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Nintendo Australia has announced that the Nintendo 3DS console has sold 200,000 units in 37 weeks (more than 9 months after its launch date) in Australia. This is a very good figure, considering it beat every other console that sold 200k in a faster time frame in Australia. The price drop would have helped Nintendo a lot here, as the 3DS is pretty much selling well in almost all regions.
During the Video Game Awards 2011, Electronic Arts announced that its label Bioware would be resurrecting a branch of the Command & Conquer franchise many fans had given up for dead. Bioware Victory would develop the sequel to Command & Conquer Generals as PC exclusive.
Nintendo developed into a video game company, becoming one of the most influential in the industry, and Japan’s third most valuable listed company, with a market value of over US$85 billion. Also, Nintendo of America is the majority owner of the Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball team. Nintendo may be AWOL on the TGS show floor (as usual), but that’s not stopping Capcom from strutting the big-N’s hardware in its stead — we dropped by its booth for a gameplay-free handling of the 3DS extended slide pad add-on.
Yes, you are right. The Big N’s own Satoru Iwata announced that a “Misty Pink” Nintendo 3DS console would be shipping on October 20th atleast in japan. The survey shows that half of all DS gamers are ladies. At any rate, no specific price was mentioned, giving us some level of certainty that no premium will be attached.
The NVIDIA refreshed the high-end line of GeForce GTX cards. The GTX 580M takes the place of GTX 485M, and NVIDIAs said that it as fastest notebook GPU ever. The new GTX 570M promises a 20 percent speed boost pver the last generation 470M. Both 40 nanometer cards supports Direct X11, OpenGL, PhysX, CUDA, 3D Vision, Verde Drivers, Optimus, SLI, and 3DTV Play. NVIDIA saying that when coupled with Optimus graphics switching technology, the 580M can last through 5 hours of Facebook, thats not why all are shelling out thousands for gaming rigs. You can find 580M in the Alienware M17x and M18x, wait for a week to ship. The 570M is shipping in MSI GT780R and you can also find the 580M in pair of 3D capable Clevo laptops: P170HM3 and SLI equipped P270WN. For more details read the press release
NVIDIA comes clean about the fact that it has some news to share, its sure about what it has up its sleeve, an unnamed GPU, two of them running Crysis 2 in SLI mode. You can see a short clip below is Direct X11 version of the game running at 1080p resolution with tessellation enabled and a high-resolution texture pack. The game appears to play smoothly, even if you sets the crank to max. Dont forget to look at the video
The classic board game has now been revamped, new style. Both Operation and Star Wars are classics that have entertained kids for generations; it makes sense for them to join the forces. The upcoming Star Wars Operation R2-D2 Edition. The Rebel Alliances favorite Astromech droid has developed all sorts of mechanical maladies; it is up to your surgical hands to get it feel right again. The game can be pre-ordered now for $27, starts shipping in September. Click on the source link for your pre-orders.
The Robin DLC is now exclusively available in Best Buy, but for those who pre-ordered, it seems a bit peeved at the fact that the developer Rocksteady was willing to offer exclusive content to an online retailer who is not accessible outside America. The Shacknews reached out the Warner &Bros. for some sort of clarification on this; they have confirmed that Robin is a timed exclusive. It means the playable character, as well as two challenge maps: Black Masks Hideout and Freight Train Escape will initially only be available to those who pre-order the game from Best Buy. But post release this content will become available to everyone who owns the game. No words on pricing yet and it have yet to be confirmed that it is coming to all platforms.
Ubisoft have announced a public multiplayer beta for this game that will be kicking you off this January. The beta version will be exclusively for the Xbox 360 users but on the bright side too. Ubisoft will also be distributing CD keys through pre-order or gifts so keeping watching. Ubisoft also gives a bit of details that offers only this line; the beta testing will let you play with the core pillars offered in GRFS MP: a visceral and collaborative combat experience that rewards cunning player and team play. The game will be available on all the versions Xbox 360, PC, PS3, PSP, and DS on release expected by January.
