Kotaku: Upgrades

Did They Improve The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time's Graphics Enough For You?

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 03 May 2011 13:00:00 EDT

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Here's a new trailer for the June-scheduled 3DS re-make of The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time. The graphics have been improved, though my memory already made them look as good as they appear in this new trailer. More »

A Sandstorm Kicks Up In Global Agenda

Mike Fahey — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:00:00 EDT

Atlanta-based Hi-Rez Studios launches phase one of the massive Sandstorm patch to Global Agenda today, bringing many much-needed additions to the massively multiplayer online shooter, including revamped Agency-vs-Agency combat, epic weapons, and single player content. More »

The 250GB Xbox 360 Hard Drive Stands Alone

Mike Fahey — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:20:00 EDT

While Microsoft's 250GB Xbox 360 hard disk is currently only available in North America as part of a console bundle, according to a new ad popping up on the 360 dashboard, that's about to change. More »

Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection Online Gets Free Update

Mark Wilson — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:30:00 EDT

Those who are still enjoying Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection Online will be happy to hear that Namco Bandai has released a free update to the game (a point of clarification, I assume, because they've historically charged for online capabilities). The update brings Pickup Match Mode, allowing players to skip the waiting room and jump straight into continuous matches. Other than that, there are some minor interface and matchmaking optimizations along with a few bug fixes (that you can read about after the jump). Oh, and there's rumble support now...the metaphorical fat kid of the software patch world. "Wait for me guys!! I'm almost there and it's gonna be so much fun!" More »

Warbook Getting Update

Mark Wilson — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:00:36 EST

Confession: since posting about Facebook RPG Warbook the other day, I've become obsessed. I watch my gold every hour in another tab in my browser. I check if other Facebook members have attacked me. I IM friends to counter attack (OK, get revenge). My wife thinks I'm working, with all the furious clicking of my trackpad. But I'm playing all the time. More »

GameTap Expands Mac Support

Mark Wilson — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:20:00 EST

While GameTap extended an olive branch out to intel-based Mac users a few months ago, today they are expanding their offerings to the Mac community in a big way. With the new GameTap player, Mac users will now have access to both SEGA Saturn and Dreamcast games. And to be honest, Crazy Taxi on my Macbook Pro doesn't sound like the worst way to waste an afternoon. More »

Xbox 360 Could Get 32nm Chips By Late 2009

Mark Wilson — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:40:08 EST

IBM made a major announcement today that they will be offering 32nm chips to their partners in the second half of 2009. This would mean that, yes, the Xbox 360 could get even smaller chips than the 65nm "Falcon" CPUs..or the rumored 45nm upgrade. We're talking power savings of 45% and speed boosts of 30% over IBM's last generation of hardware...it's flat-out better technology that will reduce the propensity of overheating drastically, and maybe even make way for a smaller console. More »

Xbox 360 Fall Update Coming Dec 4th, Adds Social Networking

Mark Wilson — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:20:35 EST

The Xbox 360 Fall Update will be coming Dec. 4th, and its biggest new features is "Friends of Friends." Now you can check out the friends of anyone on your friends list, ala Facebook. To limit who can see your friends list, there will be a "Friends List" setting right on the dash. It will have three settings for those allowed to see your friends that can be set now on Xbox.com: More »

Valve Bringing More Achievements to Steam, Soon

Mark Wilson — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 13:40:34 EST

Achievement whores, rejoice. Valve will be adding more achievements to Orange Box via Steam. This note comes from the Valve forums, an email response to a fan, from Valve.

We're planning on adding achievements to all of our games you touched on in your mail [Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode 1, Day of Defeat: Source and Counter-Strike: Source]. We're just now coming out of the post-shipping haze, so these should start showing up on Steam pretty quick here.

PS3 Firmware 2.0 Making Trouble?

