• May 2013 - The Announcement of the Xbox One

    Its Now May 2013 and the Next Gen Console race is hotting up. Today May21st we have the announcement of the New Xbox One and details coming in all the time of the PS4. If your a fan of mobile phones then im sure you have already brought a Samsung Galaxy S4. If your after a WiiU then Target are selling the console at a decent £240.

  • August 9th, 2012

    Nintendoware Weekly: Touch Battle Tank 3D, Super Mario Land 2 sale 

    by
    wraggster
    Published on August 9th, 2012 23:28
    1. Categories:
    2. Nintendo 3DS News
    Article Preview

    This week is fairly light on content, with one new Virtual Console game on Wii (another Neo Geo fighter) and one new game on 3DS eShop (Touch Battle Tank 3D, an abstract-looking top-down tank shooting game).

    A couple of deals are available that might be worth knowing about: Hulu Plus on Wii offers a free one-month trial, if you sign up between August 10 and September 23. And Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins is one golden dollar cheaper this week on eShop.

    There also appears to be a "3D Sports Highlights" video on Nintendo Video, featuring Lego recreations of Olympic highlights. Really.

    http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/09/ni...rio-land-2-sa/     ...
    Read More Read More

    Gold nunchucks for sale at North American Club Nintendo 

    by
    wraggster
    Published on August 9th, 2012 23:22
    1. Categories:
    2. Nintendo Wii News
    Article Preview

    The North American Club Nintendo hub has on sale a limited quantity of gold nunchuck accessories, priced at 900 coins each. We think that's a very reasonable price for a handful of pure, unfiltered gold with some wiring down the middle. Seriously, Nintendo has to be taking a hit for each one of these it sells, right? Oh – they're not solid gold? And Nintendo made sure to point that out in the description, reminding us once again that somewhere, someone might have actually thought a scenario like that was possible? Oh.

    The gold (colored, not plated or solid) nunchucks match the gold Wii Remote Plus that came with limited editions of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Interested parties can purchase a gold nunchuck right here.

    http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/09/go...club-nintendo/     ...
    Read More Read More

    OUYA console pre-order now available for non-backers starting at $109, slated to ship 

    by
    wraggster
    Published on August 9th, 2012 23:17
    1. Categories:
    2. Ouya Android Console
    Article Preview

    Miss out on your chance to snag the Android-based gaming console during OUYA's Kickstarter tour-de-force? Worry not, friends. The outfit has opened up pre-orders it promised for those who didn't take the plunge initially via on its website. While you will have to wait another month to get your mitts on a kit of your very own, the second round of advance purchasing will set you back $109 for US customers and $119 for those abroad. Included in the aforementioned price tag is the console, a single controller and the requisite shipping costs. Hit up the source link below to part with your funds and begin the waiting period.
    http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/09/o...ole-pre-order/
     ...
    Read More Read More

    Engadget's back to school guide 2012: e-readers 

    by
    wraggster
    Published on August 9th, 2012 23:12
    1. Categories:
    2. DCEmu
    Article Preview

    Most of us are still walking around hunchbacked from years of carrying heavy textbooks in our overstuffed backpacks. Thankfully, an e-reader can significantly lighten the loads for students everywhere. Sure, we've still got a ways to go before electronic devices can replace textbooks altogether, but in the long run, they could significantly impact the postures of backpack wearers all over. Jump past the break for our recommendations, and another opportunity to enter our back to school giveaway. Simply leave a comment at the bottom to be entered to win, and head over to our giveaway page for more details.


    On the cheap


    http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/09/b...ide-e-readers/ ...
    Read More Read More

    OTA Update Center encourages PC-free upgrades for custom Android ROMs 

    by
    wraggster
    Published on August 9th, 2012 23:09
    1. Categories:
    2. Android News
    Article Preview

    Over-the-air firmware updates are mainstays for most smartphone platforms, but custom ROM buildershave rarely had such a luxury, even with Android. The OTA Update Center wants to shoulder that noble burden. Along with simply hosting the updates to prevent outrageous bandwidth bills, the Center enables everything an Android ROM creator might need, such as update checks, on-device firmware flashing and wiping either a cache or all user data for the more dramatic upgrades. In practice, the real perk is the cost: it's free to use, so everyone from hobbyists to seasoned teams can take advantage. While the list of those either using or planning to use the OTAUC isn't public, we're hoping it leads to a few moreexperimental builds of CyanogenMod and other ROMs that can now get the same tender loving care as the official code.

    http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/09/o...r-custom-roms/     ...
    Read More Read More

    Apple reportedly price matching iPhone discounts from carriers and other retailers 

    by
    wraggster
    Published on August 9th, 2012 23:07
    1. Categories:
    2. Apple iPhone
    Article Preview

    According to a leaked screengrab hosted up at MacRumors, Apple retail shops now have the authority to price match carrier and rival retail discounts on iPhone. Specifically, the note informs employees that prices from Best Buy, "carriers," Radio Shack and Target can be matched, with $49.01 seeming to be the savings across the board. Curiously, places like Wirefly, Amazon, Negri Electronics and even Walmart aren't mentioned, so we wouldn't recommend trying to work the price down based on ads seen from any of those. The note also mentions the iPhone 4 and 4S exclusively, and we're fairly sure this sort of goodwill won't ever been applied to iPad, Mac hardware or pretty much any other Apple kit. Of course,crazier things have happened. We've reached out to Apple for comment, and will update this article should it choose to reply.

