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One report claims there’s a reason why Apple chose to omit any details about the Apple Watch’s battery life at its reveal on Tuesday. Re/code reports that according to sources Apple isn’t yet happy with the watch’s battery life”, which for the time being lasts for about a day” meaning …

Well this is going to go down a treat. The demos for EA’s FIFA 14 and new UFC title on Xbox One have suddenly been given a price tag. Both shorts will cost 3.99 to download ($4.99 in the US), with FIFA 14 at the very least having previously been …

The implementation of a monthly subscription fee for the upcoming The Elder Scrolls Online was not forced upon Bethesda by parent company ZeniMax. It would be fair to say it was a mutual decision,” Bethesda’s global marketing and PR boss Pete Hines told Games.On.Net. It wasn’t like they decided it, …

Nintendo has confirmed that the Wii U GamePad will run for between three and five hours per charge. That puts it roughly in line with the Vita and 3DS and means that dedicated gamers will likely have to spend much of their game time tethered to their consoles while recharging. …

The schemes have their critics, but Codemasters says publishers had no choice but to introduce Online Passes. The tactic has seen software houses include one-time codes in new copies of their titles to unlock content. Pre-owned users must buy the code online to access the same content. Online Passes have …

Nintendo enjoyed a good week for 3DS thanks to the Zelda re-release. Ocarina of Time 3D made it to No.2 in the chart upon its debut last week, and according to GfK Chart-Track data was bought by over 20 per cent of the handheld’s userbase in its first two days. …

Sony has confirmed that that 3G connectivity will be an optional extra included only in some models of the Next Generation Portable. "The first thing to clarify, which I’m not sure the presentation did a perfect job of doing today, is that all of the devices will have wi-fi capability; …

With the Japanese day one software line-up now in place, more details about Nintendo’s 3DS are emerging – including confirmation that the 3D functionality comes at a price. Andriasang reports that playing 3D enabled titles on the device reduces its play time to between three and five hours on a …

A New York branch on Best Buy is charging customers $30 for upgrading the firmware on their PS3 console, according to a report on DualShockers. Users of the console will know that all they have to do to upgrade the firmware themselves is plug the console into the internet, turn …

One of the more questionable aspects of OnLive’s business strategy has been dropped with confirmation that the cloud computing provider will no longer ask users to pay a monthly subscription. The fact that the service had planned on asking users to pay a monthly fee on top of paying to …