canada, Free, Gaming, google, HTC, Incredible S, Mobile, Motorola, Nexus S, PLAY, Rogers, Samsung, smartphone, Sony, Sony Ericsson, superphone, Telus, Torch, Virgin Mobile, Xperia1 Comment

Best Buy Canada’s Free Phone Fridays returns with some killer deals – if you sign a new 3yr contact. This week’s deals include the Nexus S, ATRIX & Xperia PLAY for $0. With the announcement that the mobile version Minecraft is coming exclusively (at first) to the PLAY perhaps it’s time to consider getting a 2nd phone? Also if you are on the fence about the PLAY we should have some videos posted later today of it in action – it is, IMO, hands-down the best mobile gaming experience you…

The Bell Motorola ATRIX, coming March 17th: Revolutionary, but at what cost?

March 8, 2011September 26, 2012 drsquid Android, Android 2.2, Atrix, Bell, canada, Froyo, Gaming, Lapdock, Motoblur, Motorola, smartphone, superphone9 Comments

When Motorola announced the ATRIX at CES, I was very excited – even more so when they followed up that announcement with news that it was coming to Canada on Bell. Up to that point, as a long-time Milestone (Droid to our US readers) user, though, I had been a little disappointed in Motorola. They had seemed to have forgotten about Canada. Both the Droid X and Droid 2 were released in the US last year, but they never came up north. By year’s end, it was almost like Motorola…

New Steelseries headsets, ready for your PS3 & iPad

March 4, 2011September 26, 2012 drsquid Apple, Gaming, iPad, iPhone, ipod, PS3, Steelseries, Xbox 3601 Comment

When we looked at a couple of SteelSeries’ gaming peripherals last year, the Xai mouse and 6GV2 keyboard, we were very impressed by both their quality and the technology inside. We were also impressed by the fact that, compared to most ‘gaming’ gadgets, their design was understated — even elegant. Very Apple-like, you could say. Now SteelSeries has decided to broaden their audio options to ”meet Apple Performance Standards for Music, Mobile, and Gaming”. Updated versions of the 7H and Siberia v2 headsets, already available for PC gamers, are coming…

Telus launches Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate at Gaming Expo today

November 10, 2010November 24, 2010 drsquid Android, Android 2.1, canada, event, Fascinate, Fascinate 3G+, Galaxy S, Gaming, google, Samsung, smartphone, superphone, Telus, Toronto1 Comment

With the Holidays just around the corner the release of new phones is almost a daily occurrence. Only two days after the big Windows Phone 7 launch Telus is adding another Android phone to their already impressive line-up of little green robots – the Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate 3G+. The Telus Fascinate (not to be confused with the US only Verizon Fascinate that is slightly different) is basically the same phone as the Bell Galaxy S Vibrant that we looked at a few months ago here, the only change being…

SteelSeries to help WOW addicts grind with ‘Superior Ergonomics’

October 20, 2010October 25, 2010 drsquid Blizzard, BlizzCon, Cataclysm, Ergonomic, Gaming, mouse, PC gaming, Steelseries, World of Warcraft4 Comments

With Cataclysm, the latest expansion for World of Warcraft, coming to destroy many peoples lives all over again on December 7th, SteelSeries has decided that if you are going to be grinding for 72 hours straight, at least you can do it with the best MMO mouse you can buy. The SteelSeries World of Warcraft® Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse (now that’s a mouthful!) is the second WOW mouse that they have produced, and improves on the ergonomics and button layout of that mouse, yet still keeps the trick glowing suit…

SteelSeries Xai Gaming Mouse Review

September 29, 2010October 7, 2010 drsquid Gaming, Laser Mouse, mouse, PC games, PC gaming, review, Steelseries, test, Xai7 Comments

I am staring at the box of the SteelSeries Xai. It has been packed up after my review, so we can give it away to one lucky reader. Then I look back at my Microsoft Sidewinder X8 gaming mouse. A mouse that is wireless and fracking glows RED! Yet I am so tempted to deny someone the chance to enjoy the Xai mouse – I want to crack open that package and go back to it right now. I won’t of course, but that feeling shows how much of an…

Duke’s back, Hail to the King – lines courtesy of Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, John Carpenter & Roddy Piper

September 6, 2010 drsquid 2k Games, 3D Realms, Army of Darkness, Ash, Bruce Campbell, Duke Nukem, Duke Nukem Forever, Evil Dead, Gaming, PC gaming, PS3, sam raimi, Xbox0 comment

Now that Duke Nukem is back in the public eye, perhaps Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, John Carpenter, and Roddy Piper should consider taking action to ensure that they are properly credited in the new game for the lines ‘appropriated’ from Army of Darkness and They Live…(oh and Scarface). Check out a clip from They Live after the break.

