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Sony officially kills the PlayStation 2

As of December 28, 2012, Sony has officially stopped shipments of the PlayStation 2 effectively ending it’s life cycle. The PlayStation 2 was first released in Japan on March 4, 2000 and currently holds the


[HowTo] Fix Steam always validating cache files

Yes, that annoying Validating Steam cache files message pop-ups up each time you launch Team Fortress 2 or Counter Strike Source from a cold boot (meaning you haven’t launched the game since your PC


Steam Holiday Sale 2012 is now live

Prepare your wallets everyone, the Holiday Steam Sale has arrived, offering steep discounts on numerous PC, Mac and Linux games. The 2012 Steam Holiday Sale brings along the usual daily deals, flash deals and publisher catalog


Nintendo announces the Wii Mini

Not long after the US launch of the Wii U, Nintendo has announced a new model for it’s last generation console, the Wii Mini. This $100 is a smaller, cuter and less capable version of


GameStop lists PlayStation Vita with PlayStation Plus bundle

Sony is set to promote the PlayStation Plus service with the PlayStation Vita not long after it has launched support for the portable console and what better way to sell the service and the


Nintendo sells 400,000 Wii U consoles in first week of US launch

It’s been a week since the Wii U has officially hit the US market and Nintendo Co Ltd is proud to report that the company’s newest console sold more than 400,000 in the United


2012 Autumn Steam Sale is live

Ladies and gents, get your wallets out. The Autumn Steam sale is now up and running! Unlike the Halloween sale which turned out pretty boring since there was no rotation as to


Wii U now available in the Philippines via DataBlitz

Yep, right after launching in the US and taking over the tech news stories, the Wii U is now available in limited quantities at your favorite DataBlitz outlet. The downside? The deluxe edition, which costs


Blizzard starts early Black Friday sale with Diablo III, Starcraft II

$20 off Diablo III and StarCraft II, that’s a hell of a deal that you should grab now (unless you’re like me who just bought a second copy of Diablo III 3 days ago


Sony shipped 70 million PlayStation PS3s

For a console that was marked by doomsayers as dead on arrival, shipping 70 million units is a significant milestone. Sony had announced that it’s current flagship console has reached the 70 million


Nintendo Wii gets a Youtube app

With the Wii’s successor coming just around the corner, I guess it’s better late than never. The Google developed Youtube app offers a pointer-based interface which should work well with the Wiimote (unless


Guild Wars 2 Free Weekend play

ArenaNet is opening it’s doors to gamers who want to try out the game and explore the world of Tyria just in time for the game’s Lost Shores update The trial will run from November


Microsoft sends free customized Xbox 360s to veteran Xbox Live subscribers

To celebrate the 10th year of it’s service life, Microsoft is is sending out these fully customized Xbox 360s units to Xbox Live “veterans” or in company’s own words, Xbox LIVE members that have been with us


StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm set for March release

Not much fanfare around it’s revealing, but Blizzard has nonetheless revealed the release date of the as highly anticipated sequel/expansion to StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty. StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm is set


Sony gives away free 30-days PlayStation Plus passes

While PlayStation Plus is yet to arrive for the Vita, Sony is giving away coupons for a free 30-day trial of PlayStation Plus for current subscribers. All you need to do is go to the


Steam for Linux Beta Now Available

The Beta trial for the Linux-client of Steam has officially begun. “This is a huge milestone in the development of PC gaming,”  says Gabe Newell, Valve President and co-founder. “Steam users have been asking us


Assassin’s Creed Anthology Edition brings all five games and DLC in one giant bundle

If you haven’t started on the Assassin’s Creed series or are a big fan wanting more (or a pirate who wants to give back to the devs or whatever) then you’re in luck. Ubisoft


Tales of Hearts R debut trailer

Look alive Tales fans, the PlayStation Vita remake of now has it’s debut trailer courtesy of Namco Bandai. The video originally popped up exclusively for Tales Channel Plus members which Gematsu generously uploaded to


New PlayStation Store Store rolling out for US PSN

Early last month, Sony has announced a much awaited overhaul of the PlayStation Store which has started to roll out for US PSN subscribers as of today. Here’s a few shots I’ve taken while upgrading


[HowTo] Fix for PSP upgrade error: There is no need to update

If you have tried installing 5.50 GEN-D3 or a similar firmware on your PlayStation Portable, you’d probably encounter this error one way or another: A later version of the system software is already installed. There are


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