Microsoft – Page 3

Kinectimals review: Virtually Cuddly

December 7, 2010December 15, 2010 Deborah Chantson Kinect, Kinectimals, Microsoft, review, Xbox 360, Xbox Live4 Comments

Well, it was only a matter of time before there had to be something for the ankle-biters. With games like Kinect Sports, Kinect Adventures and Dance Central being aimed at an older audience, who’s to say that preschoolers should be left out? Kinectimals is most definitely for a much younger audience. My bets are on ages six and under. The game play is fairly simple, uses a great deal of repetition, a really basic storyline, and a big focus on interacting with a virtual cub. The appeal is that these…

Fable III Giveaway – UPDATED

December 6, 2010December 13, 2010 Doug Groves Fable III, giveaway, Microsoft, Xbox 3606 Comments

Just in time for the holidays, we’re announcing the first of a few giveways we have coming up. This time around, it’s a copy of Fable II for the Xbox 360. You can check out our review here. How do you enter? It’s easy. Simply post a comment below, but whatever you say, make sure the word ‘Fable’ is in there. The Disqus powered commenting system allows you to log in using your existing Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo or Open ID account. If you have a Disqus account, even better! Optionally,…

Fable III review AKA grinding for the greater good

November 29, 2010December 7, 2010 Doug Groves Fable, Fable III, Lionhead Studios, Microsoft, Peter Molyneux, review, Xbox 360, Xbox Live4 Comments

I enjoyed the first two installments of Fable. Though never the most challenging gameplay Peter Molyneux and company managed to draw me into the world of Albion with their unique take on fantasy style role playing and a quirky sense of humour. Fable III is no different, and in many ways an improvement. I think there’s a fundamental flaw with the second half of the game, which can’t be talked about with spoilers, but don’t worry, you’ll be warned.

Kinect Review: Are games just the beginning?

November 15, 2010December 1, 2010 Doug Groves Kinect, Kinect Adventures, Kinect Joy Ride, Kinect Sports, Microsoft, review, Xbox 3603 Comments

A lot has been made of Microsoft’s Kinect, the new motion detection system for the Xbox 360. It has lead many to draw comparisons to the gesture controls seen in Minority Report, and go so far as to say that it may even change the face of computing in the future. That’s high praise indeed, but what does it mean for gaming right now?

Windows Phone 7 sputters into Canada

November 8, 2010November 15, 2010 Doug Groves Bell, hands-on, HTC Surround, launch, LG, LG Optimus 7, LG Optimus Quantum, Microsoft, Rogers, Samsung, Samsung Focus, Telus, Windows Phone 7, WP710 Comments

Though the title seems damning, it isn’t a judgement on the OS itself, but of the seeming lack of availability of Windows Phone 7 handsets on it’s North American launch day. Last week we reported Telus being the first to pull the trigger on pricing for Windows Phone 7 devices, and with launch day coming to a close, it appears they’re the carrier that made the biggest deal of the launch.he first 100 people to the Telus store in Toronto’s Eaton Centre also got a free Xbox 360 Slim 4GB…

Telus the first to blink, announces Canadian Windows Phone 7 pricing

November 4, 2010November 12, 2010 drsquid Bell, canada, HTC, launch, LG, Microsoft, Optik, Optimus, Optimus 7, Optimus Quantum, Rogers, Surround, Telus, Windows Mobile, Windows Phone 75 Comments

Usually Telus likes to play their cards close to their chest, so I was a little surprised that Telus was the first Canadian carrier to officially announce pricing for Windows Phone 7 handsets. The North American launch is next Monday, and in the US the price for all the models is going to be $199 on a 2-year term. Since Canadians have long been used to getting the short end of the stick, I assumed that the Canadian price would be the same, just on a 3-year term. While we…

2 million Dead Rising and counting

October 28, 2010November 2, 2010 Doug Groves Blue Castle Games, Capcom, Capcom Games Vancouver, Dead Rising 2, Microsoft, PS3, Sony, Xbox 360, Zombies3 Comments

No, the zombie apocalypse isn’t on us yet. Dead Rising 2, developed by Blue Castle Games for Capcom, has sold over 2 million copies since its release last month, which puts it on track to outsell its predecessor by a fair margin. I’m ashamed to say that as a zombie fan I have yet to play the sequel, which gives players a chance to destroy the undead in a number of creative ways, including making their own weapon combos by duct taping such disparate items as chainsaws and paddles together….

Fallout New Vegas Review

October 26, 2010November 1, 2010 Raj Bethesda Softworks, Fallout, Fallout New Vegas, Microsoft, ohmpage.ca, PC gaming, PS3, review, Sony, Xbox5 Comments

Two years ago we fell in love with Fallout 3. It was a marvelously rich experience full of atmosphere and wonder. Now the wasteland is back with Fallout: New Vegas from Obsidian Entertainment. In this new title we’re transplanted to the west in and around what was once Las Vegas before the nuclear war. There is a lot to explore here so we’d better get started. It’s difficult to review this title without comparing it directly with Fallout 3. They have so much in common that playing Fallout New Vegas,…

Rogers Samsung Focus: Hands On Video

October 25, 2010November 9, 2010 Doug Groves hands-on, Microsoft, Now hub, Samsung, Samsung Focus, smartphone, Super AMOLED, superphone, video, Windows Phone 73 Comments

When Windows Phone 7 launches in North America in early November, Rogers will be carrying the Samsung Focus, which is the thinnest of the launch devices. The Focus is very much in the styling of Samsung’s Galaxy S Android phones, including the absolutely stunning 4 inch Super AMOLED screen. One of the other traits the Focus carries over from the Galaxy S line is the light, plastic body.

Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood multiplayer interview

October 19, 2010October 22, 2010 Doug Groves Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Christophe Grandjean, DLC, interview, Microsoft, multiplayer, PC gaming, PS3, Sony, Ubisoft, Ubisoft Montreal, Xbox 3600 comment

Now that PS3 owners have had the pleasure of trying out the Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood multiplayer demo, Ubisoft has taken to showing off the different modes more openly, and discussing their plans going forward. The main challenge in multiplayer was to find game modes that actually work with the franchise. To keep in the spirit of the franchise, the players are actually Templars training in the Animus, running through various simulations, which represent the different multiplayer modes. We had a chance to talk with Christophe Grandjean of Ubisoft Montreal about…

LG Optimus Quantum Hands On: video

October 15, 2010October 21, 2010 Doug Groves Bell, hands-on, LAYAR, LG, Microsoft, Optimus Quantum, Panoramic Shot, Scan Search, slider, sneak peek, video, Windows Phone 7, WP7, Xbox Live4 Comments

We take a look at the LG Optimus Quantum Windows Phone 7 device with a slideout landscape QWERTY keyboard. The slide mechanism, while a bit stiff, also feels very solid, and still doable with one hand. When holding it in landscape mode, LG made sure that the screen portion was nice and light, so that there’s a solid balance while typing. In fact, when we first got our hands on the Optimus Quantum, it barely registered as a slider. The keyboard itself ranks up there with the HTC Touch Pro…

Talking Rock Band 3 at the PS3 Holiday Event

October 12, 2010October 14, 2010 Doug Groves Cam Curran, DLC, event, harmonix, interview, Microsoft, MIDI, MTV Games, Nintendo, Playstation, pro guitar, pro mode, PS3, Rock Band 3, Sony, Wii, Xbox 3601 Comment

MTV Games and Harmonix were showing off Rock Band 3 at the recent PS3 Holiday Event held at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, and we talked with Cam Curran of MTV Games to find out what we could expect from the game when it’s released Oct 26th.