    http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/09/a...discount-sale/     ...
    Read More Read More

    Dragon's Quest X tops Japanese chart with 420,000 sales 

    by
    wraggster
    Published on August 9th, 2012 23:04
    1. Categories:
    2. DCEmu

    Wii MMO sparks hardware resurgence as Nintendo dominates chart
    Square-Enix's storied franchise Dragon Quest has dominated the Japanese chart with its first foray into MMO territory, despite the game seeing a significant drop in sales compared to other titles in the series.
    Whilst X managed to shift 420,311 units in its opening week, quadrupling the number of Wii consoles sold in the process, the DS title DQ IX sold a huge 2,353,440 copies within two days of launch. Whilst the sales numbers aren't as impressive for X, the alternative revenue streams which it generates should prove profitable in the long-run.
    Elsewhere in the chart, Nintendo dominate the upper echelons, taking eight of the top ten positions with three Wii and 3DS entries apiece and two for the vanilla DS. Sony take the remaining two with Digimon PSP in eighth and Persona 4 on PS3 at ten.
    All chart data is courtesy of Enterbrain, via Andriasang.

    • [WII] 01. Dragon Quest X (Square Enix, 08.02.2012): 420,311 (NEW)
    • [3DS] 02. New Super Mario Bros. 2 (Nintendo, 07.28.2012): 213,863 (644,048)
    • [NDS] 03. Pokemon Black & White 2 (Pokemon, 06.23.2012): 51,342 (2,525,465)
    • [3DS] 04. Demon Training (Nintendo, 07.28.2012): 29,170 (75,698)
    • [WII] 05. Just Dance Wii 2 (Nintendo, 07.26.2012): 28,553 (89,935)
    • [NDS] 06. All Kamen Rider Rider Generation 2 (Namco Bandai, 08.02.2012): 20,667 (NEW)
    • [3DS] 07. Taiko Drum Master Chibi Dragon and the Mysterious Orb (Bamco Nandai, 07.12.2012): 16,394 (133,261)
    • [PSP] 08. Digimon World Redigitize (Namco Bandai, 07.19.2012): 16,162 (119,507)
    • [WII] 09. Kirby 20th Anniversary Special Collection (Nintendo, 07.19.2012): 15,414 (147,134)
    • [PS3] 10. Persona 4 Arena (Atlus, 07.26.2012): 15,176 (132,494)
    • [PSP] 11. All Kamen Rider Rider Generation 2 (Namco Bandai, 08.02.2012): 14,530 (NEW)
    • [PSP] 12. Super Danganronpa 2 (Spike Chunsoft, 07.26.2012): 13,463 (72,575)
    • [3DS] 13. Kobito Zukan Kobito Kansatsu Set (Columbia, 07.26.2012): 12,169 (38,315)
    • [PS3] 14. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012 (Konami, 07.19.2012): 11,710 (99,219)
    • [WII] 15. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo, 06.25.2009): 11,545 (2,946,049)
    • [PSP] 16. Nayuta no Kiseki (Falcom, 07.26.2012): 11,030 (94,866)
    • [3DS] 17. Rune Factory 4 (MAQL, 07.19.2012): 9,982 (117,495)
    • [3DS] 18. Dragon Quest Monsters Terry's Wonderland 3D: (Square Enix, 05.31.2012) 8,672 (857,489)
    • [PSP] 19. Corpse Party The Anthology: (5pb., 08.02.2012) 8,361 (NEW)
    • [WII] 20. Mario Party 9 (Nintendo, 04.26.2012): 7,996 (502,591)
    • [3DS] 21. Smile PreCure! Let's Go! Marchen World (Namco Bandai, 08.02.2012): 7,985 (NEW)
    • [3DS] 22. Little Battler eXperience Baku Boost (Level-5, 07.05.2012): 7,542 (103,738)
    • [PS3] 23. Tales of Vesperia PS3 the Best (Namco Bandai, 08.02.2012): 7,229 (NEW)
    • [PSP] 24. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 2012 (Konami, 07.19.2012): 7,192 (46,801)
    • [3DS] 25. Monster Hunter 3G (Capcom, 12.10.2011): 6,219 (1,509,779)
    • [WII] 26. Taiko Drum Master Wii Ultimate Version (Namco Bandai, 11.23.2011): 6,170 (261,185)
    • [PSP] 27. Warriors Orochi 2 Special (Tecmo Koei, 07.19.2012): 5,880 (39,919)
    • [WII] 28. Wii Party (Nintendo, 07.08.2010): 5,739 (2,316,434)
    • [3DS] 29. Mario Tennis Open (Nintendo, 06.23.2012): 5,541 (275,567)
    • [3DS] 30. Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo, 12.01.2011): 5,381 (1,776,016)


