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This week, Nvidia advances on the living room with its Shield raised and Turtle Beach has a new headset for PlayStation players Nvidia Shield Android TV The next wave of micro-consoles targeting the living room has arrived, and Nvidia’s Shield device is leading the charge. Nvidia claims the Shield is …
Read More »Nvidia’s Shield Android TV box arrives in the UK tomorrow
Two versions of Nvidia’s Shield Android TV box will go on sale in the UK tomorrow. The 16GB SKU will retail for 149.99 while the 500GB SKU will cost 219.99. Also available are the Shield Remote (39.99) and stand (24.99), while additional gamepads will cost 49.99. Also included in the …
Read More »Accessories Update: Nvidia Shield and GameCube Controller Adaptor
MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail. This week, we investigate Nvidia’s living room debut and hook up with GameCube controllers on Wii U and PC Nvidia Shield Nvidia’s Android gaming platform is coming to the living room in the form of the Nvidia Shield. …
Read More »Nvidia launches Grid on-demand streaming gaming service
There’s another streaming games service on the way, this time from Nvidia. It’s called Grid and it will be offered free to owners of Nvidia’s Shield handheld and tablet from November 18th through to June 30th 2015. The company claims to have built a grid – get it? – of …
Read More »Nvidia to launch Shield Tablet in Europe at Gamescom
Nvidia has set the European launch of its Shield Tablet gaming device for this year’s Gamescom. The event in Cologne will run from August 14th to 17th, with the Shield Tablet set for release on the first day of the show. The Tablet, which allows players to play Android titles …
Read More »Nvidia Shield Tablet: the first mobile gaming PC?
Nvidia hopes to expand the niche audience for its Shield Portable gaming handheld with a worldwide release of the new Shield Tablet. MCV catches up with Chris Daniel, senior product manager at Nvidia The launch of Nvidia’s Shield Portable last year in the US set many tongues lolling at the …
Read More »Nvidia Shield Tablet announced; UK release detailed
Nvidia has announced a new tablet-shaped sibling for its Shield Portable gaming handheld. The Shield Portable was released last July exclusively in the US and Canada – a move Nvidia product manager Chris Daniel told MCV was alike to a ‘trial run’ for the product. The handheld, which combines a …
Read More »Nvidia’s Shield successor is a tablet
The next device in the Nvidia Shield range will be a tablet and not a dedicated portable, reports suggest. The Vergespotted a listing for the Nvidia Shield Tablet on the Global Certification Forum (GCF) website. Earlier today EA COO Peter Moore said that the portable games sector was moving away …
Read More »Nvidia’s Shield gets new release date
Android and PC streaming gaming handheld Shield has been given a new release date by Nvidia. The $300 device will now launch on July 31st. We want to thank you for your patience and for sticking with us through the shipment delay of your Shield,” a statement read. Our goal …
Read More »Shield gets a pre-launch price cut from Nvidia
Nvidia has cut the price of its upcoming Android portable and PC games streaming device Shield. The machine, launched on June 27th, was due to be released for $350 but will now be available for just $300. "We’ve heard from thousands of gamers that if the price was $299, we’d …
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