Well that didn’t take long, did it? As many of you may recall, Nintendo boss Shigeru Miyamoto stated in an interview with IGN that there wouldn’t be a hardware update for the 3DS. It was a common refrain among potential 3DS buyers that they’d just “wait for the 3DS Lite,” and it seems Miyamoto wanted to put those rumors to...
Microsoft Surface Pro: LAN Party Superstar?
As you may have heard, Microsoft has just announced a new Windows 8 tablet to compete with the iPad. Called the Microsoft Surface, it’s the first time Microsoft has really gone all-in on a first-party hardware project in awhile (since the Xbox, really, unless you want to count Zune) so people are pretty excited. As a replacement for the current iPad,...
*Updated* Details of Valve’s Rumoured Console “Steam Box” Leaking Out
*Update* Well I was both wrong and right about Valve’s alleged Steam Box. In a conversation with Stephen Kotillo of Kotaku, Valve’s PR guru Doug Lombardi simultaneously confirmed and quashed the rumours, stating that while a Steam-specific console “is stuff that we’re working on…it’s a long way from Valve shipping any sort of hardware.” So it is technically something that...
Geek Badge Joins Internet Blackout to Fight SOPA.
It’s taken me a few solid days of contemplation and identity discovery to finally decide that Geek Badge will join the horde of internet heavyweights and blackout our website on January 18th. The date is unquestionably the single day that could change our entire future as not only journalists and writers, but as gamers and fans of all things the internet has...
The 2011 Geek Badge Holiday Buyer’s Guide
Holiday Buyer’s Guide: THERE’S ONLY A WEEK LEFT! HURRY! Inside this guide you will find a true interpretation and unbiased view of what to buy the gamer in your life. I will pick two games per console, at least one accessory and some universal tech to go along with it. I will also be giving you the insight on the...
A Founding Father of Technology: RIP Steve Jobs
Today, the world of technology, and humanity in general lost an icon. A revolutionary in his own right, Steve Jobs, the co-founder of APPLE inc. passed away today from complications to pancreatic cancer. Nothing can replace Jobs in the world of technology and exploration, but nothing will ever be the same without him. We here at Geek Badge would like...
Shuhei Yoshida confirms that the PS Vita is region free!
So how tempted are you to get a PlayStation Vita? Well, if you’re the most keen to pick it up in North America or Europe, you might have the freedom to get your hands on it a little earlier. President of Sony Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida has been under many Twitter questions recently, one of which about whether the PS...
PlayStation Move Bundle announced for GoldenEye Reloaded
When we first got the announcement GoldenEye 007 Reloaded, it was explained quickly that the PlayStation Move was going to be a big force in the game. Much of the development and news has been about that control option already. So it’s only natural that it would get its own special bundle with the device, named the Double ‘O’...
PS Vita gets Japan Release Date and launch line-up!
The world’s been breathing down Sony’s neck about releasing Playstation Vita for a while now. They’ve been giving us a lot about upcoming games and features, but they’ve still held back from telling us when we can get our hands on it. As it appears, that wait is mostly over. During their press conference at the Tokyo Game Show, Sony...
Don’t Expect the Playstation 4 in the Near Future
A few months ago at E3, Nintendo’s unveiling of the Wii U really stirred up people’s expectations as to when we would see the new generation of consoles from Sony and Microsoft. While the scuttlebutt seems to be that the next Xbox is definitely on the horizon, Sony doesn’t seem to want to focus on playing that hardware game right...
New Xbox 360 Remote and Bluetooth Headset Coming in November
As a pleasant little surprise for the day, Microsoft has announced and shown some pretty little images of two spiffy new devices. The first of them, unsurprisingly enough, a new wireless headset. However, this is certainly a more decent headset to get with the times, as it not only matches frequencies with the Xbox 360, but it also has Bluetooth...