Video: Sony teases PlayStation 4 hardware unveiling with blurry console photos
A video game console’s exterior hardware is undoubtedly the least important part of the gaming experience, but fans were still angry when the PlayStation 4 …
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Xbox 360 dominates console sales for 28th consecutive month
The Xbox 360 topped the charts again in April, marking the 28th consecutive month Microsoft’s gaming console has outsold Sony’s PlayStation 3 and Nintendo’s Wii consoles. …
Google Play game services brings leaderboards, achievements, matchmaking and more to Android
Google on Wednesday at its annual I/O Developers Conference in San Francisco announced Google Play game services. As earlier rumors suggested, the gaming suite is …
NVIDIA Shield available in June for $349, preorders begin today
NVIDIA on Tuesday announced the upcoming availability of its Shield gaming console. The Android-powered handheld will be one of the first devices to be equipped …
Android gaming service expected to debut at Google I/O
Google has long been rumored to be developing a Game Center rival for Android smartphones and tablets. Information from a new Google Play Services file, …
Xbox Infinity vs. PlayStation 4: Is the classic rivalry coming to an end?
In the video game industry as in many popular video games themselves, a fierce rivalry has taken center stage. Sony took a commanding early lead …
$99 Ouya game console delayed until late June
The $99 Android-powered Ouya game console has been delayed by three weeks and won’t be available until late June. Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman noted that …
BlueStacks brings mobile gaming to the big screen with GamePop console; free with $6.99 subscription
BlueStacks is known best for its App Player software, which allows users to run Android apps and games on Windows and Mac PCs. The company …
Another blow for Nintendo: Next-gen EA games will skip the Wii U
Things keep getting darker for video game giant Nintendo. The news that the company’s previous-generation Wii console outsold the new Wii U during the first …
Microsoft’s next-gen console reportedly called ‘Xbox Infinity’
Microsoft’s hugely anticipated next-generation console apparently has a name and it isn’t the Xbox 720. Unnamed sources have told the International Business Times that the new Xbox …
Next Xbox won’t force users to stay online to play games
Good news for Xbox fans: Microsoft has decided to not commit commercial suicide by forcing gamers to have an Internet connection just to play games. …
Mozilla shows off ported version of Unreal Engine 3 in Firefox browser [video]
Mozilla is out to show that it wasn’t just blowing smoke when it said it wanted to bring console-quality games directly to your web browser. …
People can’t stop playing online games, mobile devices are to blame
A new report has found that the number of gamers playing games online has continued to increase over the past year. According to NPD Group, …
Call of Duty: Ghost coming to Xbox 360, PS3, PC and ‘next-gen platforms’ on November 5th
Activision on Wednesday announced that the latest installment of its best-selling Call of Duty franchise, called Call of Duty: Ghost, will launch later this year …
Microsoft: Next-gen Xbox won’t include revolutionary ‘IllumiRoom’ feature at launch
We first saw Microsoft’s vision of the future of gaming last year when a patent filing revealed a potential Xbox 720 feature that projects images …
Microsoft shows off reality-distorting tech that turns entire living rooms into Xbox games [video]
While Microsoft’s next Xbox won’t feature virtual reality headsets, it will try to do the next big thing by making your entire living room into …
Next-gen Xbox reportedly includes touch controllers, may be called ‘Xbox Infinity’
Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox video game and home entertainment consoled will be unveiled in less than a month on May 21st, and we should expect a …
Next-gen Xbox to let publishers decide whether games require Internet connection
The next-generation Xbox is expected to include high-end hardware and a variety of software improvements when Microsoft announces the system next month. According to a …
Next-gen Xbox will reportedly run on ‘core’ Windows 8, start at $299
Even if PC sales continue tanking, Windows 8 could get a significant boost in adoption later this year just from eager gamers picking up the …
Microsoft to debut full lineup of next-gen Xbox games at E3 on June 10th
Microsoft has big plans for this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo. Following its unveiling of the next-generation Xbox video game console on May 21st, the company …
Microsoft to announce next-gen Xbox on May 21st
In line with earlier rumors, Microsoft on Wednesday invited members of the press to an event next month for its next-generation Xbox gaming system. The …
Nintendo Wii U sales in dire straits, being outsold by original Wii
Nintendo is running out of time to sell the Wii U before it gets heavy competition from both the PlayStation 4 and the next Xbox. …
Nintendo executive claims digital sales are soaring
Nintendo’s new Wii U has been labeled a flop with estimated sales of only 55,000 units domestically in the month of March. Nintendo of America’s chief executive …
Xbox 360 leads console sales for 27th consecutive month
Microsoft’s gaming console has remained the best-selling system in the United States for the 27th consecutive month, according to new data from NPD Group. The …
The future of gaming is already here [video]
What do you get when you combine a 3D virtual reality headset with a passive omnidirectional treadmill? The future of gaming, today. Virtual reality accessory …
Glass software teardown indicates Google planning ‘extensive multiplayer gaming service’
We know that Google has been toying around with developing its own games for Android devices but a new report from Android Police indicates the …
Wii U sales reportedly tanked again in March, no rebound in sight
The Wii U has been one of the least successful product launches in Nintendo’s history so far and Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter believes that there’s very little …
Dear Microsoft: Giving the next Xbox an always-online requirement might be suicidal
The stunning decline in PC shipments reported by IDC this week shows that Microsoft (MSFT) is really on the ropes in the consumer electronics market. …
PlayStation 4, Xbox 720 not seen curing ‘sick market for old-school gaming’
It’s not only financial analysts who are bearish on the prospects of new gaming consoles from Microsoft (MSFT) and Sony (SNE) — gaming industry pioneers …
Botched SimCity launch vaults EA to second consecutive award for ‘Worst Company In America’
It wasn’t easy, but Electronic Arts (EA) managed to beat out the competition and make history by being named the “Worst Company in America” by …
