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NVIDIA pushes up Shield public pre-order date, lets you hop in queue today
Posted On 17 May 2013 By Zach Honig. Under: Uncategorized.
NVIDIA newsletter subscribers have been able to pre-order the Shield handheld console for several days now, but the rest of us were due to wait until after the weekend. Considering that $349 price tag, we're not entirely sure we want to commit wit...
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OUYA console gets torn down, found to be highly repairable
Posted On 08 May 2013 By Darren Murph. Under: Uncategorized.
Now that OUYA consoles are shipping out to the masses, the folks at iFixit were able to grab a box and immediately undo all of the precious packaging work accomplished at the factory. In its usual style, the site gently dissected the world's best-...
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Next-gen EA games will skip Wii U due to performance issues with Frostbite engine
Posted On 08 May 2013 By Stefan Constantinescu. Under: Uncategorized.
EA's Frostbite 3 engine, which underpins many of the company's next generation titles, looks like it won't support Nintendo's Wii U. Johan Andersson, Technical Director of the Frostbite project at EA DICE, says the company tested Frostbite 2 on th...
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Nintendo now selling refurbished DSi XL and 3DS units for $100 and up
Posted On 28 Apr 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
It's easy for us to go shopping for a refurbished Nintendo handheld at stores and auction houses, but not if we're looking for a huge bargain: small discounts and dodgy quality often make it wiser to buy new instead. Nintendo has just offered us s...
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Microsoft announces Xbox event for May 21st
Posted On 24 Apr 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
What many suspected was coming has indeed happened: Microsoft just confirmed an upcoming Xbox event on May 21st, which we expect to be focused on the company's next-gen Xbox console (informally codenamed Durango). The company isn't diving into spe...
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Sega Pluto prototype console surfaces: the Saturn / NetLink mishmash that never was
Posted On 18 Apr 2013 By Darren Murph. Under: Uncategorized.
So, first things first. Sega actually shipped some pretty insane gear. A handheld console that used full-size Genesis cartridges? Check. A sophisticated Tamagotchi that our own editor-in-chief developed games for? Yessir. Something called a "32X" tha...
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Luigi edition Nintendo 3DS LL gives Mario’s brother his due, but only in Japan
Posted On 17 Apr 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
There must be some kind of unstated rule that Nintendo can never give the US a special edition handheld without releasing some Japan-focused models. While the company was busy promising Americans an Animal Crossing 3DS XL of their very own, it was al...
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OUYA firmware update lets gamers change their payment info
Posted On 17 Apr 2013 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
OUYA vowed a steady stream of updates to its inaugural console on the road to a June retail launch, and it just released one of the more important examples. Among other fixes, the inconspicuously titled 1.0.193 firmware upgrade lets customers change ...
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Nintendo of America retiring several Wii online services on June 28th
Posted On 12 Apr 2013 By Mark Hearn. Under: Uncategorized.
Earlier today, Nintendo announced that several of the original Wii's online services will fade to black in the console's homeland. Adding to the carnage, the company confirmed that us yankees are far from exempt. Starting on June 28th, the Forecast C...
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Nintendo to retire Wii network services in Japan, including the Weather Channel
Posted On 11 Apr 2013 By Sharif Sakr. Under: Uncategorized.
No one disputes that the Wii is old, but old enough to retire? It seems so, at least in the case of a number of its internet services, which Nintendo has scheduled for closure on June 28th. An End of Life notice to Japanese customers reveals that a t...
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