The ASUS G74, we have found two configurations, both include a quad-core Core i7-2630 QM CPU, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M graphics with 3GB of video memory, 12GB DDR3 RAM out of 16GB, dual 750GB 7200RPM HDD, 1080p display, a Blu-ray player, backlit keyboard, and a USB3.0 socket along with three of USB 2.0 variety. The G74 SX A1 priced at $1,745 looks like and the new $1,899 Qosmio X770 has to offer, though the G74 is the clear winner in the memory department, hit on the source links for your pre-orders
Nintendos Wii U controller raised some questions, like What kind of crazy games are going to use that thing, and How much will a second controller cost? Now the Nintendos Satoru Iwata recently said in an interview that games enlisting more than one Wii U controller are not being considered just yet although they are possible. Iwata told Diamond Online that the Wii U can technically support multiple screen controllers, but the additional slabs will be too expensive to sell on their own. The console will ship with only one, and that game developers should design titles under the assumption that each console will use a single Wii U controller. Player two will have to settle for good; even Satoru himself admits that there are plenty of those around.
The Razers Orochi is our recommended favorite travel mouse to date. The Orochi Black Chrome Edition is the exact same mouse that shipped last fall, with more set of duds. Its capable of sneaking into your front pockets. This device is a Bluetooth enabled unit also touts an ambidextrous design, a 4000 DPI laser sensor with tracking up to 100-inches per second, on-the-fly sensitivity adjustments and gold-plated USB connector for those who had prefer to roll wired. The device is priced at $79.99, dont forget to look at the images of them.
Acer announced the Predator G5910 gaming rig for UK gaming crowd. According to Acer this is a power tower, it backs quad-core, desktop grade Core i5 and i7 processors, up to 16GB of RAM, 10 USB 2.0 ports, a 12-in-1 memory card slot, two swappable hard drive bays, 8TB of HDD across four SATA drives. Acer is saying that it is compatible with NVIDIA GeForce and AMD Radeon cards, and that its NVIDIA 3D vision capable. You can also overclock this one using Intels own Extreme Tune Utility, if you opt for K-Seried CPUs. UK shoppers can find it in mid-July costs 599 VAT. For more details read the press release
We are starting to going inside of Wii U, IBMs multi-core CPU it was providing, but it tantalize us by giving the name Watson. Now the details about the custom Radeon GPU are starting to surface, at its heart is a chip similar to the R770 found in the AMDs last-gen cards like 4890 and, remember the PS3 and Xbox 360 are still capable of pumping out impressive visuals while packing five year old silicon. The custom core also supports Direct X 10.1 and Eyefinity-like multi-display tech up to four SD video streams. If you are not convinced with Wii Us graphical prowess, Crytek has said its advanced CryEngine is pretty much up and running on Nintendos upcoming console.
MSI now build a SteelSeries keyboard with its GX780, and it now announced that both the high-end models GT780R are available with $1,550 and $1,750 respectively. It features multicolour backlit keyboard, both models pack a 17.3-inch 1920*1080 display, Core i7 2630QM processor, a pair of USB 3.0 ports and three USB 2.0 ports, 16GB RAM, 1TB HDD. The difference between the two is Ge Force GTX 560< graphics with 1.5GB of GDDR5 RAM on the GT780R and GT555M with 1GB DDR5 of VRAM on GX780. Dont forget to look at the press release
The MX518 gaming mouse from Logitech came almost last decade, now its got a good upgrade G400. The design is not much different; its got a stealthier grey hue and a cable that is thinner and 25 percent lighter. Logitech got an optical sensor that is twice as sensitive with a maximum of 3,600 DPI resolution that maintains a tracking speed of 140 inches per second, and the mouse reports 1000 times per second over USB, It even works with G Series keyboards. The price will be $50 on pre-order and will due on June 19th in US
According to the official FAQ that the Sony has made available now on that Sony executive Michael Denny said that, the PS Vita will indeed be region-free just like the PS3. Sony has not provided much more in the way of surprises, but allows the door-open to helping folks bring their UMD-bound games with them to the new device. Its ruled out a UMD reader now, but they said that it will consider every possibility for support on bought UMD games, for more details hit on the source link.
The Real Racing 2 HD update that combines your iPad and TV for dual-screen gaming action will be able to ditch the wires and use AirPlay to beam every turn and crash to your flatscreen. What you need is an Apple TV or other Mac device hooked up to your set, and the feature is not unlocked until iOS5 hits, but it can satisfy your curiosity for what playing a Wii U like a new Nintendo Console landing next year. You can download the game for $12.99 from the app store.