    • Nintendo 3DS: 118,786 (235,974)
    • Wii: 41,561 (10,549)
    • PlayStation 3: 14,544 (18,160)
    • PlayStation Portable: 11,989 (14,029)
    • PlayStation Vita: 8,203 (9,081)
    • Xbox 360: 605 (632)
    • PlayStation 2: 430 (439)
    • Nintendo DSi: 372 (496)

    http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...-420-000-sales

     ...
    Read More Read More

    Real money prices on Xbox Live "an error" 

    by
    wraggster
    Published on August 9th, 2012 23:00
    1. Categories:
    2. Xbox 360 News

    Microsoft confirms that it's sticking with Microsoft Points, and working on the glitch

    Microsoft

    microsoft.com


    Microsoft has told GamesIndustry International that the recent appearance of real money items on the Xbox Live store was in fact a glitch, rather than a move away from points.
    "Yesterday, a few avatar items appeared with an option to purchase with local currency, instead of Microsoft Points," it said in an official statement.
    "This display error doesn't signal a change in payment options, but rather an error in how the offers were configured in our services which resulted in an inconsistent experience. It is in the process of being resolved."
    Screenshots snapped by Save And Quit showed avatar items for the game Hybrid priced at $1.99 and $2.99, rather than in Microsoft points.


    http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...-live-an-error


     ...
    Read More Read More

    Games retailer puts his three-store chain on eBay 

    by
    wraggster
    Published on August 9th, 2012 22:48
    1. Categories:
    2. DCEmu

    Three fully-fledged, profitable North American game stores for $3.5m?
    That’s the deal being offered by Florida resident Shane Butcher, who has, in his words, put his “American dream” life up for sale on eBay.
    For their money punters will receive three R U Game stores, both of Butcher’s homes, three cars, three kayaks and nearly all of his possessions.
    The stores are all profitable and each will have one year of their lease paid in full upon the handover. Butcher will remain on hand for six months to mentor the new owner through the transition.
    All of the current staff will also be remaining on board.
    Other inclusions in the auction are arcade cabs, disc repair machines, the chain’s website, a 2006 Lotus Elise with just 13k on the clock, a waterfront condo and a 55” Sony Bravia LED TV.
    And a hammock.
    The games collection alone is certainly extensive, including the Starfox Super Weekend cartridge, Panzer Dragoon Saga for the Saturn, a boxed Neo Geo, a SNES super scope in the box, “100s of other obscure video games and collectibles” and a sizable Blu-ray collection along with two Blu-ray players.
    A non-refundable $10,000 “Good Faith Deposit” is required from the winning bidder upon completion of the auction.
    "There's a lot of things we haven't seen or gotten to do while we've been working so hard to grow the business," Butcher told The Baltimore Sun. "We'd like to see the landmarks throughout the country, the Grand Canyon, stuff like that. We'll probably buy a camper and just travel for a while, go see some family."

    http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/games...n-ebay/0100978     ...
    Read More Read More

    OPINION: Microsoft and the Xbox 720 guessing game 

    by
    wraggster
    Published on August 9th, 2012 22:42
    1. Categories:
    2. Xbox 360 News

    The thing is, it’s not really Microsoft’s fault. It’s ours.
    Earlier this week MCV lamented Microsoft’s compulsion to lie to us all about an admission from its general manager Brian hall that the New Xbox is a ‘thing’.
    We lamented the necessity of lies in corporate culture. We lamented being treated like idiots. But then we had a think about and realised that perhaps Microsoft isn’t to blame at all.
    Perhaps it’s all our fault.
    By our we mean the media of course. Well, and Apple. Because Apple has proved how to make a successful business out of keeping people guessing.
    Here’s a(nother) thing: do a quick Google News search for “iPhone 5 rumours”.
    In the past 24 hours alone stories have been published about the pixel count and size of the still unofficial device’s screen, the shape of its home button, how many units some analyst thinks the still unconfirmed device might sell whenever it might be released, the number of rows of apps the home screen will display, the width of the unit, the possible inclusion of a magnet on its dock connector and even, shock of shocks, how many pins will be included in its dock socket.
    Hell, there are websites out there that exist purely to publish unsubstantiated rumours about all things Apple.
    There’s a whole industry of free marketing out there that Apple pays absolutely nothing for. Which is maybe why it can afford all those flash, minimalist, piano-backed TV ads.
    And Microsoft knows that as long as it keeps shtum about the New Xbox it will receive the same treatment. As long as we’re kept guessing, we’ll keep guessing. Publicly.
    So when someone discovers a small Microsoft job ad that seems to suggest that the New Xbox will be out within 18 months – something the whole industry is absolutely 100 per cent certain of regardless – it will still get coverage.
    Why on earth would Microsoft want to kill that particular golden marketing goose? Heck, a little bit of corporate bullshit is a small price to pay, right?
    The long and short of it is that we’re going to (at least try to) stop reporting on every New Xbox scheduling rumour from now on. Not that it’ll make even the remotest of difference, of course.
    But at least we’ll have a platform from which we can step onto our high horse.

    http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/opini...g-game/0100982     ...
    Read More Read More
    Page 1 of 4 1234 LastLast