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Is This the End for Portable Gaming Consoles?

The Sony Vita has met with disappointing sales numbers according to Forbes contributor, Tero Kuittinen. This underscores deeper problems with portable gaming, Kuittinen argues: I very much agree. I’ve argued in the past that Nintend [...]

Posted On : Jan, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

GAEMS G155 Portable Gaming System Review: Portable For The S...

Back at E3 of this year, I wandered in to what I like to call the "doldrums." The little booths filled with smaller companies, people attempting to get you to sign up for a credit card amid all the hooplah and confusion. Once in [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Popular Game Console Battery Charger Sparks Fire

HONOLULU -- Six-year-old Gabriel Reed plays with Legos, while his parents piece together much more. On Dec. 16, Andrea Reed and her two children left their rented Kailua home, no more than 15 minutes later flames consumed the single-story [...]

Posted On : Dec, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Gaming on the Go: 2011’s top titles for portable consoles

You don’t need a giant console, a bundle of HDMI cables, and a big-screen TV to enjoy a good video game. Maybe a few years ago, you did, but today’s portable consoles are gaming powerhouses. And — perhaps even better &md [...]

Posted On : Dec, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Does PS Vita Mark the End of Portable Game Consoles?

PS Vita debuted in Japan to 320K unit sales over the first two days of sales. Despite the impressive 5 inch display and a huge roster of launch games, this fell 50K units short of what Nintendo’s 3DS sold during its debut. Are we en [...]

Posted On : Dec, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Watching online video via game consoles grows in popularity

Thanks to the greater availability of Netflix, Hulu, and similar services, streaming videos via a game console has grown in popularity over last year, according to a study from Nielsen released yesterday. Surveying more than 3,000 people [...]

Posted On : Dec, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Hands-on with Sony’s PlayStation Vita: Can It Win the Portab...

Reality Fighters, meanwhile, showcased the Vita’s augmented reality and connectivity. Players can snap a picture of their face and digitally layer it onto a fighter. Two people can battle it out by connecting their Vitas wirelessly. [...]

Posted On : Dec, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

World's first pee-powered games console launched

The device, which is installed above urinals at the Exhibit bar in Balham, is the brainchild of Gordon MacSween and Mark Melford, the owners of the game's maker, Captive Media. The device was inspired, they told thinq_, by an apocryph [...]

Posted On : Nov, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Game Consoles Are Tops For Putting Online Streams On TV, Say...

More friends than I can count have Xboxes, but not necessarily for gaming. Mind you, many of them own at least a handful of games, but what they’re really using it for is to watch online streams on their televisions. They’re i [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Report: Game consoles most popular device for watching onlin...

Game consoles have become the most popular device in the U.S. for watching online content on a TV screen, according to a new report from market research service Strategy Analytics. While the PC remains the dominant screen for viewing o [...]

Posted On : Nov, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Sony console in spotlight at Tokyo Game Show

Asia's biggest annual video game industry event got under way in Japan on Thursday, with games for phones and tablets challenging traditional console kings Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. Nearly 200 hardware and software makers gathered [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

GAEMS G155 Portable Game System

The G155 from Gaming and Entertainment Mobile Systems (GAEMS) is a self-contained mobile gaming environment system and tough travel case that is compatible with Xbox 360/360S or PS3 Slim. The G155 includes an integrated LED HD 720p displa [...]

Posted On : Aug, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Epic Games exec on next-gen consoles: 'What's the point?

At least one game developer is wondering why console makers are even considering releasing next-generation hardware. Speaking to IndustryGamers in an interview published yesterday, Epic Games President Mike Capps said that Apple's iPh [...]

Posted On : Aug, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

NINTENDO DROPS RETAIL OF 3DS PORTABLE 3D GAMER 33%

The Nintendo 3DS portable handheld gaming system would have been a hit with handheld gamers simply as a new console hitting the market. Dedicated gamers often snatch up every new iteration of the game console or video game simply so they [...]