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How a tiny box of tricks is helping David Braben in his mission to foster a new generation of game makers.
How a tiny box of tricks is helping David Braben in his mission to foster a new generation of game makers.
Kaz Hirai has poured cold water on claims that Sony is to unveil a new home console at this year's E3. Speaking to the Wall Street Journal Hirai, president of Sony's Consumer Products And Services Group, said that recent reports claiming the PlayStation 3 successor would be unveiled at the Los Angeles trade show in June were wide of the mark. More >
4Microsoft and Sony will both unveil their next-generation consoles at E3 this year, according to reports. A source has told MCV that 2012 will mark the first time in E3's 17-year history that all platform holders will have a new console to show off. Sony has apparently told thirdparties that it has no intention of being late to market, as it was with PS3. More >
Sony has slashed the price of its Tablet S by $100, barely three months after launch. TechCrunch reports that the 32GB model of Sony's tablet has been reduced from $600 to $500, with the 16GB model cut from $500 to $400. The price drop means Tablet S is now $100 cheaper than Apple's iPad, which remains the runaway market leader. More >
Nintendo's Wii U will have its own app store, according to reports, with its tablet controller able to function as an e-reader capable of displaying books, magazines, newspapers and strategy guides for the company’s games. More >
Sony's new handheld, PlayStation Vita, boasts better battery life than that of Nintendo's 3DS. A test carried out on the new portable, which was released in Japan on Saturday, found that the 3G model's battery ran out after three hours and 47 minutes of playing Uncharted: Golden Abyss. More >
19PlayStation Vita launched in Japan on Saturday, with Sony's Kaz Hirai and Andrew House handing over the first system sold at a special event in Tokyo. Hirai, executive deputy president of Sony, and House, president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, were at the flagship Tsutaya store in Shibuya, posing for photographs with the first customer to lay hands on a Vita at 7am on Saturday. More >
Jim Ryan, president and CEO of SCEE, has signalled that Sony has learned from its experience this generation, saying that launching after the competition would be "undesirable." Speaking to Eurogamer at a press event in London yesterday to promote the upcoming PlayStation Vita, Ryan said: "I think we would consider it undesirable to be significantly later than the competition." More >
Ubisoft Montreal currently working with next-generation Xbox devkits; major Sony studio shifts focus to new PlayStation.
35The article we published in our November 2001 issue, as Xbox hit US stores and Microsoft held its X01 press junket.
7Nintendo is hard at work on adding support for multiple controllers to Wii U, according to reports. Sources close to Develop claim that supporting two of the Wii U tablet-style controllers is one of three things Nintendo is working on as it moves towards finalising the new console's specs ahead of its launch next year. RAM and processor speed are said to be the other concerns. More >
Nintendo of Europe has announced a limited edition 3DS console celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Legend Of Zelda. A copy of The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time 3D will be bundled with the system, which will be on sale in Europe on November 25. More >
2Nintendo has this morning announced its European release plans for the two latest 3DS models. The Ice White 3DS will be released across Europe on December 2, bundled with Super Mario 3D Land. The system will be available without Mario's 3DS debut later in the month. More >
Game graphics have passed the point by which no one cares how good they look, says Clint Hocking.
5Usability expert Graham McAllister reviews the cloud gaming service that offers an entirely new way to experience videogames.
7Nintendo has unveiled the Ice White 3DS, the fifth colour model of its glasses-free 3D handheld. The new model, pictured below, goes on sale in Japan on November 3. More >
3Microsoft is to manufacture 17,000 Xbox 360 consoles in Brazil every week following the opening of a new factory in Manaus. The move means Microsoft will be able to sell the Xbox 360 for 40 per cent less than in the past. More >
Braid creator admits RAM limitations are likely to prevent The Witness appearing on Xbox 360 or PS3.
4Microsoft's unique take on the slider smartphone comes from a USPTO filing which covers a "mobile communication device having multiple, interchangable second devices." More >
1While rumours of the precise date on which Apple is to unveil the next iPhone have been swirling for some time, we're inclined to believe All Things Digital's claim that new Apple CEO Tim Cook will reveal the device to the world on October 4. More >
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