http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/category/6/gadgetrepublic-com-gaming/ Ireland's top source for gadget news and reviews - GadgetRepublic en Copyright 2010 Whitespace Publishing Ltd. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:35:01 +0100 30 http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/img/gadget-republic-logo-144px.gif http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/category/6/gadgetrepublic-com-gaming/ 144 39 Microsoft has unveiled a new Xbox 360 controller with an improved D-pad. It has also said the US Xbox Live Gold account price increase will not affect Ireland. http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2382/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2382/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:52:00 +0100 Gaming You can expect to see real-time Xbox-to-phone gaming on the Windows Phone 7 handset in the near future where games played on your phone over Wi-Fi will be registered in real-time against Xbox gamers as opposed to turn-by-turn gaming. http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2378/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2378/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:55:00 +0100 Gaming The UK defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has spoken out on popular Electronic Arts war game Medal of Honor and called for a sales ban. http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2370/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2370/ Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:37:00 +0100 Gaming Extras add-ons and content for Crackdown 2 include the Keys to the City, a well-known expansion that was extremely popular in the original game and gives the player exciting additions including God Mode, Infinite Ammo, Fly Cam and the spawning of weapons and gadgets. http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2368/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2368/ Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 Gaming Sony's PlayStation Move brings polish, finesse and high definition to motion-controlled gaming. http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2358/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2358/ Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:00:00 +0100 Gaming Plenty of news from PlayStation at this year's Gamescom in Cologne as Sony announces two new models of the PS3 console: a 320GB version to replace the current 250GB and a 160GB to replace the original 120GB. http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2357/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2357/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:25:00 +0100 Gaming Microsoft's motion-sensing gaming device Kinect will be released in Europe on 10 November 2010. http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2352/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2352/ Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:26:00 +0100 Gaming Microsoft may be slow to market with its version of the killer smartphone device but Windows Phone 7 is beginning to get exciting with the announcement of a slew of games including Xbox titles. http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2351/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2351/ Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:04:00 +0100 Gaming I'm a big quiz and trivia fan and enjoy my music so any game that combines these elements is instantly appealing to me but the integration of my own iPod library in Music Challenge HD was a winning touch. http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2348/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2348/ Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:08:00 +0100 Gaming The publisher behind best-selling video game series BioShock, 2K Games, has announced a follow-up in the form of a first person shooter - BioShock Infinite. http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2343/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2343/ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:30:00 +0100 Gaming Following on from a sneak preview of PlayStation Wave, the new motion controlled gaming system will be launched by Sony on 17 September. http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2339/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2339/ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:23:00 +0100 Gaming Rumour has it that Sony Ericsson is working on an Android 3.0 smartphone with PSPGo gaming capabilities built in. Will Android finally get its game on? http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2336/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2336/ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:24:00 +0100 Gaming This is no ordinary dual-stick shooter for the iPhone. It's funny, quirky and kitsch-tastic, and more than entertaining enough to pass a few minutes here and there. http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2330/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2330/ Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:58:00 +0100 Gaming Fable fans can whet their appetites ahead of the 29 October release of the third installment as Lionhead Studios and Microsoft Game Studios release the promising opening cinematic. http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2315/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2315/ Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:45:00 +0100 Gaming How is it that the simplest games are the most addictive ones? Crossroads is a line drawing game where your job is to help trucks and cars find their way home without colliding. http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2314/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2314/ Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:49:00 +0100 Gaming Red Steel was one of the Wii's opening acts. It was designed to show the potential of the console by giving the player a chance to experience first-person shooting with the Wii remote, as well as sword waggling. Does Red Steel 2 out do it? http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2310/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2310/ Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:00:00 +0100 Gaming Red Dead Redemption is an absorbing, scenic and atmospheric game where the player gets to be the classic Old West cowboy. http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/reviews/item/287/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/reviews/item/287/ Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0100 Gaming This creepy game oozes the kind of atmosphere that Stephen King novels are rife with. Horror fans: enjoy. http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2300/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2300/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:00:00 +0100 Gaming Brains .... legal brains are at work for the Estate of Michael Jackson, it seems: PopCap games was asked to remove a dancing zombie from the Plant vs. Zombies game on the grounds it resembles the deceased pop star. http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2293/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2293/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:41:00 +0100 Gaming Yet another Dragon Ball game - but is it conveyor belt bad or mass marketing magnificance? http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2284/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2284/ Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:30:00 +0100 Gaming Dark, sombre and thought-provoking, Limbo is as much a work of art as it is a video game. http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2276/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2276/ Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:42:00 +0100 Gaming Red Dead Redemption is an absorbing, scenic and atmospheric game where the player gets to be the classic Old West cowboy. http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2274/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2274/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:27:00 +0100 Gaming The Rubik's Cube is the world's best-selling toy and its appeal obviously lies in the challenge of solving the puzzle by getting the 3x3x3 cube to show six uniformly coloured faces. http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2272/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2272/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:00:00 +0100 Gaming The much anticipated Kinect controller-free sensor and the Kinect Adventures game will cost existing Xbox 360 owners €150 when the items hit the market in the coming months. A bundle including the Xbox 360 4Gb console will cost €300, Microsoft revealed today. http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2267/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2267/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:46:00 +0100 Gaming PopCap Games has announced that it will be unleashing a world of unrepentant plants, freaky foliage and slayer seeds because the best-selling Plants vs Zombies is being developed for Xbox Live Arcade for release this autumn. http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2261/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2261/ Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:38:00 +0100 Gaming It's the distant future (2336) and we're in Tokyo. It is too happy so Big Happy Cat decides to travel back in time to bring happiness and destruction to the city's inhabitants. http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2257/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2257/ Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:13:00 +0100 Gaming This creepy game oozes the kind of atmosphere that Stephen King novels are rife with. Horror fans: enjoy. http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/reviews/item/288/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/reviews/item/288/ Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Gaming Those cute little avatars for the Wii games console may be making their way onto other platforms, like the handheld 3DS. http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2225/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2225/ Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:26:00 +0100 Gaming The Guitar Hero franchise hots up this summer with some new additions to the current music library. http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2222/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/news/item/2222/ Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:22:00 +0100 Gaming Red Steel was one of the Wii's opening acts. It was designed to show the potential of the console by giving the player a chance to experience first-person shooting with the Wii remote, as well as sword waggling. Does Red Steel 2 out do it? http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/reviews/item/289/ http://www.gadgetrepublic.com/reviews/item/289/ Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Gaming