Nintendo has today announced that when their new Wii U console arrives later this year, it will come fitted with support for near field communication (NFC). Nintendo's president Satoru Iwata explained that the company has added NFC technology to enable their new gaming console to interact with cards … [Read more...] about Nintendo Wii U Will Be Equipped With NFC Support
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Valve’s Steam Lands On The iPhone And Android
Valve has released its first mobile apps for its Steam platform, in the form of Steam Mobile for Apple's iOS and Android, and the app offers the ability to chat with your Steam friends, read the latest gaming news and more. With the free Steam app for iOS, you can participate in the Steam … [Read more...] about Valve’s Steam Lands On The iPhone And Android
Netflix Drops Plans To Rent Video Games
Last Autumn, Netflix announced that it would soon be starting to rent video games through its service. Unfortunately for anyone looking forward to this new feature, Netflix has this week announced that they will now be dropping plans for this. CEO Reed Hastings made the announcement in an investor … [Read more...] about Netflix Drops Plans To Rent Video Games
Modern Warfare 3 Season Of Content Calendar Launched
Further to the release of the first Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 3 Elite maps earlier this week, Activision has now launched a new website that enables you to keep track of all the new premium Elite downloadable content as it arrives. The Modern Warfare 3 Season of Content website is definitely … [Read more...] about Modern Warfare 3 Season Of Content Calendar Launched
Awesome Battlefield 3 Chaingun And Drinks Fridge Case Mod (video)
Any Battlefield 3 fans looking to mod their own gaming PCs might be interested to view one that has been created by case modding master Brian Carter. The mod was designed by Carter and created to take part in the competition run by Raptr. Carter had the opportunity to choose between either creating … [Read more...] about Awesome Battlefield 3 Chaingun And Drinks Fridge Case Mod (video)
Angry Birds Headed To Facebook On Valentines Day
Angry Birds is the world's most popular mobile game, and it is available on a number of different platforms, including Android, iOS, the Mac, and PC. Now, it looks like those angry birds and green pigs are headed to another platform: Facebook. Rovio Mobile has announced that they will be launching … [Read more...] about Angry Birds Headed To Facebook On Valentines Day
Resident Evil 6 Developer Message From Capcom’s Fright Club Released (video)
Any Resident Evil fans looking forward to the new Resident Evil 6 game which was officially announced earlier this week. Might be interested in a new message which has been sent out by the games developers. To thank fans that attended Capcom’s Fright Club event last week. If you attended the … [Read more...] about Resident Evil 6 Developer Message From Capcom’s Fright Club Released (video)
Pandora Linux Based Open Source Gaming Console Finally Available To Pre-order (video)
Four years ago, a project was initiated to create Pandora, an open-source Linux-based handheld gaming console powered by an ARM processor. After a long and arduous development process, coupled with funding amounting to around half a million Euros from dedicated fans of the Pandora console, it is now … [Read more...] about Pandora Linux Based Open Source Gaming Console Finally Available To Pre-order (video)
Nintendo Wii U Console Hits US, Europe, Japan And Australia By End Of 2012
Nintendo has announced that their next generation Wii console, the Wii U, will be available in the US, Europe, Japan, and Australia before the end of 2012. This means we can expect the device to be available for the holiday shopping season, making it a highly anticipated gift for gamers … [Read more...] about Nintendo Wii U Console Hits US, Europe, Japan And Australia By End Of 2012
Holographic Games Engine Created Using Kinect And Windows Phone (video)
A new hack using Microsoft's Kinect motion controller together with a Windows Phone has been published on YouTube by user programming4fun. This innovative hack demonstrates what’s possible when you combine the two technologies to create a Holographic Games Engine. In the video after the jump, you … [Read more...] about Holographic Games Engine Created Using Kinect And Windows Phone (video)
Xbox Live Integration For Android, iOS In the Works
Your X-box 360 has been pretty much an all-in-one media device, being able to stream music and your favorite tunes to a variety of devices aside from what it does best, which is to play games. And Microsoft figured, why not take them with you on your mobile phone? A spokesperson from the company … [Read more...] about Xbox Live Integration For Android, iOS In the Works
Counter Strike Map Recreates The Office From The TV Series (video)
Counter Strike fans of the TV series The Office by NBC might enjoy playing this new Counter Strike Source map, which has been meticulously created to model the Dunder Mifflin paper mill offices from the beloved comic TV series. The map builder has been working on this CSS map on and off since 2009 … [Read more...] about Counter Strike Map Recreates The Office From The TV Series (video)
