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Showing posts with label consoles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label consoles. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 01, 2016

Games and Consoles to look forward to this Christmas 2016


November 4

  • Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare - PC, PS4, Xbox One
  • Mario Party Star Rush - 3DS

November 7

  • Lego Dimensions Wave 7 - PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U

November 10

  • PlayStation 4 Pro


Thursday, October 17, 2013

PS4 Vs Xbox One the facts compared



Xpango have producing an infographic in the style of an old vintage boxing poster, pitching a knock-out fight between the 2 heavy-weight console contenders.

Wednesday, October 02, 2013

The best consoles you've never heard of!


If you are considering upgrading your games console to a shiny new Sony PlayStation 4, Microsoft XBox One or Nintendo Wii U, then pause for a moment to consider a slew of lesser-known new gaming hardware...

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Ouya, GameStick, gamepop, M.o.j.o., PS Vita TV, Steam machine, Shield and the new PS Vita and Nintendo 2DS join the console party...

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

PlayStation 4 launch dates November 15th in US and November 29th in Europe



Sony's new console the PlayStation 4 will be launched in the US on November 15th 2013 and in European on November 29th 2013. Sony announced the release dates today during its Gamescom press conference. The console will then be released in another 32 countries by Christmas 2013.

Monday, June 18, 2012

Game Connection Europe 2012 Wants You!



After the runaway success of the more than 50 professional conferences and master classes at Game Connection Europe 2011, the 2012 event will feature an extended program offering even more invaluable insight and expertise across the breadth of the industry. In addition to the existing development, services and business streams, this year Game Connection is further enhancing the program with brand new marketing content.

Saturday, February 04, 2012

Pokémon episode arrive on Nintendo Zone on Nintendo 3DS


Nintendo 3DS owners are getting access to a wealth of fun entertainment and information that they can access on the go. Starting Feb. 6, Nintendo Zone will offer a variety of new content, including playable demos of select Nintendo 3DS video games and a dedicated Pokémon section that will feature full-length episodes of the Pokémon TV series. All of this exciting new content is only available when owners are wirelessly connected to a Nintendo Zone location.

Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Sony Games Warehouse In London Destroyed By Fire

The Japanese electronics giant's 20,000 square metre, three-storey warehouse was ablaze into the early hours of the morning, with a Sony spokeswoman telling reporters 'there will likely be some impact on deliveries'.

Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/music/871819-london-riots-sony-distribution-centre-fire-leads-to-fears-for-british-indie-labels#ixzz1UXgwMge4


Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Nintendo 3DS sales fall short of company prediction - 3DS

Nintendo sold just over 3.5 million 3DS consoles up to April 2011 that's half a million short of their expected 4 million unit sales prediction.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Monday, January 03, 2011

2010 best selling console in Japan - and the winner is Sony's PSP!

Yes, the only console showing sales growth over 2009 figures was Sony's PSP handheld. Over 2.5 million were sold in 2010 - over 60,000 more than 2009.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Nintendo boss hints at sub £200 price for 3DS handheld

Nintendo UK marketing boss James Honeywell has hinted to Electricpig that 3DS will be sold for under £200 in the UK.

Nintendo 3DS new pictures of the handheld console

CVG managed to get their hands on the new Nintendo 3DS console and they've published some pictures on their website here.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

$149.99 the official Microsoft price of Xbox 360 Kinect - out this November

kinect price announcementMicrosoft have listed Kinect on their Microsoft website at $149.99 in the US. Kinect is also available with the new Xbox 360 slim for $300 for both! Kinect goes on sale this November and comes with a free video game.

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Preview of Hulu Plus on PlayStation 3 offer from Sony

hulu ps3A preview of the premium video service for the PlayStation 3 has been launched by Sony if you have a plus subscription. Sony plan to roll this out to all PlayStation 3 user in the months ahead.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

New Xbox 360 revamped console arrives on Friday...

The revamped Xbox 360 console from Microsoft is arriving on Friday. A sleek and edgy glossy black redesign packed with built in Wi-fi, a large 250GB HD, extra USB ports plus dedicated Kinect port to power the upcoming control system. New machine is the ultimate Xbox 360.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

US Air force build super computer from over 1,000 PlayStation 3 consoles

ps3 cluster image US air force ars technicaWhen Sony issued a recent PlayStation 3 (PS3) firmware update removing the device's ability to install alternate operating systems like Linux, it did so to protect copyright content—but several research projects suffered.

The US Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, New York picked up 336 PS3 systems in 2009 and built itself a 53 teraFLOP processing cluster. Once completed as a proof of concept, Air Force researchers then scaled up by a factor of six and went in search of 2,200 more consoles (later scaled back to 1,700). The $663,000 contract was awarded on January 6, 2010, to a small company called Fixstars that could provide 1,700 160GB PS3 systems to the government.