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Xi3 Piston Steam Box price set high at $1000, due Xmas 2013

11 March 2013, 14:24

But you can get a $100 discount if you pre-order before 17th March.

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Latest SimCity game launch offers no fun, just frustration

8 March 2013, 11:45

Always on internet connection requirement at root of many user problems.

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Bafta Game Awards names Dishonoured as best game

6 March 2013, 17:24

Journey, a downloadable PlayStation title, also did well, winning five awards.

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Latest Xbox 720 rumours suggest absence of Blu-ray drive

6 March 2013, 09:58

Revealed by a source who “had hands-on time” with the new console.

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Steam Box "Piston" prototype in use by Call of Duty creators

5 March 2013, 11:50

Infinity Ward posts pic of its Xi3 Steam Box development hardware.

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Why there will be no Crysis 3 launch on the Wii U

5 March 2013, 09:31

Also ASDA slash Wii U bundles by £50.

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Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag first video trailer leaked

4 March 2013, 10:52

Game scheduled for release on 29th October, also coming to next gen consoles.

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Sony’s 4K movie download service will come to PlayStation 4

1 March 2013, 16:15

However some downloadable movie content could be as hefty as 100GB.

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EA will build microtransactions into all its games

1 March 2013, 10:44

Many a mickle makes a muckle.

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Tired of unrealistic hair? Then use AMD TressFX.

28 February 2013, 17:30

Also you will be able to buy a version of the PS4 APU for your PC build.

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NVIDIA shows off five new Tegra 4-optimised games

28 February 2013, 12:30

More eye candy on mobile platforms.

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Nintendo Wii Mini to hit the UK in March priced at £79.99

27 February 2013, 16:32

Lower priced, less capable, console announced for UK after Canadian test launch.

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Report says Microsoft Xbox 720 to be revealed in April

22 February 2013, 15:19

Will it be another AMD APU design win?

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Sony PlayStation 4 is powered by an 8-core AMD Jaguar processor

21 February 2013, 09:21

But you’ll have to wait until Xmas to buy it.

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BioShock Infinite goes gold, new trailer released

20 February 2013, 12:15

The game “will be an experience you won’t soon forget”.

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MSI teases gaming motherboards to rival the ASUS ROG series

19 February 2013, 12:00

We should see these new products at CeBIT 2013 next month.

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Wii U sold fewer than 60,000 units in the US last month

18 February 2013, 11:00

During the same period Microsoft sold 281,000 Xbox 360 consoles .

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QOTW: What does the PlayStation 4 need in order to succeed?

15 February 2013, 16:30

The big reveal is just days away, but what do you want to see in the next-gen PlayStation?

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Valve releases Steam for Linux Ubuntu client software

15 February 2013, 11:30

Celebratory opening sale announced, with 50 to 80 per cent off many games.

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Prototype PlayStation 4 controller pictured

15 February 2013, 10:45

Has a built in “move” sensor, touchpad and share button.

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OUYA games apps will be free-to-try

14 February 2013, 17:30

That's good for customers but is it good for games sales?

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Apple iPad dominates Toy Fair 2013 in New York

14 February 2013, 14:40

Where are the Android based toys?

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Next gen consoles probably won’t be backwards compatible

13 February 2013, 11:15

EA exec says backwards compatibility is "unlikely".

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Nvidia’s F2P in-game cash bundle

11 February 2013, 14:46

Up to £100 to spend in Planetside 2, World of Tanks and Hawken.

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Review: Scan 3XS Graphite LG10

8 February 2013, 15:45

A gaming laptop with a quad-core Intel processor and Radeon HD 7970M graphics.

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OUYA Android console to have annual hardware update cycle

8 February 2013, 14:30

Following the smartphone, rather than the generational console, model.

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Competition: Win one of five Func MS-3 Gaming Mice

8 February 2013, 09:53

And we'll throw in a free Func Surface 1030 XL mouse pad, too!

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Sony PS Vita struggles, sales targets get slashed

7 February 2013, 13:06

Though the company as a whole just posted a modest operating profit.

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Nvidia demos Project SHIELD streaming Borderlands 2 from PC

6 February 2013, 13:00

To remind us it’s not just an Android handheld gaming console.

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Nintendo exec defends “poor” Wii U CPU

5 February 2013, 18:01

Will it have enough muscle to compete with the big boys this summer?

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AMD’s new Never Settle: Reloaded games bundle

4 February 2013, 12:30

Bundle of up to six games should help shift Radeon HD 7800 / 7900 series cards.

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GTA V delayed until 17th September 2013

1 February 2013, 15:09

Rockstar had previously announced a “Spring 2013” launch.

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Sony PlayStation 4 unveiling teased for 20th Feb

1 February 2013, 10:00

The teaser video doesn’t reveal much though...

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