Enough with the drama – Nintendo isn’t dead just yet
Shares of Nintendo were hammered early Monday morning on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, down as much as 18% following Nintendo’s admission on Friday that the …
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How the death of net neutrality might impact gaming
The end of net neutrality has countless long-term implications for the future of the Web, but the gaming crowd could be one of the first …
The 3DS’s blockbuster success could be Nintendo’s downfall
The universally expected, steep sales warning for the Wii U console finally happened. So Nintendo has basically acknowledged its latest home console is flopping. Reviving the Wii …
Microsoft takes back the crown: Xbox One is December’s best-selling console
Globally, Sony’s PlayStation 4 dominated the early days of this generation’s video game console war. Sony announced earlier this month that it sold a jaw-dropping …
Twitch: The streaming platform that’s knocking off TV stations
It has been yet another year of exponential growth for Twitch, the streaming platform dedicated to video games. Launching in June 2011, what started as …
Valve rethinks the Steam Controller, makes it look more normal
As with everything it does, Valve plans to tinker with the Steam Controller as many times as the creators and the users deem necessary until …
How you can get a sneak peek at Valve’s virtual reality interface
The first annual Steam Dev Days event doesn’t begin until Wednesday of this week, but Valve has already released SteamVR to the public, its experimental …
The coolest iPhone game you have to download right this second
If you want to get a sense of just how cool mobile gaming is going to be in the future, then you really need to …
Latest Xbox One ad: ‘If it were any more real, it would be real’
The latest Xbox One ad is all about immersion. According to Microsoft, the games on the Xbox One look so good that you might actually …
EA finally looks ready to own up to the SimCity disaster
It’s been nearly a year since SimCity was released, but Maxis finally confirmed on Sunday that the game will be receiving an offline mode “as …
Forget Wii U: Nintendo sold more than 16 million 3DS games in 2013
It remains to be seen how well the Wii U sold in its first full year on the market, but at least one Nintendo console …
Sony has virtual reality headset plans of its own
Sony at CES 2014 demoed two different virtual reality headset devices that show potential for the future, PCWorld reports. Of them, only one device is …
With PlayStation Now you won’t need new hardware (except for a mandatory DualShock controller)
Sony’s PlayStation Now game streaming service unveiled at CES 2014 will work on a variety of smart gadgets in addition to regular PlayStation consoles, such …
Video: How to troll your Xbox Live opponents without saying a word
When Apple originally announced Siri, many people thought that a voice-controlled personal assistant would lead to some very unfortunate pranks at the expense of iPhone …
Microsoft to address huge pain point with first big Xbox One update
No console launch is perfect, exemplified most recently by both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, but some of the issues with Microsoft’s latest entry …
Valve proposes standard interface for all virtual reality gadgets
Valve has confirmed that it will release a software developer kit that will allow developers to work on a standard interface for virtual reality games …
Twitch game streaming on Xbox One still doesn’t have a launch date
Bad news for Xbox One owners hoping to stream their games in the near future — according to the Twitch Twitter account, the Direct Broadcasting …
The team behind the Oculus Rift is developing its own games
Much like the 4K television, the key to success for the Oculus Rift is content. Without a stable of virtual reality games available at launch, …
Looking for an insane new gaming laptop? Look no further
Gigabyte at CES 2014 unveiled a new gaming laptop that’s very thin and light considering it packs two NVIDIA GTX 765M SLI graphics cards under the …
Classic PlayStation games may get fresh bonus content on PlayStation Now
Event if it’s not yet available to gamers yet, Sony’s PlayStation Now cloud-based game streaming service may get a whole lot better in the future, …
Here’s the coolest, ‘most modular’ PC gaming rig in the world
Dubbed “Project Christine,” the modular PC gaming rig built by Razer (via The Verge) and shown around at CES 2014 may just be the coolest gaming machine …
Pay what you want for six of the best indie games on PC, Mac and Linux
The best deal in indie gaming is back for its tenth run, and this time the theme is cross-platform availability. Humble Indie Bundle X went …
This iOS 7 controller makes your iPad feel like an Xbox One
Many of the game controllers that have been announced for the iPhone and iPad have doubled as cases, but standalone controllers are the new trend …
Sony’s PlayStation Now service streams classic PlayStation games to tablets, phones and more
Sony’s game streaming service has been a bit of a mystery ever since it was announced last year, but Sony executive Andrew House took the …
PlayStation 4 sales crush Xbox One, hitting 4.2 million consoles in 2013
Microsoft probably had a good idea that Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai and his team would talk up the PlayStation 4 during his opening keynote at …
Next-gen video game console war enters fresh new territory
For the past 14 years, Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony have been unable to legally sell their game consoles within China’s borders, but as of this …
Meet Valve’s lucky 13 Steam Machine consoles
Valve on Monday announced its Steam Machine partners at CES 2014, and the list includes thirteen companies that want to build Steam Machine consoles based …
Console gaming experience comes to iPad and iPhone thanks to SteelSeries Stratus
SteelSeries on Monday announced the Stratus Wireless Gaming Controller for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch running iOS 7, which will bring a console-like gaming …
Microsoft confirms 3 million Xbox One consoles sold in 2013
Industry watchers are divided when it comes to which new console will with this generation of the much hyped “console wars,” but many seem to …
Microsoft almost fatally sabotaged the Xbox One
Microsoft made a lot of terrible public relations mistakes when it rolled out the Xbox One, but thankfully none of those mistakes were reflected in …
