Tag Archive for 'gaming'
According to the latest market rumors, Microsoft is preparing an external Blu-ray drive for use with the Xbox 360 console. X-bit labs quote “market sources” who claim the drive is made by Toshiba-Samsung Storage Technology Corp., and that it will be released at an estimated $100 - $150 price-point.
At the launch of the Nintendo DSi last week the company also announced their DSi Shop and the rebranding of its “Wii Points” digital currency to “Nintendo Points”. We now know that doesn’t actually mean the points are held in a universal bank; according to Siliconera once they’re loaded onto, say, a DSi account, they can’t [...]
ASUS have announced what they’re calling the first 17-inch gaming notebook with the option of a mobile quad-core processor rather than the desktop variant, which runs hotter and requires more power to operate. The G71V can be specified up to a 3.06GHz Core 2 Extreme CPU that can be automatically overclocked with ASUS’ LevelUp system; there’s [...]
Last week’s brief Nintendo DS upgrade rumor turned out to be true, with the company announcing the media-friendly DSi shortly after. Anybody hoping for a similarly speedy turnaround with the speculated Wii HD will be sorely disappointed, however. Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America president, has gone on record debunking the rumor that the high-definition console is [...]
Nintendo UK have officially announced the Wii Speak Channel, and confirmed that the online chat service won’t launch in Europe until December 5th. Using the Wii Speak microphone, which plugs into the Wii and will be released at the same time as the Channel, up to four separate users from anywhere in the world will [...]
Nintendo’s DSi has been a surprisingly controversial gaming launch, but something a whole lot of people agree is disappointing is that the handheld won’t reach the US until “well into” 2009. Of course, that’s nothing particularly new when it comes to slick Japanese games hardware (or software for that matter), but Nintendo have laid a [...]
Disappointing news for anyone hoping SEGA would be making a return to portable gaming hardware. The SEGA Vision device tipped last Friday - which was claimed to be a multi-function PMP and games console - is actually a Chinese-made media player with no development connection to SEGA themselves. As for the games, they’re basic Java [...]
We’ve been hearing for quite some time now that Microsoft would be releasing a brand new Xbox Experience. But now, we’re finally getting a good look at it, or at the very least a sneak peek.
Sega are apparently planning a return to the hardware market, in the shape of the Sega Vision gaming PMP. Equipped with a built-in TV tuner, audio and video player, digital camera with video recording functionality and, of course, the ability to play games (of an unspecified format), according to Sega the Vision is set to [...]
Nintendo’s DSi and DSi Shop aren’t the only new things coming for avid gamers; they’re also looking to bring some Wii-style “get off your fat cheeks and do some exercise” action courtesy of the new DSi Pedometer. Confirming the information gleaned from a trade document earlier this week, the Nintendo Pedometer will connect wirelessly with the [...]
