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Sony “Classic White” 160GB PS3 Slim outed; black PS3 gets 320GB HDD boost

Chris Davies, Jul 6th 2010 Discuss [0]

Sony Japan has outed their latest PS3 models, packing either 160GB or a new 320GB hard-drive, and now with more choice in color too. The PS3 CECH-2500 will drop on July 29th 2010 in Japan, available with the 160GB HDD in either original "charcoal black" or new "classic white", accompanied by a black-only 320GB version. Read The Full Story

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

Chris Davies, 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

Microsoft Xbox 360 Slim Official: 250GB HDD, 802.11n WiFi

Evan Selleck, Jun 14th 2010 Discuss [5]

And the hits just keep on coming. Of course, just on the heels of announcing when the Kinect would go on sale, Microsoft have officially announced that a new, smaller, and shinier version of their Xbox 360 is going on sale, too. But, the difference here is that the new console is going on sale very, very soon. In fact, it has already started shipping. Read The Full Story

Nintendo 3DS “is cool” says EA CEO; 3D content distribution key warns Capcom CEO

Chris Davies, Jun 9th 2010 Discuss [2]

It's obviously a week for games developer CEOs to drop hints about the upcoming Nintendo 3DS, the Japanese company's 3D gaming handheld, with both Capcom's Haruhiro Tsujimoto and EA's John Riccitiello talking about the device in recent interviews. Each exec was careful not to overstep Nintendo's NDAs ahead of E3, with Riccitiello only conceding that "I will tell you, I’ve seen it; it’s cool." Read The Full Story

Air Force may suffer after PS3 OtherOS feature was cut

Shane McGlaun, May 13th 2010 Discuss [2]

When most Americans think about where the military spends its money, we think about things like $500 toilet seats and cheap items we can buy at the stores that the military pays huge money for. The US Air Force was conducting some tests on using the PS3 and its cell processor as a cheap and very powerful computing platform. Read The Full Story

Nintendo Wii and DSi sales tumble

Chris Davies, May 6th 2010 Discuss [1]

Nintendo have announced their latest quarterly financial results [PDF link], and it proved a disappointing period for both Wii and DSi sales. Wii demand plummeted, falling 21-percent from the same period a year ago, while DSi sales dropped 13-percent. The company has blamed poor flagship Wii game title releases for middling demand for the console, and are looking to the new 3D-capable Nintendo 3DS to salve further handheld shortfalls. Read The Full Story

Black Nintendo Wii Shows up Early in Canadian Best Buy

Evan Selleck, May 5th 2010 Discuss [0]

It must be May 9th, right? Surely it is, because that's the only reason we'd be seeing a fully boxed, still shiny, Nintendo Wii in black at a retail store, right? Well, unless you're a devilish employee who likes to send out leaked, early shots of said items, then we'd probably have a situation like we do right here. As you can see, that's definitely the black Nintendo Wii, and it's finally --finally-- showing up in North American retail stores. Read The Full Story

Game Cube Portable reaffirms our love of console mods [Video]

Chris Davies, May 4th 2010 Discuss [0]

What is it about mods that turn regular consoles into portable ones that so excites us? Perhaps we'll never know the answer to that vaguely inconsequential question, so for now let's just marvel at ModRetro forum member Techknott's Game Cube Portable. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Boy Scouts Add Video Game Belt Loop and Academics Pin for Playing Games

Evan Selleck, Apr 30th 2010 Discuss [0]

You have to know times are changing when the premiere body of getting kids outside is now giving out belt loops and pins for doing the complete opposite. Or, perhaps they're just trying to keep the family time as high as possible. Either way, welcome the latest editions of the Boy Scouts trophy system: belt loops and academics pins that show off your ability to play video games. Read The Full Story

Bungie Buddies Up With Activision for 10-Year Deal

Evan Selleck, Apr 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

Even more out of left-field than HP buying Palm, Activision and Bungie come out of nowhere and announce that the two companies have just agreed to a multiple-year, worldwide exclusive agreement. Before you jump the gun, though, that doesn't mean that Halo Reach will be coming to more consoles than Microsoft's Xbox 360, but it does mean that their future titles will be doing just that. Read The Full Story

Nintendo black Wii US launch leak prompts GameStop threats

Chris Davies, Apr 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

The black version of the Nintendo Wii isn't exactly a huge mystery - after all, it's been on sale in Japan since last year - but its US arrival was meant to be. An announcement that the black version was seeing a US launch was expected at E3 2010, and promotional material leaking out of GameStop definitely confirms it's on the way. Unfortunately, Nintendo aren't at all pleased about their story being scooped, and have apparently threatened GameStop with a firm spanking; that's prompted the retailer to castigate all employees for wanting to "seem cool" by sharing pre-announcement details with blogs. Read The Full Story

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