Kotaku: Upgrade

This Is How We Upgrade Equipment in Skyward Sword

Mike Fahey — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:20:00 EDT

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Self-preservation isn't the only reason for Link to slice-and-dice the creatures of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. He can also harvest their oddly-shaped innards to upgrade his gear. I've always wanted a sword with a spleen. More »

Dragon Age II Preorders Score A Free Signature Edition Upgrade

Mike Fahey — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:30:00 EDT

BioWare is upgrading copies of Dragon Age II preordered before January 11 to the Signature Edition, packed with $20 worth of downloadable content, a soundtrack, and an in-game armory. It's like a preorder bonus, only...okay, it's a preorder bonus. More »

Microsoft Offering 20GB HDDs Refurb For NXE Upgrade

Stuart Houghton — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:30:00 EDT

It emerged last week that Microsoft's NXE upgrade would require 128MB of free space and might therefore be out of reach to some Arcade owners. More »

Upgrade Your PS3 Hard Drive

Brian Crecente — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:20:59 EST

One of the neatest features of the Playstation 3, in my book, is that you can swap out the hard drive it comes with yourself using an off-the-shelf hard drive. Sure it may be pretty self-explanatory to some, but not everyone knows how to upgrade the hard drive on their Playstation 3. Fortunately, Seagate was kind enough to send me a little howto guide and kit. The guide walks you through the relatively painless process for upgrading your 40GB or 80GB hard drive to something roomier, like say a 160GB drive. More »

Xbox 360 Disc Drives Get Quiet

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:20:32 EST

One of the loudest complaints to come from the fickle gaming crowd has always been the noise level of the Xbox 360. Call us spoiled, but these things are important. Fortunately for our sensitive gaming ears, Microsoft has finally begun upgrading the standard DVD drive in the 360, leading to a "super-quiet" console that (according to owners of said upgrade) further improves your gaming experience by loading "stuff a bit faster and smoother." More »

Should Gamers Get Vista?

Mike Fahey — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 10:40:13 EST

Many PC gamers around the world are struggling right now with the question, "Should I upgrade to Vista?" Some of us went ahead and took the plunge, experiencing only minor issues (my World of Warcraft framerate certainly took a noticeable hit), but many PC gamers only play one or two games at any given time, making judging overall performance a hit or miss affair. More »

IDC Predicts 90% Vista Home Uptake

Mike Fahey — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:40:11 EST

Market intelligence experts IDC have released a report detailing their projections for Windows Vista uptake among business and personal computers for the coming year. Not surprisingly, home users are expected to make up the bulk of Windows Vista users, with 90% of new computers shipping with the shiny new OS. The corporate world, being understandably wary of adopting new software too early, are predicted to have a much lower uptake rate of 35%. My day job still loads Windows 2000 on new PCs, so I don't expect to see Vista here anytime soon. More »

Ultima Online Gets Upgrade In Its 10th Year

Michael McWhertor — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 11:46:38 EDT

It seems that one of the MMO's that popularized the genre will continue to receive some life support, this time in the form of a totally new client. Yep, massively multiplayer online role playing game Ultima Online will see a considerable graphics overhaul and a reworked UI. More »

Xbox Live Update Brings Major Enhancements

Brian Crecente — Thu, 25 May 2006 23:30:23 EDT

Xbox 360 Gets Better, Faster, Cooler

kotaku.com — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:40:00 EDT

Many sites are reporting that Microsoft is going to be upgrading the Xbox 360's CPU early next year, to make it cooler and have it consume less power. It's also going to be "potentially faster." Whoa! I just got a chill up my spine, and not in a good way. Imagine it's 2008, and you pick up an Xbox 360 game. You turn it over and it tells you that while it will run on a first-revision Xbox 360, if you really want the best performance you're going to need a third-revision Xbox 360. For a decent framerate, you're going to have to upgate. Tiered systems, intermittent upgrades: isn't that what you buy a console to avoid? More »

Vista Gamers, You Need 2GB

brownlee — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:40:36 EST

With all the console hullaballoo, we here at Kotaku got a little bit preoccupied, fantasizing about our bright next generation game purses that we'll soon be sissily swinging at one another when arguing about the supremacy of one versus the other. More »

Rumor: Big Update Headed to Xbox Live

lsmith — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 16:40:21 EST

Xboxic has it via an "inside source at Microsoft" that a major update is heading to the Dashboard, in addition to fixing current problems with games (voice echo, please?) and (if rumors are to be believed) will add webcam functionality to the whole deal. True or false? I dunno, that's why I pegged this as a rumor. It's believable, but is it executable? Patience, Kotaku readers, patience. More »

Homebrew Hits All PSPs

Brian Crecente — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 07:04:48 EST

Prepare for another Playstation Portable "upgrade"—someone's hacked the 2.60 firmware. PSP Updates reports that you can now play homebrew games on your PSP, no matter which firmware it has. Now hurry up and go get your Tetris before Sony drops another $100,000 to stop you with a new patch. I give it a week before 2.7 hits. More »

Seriously, A 100 Hour PSP Battery

lsmith — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:40:20 EST

Does the PSP really need 100 hours of battery life? ICel thinks so, and that's not all - there's more. The 100-hour version is the longest battery, but iCel is releasing more reasonable 18 and 36 hour battery packs for the PSP as well. The energizer bunny is jealous. More »

Windows Update Preps for Xbox 360

Brian Crecente — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 11:00:02 EDT

Msoft is updating their Media Center Edition of Windows today, boosting the extender abilities of the software in preparation for the release of Xbox 360. Update Rollup 2 is going to add DVD changers support, Away Mode (which lets you turn a Media Center PC on and off like an appliance), DVD-burning capabilities and high-definition TV tuner support. More »

PSP Firmware Upgrade Released in U.S.

lsmith — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 09:40:05 EDT

It was possible to get the 2.01 PSP update in the U.S. even if there wasn't an official U.S. download, but now you can grab the download from Sony directly, rather than fidgeting with updating through the network. The update fixes the ability to downgrade the PSP firmware into an earlier version. It's only a matter of time till someone re-figures out how to downgrade. More »

PSP Upgrade Due This Week... AGAIN

Brian Crecente — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 09:22:56 EDT

The third release date s the charm. After delaying the 2.0 firmware update for the Playstation Portable two times, Sony has once more locked in a date for the software to go live. A message on the official Sony PSP site says that the firmware will be available in North America during this week. As of Monday night, it wasn t. More »