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Black Nintendo Wii limited editions confirmed for Europe

Chris Davies, Oct 20th 2009 Discuss [0]

We've been waiting for a black Nintendo Wii to spread beyond Japanese shores for months now, and the company has gone one step toward that goal by at least promising the menacing console for a European launch. As of November 6th, UK gamers will be able to pick up the black Wii - complete with matching Wii Remote, Nunchuk and MotionPlus peripherals - along with copies of Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort. Read The Full Story

Sony 250GB PlayStation 3 arriving in US on November 3rd

Chris Davies, Oct 16th 2009 Discuss [1]

It's not just the Japanese getting some 250GB PlayStation3 love; Sony US have announced that there's a 250GB version of the PS3 Slim incoming for their gamers too. The 250GB PS3 Slim will land on November 3rd, and be functionally identical to its existing 120GB sibling; unlike in Japan, there'll be no bundled games or unusual color editions. Read The Full Story

Sony PSP Go on sale in US today

Chris Davies, Oct 1st 2009 Discuss [0]

Sony's PSP firmware v6.10 isn't the only thing to go out today: the company has also launched the PSP Go. The new handheld - the first PSP from Sony not to include a physical UMD media slot - is available today in the US, with an MRSP of $249.99. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Xbox 360 holiday bundles announced

Chris Davies, Sep 29th 2009 Discuss [0]

Microsoft have announced two gaming bundles for the upcoming holiday season, one including their Xbox 360 and the other intended for those who already own the console. The Xbox 360 Elite Holiday Bundle pairs the console with two games, LEGO Batman and Pure, and is priced at $299. Read The Full Story

ODROID Android prototype shows up again in PMP demo [Video]

Chris Davies, Sep 24th 2009 Discuss [0]

Having wowed us with a high-definition playback demonstration earlier this month, Android gaming/PMP manufacturer HardKernel are back with another video demo of their ODROID handheld. This time it's on-device media playback being demonstrated, using the free album-art based RockOn app, on a prototype unit. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

1m PS3 Slim consoles sold; new 250GB version for Japan

Chris Davies, Sep 24th 2009 Discuss [1]

Sony's PS3 Slim may have only been on sale for three weeks - the compact console arrived on September 1st - but they've already shifted one million units worldwide. The PS3 Slim simultaneously hit shelves in North America, Europe, Asia and Japan for $299, €299 or 29,980 yen respectively, complete with a 120GB hard-drive and Full HD 1080p support. To celebrate - or perhaps just as a nice coincidence - Sony Japan have announced a 250GB PS3 Slim bundle, with a "ceramic white" console and Final Fantasy XIII Lightning Edition. Read The Full Story

Nintendo Wii price-drop to $199.99; New Super Mario Bros. Wii on Nov 15th

Chris Davies, Sep 24th 2009 Discuss [1]

Nintendo have confirmed that their Wii console will, as of September 27th, drop from its original price of $249.99 to $199.99. The news was leaked earlier this week, in an email from Best Buy management to employees; what we didn't know then was that Nintendo would also be launching their first "true multiplayer" Mario game, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, on November 15th. Read The Full Story

250GB PS3 Slim bundles tipped in Norwegian leak

Chris Davies, Sep 22nd 2009 Discuss [0]

Sony may have denied the existence of any imminent 250GB PS3 Slim bundles, but obviously nobody told retailer GameStop in Norway. According to an apparent leak from their inventory system, several 250GB SKUs - bundling titles like Need for Speed: Shift, FIFA 10, Uncharted 2 and Assassin's Creed 2 - are incoming to the store. Read The Full Story

Netflix eyeing other consoles, Blu-ray players, HDTVs; iPhone in future

Chris Davies, Sep 22nd 2009 Discuss [1]

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has confirmed that the company does not see its movie streaming service as remaining exclusively locked to Microsoft's Xbox 360 console, and that one day they envisage access from every games console, Blu-ray player and internet-connected TV. Speaking to Reuters this week, Hastings also suggested that an iPhone Netflix service was "likely to come over time", though the company's focus is not yet on mobile. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Xbox 360′s Red Ring of Death Looks To Be On the Decline Thankfully

Evan Selleck, Sep 3rd 2009 Discuss [0]

A few weeks back, we told you that Microsoft's Xbox 360 was seeing some really bad numbers, regarding return rates and that enfuriating Red Ring of Dead (RRoD) problem. Fear not though, as it looks like we're starting to see some definite improvement on that latter part, at least according to the largest independent warranty provider in America. We don't know about you, but we're always excited when technology stops breaking, especially when it's something like the Xbox 360. Read The Full Story

Xbox 360 price cuts from Friday 28th: Elite $300, Pro $250

Chris Davies, Aug 27th 2009 Discuss [0]

Microsoft have confirmed that the Xbox 360 Elite console will see a price cut to $299.99 as of tomorrow, while the Xbox 360 Pro will see a more conservative $50 discount to $249.99, for as long as stocks last. Rumors of price shuffles have circulated for some time now, with various leaked store fliers confirming that retailers are getting ready for the cuts. Read The Full Story

Sony PSP Go Torn Asunder and Inspected

Evan Selleck, Aug 26th 2009 Discuss [1]

Tearing down gadgets isn't new. In fact, The PSP Go's bigger brethren just went through the same thing. There's plenty of reasons to do these things to new pieces of tech, but most of it revolves around finding out what makes them tick, and how much it cost to put it all together. In the case of the PSP Go, there's nothing really new to show off. And to be honest, we'd much prefer to have one not disassembled, rather than look at those standard guts within. Read The Full Story