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Many people in the gaming community were taken aback by Nintendo's announcement last night that the 3DS would be dropping price from $250 to $170 only five months after its initial launch in America and after fewer than 900,000 units have sold in the U.S. More »
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You may be playing two of EA's biggest upcoming games on the go, as the publisher has listed "handheld/mobile" releases for both Battlefield 3 and Mass Effect 3, two games currently announced for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. More »
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While the first iPhone games were announced earlier this year, today's Let's Rock event from Apple seems to have sharply defined gaming as a major focus for the mobile device. Hell, gaming is now listed as one of the main selling points of the new iPod Touch, but the biggest proof came today during the event, after Jobs had finished showing off Need for Speed Undercover and the new on-screen d-pad from Gameloft. More »
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Sure. Why not? There's handhelds for all those fancy games with their graphics and tapping and analog nub control schemes, so why not engineer one so you can play Dwarf Fortress on the bus. It's a question Florian & Rob are asking over at Boing-Boing - complete with fancy mockups - and it's one an adventurous maker of small, handheld computing devices could do well to ask themselves. Provided you could trick them into thinking the market for one would be bigger than it actually is. More »
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Comparisons between the DS and PSP were played out years ago. Especially when you consider the DS doesn't give a hoot about what's under its hood. But you know what, fuck it, let's dredge the subject up again, because RoughlyDrafted have compared the tech specs of both handhelds and put em up against the iPhone. Their point? Showcasing the potential Apple's phone has in the gaming arena. Click through for the full, grisly details. More »
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I'm very interested in airports and airport security. In fact, at Persuasive Games we have made not one but two games about airport security. But, what about earlier games about airports and terrorism? More »
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Korean company Gamepark has released their "GP2x Commercial Interface Board Cradle" to go with their GP2x open-source, emulator friendly, Linux powered handheld. It's only compatible with their system, but it looks really neat and versatile - having gotten wicked hand cramps/eye strain from spending too many hours on trans-Pacific flights playing my DS, the idea of having other options (mouse! keyboard! game pad! TV!) seems really appealing. More »
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I know the DS is selling like limited edition gold-plated hotcakes across the known universe, but could it propel the handheld market beyond its console cousins? DFC Intelligence analyst David Cole seems to think so. More »
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Are you a gaming noob who's first console was a Wii? Do you want the street cred that having a fully realized gaming collection will give you? Well, look no further than this eBay auction where seller markcz5581 is selling what is sure to be the biggest console bundle of all time. In addition to an unopened PS3, this $25,000 uber-package includes an original Xbox, a Gamecube, a Dreamcast, a PS1, a Nintendo 64, a Super NES, a NES, a DS, DS Lite, GBA, GBA SP, Sega Game Gear Portable, NeoGeo pocket, Gameboy Pocket, Gameboy Color, Gameboy Printer and last but not least, the headache inducing Virtual Boy. Also included are a truck full of over 400 games and all the appropriate controllers and hookups. More »
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Sony just can't get any love these days. Even EA is giving them hell for falling behind the Nintendo DS in market and mind share. They want Sony to address the "price and performance" of the PSP. More »
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While all of us transcendent edge gamers are blowing up Metroids on our DS, it may surprise you to know that the GBA is still king of the console market. Why isn't everyone hopping the boat to the bleeding edge along with us? More »
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