This is standard-issue equipment in VCTF and Warfare modes. You'll always have it, and it can be deployed at any time with the tap of a button. This is a great way to get around quickly, but it provides no protection, and leaves you vulnerable to knockdowns. Any damage you take will result in an immediate wipeout, as will colliding with objects.

In short: It takes practice to use the Hoverboard well, but it's an important skill, especially for Vehicle Capture the Flag, wh... Read More

The classic staple of online first-person shooters since the very beginning. Deathmatch hasn't changed much over the years, and Unreal Tournament III isn't going to rock the boat. This is not a tactical game, and survival will take skill and reflexes.

The basic Deathmatch mode is a free-for-all where the man with the highest frag count wins. As such, defense is not as important as in Duels and TDM. You don't want to be giving up easy points to your opponen... Read More

Perhaps more so than any other modern console, the Wii is in rather desperate need of a good keyboard. What with the necessity of entering absurdly long friend codes for all your buddies (and then entering friend codes for each friend for each game you want to play with them), there's a lot of text entry work that needs to be done on the system. It takes a steady wrist to be very accurate with the Wii's on-screen keyboard, and with speculation growing that Monster Hunter Wii will support text... Read More

The rumors of an upcoming price drop for the Xbox 360 have grown from leaks to flood today, as shortly on the heels of the reveal GameStop promo material hyping the new price point, a Microsoft email to GameStop and Blockbuster has hit the net that blows the story wide open. According to the email, Microsoft aims to make room for the $299 Xbox 360 Premium (20-GB) in the product family by launching a new 60-GB Pro model this month (July).

No price is given for the new 60-GB hardware pa... Read More

apcom's been teasing us with the promise of Resident Evil 5 for quite some time. The highly anticipated follow-up first appeared on our radar in 2005 when it was initially announced. Since then there have been a few appearances and teases for the game, but nothing too meaty outside of trailers and the odd interview. We got a nice surprise at Capcom's recent press event in the form of a new trailer as well as a short look at the game in motion on the Xbox 360, and it has us intrigued.

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