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Specialist retailer Game4U has launched a PlayStation Vita bundle that will include the device along with EA’s FIFA Football title to coincide with the ongoing European Championships. The bundles are available via Gamee4U’s physical and online stores for a limited period across the Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi+3G SKUs. The Wi-Fi bundle …
Read More »Twin Wii U GamePad support not available at launch
News that Nintendo’s Wii U WILL support two GamePads after all has come as a relief – but don’t expect the feature to be ready for launch. Nintendo had initially stated that the console would only support one GamePad at a time, but this stance was changed at E3 last …
Read More »Cooler Master expands gaming line with CM Storm Trigger
PC hardware and peripherals manufacturer Cooler Master has bolstered its CM Storm line of gaming products with the new CM Storm Trigger keyboard. The mechanical keyboard features low-resistance Cherry MX keys, which are built for up to 50 million key strokes. The Trigger features five customisable macro keys at the …
Read More »Sony admits PS3 price was "a factor" in 3rd place current-gen finish
Yes, in terms of what was in the box” the PS3 has always represented good value. But Sony has at last conceded – albeit in a roundabout way – that the console’s 425/$600/60,000 launch RRP has played a part in its fall from the top of the console race to …
Read More »Nvidia brings Kepler to notebooks with GTX 680M
Nvidia has announced that it is bringing its latest Kepler graphics architecture to notebooks via the GTX 680M mobile graphics processor. The Kepler technology is already available in desktop graphics cards, and the GTX 680M will be Nvidia’s top-of-the-line GPU for high performance gaming with low power consumption on notebooks. …
Read More »Sony not dropping Vita price; targets 10 million sales in 2012
Sony has no immediate plans for a PlayStation Vita price drop, worldwide studios president Shuhei Yoshida said at E3. The handheld is currently priced at Rs 19,990 and Rs 24,990 for the Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi+3G versions respectively. When Eurogamer asked Yoshida if it was too soon for a Vita price …
Read More »INTERVIEW: President of Sony Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida PART 1
MCV recently got the opportunity to sit down with Shuhei Yoshida, President of Sony Worldwide Studios, to talk about the brand at E3. How important is it for Sony to push unproven concepts? Is it something done to demonstrate what the console is capable of achieving? From my perspective, it’s …
Read More »Turtle Beach announces Wii U, 3DS and Black Ops II peripherals
Gaming audio peripherals specialists Turtle Beach has revealed an array of licensed products at E3 and also unveiled its fall line-up of headsets. In its continuing partnership with Activision, Turtle Beach has worked with developer Treyarch to develop a line of headsets specifically for Call of Duty: Black Ops II. …
Read More »PlayStation All Stars: Battle Royale coming to Vita
Sony revealed today that PlayStation All Stars: Battle Royale, which was earlier announced for PS3, is also headed to the PlayStation Vita. The brawler will feature PS3-Vita Cross Play support, including offline and online cross-platform multiplayer. The Vita version will also include features specific to the handheld, such as Near …
Read More »FIFA 13 gets Kinect voice command support
EA announced today at Microsoft’s E3 media briefing that FIFA 13 would receive voice command support via Kinect on Xbox 360. As demonstrated on stage, voice commands can be given in-game to perform substitutions, change formations and tactics, issue commands to teammates in Be A Pro mode, and even show …
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