Xbox One Vs. PlayStation 4: PS4 Wins On Specs
With the first round of announcements behind us, the only thing that's clear in the inevitable and perpetual Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4 battle is that…
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Microsoft's Next Xbox Predicted To Dominate Next-Gen Consoles
Microsoft (MSFT) is the only major vendor that hasn't yet announced any details surrounding its new console, but some industry watchers are already convinced that…
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Minecraft Sells Almost 4.5 Million Copies On Xbox 360 As Other Indie Games Continue To Struggle
Big-budget games such as Halo 4 and Call of Duty: Black Ops II might brag about how they rule the Xbox 360 in terms of sales, but indie…
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Sony's Radical PlayStation 4 Controller Concept: A Motion-Control Device You Can Split In Half
While Nintendo (NTDOY) has been busy innovating with unique controllers on the Wii and Wii U, Sony's (SNE) DualShock controller for its PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and…
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Next-Gen Xbox Details Emerge As Wii U Launches And PlayStation 3 Catches Up In Worldwide Sales
Now that Nintendo's (NTDOY) Wii U is available in North America, all eyes are turned to Microsoft (MSFT) to announce its Xbox 360 successor (code-named "Durango") and to Sony (SNE) to reveal its PlayStation 4 (code-named "Orbis").…
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Ubisoft Developer Says Wii U GamePad Response Time Is 'Crazy' Fast
Gamers worried about the streaming latency for the Nintendo (NTDOY) Wii U GamePad can finally let out a sigh of relief. In a recent Nintendo Power…
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Angry Birds Star Wars And The Evolution Of The App Market
Rovio has picked up the pace of its game launches — Angry Birds Star Wars is the third major Rovio title to debut in seven months.…
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Zynga Plans To Write Off Up To $95 Million Over OMGPOP Merger Flop
Zynga's (ZNGA) $210 million purchase of Draw Something OMGPOP is officially a dud. In Zynga's latest preliminary financial report, the company revealed that its third quarter…
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Sony Might Sell A PlayStation 3 And PS Vita Bundle In The Future
Despite a solid launch, the PS Vita handheld has failed to become the hit that Sony (SNE) was expecting. Saddled with a $250 price tag…
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Hands-On With The $499 Wikipad Gaming Tablet
There's a general stigma that tablets can't and will never do "hardcore" gaming justice because they just don't have actual buttons, analog sticks and shoulder…
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Minecraft Creator Doesn't Want To 'Play Along' With Microsoft On Windows 8
Markus Persson, creator of the hit indie game Minecraft and CEO of Mojang, is fed up with Microsoft (MSFT) and its Windows 8 operating system. The software giant reached…
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Google Search Data Can Be Used To Predict How Well New Video Games Will Sell
What do Google (GOOG) searches and video games sales have in common? More than we thought. According to a report called "Understanding the Modern Gamer," there…
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Nintendo Confirms Wii U Is Region-Locked, Won't Play Imported Games
Bringing tears to the eyes of gamers everywhere, Nintendo (NTDOY) has confirmed to CVG that its upcoming Wii U console and its accompanying Wii U GamePad…
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Nintendo Wii U Price And Release Date Will Likely Be Announced Tomorrow
The week's biggest tech story is no doubt going to be Apple's (AAPL) iPhone 5, but Nintendo (NTDOY) is preparing to make a big announcement…
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Wikipad Gaming Tablet Arrives At GameStop On October 31st For $499
People who enjoy gaming on tablets but hate not having any analog sticks or physical buttons are in for a treat. GameStop (GME) announced on…
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Next-Generation Xbox Might Be Delayed To 2014 Due To Chip Production Issues
The Xbox 360 turns seven this November, which is an awfully long time for a console to still be kicking around. According to a report from SemiAccurate, Microsoft's (MSFT) Xbox…
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Nintendo Wii U Might Launch In Mid-November Starting At $249.99
With this generation's unusually long console cycle, all eyes are on Nintendo's (NTDOY) Wii U to kick off the next generation of console entertainment. Ahead of a…
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Madden NFL 13 Sells Franchise-Record 900,000 Copies During First Day
Electronic Arts (EA) has apparently succeeded in convincing gamers that the newest version of its popular Madden franchise is more than just another roster update.…
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Gaming Isn't The Boys Club It Once Was; Almost Half Of All Gamers Are Female
The stereotypical gamer is often thought of as a young male who possibly lives in his parents' basement. In reality, this isn't the case. According to…
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Are Middle-Aged Women Taking Over The iPad?
One of the most interesting topics in the app market right now is the divergence between iPhone and iPad application markets — over the past…
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Rovio And The 'Amazing Alex' Gamble
At 12:00 p.m. EST, "Amazing Alex" hit the No.1 iPhone paid app position in America; eight hours is possibly the fastest move to No.1 ever…
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Rovio Reportedly Working On Angry Birds Sequel, 'Angry Pigs'
Rovio is working on a game that will be a must-have for anyone who's ever felt sorry for crushing digital green pigs with rocks and…
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Developer Hacks Raspberry Pi To Play Super Nintendo Games
A small, ugly computer playing old, primitive video games normally wouldn't be news. But most small, ugly computers aren't nearly as cool as the Raspberry…
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Beating The Odds: How Remedy Hit 10M Downloads And Made A $40 In-Game Purchase Work
Beneath Disney, Zynga and Rovio toil dozens of smaller mobile game developers, developing revenue growth strategies without the benefit of massive media coverage. Remedy's "Death…
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Tablets And Smartphones Are Turning Handheld Gaming Devices Into A Niche
A new study from ABI Research found that Sony and Nintendo are struggling against the rise of smartphones and tablets in gaming. The two companies…
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OnLive Cloud-Based Gaming To Be Pre-Loaded On LG's Google TV
OnLive on Tuesday during the E3 conference in Los Angeles demonstrated its cloud-based gaming service on LG's G2 Google TV sets. The company announced OnLive…
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Nintendo's Wii U GamePad Aims To Make Gaming More Social
Rightly or wrongly, gaming has always been viewed as a solitary activity, but Nintendo wants to make sure that Wii gamers never again have to…
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