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Read More »Sony apologises for Vita bugs
Platform holder Sony has apologised and released a guide to help PlayStation Vita owners fix an early system freeze problem. A number of buyers have reported bugs since the handheld went on sale in Japan this weekend, such as unresponsive touchscreens and system lockups, reports Engadget. Several have uploaded videos …
Read More »Blaze unveils new handheld GameGadget
If market success were achieved through ambition and self-belief, then Blaze’s new machine is a guaranteed winner. After all, it takes a remarkable amount of confidence for a company announcing a new 99.99 portable games console to claim it will change the way that games are played, developed and sold”. …
Read More »Steve Jobs – the man who changed handheld gaming
There are several moments that can rightly be called ‘pivotal’ throughout the history of gaming. The Magnavox Odyssey. Space Invaders. The NES. Game Boy. Sony’s PlayStation. Xbox Live. The iPod Touch has certainly earned its place on that list. The savageness with which Apple has reshaped the handheld sector is …
Read More »Sony on why 3DS has struggled
It’s a weird world we live in where a person has to explicitly say they’re not commenting on a rival’s device before they’re able to comment on a rival’s device. Nonetheless, SCEE’s senior studio director Mick Hocking did exactly that when asked about the early struggles of the 3DS. So …
Read More »Six Ubisoft games heading to Vita
GAMESCOM: Assassin’s Creed, Rayman Origins and Michael Jackson: The Experience are just some of the big games Ubisoft has planned for PS Vita. The publisher will also release Lumines, Asphalt and Dungeon Hunter Alliance for the device, as well as a number of new IP not yet revealed. PlayStation Vita …
Read More »EA questions future of portable gaming
The shockwaves created by the shock 3DS price drop continue to ripple outwards, and now EA has warned Sony that the PlayStation Vita faces some very serious challenges. I think it looks like a great device,” EA Play boss Jeff Karp told MCV. But the real challenge for all game …
Read More »OPINION: An early Nintendo price cut? These are crazy times
I don’t think anyone saw this coming. And if they say they did, they’re either really clever or a liar. This morning Nintendo announced that it is cutting the price of the 3DS handheld by a third. That should see it retailing for something in the region of 130 in …
Read More »Pachter: Vita will rob Nintendo market share
US analyst Michael Pachter believes that the PS Vita will achieve what the PSP did not and eat into Nintendo’s handheld market share. However, it’s not all good news – he also predicts that the overall portable games market will decline at the expense of smartphone gaming growth. "We continue …
Read More »Trinigy’s NGP Vision Game Engine released
New version of popular engine promises to deliver console quality on Sony handheld
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