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Adam Templeton - April 20th, 2009

Gamer Culture, Xbox 360

New Doesn’t Imply Improved


The merciless overload of information that defines our generation is quick to laud the virtues of every new piece of technology, as though [non-denominational deity of either, both, or perhaps neither gender] handcrafted the thing to knock sliced bread off its pedestal.

Sometimes old stuff is just better. I mean, the past had the Tyrannosaurus Rex. The scariest thing the present can muster is the stumbling gait of the AIG which, while ruining far more lives, doesn’t eat nearly as many people.

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Chris P - November 4th, 2008

Playstation 3, Technology

Solid State in 2008? New Technology Worth the Price?


One of the big features of the PlayStation 3 was the user-replaceable hard drive. Many gamers replaced their PS3s with higher volume drives to take advantage of the media applications. Now with Solid State Drives beginning to trickle into the market, is the upgrade worth the money?

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