Day: July 11, 2010

The protagonist of “Crackdown 2” (Microsoft, for the Xbox 360, $59.99) is a SWAT cop whose most distinctive skill is a vertical leap that lets him scale the sides of skyscrapers. However, once you’re 20 stories high, you’ll discover that most of the buildings in Pacific City are topped by roofs that jutRead More

We’ve seen cases of iPhones spontaneously exploding or bursting into flames before. Now it looks like we’ve got our first case of a sizzling-hot iPhone 4. Autopsy photos of the irreparably damaged iPhone ended up in the hands of the Boy Genius Report after the owner — with a slightly singed hand, apparentlyRead More

Blizzard became the target of its own flame war after deeming that its forums would soon require the use of real life names. The Battle.net community backlash forced Blizzard to backpedal, removing the Real ID requirement in forums for World of Warcraft and Starcraft II. However, Blizzard head Mike Morhaime’s language (“we’ve decidedRead More

The immediate future looks bright for Motorola’s new Droid X smartphone, which is scheduled for release this Thursday, July 15 on Verizon Wireless’ 3G network. This big and brawny Android handset is benefitting from early reviews praising its beautiful 4.3-inch display, impressive multimedia features, and relatively long battery life versus comparable phones. While it’sRead More

When Hulu Plus became official at the beginning of last week, a common concern was that the service costs $9.99/month and still includes ads. Many people felt like it should have ads, or have a subscription fee, but not both. (In case you missed the announcement, Hulu Plus is a new service thatRead More