The Xbox 360, successor of Xbox, is one of the most popular gaming consoles in the United States. The Microsoft Corporation implemented a complex system of error codes for the Xbox. This was done in order to help prevent the Xbox from failing catastrophically and to allow problems to be troubleshooted. Two common problems that Xbox users face are 1) how to interpret an Xbox error code and 2) what action to take when an Xbox error code is displayed on the console. How to Tell which Xbox 360 Error Read More

The Xbox has become one of the most popular gaming consoles on the market. Although Microsoft Corporation has made steady quality improvements of the console since it was first first introduced console owners still have the need to troubleshoot and fix recurring problems such as overheating and the red ring of death. Note that if your Xbox is still under warranty from Microsoft, you will void the warrant if you open the console. If the warranty has expired, however, or you have already opened the console, then you can troubleshoot Read More

The Play Station 3 (PS3) is a popular video game and multimedia console that Sony Corporation produced. The PS3 competes directly with the Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360. It is unique in that it was the first gaming console to also serve as a multimedia suite as it can play blue-ray discs and be connected to the Internet. Despite the console's maturity, consumers still find a need to fix a number of common PS3 issues including corrupt hard disks, PS3 hard drive errors, and DNS issues that arise for online Read More

While the PS3 is one of the most advanced video game consoles available for purchase, from time to time, it has software problems that can’t be fixed. While a hardware problem can be fixed by Sony–either by fixing it or replacing the part–there is little Sony can do about other problems. One of the things that you can try is doing a factory restore on the PS3. This will reset your PS3 entirely and have it at square one. The first step is to back up all of your information–saved Read More

The Wii is one of the most popular home video gaming consoles that the Nintendo corporation produces. It is considered a “seventh generation” gaming console and competes directly with the Sony Play Station 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360. One of the Wii’s unique aspects is that it was the first modern gaming console to feature fully wireless controllers and console peripheries. It also features the WiiConnect24 application, which allows the console to receive updates via the Internet while it is in sleep mode. A common problem that many console users Read More

The Nintendo Wii has a very sleek and compact look. The console’s physical dimension is 8.5″ x 6″ x 2″. It has a disc drive that can support either single or dual layer optical discs and that is backward compatible with GameCube-format discs. The Wii also has average seek times that are much faster than DVD drives. The Wii is equipped with a CMOS processor capable of 729,000 cycles per second, an ATI Hollywood GPU that works at around 243,000 Hz, 88MB RAM, 512MB flash memory, an SD card slot Read More

The Red Ring of Death is the term that was given to the red ring that appeared where the green lights should be on the front of Microsoft’s X-Box 360. It is called the Red Ring of Death because its presence meant that the machine was about to fail. Every gamer dreads this. Microsoft has taken the problem into consideration and has since released a new 360 that prevents this from occurring. Fundamentally, overheating causes the red ring of death. The 360 is inefficient where cooling is concerned. Therefore, if Read More

A Wii, which Nintendo produces and distributes, is a wireless motion sensing gaming console that allows users to play games by moving their remote and bodies. A Wii responds to the user’s movements by using the remote’s built-in accelerometer to detect changes in motion and direction and displaying the appropriate results on a television. While Wii was once only used to play electronic sports and dancing games, it is now available for popular games such as Mario Bros, Legend of Zelda, and Call of Duty.   What is Modding? Modding Read More

A Wii, which is a Nintendo production, is a game console that allows users to play video games with a wireless remote that an accelerometer enables. A Wii is capable of detecting changes in motion and includes a wide variety of games that are specifically designed to work in conjunction with the user’s movements. For example, Wii includes an entire sports games category that includes games such as tennis, boxing, and golf. Recently, Wii has also started including a variety of war games that allow users to use a wireless Read More

With seventh generation video game systems out, one of the big pushes that the companies made was to achieve online game play that was both quick and effective. To get X-Box live, Microsoft's online game play, you need to purchase a membership. This can be purchased at any video game store or right on your 360. So long as you are connected to the Internet, you can access X-Box Live. Getting X-Box Live The first step is to connect the 360 to a internet connection. Connect one of your Ethernet Read More