gaming

First Edition of Sony PlayStation Vita to come soon

Published on: 8th November, 2011

Sony gave an answer to concerns regarding its PlayStation Vita by providing early adopters with a special model. Its First Edition will come with a PS Vita card with 4GB, a special-run case, as well as the mini-game Little Deviants. Exceptionally, the device will ship an entire week earlier than for normal users and will [...]

Nintendo’s loss for the first six months of 2011: $923 million

Published on: 8th November, 2011

The first half of this fiscal year has shown a significant loss for Nintendo and this could be the first loss in a thirty years history. The loss reached ¥70.27 billion, about $923 million, in a six months period that ended on the 30th of September and comes after a ¥2.01 billion loss a year [...]

Nintendo 3DS receives rare editions of Mario

Published on: 8th November, 2011

Nintendo has kept on adopting an aggressive marketing to increase sales of the 3DS gaming console by announcing the new range of three Mario-themed 3DS editions. Only one thousand systems of each Mario theme will be sold and there is no clue on whether they will make it outside of the native country, Japan. Every [...]

Xbox 360’s spring update to add 1GB of storage

Published on: 8th April, 2011

The new format of the Xbox 360 disc is providing 1GB of storage back and is making it free for games, says a development source. Current games on the Xbox 360 have to reserve a DVD video partition for measures to avoid piracy. The usable space is therefore limited to 6.8GB. Microsoft is testing the [...]

Gamer transforms iPad into peripheral for DCS A-10C

Published on: 8th April, 2011

A gamer has started a project to transform the iPad into a peripheral for the DCS A-10C combat flight sim. The iControl DCA application is using the iPad to replace several instruments that would need the in-game camera moving away from the outside environment. The implementation used by Boarder 2 member of Shacknews is based [...]

Motorola’s trademark applications for Stadia, gaming and fitness devices

Published on: 23rd December, 2010

Two trademark applications have been filed by Motorola with the United States Patent Office, according to PocketNow. Unusually enough for the phone maker, one of these applications unveils significant information and mentions the word “Stadia”, which is related to a handheld device dedicated to games and involving an external monitor. It is further described as [...]

Infinity Blade from Epic Games ready for iPhone and iPad

Published on: 15th December, 2010

The iOS game Infinity Blade of Epic Games is now available for purchasing on the iTunes App store. As demonstrated by the video trailer, the game makes gaming on mobile platforms similar to consoles. Already benefiting from a great popularity, the game is present in the top of the Paid Apps charts and is a [...]

Sony hints at PlayStation phone, possible tablet

Published on: 8th November, 2010

During a call discussing the latest results, Sony seriously hinted that it was developing a PlayStation phone. The company did not mention the device itself, but said that the Network Services group, which handles computers as well as the PlayStation brand, would deliver the hardware. The PlayStation division, Sony Computer Entertainment, would be moved into [...]

PSP2 counting on Xbox-level power could regain lost position

Published on: 3rd November, 2010

The rumored PSP2 may count on Xbox 360-like performance to give Sony the position it lost in favor to Apple. The processor chosen has not been mentioned, but it is expected that the design would have 1GB of RAM, which is twice the memory of Microsoft’s TV console. The new device is supposed to be [...]

Microsoft presents Games on Demand store on the web

Published on: 31st October, 2010

Microsoft announced the Games on Demand PC Games Store for its Windows Marketplace. Any user with a Windows Live ID will be able to login and buy games online through this webstore. Some franchises like Gears of War, Age of Empires Online, Grand Theft Auto III and Fable III will be accessible for purchase and [...]

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