The Hand Eye Society meets for the 9th time

August 24, 2010August 24, 2010 Doug Groves canada, event, Fan Expo, Gaming, Hand Eye Society, iteration games, jph wacheski, Metanet, PC gaming, social, Toronto0 comment

The 9th iteration of the Hand Eye Social is only a couple of days away, and if you haven’t been to one, I’d highly recommend it. The socials bring together the Toronto indie gaming scene and are always a blast, whether inside the venue itself, or outside taking a breather and talking with others (it CAN get noisy inside – people are gaming after all). All the details are below, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out that you really should visit iteration games now, and check out…

Irrational Games reveal their latest game – Bioshock Infinite

August 13, 2010August 13, 2010 drsquid bioshock, BioShock Infinite, Gaming, Irrational Games, PC games, PC gaming, Project Icarus, PS3, System Shock, trailer, X-Com, Xbox 3601 Comment

I loved System Shock 2. Created by Irrational Games, it was one of the scariest and most immersive games ever made. It is also one of my all-time favourites, and boy did its ‘spiritual successor’, System Shock Lite…Oh sorry, Bioshock, disappoint. Today, Irrational Games announced their latest game, Bioshock Infinite. After my hopes were dashed that Ken Levine, the mind behind Irrational, wasn’t going to be working on the X-Com reboot (another of my top 10 games of all time), I was hoping that ‘Project Icarus’ was going to be…

Three free games, and more, for Playstation Plus subscribers

August 4, 2010August 4, 2010 Doug Groves Capybara Games, Critter Crunch, DLC, free games, Gaming, Kahoots, Playstation Plus, PS3, PSN, Syphon Filter, Toronto1 Comment

During E3 2010, Sony announced Playstation Plus, their paid subscription model to match Xbox LIVE. Since one can already game online for free with PSN, there seemed to be little incentive to pony up the $50 US/year for Playstation Plus, which added the capability to cross game chat, and the promise of exclusive and free content. It looks like Sony has stepped up to the plate on the latter, and is delivering some solid free content to Plus members, including Critter Crunch, from Toronto based Capybara Games. There’s a whole…

EA officially announces Battlefield 3

August 3, 2010August 3, 2010 drsquid Battlefield 3, beta, EA, Gaming, Medal of Honor, MoH, PC games, PC gaming, pre-order, PS3, Xbox 3601 Comment

Taking a page of the Halo book, EA has announced that if you pre-order the Medal of Honor Limited Edition, which is released on October 12, 2010, you’ll get an invitation to the Battlefield 3 beta. This is the first time that EA has formally confirmed that Battlefield 3 is coming, however there was no additional information about the game given. Hopefully EA will release more news about Batttlefield 3 soon — even one really cool screenshot would be good enough for me. On Sunday, they also launched their latest…

Acer’s new computer line up – all things great and small

July 28, 2010July 28, 2010 Doug Groves Acer, Acer Aspire, Acer Predator, Aspire, Athlon II, ATI, computer, Core i3, Core i5, desktop, Gaming, HTPC, M3, Nvidia, Predator, Radeon, X34 Comments

Acer, a company that’s grown from relative obscurity outside the DIY computer building community to the world’s number 2 computer maker in just a few short years, has announced three new desktop line ups for Canada, covering the spectrum from the small form factor X3 series to the monstrous Predator gaming rig. Playing the mama bear role, is the more traditional M3. The Acer Aspire M3 series is a standard desktop tower, and will come with AMD Athlon II or Intel Core i3 / Core i5 processors and ATI Radeon…