Musings for a Thursday afternoon:

The Xbox Live downtime issues have finally been explained - the system was swamped with users. Marketing manager Albert Penello told Kotaku.com, “We had the biggest concurrent day we’ve ever had on Live. We had more people than ever signing up on Live, it was nine million, then 10 million, and […]

Xbox Live Arcade has quickly become one of the more popular features of the Xbox 360, and while the PlayStation Network’s burgeoning arcade library may offer a more diverse and unique experience, the Live Arcade has a remarkable array of well-known titles; one that looks to be growing by leaps and bounds.
Word is trickling out […]

Following up on Sony’s good news for Monday, Tuesday’s news must make things seem like Christmas came a few weeks late.
The London-based Financial Times is reporting that Paramount Pictures has a clause in its HD-DVD contract that will allow it to opt out of the Toshiba-based partnership and join the Sony-based Blu-ray camp. This clause […]

Everyone knew it was eventually coming… Sony’s righted the ship.
With 1.2 million PlayStation 3s sold over the holiday season, gamers got to experience the PS3 in all its glory while the Xbox 360 was having significant problems with Xbox Live - its last remaining consumer advantage over its competitor. Now, while the Xbox 360, by […]

5WG is pleased to present the following article, written by guest columnist Chris Sullivan.
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I know that paying for downloadable content (DLC) is a touchy for subject for some, and for great reason. However, when it’s handled the way the Harmonix crew presents it in Rock Band, it’s gamers that find themselves on the better […]

I’ll admit it - I’m not the world’s biggest PC gamer. I used to be, but as costs spiraled even higher and the cost for a quality video card alone was more then the cost of two gaming consoles, I began to drift away, despite my love of PC-friendly real-time strategy games and my curiosity […]

After five years of generally solid performance, Xbox Live hit a bump in the road right around Christmastime. Actually, calling it a “bump” might be a forgiving description. Those car rental-lot tire spikes might make for a more apt analogy.
It’s now been nearly two weeks that the venerable service has been working sporadically and inconsistently, […]