Archive for the ‘Gaming’ Category
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Retailers in Japan have begun unofficially slashing prices on Sony’s PS Vita next-gen portable gaming device after disappointing sales continued through the holiday. The PS Vita debuted in Japan last month to initial sales of 321,000 units in the first two days. However, that number quickly sunk to a paltry 72,479 units by the ...
Posted in 3G, Gaming, Sony |
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
Kaz Hirai probably had a sleepless weekend as he and the team waited for the two-day sales figures for Sony's PlayStation Vita. He can probably relax a little, knowing that 321,400 of the things were exchanged for cold, hard cash in the retail outlets of Japan. In comparison, Nintendo's 3DS sold 50,000 more ...
Posted in Gadget News, Gaming, Sony |
Friday, December 9th, 2011
Includes Lovefilm, Facebook and gaming
Too skint to get involved with all the Xbox LIVE Gold action but want a taste of the new features? Well then, you're in luck as Microsoft has announced a free weekend of goodies for all Xboxers, even those who haven't ever coughed up for the ...
Posted in Gadget News, Gaming, Microsoft |
Thursday, December 8th, 2011
OnLive has launched its smartphone and tablet cloud gaming apps for iPhone, iPad and Android, bringing console-class gaming to WiFi and 3G/4G mobile devices with an optional wireless controller. This updated control pad uses what OnLive calls “adaptive wireless” to automatically find the best connection with your TV, PC, Mac, Blu-ray player, ...
Posted in Android, Apps, Cloud Services, Gaming, iOS, Videos |
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
October certainly was a big month for Rockstar Games as the announcement of Grand Theft Auto III coming to Android and iOS was received by many a squeal of delight by mobile gamers everywhere. After going hands-on with the game at New York Comic-Con later that week, I can tell you that we all have ...
Posted in Android, Apps, Gadget News, Gaming, iOS, Videos |
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
Looking for a great gadget Christmas idea? You could do worse than the OnLive micro console, which brings the cloud powered game streaming service to your TV. It’s been available in the UK since September, but is now making a move on the high street: retailer Game will sell the device in ...
Posted in Cloud Services, Gadget News, Gaming, Videos |
Monday, December 5th, 2011
Delayed until 2012
The Xbox 360 Dashboard update hits tomorrow (6 December), but while it comes with plenty of new features and applications for content providers, including 4OD and Demand 5, the much-touted BBC iPlayer won't be one of them. Yet.
Pocket-lint has been told, in a one-to-one briefing, that the iPlayer app is ...
Posted in Apps, Gaming, Microsoft |
Monday, December 5th, 2011
Bing search, Metro-styling and more...
Microsoft is set to release its most ambitious Xbox 360 Dashboard update in the six-year-old console's life to date, and Pocket-lint was invited to a swanky location in the heart of London to test the new features.
Available for download globally from 6 December (tomorrow), the new ...
Posted in Gadget News, Gaming, Microsoft |
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
The aging Xbox 360 just recorded the biggest sales week in its not-quite-venerable history, moving nearly one million units over the seven day period, specifically selling more than 960,000 consoles in the U.S. during the week of Black Friday. For a console that’s entering the seventh year of its product ...
Posted in Gaming, Microsoft, Other News |
Thursday, November 24th, 2011
The annual Xbox 360 dashboard update is a biggie this year, packing in greater Kinect control and a stack of new TV on demand services, and now we know exactly when it’s coming.
Microsoft confirmed that the update, which has been in beta for a limited number of users since 10 November, will ...
Posted in Gadget News, Gaming, Microsoft |
