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Disappointments of 2009

As another year comes to an end it’s time to conduct our Game of the Year ceremony in which we honor the best of the best. But before we reminisce about the games that impressed our socks off, let’s take a look at some of the stuff that ended up disappointing us. Brutal Legend Brutal Legend was going to be the perfect game. By mixing heavy metal, free roaming and Jack Black, Tim Schaefer was gonna give us the game of the century. Unfortunately the game while entertaining to a...

Game of The Year 2009: Action

And the nominees are: Assassin’s Creed II Improving on every aspect that made Assassin’s Creed repetitive and boring, Assassin’s Creed II was a blast from start to finish. Even though the story was a tad convoluted, Ubisoft threw in tons of varied gameplay in there to make sure we never got bored. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Naughty Dog’s labor of love was a surreal action game that managed to traverse the thin line between gameplay and interactive cut-scenes moving...

GOTY 2009: Desktop Speakers

Continuing our refreshing course of action this week on Tech2, we have been listing out winners as gadgets of the year in each and every category. The spotlight now is on desktop speakers, the vibrant pulsating marketplace that it is. As usual we have one winner, one runner up and finally a value buy. Winner: Altec Lansing Expressionist Ultra MOP: Rs. 8000 A clear winner this, Altec Lansing as a brand deserves credit for this Expressionist series of theirs, it's constantly been...

iPhone 4th Generation to Have 5MP Camera

We haven’t even seen the 3GS in India and already there are reports of a 4th Generation  iPhone in the works. Reports say that the same company responsible for the 3GS’ 3.2 megapixel camera , OmniVision Technologies, is working on a 5 megapixel lens for the next handset. The company is expected to ship 0-45 million image sensors for the new handset next year, and that’s a lot. There’s also been word on Apple revealing a larger touchscreen device next year which could mean that...

Seagate Launches Freeagent Theater+ HD Media Player

Seagate has just unveiled its new FreeAgent Theater+ [Plus]HD media player, the next generation home theater solution designed to connect your digital media library to your home entertainment system. It leverages a docking system unique to Seagate FreeAgent Go portable drives and accessories, that’s designed to provide a quick and easy way to connect your External hard Drive to your television or home Entertainer center. “There is so much media that is now being captured and...