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Microsoft boss Phil Harrison says it will be hard for the likes of Steam and Nvidia to launch mass-market games consoles. Both firms have announced plans for PC-based consoles in the home, including the new ‘Piston’ and ‘Shield’ devices. But Harrison says it can take thousands of pounds and ‘very …
Read More »We reveal the 100 best selling games of 2012 in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV isnow available to view online – and it boasts our huge review of the year where we discuss the seven games that defined 2012. We also analyse the November sales data, pick the 25 Gadgets to stock this Christmas and reveal the full state of the UK …
Read More »Nvidia gets into console gaming with Project Shield
Graphics technology giant Nvidia is getting into the console space with Project Shield, which it unveiled at CES. The Tegra 4-powered device can be used either as a handheld or it can be hooked up to a PC via HDMI. The console features twin-sticks, face buttons, a d-pad, a flip-open …
Read More »Nvidia amps up cloud gaming with Grid
Six firms sign up to streaming service
Read More »Nvidia’s Project Shield – plays Android games and streams PC titles from Steam
The Android console sector just got serious with the announcement of a new competitor from PC component juggernaut Nvidia. Project Shield will run both Android AND PC games. It’s compatible with all Google Play titles but will also stream ‘full’ PC games from any NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 (or higher) …
Read More »Nvidia to launch Android-powered portable console
Chipmaker puts its faith in cloud tech to compete with GameStick and Ouya
Read More »EVE Online dev wants to sell more physical goods in-game
CCP Games is looking at more ways to sell real-life products to players in exchange for in-game money. The developer-publisher of popular PC MMO EVE Online – which has over 360,000 subscribers worldwide – recently offered gamers 100 Nvidia graphics cards in-game. They sold out in less than two minutes. …
Read More »EVE cash for cards deal sold out
So how long did CCP’s PLEX for graphics cards deal last? Less than two minutes. The EVE Online developer teamed up with nVidia to offer players the chance to buy GeForce GTX 560 graphics cards with PLEX, the game’s in-game currency. The 100 cards made available were completely sold out …
Read More »EVE trials virtual currency for graphics card offer
Online players accrue an insane amount of in-game currency and now CCP is giving it customers the chance to use this to buy PC hardware. The creator of EVE Online has teamed up with nVidia to allow players to buy a high-end GTX 560 graphics card using PLEX, the MMO’s …
Read More »Nvidia mobile chip ‘faster than iPad 2’
But battery life lower than Apple's A5 chip
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