Microsoft spokesperson/blogger/PR flack Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb has announced that the latest incarnation of the Xbox will be revealed on Tuesday, May 21 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. The media event will be streamed live on Xbox.com and broadcast on Spike TV. Naturally, you’ll be able to keep up with the news here on Techcitement […]
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On The Cheap: $50 Off Xi3 Modular Computer And Help Save The Earth
Normally, On The Cheap tells you how to get a phone for a penny or tablet for a buck or some other major discount on desired tech. Today’s deal is a bit pricier, but it also comes with the incentive of paying back to the planet. At a base price of $499 for the standard […]
Playing The Shellhead Game With Iron Man 3
Coming soon is the new Disney-Marvel Iron Man 3 movie. Also coming soon is a tie-in game from Gameloft. Here are the first two trailers for the game. Become billionaire Tony Stark as Iron Man in this fast paced endless runner and fight the AIM around the world to prevent their dark schemes from succeeding. […]
A Simulated Story: Jim And Max And The Wonderful Garden
The following is an incredibly dramatic re-enactment of EA’s policies and possible decision making reasoning behind its Sims franchise. Once upon a time, there was a pair of chums, Jim and Max. Jim and Max were bestest friends. Jim and Max started a garden, and it was the bestest garden in all of town. Everyone […]
Hotline Miami, Indie Game Of The Year?
Steam is having a massive indie game spring blowout until March 29. Don’t worry about having missed out on any special deals though, because it’s a digital delivery service. There’s no shortage of inventory. Some of the gems we’ve picked up for under $10 include the funnily sarcastic DLC Quest, the visually delightful Incredipede, and […]
Capcom Releases Trailer For DuckTales Remastered; Woo-oo!
The show may have lasted only four seasons, but DuckTales firmly entrenched itself into the American subconscious during its short run from 1987 to 1990. Disney’s after school show featured the globe-trotting adventures of Uncle Scrooge, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Scrooge’s pilot Launchpad McQuack (who later starred in the other Disney favorite Darkwing Duck), the […]
SXSW 2013: The Highlights
South by Southwest lasts 10 days during the month of March. The festival takes place in Austin, TX. SXSW is broken up into three sections: Interactive, Film, and Music. Throughout the festival, many innovations come to light and old ideas are reinvented. Most days’ events begin with panels at 9:30 or 11 AM and end […]
SXSW: Women In The Games Industry Are Not Unicorns
While moderating the SXSW panel on Women in the Video game industry on Tuesday, A.J. Glasser of Inside Network made a few basic points that are often overlooked by male gamers. Women play games. Women make games. Women write about games. A woman who does any of these things is not, in Glasser’s words “a […]
SXSW: Bing Gordon On Why The Cable Companies Fear Your Xbox
Bing Gordon’s resume reads like a who’s who of major players in the last 20 years of digital media. Amongst other things, he’s a former chief creative officer at Electronic Arts and a current board member at Amazon and Zynga. At his SXSW panel on Tuesday, Gordon played the role of prognosticator and, surprisingly, poet. […]
SXSW: OUYA’s CEO Thinks The OUYA Is Awesome
Julie Urhman might be a great fundraiser, but she’s no saleswoman. The CEO of OUYA — the Kickstarter-funded wunderkompany that raised more than $8.5 million dollars to build an independent, developer-friendly video game console — thinks her product is incredible. But if you press her for details on why you, the consumer, might actually purchase […]