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Xbox 360 best-selling console for two straight years

, Jan 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

It's really no surprise that Microsoft's Xbox 360 gaming console is still selling well. It's already been the best-selling console every month for the past 24 months now, according to the NPD Group. In fact, in December alone, Microsoft sold 1.4 million Xbox 360 consoles, further proving the company's dominant position in the gaming world. Read The Full Story

GameStick Kickstarter removed for IP dispute – will return soon [Update]

, Jan 10th 2013 Discuss [1]

The Android-powered game controller that arrived to take on OUYA we mentioned last week, has apparently been pulled from the Kickstarter campaign. The project received some much deserved attention and reached the $100,000 goal in the first 30 hours, but now they're having a few setbacks. Read The Full Story

Turtle Beach PX51, XP510, SEVEN series hands-on

, Jan 8th 2013 Discuss [3]

Turtle Beach has made a big appearance here at CES 2013 by announcing several new headsets that are both wireless and wired. The company announced a new headset specifically for Xbox 360 gamers, as well as an exclusive option for PlayStation 3 gamers as well. They also announced the SEVEN series for consoles, PCs, and mobile platforms that include “tournament-grade” quality and functionality. We ended up stopping by the company's booth and getting some hands-on time with the new products. Read The Full Story

GameStick reaches Kickstarter goal in just 2 days

, Jan 3rd 2013 Discuss [4]

Yesterday, we told you about a new portable gaming console called the GameStick. It's essentially a $79 HDMI dongle-esque gaming console that you plug into your HDTV to enjoy all the Android games you'd ever want, and in just two days, the company has reached its $100,000 goal on Kickstarter, with 28 days left to spare. Read The Full Story

Xbox 720 processor production tipped with launch window in tow

, Jan 2nd 2013 Discuss [14]

This afternoon we've not only seen none other than Major Nelson give a detail-less update on when the Xbox 720 would be revealed (with a countdown meter aiming at E3 2013), we've got a real live tip on chip production. This tip comes from the folks at SemiAccurate, a blog whose name playfully dismisses the fact that they're not always right with their own tips. The information they've got keeps with the possibility that the Xbox 720 will be revealed this year by noting chip production (processors, that is) as officially "taped out" for the console's innards. Read The Full Story

Xbox 720 strongly suggested in E3 countdown post

, Jan 2nd 2013 Discuss [13]

It's not even CES 2013 yet and Microsoft is already counting the days until E3 2013 in June. Granted, the company backed out of CES indefinitely, but we're still taking one thing at a time at this point. Xbox Live head Larry Hyrb (a.k.a. Major Nelson) posted up a countdown to E3 2013 on his blog along with the phrase, "And it’s on..." Read The Full Story

GameStick portable gaming console takes on OUYA

, Jan 2nd 2013 Discuss [3]

The OUYA seems like a pretty awesome gaming console, and the company finally started shipping out dev units a few days ago, but a new gaming console concept has hit Kickstarter in the form of just a mere flash drive. It's called the GameStick, and it consists of a tiny HDMI dongle-based game console and an accompanying controller that offers portability, and of course, a huge selection of games. Read The Full Story

Ouya game console gets 10 more games

, Dec 19th 2012 Discuss [3]

If you don't already know, there's about to be a new gaming console out on the market. It's called the Ouya, and it's an Android-powered, $100 gaming console that stormed past its Kickstarter goal a few months ago. Both Ouya and third-party developers are working hard to get a large sum of games on the new console before it launches in March. Read The Full Story

Ouya dev console shipping on December 28

, Nov 30th 2012 Discuss [2]

The Ouya game console already has the distinction of being one of the most highly-funded Kickstarter projects of all time, and it aims to become an innovative gaming machine that will change the way people think about gaming consoles. It's still up in the air whether the latter is true, but we'll find out starting next month, with Ouya dev consoles shipping on December 28. Read The Full Story

Xbox Live users get WatchESPN app

, Nov 19th 2012 Discuss [3]

After too long spent with just adequate ESPN content on Xbox Live, users can now get the full deal with the WatchESPN app. The app provides coverage of all ESPN channels, as well as a variety of other offerings, including highlights and replays. This comes after it was originally announced this past summer. Read The Full Story

Wii U iFixit teardown shows super easy fix-up

, Nov 19th 2012 Discuss [4]

It's time for the iFixit teardown of the Wii U, bringing on more details about this device than you could ever possibly want to know about. Starting with the basics, it's found that along with NFC and either 8GB or 32GB iterations for internal storage, this unit has USB hard drive support, AMD Radeon-based High Definition GPU action, and a fabulous IBM Power-based multi-core processor. All that we know about - that and the 6.2-inch 854 x 480 pixels LCD panel on the touchscreen controller as well as a disk slot, sync button, SD card slot, USB 2.0 x 4, HDMI, AV multi-out, and sensor bar connector on the main unit. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Morning Wrap-up: November 19th, 2012

, Nov 19th 2012 Discuss [0]

This morning we're following the release of the Nintendo Wii U like a hawk - and what it appears to be doing is selling out, and selling out fast. Over in Apple Land you'll find the iTunes app store reaching 1 million apps in the approval bin. Meanwhile Windows 8 is missing sales projections and the Nokia Lumia 920 is selling like hotcakes. Read The Full Story
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