Mark Wilson — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:40:30 EST

Even with no in-game XMB, we've been pleased with the PlayStation 3's most recent firmware update, building on the foundations of Remote Play and adding even more user customization to the console. But according to an Official PlayStation Forums thread, quite a few people are having problems with the new firmware. From not reading discs (which seems like problem numero uno) to lagging to problems booting the console at all, it doesn't look good. More »

Bungie.net Upgraded With More Halo 3 Stuff

Mark Wilson — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:20:26 EST

Bungie.net has gotten some pretty serious upgrades in the last day. What kind of upgrades, you ask? The best kind. We're talking using your Halo character as your avatar. We're talking heat maps tracking every kill in the game. We're talking Bungie Favorites archived clips and pictures. And we're talking better stats. More »

Sony Firmware 2.0 Comes Tomorrow

Mark Wilson — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:00:00 EST

Three Speech has just given us all the deets (is that how you spell that cool speak?) on PlayStation 3 firmware 2.0. Expect all these goodies, tomorrow: More »

PSP Firmware Updated to 3.72, No Big News

Mark Wilson — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:40:36 EDT

For those who follow Sony firmware like a cat follows a mouse...that gets updated all the time...with slightly better functionality...things like improved cheese differentiation...we're not giving up on this metaphor just getting to the point...Sony has released PSP firmware 3.72 to Japan. Improvements include updated channel listings for the DMB-TV accessory (which just spites most of us...like cheese guarded in a mousetrap) and better PSone title stability (which is good but won't fill a spec sheet or rodent stomachs). More »

PS3 Firmware v1.94 Adding DualShock3 Support

Mark Wilson — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:00:13 EDT

According to Shacknews, the new PS3 firmware version 1.94 will be adding DualShock3 support. Packaged with Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction before it's available for download, the firmware update will allow DualShock3 owners (which is actually no one at the moment) to toggle rumble. By pressing the middle PS3 button, gamers will be able to access controller options—which we're assuming will be added to the list of other options like shutting down the console, controller, etc. More »

Wii Firmware 3.1 Brings Keyboard Support

Mark Wilson — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:40:32 EDT

This morning most of you woke to your Wiis glowing bright blue, eager for a little attention. The update? Wii Firmware 3.1. What's it give us? USB keyboard support. Well, more keyboard support. More »

Rumor: 360 CPU Process To Be Upgraded

kotaku.com — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:40:38 EDT

For anyone who has ever had a 360 die on them — and, judging by buzz, that's just about everyone — there's an excellent new rumor going around: namely, that the 360 is going to get a processor upgrade as early next year that will hopefully make the Red Eye of Death a thing of the past. More »

Why Apple Doesn't Do Games

brownlee — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 09:40:44 EDT

As a proud new owner of a bright, shiny MacBook Pro, I love Apple Computers. But exactly how bad does the Apple computer gaming scene have to be for Apple to have to officially release a way to install a competitor's OS on their machines just so Apple gamers can get a fix? And why isn't Apple doing more to promote gaming? More »

Base PS3 to be Upgradeable

brownlee — Fri, 19 May 2006 19:40:08 EDT

The PS3, despite expectations, is going to be upgradeable after all. Describing the PS3 as a "computer," Phill Harrison recently specified that you can upgrade the 20 gig PS3 to your heart's content. A separateadaptor that will be sold that allows gamers to use memory sticks, SD cards and compact flash cards with the machine. There will be another adaptor to allow wireless controllers and you can install a larger hard drive if you'd like. The only thing you don't get with the 20 gig is the ability to upgrade to HDMI. More »

New Gamer Memory Available

Brian Crecente — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 11:13:20 EST

PNY recently announced some hopped up high speed PC memory designed for gaming. The PNY Verto Hi Speed Gamer Memory Modules come in packs of two 512 MB modules and each includes an intergrated heat spreader. The DDR modules are available in speeds of 400 MHz, 550 MHz and 600 MHz. The DDR2 modules are available in speeds of 533 MHz, 667 MHz, 800 MHz and 1,000 MHz. More »