EchoPlayerRefreshing Gaming CoverageConsole User Interface- September 21, 2007 If there&8217;s one thing that this console generation has brought - aside from increased technical-wizardry and possible motion gimmickry - it&8217;s more-sophisticated graphical user interfaces. The PlayStation3&8217;s XrossMediaBar, Xbox 360&8217;s Dashboard and the Wii&8217;s&8230; Menu all offer a considerable amount of options and features, aside from just plain old gaming. From video downloads, to watching movies, ...http://www.echoplayer.com/2007/09/21/console-user-interface/ Favourite Games- September 20, 2007 Although perhaps not the best example of gaming&8217;s social acceptance, it is quite telling that neither MySpace nor Facebook - the two largest social networking sites on the web - currently feature a designated area for you to input your &8220;Favourite Games&8221;. You can tell the whole world about your favourite music, movies, books ...http://www.echoplayer.com/2007/09/20/favourite-games/ Theme My PSP- September 19, 2007 The recent 3.70 firmware update for the PSP has brought along the option of official custom themes for the device. Available to download from the UK PlayStation site, the majority are related to a certain game and are quite cumbersome to use - except the excellent Cookies theme (I&8217;ll ignore the pink one) - but hopefully ...http://www.echoplayer.com/2007/09/19/theme-my-psp/ Destroy All Humans Again- September 18, 2007 Following the previous nostalgia-tinged post, I thought I&8217;d now take a look at Destroy All Humans, as it too features a prominent and memorable setting - a humorous portrayal of 1950&8217;s USA. Again, this is a past review of mine, at the time of the game&8217;s release. A sequel has since been out and two ...http://www.echoplayer.com/2007/09/18/destroy-all-humans-again/ Way Beyond Good & Evil- September 17, 2007 Writing about the joy of exploring Rapture in Bioshock brought back fond memories of my time exploring another distinctive and rich world - Hillys, in the seminal Beyond Good &38; Evil. For old time&8217;s sake here&8217;s a look at a review I wrote way back when (slightly tarted-up). If you haven&8217;t yet experienced this wonderful ...http://www.echoplayer.com/2007/09/17/way-beyond-good-evil/ PS3VR- September 14, 2007 Early next year Sony is set to release PlayTV in certain PAL territories (including the UK, thankfully), allowing people to watch and record digital television on their PS3 through a combined TV tuner and personal video recorder. Although Freeview players are becoming cheaper and more ubiquitous by the day, this is a useful addition in establishing ...http://www.echoplayer.com/2007/09/14/ps3vr/ Newsbyte 01- September 13, 2007 Yakuza 3 confirmed for PS3. Sadly it&8217;s currently Japan only, like no.2. Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction dated. October in USA, November over here. A shooting game with half a million guns A preview of Borderlands. New controller colours for Xbox 360. Pink and light blue they are. Watch &8220;Museum&8221;, the new Halo 3 ad. Very well ...http://www.echoplayer.com/2007/09/13/newsbyte-01/ Newsbyte 00- September 13, 2007 Although staying abreast of all the happenings in the gaming world is interesting and exciting, it&8217;s also quite laborious at times. Unless you have something particularly noteworthy to report, you often end up recycling what everyone else has already said - with the majority of it being disposable news anyway. As such, I&8217;ll be collecting an ...http://www.echoplayer.com/2007/09/13/newsbyte-00/ Behind the Killzone- September 13, 2007 After E3 2007&8217;s showing of Killzone 2, my interest in the game has grown exponentially. Visually it was actually pretty close to the pre-rendered trailer that was shown many moons ago - rivaling Crysis in many respects. Atmospherically it seems to be very strong - hopefully it won&8217;t turn out the like the PlayStation original ...http://www.echoplayer.com/2007/09/13/behind-the-killzone/ Xbox Mini- September 12, 2007 A user on the xbox-scene forums has begun working on this smart-looking Xbox case modification. Currently incomplete and disc drive-less (to keep its sleek miniature form), it certainly looks very stylish and clearly similar in form to an external hard drive or router.http://www.echoplayer.com/2007/09/12/xbox-mini/ |