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Xbox 360 replacement in 2015 hints IEB designer

, Mar 21st 2011 Discuss [3]

Microsoft could be looking to a 2015 replacement date for the Xbox 360, according to the personal portfolio of a designer working with the company. Ben Peterson was brought on in March 2011 to working with the IEB (Interactive Entertainment Business) Design group on "investigating future user experiences and hardware for 2015." Read The Full Story

OnLive Cloud Gaming Offers Free Console With Game Pre-Order

, Feb 25th 2011 Discuss [14]

OnLive is trying a new tactic that could prove to be pretty smart. The company is offering a deal right now where if you pre-order THQ’s Homefront game from February 25th to March 14th you’ll get a free version of its OnLive gaming system. The system normally retails for $99, but by giving it away free they may be able to get the system into a lot more hands than otherwise. Read The Full Story

Nintendo 3DS browser & eShop delayed until May

, Jan 31st 2011 Discuss [7]

Nintendo has confirmed that, while the new Nintendo 3DS will arrive in the US on March 27 and in Europe on March 25, 3D gamers will have to wait longer for the 3DS eShop. CEO Satoru Iwata told GamesIndustry that not only will the game store be delayed until May 2011, the 3DS will also not have a browser to begin with. Read The Full Story

PS3 update v3.56 released; blocks unofficial firmware

, Jan 27th 2011 Discuss [0]

Sony isn't all about the NGP this morning; the company has also pushed out a new firmware update for the PS3. Described as a "minor update", PS3 System Software v3.56 adds a security patch to the console but also reportedly blocks third-party firmware from being used. Read The Full Story

Nintendo 3DS UK wholesale price reveals 1/3 markup

, Jan 20th 2011 Discuss [5]

Nintendo Europe weren't quite as forthcoming with pricing for the new 3DS as their US counterparts, only saying that the cost for the 3D-capable console would be set by retailers. However, one of those retailers has spilt the beans on just what they're paying, telling GamesRadar that the UK 3DS wholesale price is £173 ($277). Read The Full Story

Nintendo had two top selling game consoles in US

, Jan 14th 2011 Discuss [0]

Nintendo is boasting that it has the two top selling game consoles of the entire year for 2010. The company has announced that the Nintendo DS sold over 8.5 million units in 2010 and that the Wii sold almost 7 million units. The numbers come from the NPD group. Read The Full Story

PS3 custom firmware hack released

, Jan 5th 2011 Discuss [0]

The leaked PS3 root key has spawned its first public hack, with instructions surfacing on how owners can create their own custom firmware. The handiwork of KaKaRoTo, the actual usefulness of the hack is questionable at this stage; there's no support for running homebrew apps or backup copies of games, and according to the creator it's all "really meant for future homebrew installation" and "will not allow piracy." Read The Full Story

SlashGear Week in Review – Week 38 2010

, Sep 26th 2010 Discuss [0]

Welcome to this week's edition of the Week in Review! Early in the week Fujifilm unveiled a cool new hybrid viewfinder digital camera called the X100. The little digital camera has a 13.2-megapixel sensor and retro style that looks really nice. Some details on HTC's Android tablet surfaced early in the week. Those details point to a price of $790 and Tegra 2 for the brains of the device. That tablet will be a hard sale at that price I think. Read The Full Story

R2D2 gaming mod packs 11 consoles, projector and more

, Sep 20th 2010 Discuss [0]

Is there a better use for an old Pepsi R2D2 promo shell than stuffing it full of eleven consoles and a projector?  If there is, we can't think of it; Brian DeVitis's droid has been a labor of love over the past three years, and currently contains a GameCube, N64, NES, SNES, Atari 7800, PSP, DreamCast and several other consoles along with a liberal splash of LED lighting. Read The Full Story

Nintendo Famicom Torn Asunder by iFixit

, Sep 2nd 2010 Discuss [0]

While some people may like to put things together, in little Do It Yourself projects, there's others that get their kicks by tearing things apart. The fine folks over at iFixit are some of those people that would fit quite nicely in the latter category. Well known for tearing apart some of the most high-profile devices out there, all in the hopes of figuring out how they tick, it's good to see that they're going back in time, to find out how some of the ancient pieces of tech out there, that helped shape today's day-and-age, worked. That's where Nintendo's classic Famicom comes in. Read The Full Story

Sony finally making money on PS3 hardware; no price cut in foreseeable future

, Jun 30th 2010 Discuss [0]

Sony has confirmed that, for the first time since its original debut, the PS3 is finally making them money.  A long standing joke among gamers, until now the console has cost Sony more to produce than they've been able to sell it for; according to Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony's Worldwide Studios, "This year is the first time that we are able to cover the cost of the PlayStation 3."  "We aren't making huge money from hardware," he told IGN, "but we aren't bleeding like we used to." Read The Full Story

TN Games announces 3RD Space Trigger for consoles

, Jun 15th 2010 Discuss [0]

One of the coolest and geekiest things I have ever tried at CES was back in 2007 and it was called the 3RD Space vest by TN Games. The thing looks like one of the tactical vests that a solider would wear. The difference is that the 3RD Space vest is filled with air bladders that puff to simulate bullet impacts. Read The Full Story
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