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Nintendo’s lowest-tier Wii U offering is to be halted in Japan. The white Wii U Basic, which includes 8GB of internal storage, is ‘slated to go out of production shortly’, according to the Japanese Nintendo website. (Thanks, Kotaku.) This will make the remaining Wii U Premium, which includes a black …
Read More »Microsoft addresses Xbox One energy usage criticism
Microsoft has issued a statement about the energy consumption of the Xbox One following criticism from an environmental group. Late last month, Noah Horowitz of the Natural Resources Defense Council posted a blog accusing the Xbox One’s ‘Instant On’ mode – which keeps the box in a lower-power state when …
Read More »Nintendo unveiling new console, codenamed NX, next year
Platform holder stresses commitment to dedicated games devices in the wake of smartphone push
Read More »Full Steam ahead: Here are Valve’s first 15 Steam Machine partners
GDC saw Valve’s PC-meets-console range of devices, the Steam Machines, burst back onto the scene. We run down the 15 different hardware partners set to bring their boxes to market later this year SYBER Price: $500 to $1,400 (332 to 929) Syber is a side division of previous Steam Machine …
Read More »Creative Assembly hiring for triple-A console blockbuster
Studio seeking online/multiplayer programmer and graphics/engine programmer
Read More »OBox: the Chinese games console that wants to take on PS4 and Xbox One
You have to do mobile gaming to be successful in the long-term.” This is how Dan Doughty, director of business development at Snail Games USA, introduces the company’s upcoming mobile-meets-home console device, the OBox. Designed to bridge the gap between the graphical prowess of the PS4 and Xbox One and …
Read More »Chinese telco giant Snail Games to launch new OBox console in UK next year
Watch out Microsoft and Sony, one of China’s biggest games companies will launch its first console in Europe in early 2016. Snail Games is China’s fifth largest mobile phone service provider and the firm behind hit MMO Age of Wushu, which attracts over 5.5m monthly players. Now, the company is …
Read More »Prison Architect reaches 1m sold in Early Access
Alpha-funded simulation title Prison Architect has sold more than 1m copies since its original public release in September 2012. Introversion’s latest hasn’t even officially launched yet – the game is currently on Steam as an Early Access release – and already the team has plans for both console and mobile …
Read More »Bloodborne PS4 console bundle confirmed for Europe
From Software’s Bloodborne will be getting the PS4 console bundle treatment in Europe. A hardware SKU containing a black console, black controller and the game will arrive on March 27th alongside the release of the title itself. Pre-orders don’t appear to be up anywhere as of yet, although a listing …
Read More »Sony tried to stop 20th Anniversary PS4 console scalping
"That’s not what we want to see happen" – that’s Sony UK boss Fergal Gara lamenting the high prices being attracted by 20th Anniversary Edition PS4 consoles on Ebay. The machines became available last week via a pop-up Sony store. Some punters got the console for 19.94 while other paid …
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