EA recently announced at the 2010 GDC that it would be releasing a new version of its Sports Active title previously seen on the Wii. The new version comes complete with leg and arm bands with motion sensors attached so you can therefore have a full body workout. Other upgrades include a heart monitor as well as an online hub from which users can track their fitness and share data with others. DLC... more.

The WiiAuto Pistol is a peripheral for the Wii similar to the WiiZapper that many of you may be familiar with. The difference is that while just about every Wii peripheral is easily distinguishable as such, the Pistol is shaped almost exactly like a real gun, has very similar textures to a real gun and is even the same colour as a real gun. Now this is fine for those players who want realism but i... more.

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was recently questioned about the future of the Wii, where he was asked if HD is a possible solution for future models. Many Wii fans would like to play games with better graphics, and this might even interest a few new people to buy the console. Iwata said that the Wii will in fact sell with something new, and he didn't shoot down an HD idea at all. "If asked... more.

Nintendo execs have apparently said that they were given the option to benefit from the same technology which powers Microsoft's Project Natal, however they declined as camera technology was a bit too pricey. A trustworthy source around the matter said that Nintendo's boss, Satoru Iwata saw the technology at the end of 2007 where he was not interested. The insider also commented on Microsoft's ... more.

2009 was said to be an interesting year for console gaming, as new technologies saw numbers turn sales figures around. The most significant change the console world was Sony's PS3 Slim which boasted reduced pricing and more compactness. The PS3 Slim allowed Sony to enter a market which would be a lot more competitive for Microsoft as the pricing would be very similar. Following the console... more.

Capcom recently landed in some hot water after they chirped that they are so over Wii. However, after extinguishing the fire that was rage, the company then commented by saying that it is so difficult to cater for the Wii community. Chris Kramer said that, "If you're not Nintendo, it does seem harder to make money on the Wii today compared to the PS3 and the Xbox 360." The solution seems to ... more.

For those who like to customise everything from their consoles to their watch straps, you will be pleased to know that EA games have signed multi-year licence agreements with three electronic accessory manufacturers. The accessories are EA SPORTS-branded and available for consoles, mobile platforms and even PC. This will also include EA SPORTS Active’s line of “interactive fitness products” ... more.

Some dude at Capcom recently screwed up quite nicely after he commented on the Nintendo Wii. Mr Antione Seux said that hardcore gamers had abandoned the Wii and that the future of Capcom would be invested into the PS3 and Xbox 360. Ouch. Capcom Europe is now trying to one-eighty these comments saying nice things about the Japanese made console, how nice of them! "Further to comments mad... more.

Good news for all you Guitar Hero fans out there! A new GH is coming out if you didn’t know, and as always it promises to be orrsum! As with the last releases, it will have lots of different multi-player options and modes to keep things interesting when jamming with friends. Availability, if the useless people @ take2 are to be believed (Ed: I wouldn’t), should be early March next year for us ... more.

With the fairly recent price cuts of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox360 it's only logical that Nintendo would follow suite. It was announced that the Nintendo Wii console would receive a nice price cut of $50 (about R370) on the 27th of September this year. Nintendo's official words on this matter are as follows: "Beginning Sunday, Sept. 27, the world's most popular home video game system gets even mor... more.

Logitech South Africa has leased news and pricing on their new Premium Music Game Controllers for the Wii console. The new Wii controllers from Logitech will be expanded for the Guitar Hero game, where the company has added a new wireless guitar and a wireless drum kit. The new controls will be designed for full compatibility with the new Guitar Hero 5 game, as well as the up and coming Band He... more.

E3 is just around the corner and there are rumours flying around the interwebs of what is going to be announced. Here is my list of what I think is going to happen: *Sony -PSPGO! -PS3 Slim -Lots of God of War 3 footage *Microsoft -Next Gen XBox announced -Halo 3 ODST footage -Motion controller -Metal Gear coming to XBox 360 *Nintendo -New core IP -Mario Galaxy 2 -New Zelda ga... more.

Yes, it is indeed true. The PlayStation 3, Xbox360 and Nintendo Wii have a combination of more than 100 million consoles sold - as of 28th March 2009. This announcement comes as quite a big surprise for quite a few reasons. Firstly, we know that the next-gen consoles are far from cheap, marking themselves as the most expensive consoles, and yet the sales are incredibly high. Secondly, this spectac... more.

Researchers have recently discovered that people that constantly play action games are actually improving their eye sight. The video-game training which players under go actually improve their ability to notice subtle differences in shades of gray, and this might help people that find it difficult to drive at night. The quick pace from action games causes the brain to process visual information... more.

It all seemed very sudden, as enthusiastic readers of the 'PlayTech' magazine (formerly known as Play the Zone) realised that this year's February issue was missing. PlayTech, a South African multiplatform magazine, has been around for over a year and has been quite a popular magazine in that time. However, for those wondering what happened to it, I'm afraid there is very bad news. The PlayTech ma... more.