News Tagged: Technology

Tuesday 27th October, 2009 - 15:31 GMT

News: Capcom Bringing MT Framework To Wii

Capcom Bringing MT Framework To Wii

Game engine powers Resident Evil 5, Lost Planet 2 on HD consoles

According to a report from today's edition of Japanese newspaper Nikkei Industrial, Capcom has plans to bring over a game engine normally used for Xbox 360 and PS3 to Wii with the hopes of shrinking development costs and time; specifically, developing simultaneously on all platforms will bring a 20% reduction in costs and a 33%..

22 comments | In Wii, Technology.

Friday 25th January, 2008 - 09:18 GMT

News: Wiimote Used For VR Research

Wiimote Used For VR Research

Is there no end to the versatility of the Wii?

Remember Virtual Reality? Back in the ‘90s everyone thought it would change the way we played games forever, and thanks to (quite poor) movies like The Lawnmower Man we actually believed the hype.Then it just sort of died. Some argued that the technology wasn't powerful enough, but others pointed out that users often felt sick when playing VR games..

3 comments | In Technology, Wiimote.

Thursday 24th January, 2008 - 12:39 GMT

News: Disney Turn The DS Into An Interactive Tour Guide

Disney Turn The DS Into An Interactive Tour Guide

Never get lost within the Magic Kingdom again - whoopee

Some interesting developments are happening in the Magic Kingdom. In a recent post on a Disneyland fan website (we don’t make a habit of visiting these places, honest), a recent vistor to Walt’s Wacky Wonderland reveals that they were asked if they would like to participate in a trial run of the park’s new guide system. Amazingly, it..

0 comments | In Nintendo DS, Technology.