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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate gets a release date

I’ve been saying this before and I’ll say it again.  Now is the best time to invest in a 3DS – especially if you’re a monster hunter fan.  Same goes for the Wii U


Expect hot new game titles for the Nintendo 3DS & 3DS XL

Nintendo has been the undisputed king of handheld gaming ever since the release of the original Gameboy in 1990. Their last console, the Nintendo DS, was their most popular yet. British gamers quickly fell


Fire Emblem 3DS bundle set for US gamers

Looks like gaming companies are finally taking notice at the lack of unique and catchy 3DS consoles. Formerly a Japan-only offering, the Fire Emblem: Awakening 3DS bundle will soon be available to US gamers


3DS Japanese sales hit 10 million units

As of January 6, 2013 Nintendo has sold 10,068,192 Japanese units of the Nintendo 3DS (this of course includes units bought from Japan and shipped to neighboring countries). If you can’t read moonrunes, the graph


Razer announces Edge convertible gaming tablet

Hardware companies now seem to be focusing on mobile gaming.  Nvidia has Project Shield on the handheld front and Razer is looking to corner it’s own niche of mobile gamers after it’s recent iterations


Pokemon X and Pokemon Y heads to the Nintendo 3DS

The very first Pokémon game for the Nintendo 3DS is finally set for release. Yes, we can argue that Pokémon Black and White were playable on the Nintendo 3DS even if they were DS


Nvidia announces a new handheld, Project Shield

(Portable) GAMING UNLEASHED. That’s how Nvidia is branding it’s all new handle gaming system, Project Shield. Let’s take a look at the company’s first foray into it’s own gaming hardware. What is Project Shield? Project Shield


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


6.20 / 6.35 / 6.39 / 6.60 PRO-C1 LCFW released

Whoops, I’ve lost track of the PSP CFW scene for a few months and I didn’t get the memo that PRO-C has already been released by the PRO CFW team.  Ah well, better late


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


Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Screenshots

Konami has released a new set of teaser screenshots for the upcoming Metal Gear spinoff, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance screenshots with Raiden at now taking over the role of Solid Snake. If you need a


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


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