Sony says it sold 2.1 million PS4s in November
One million units in a day was a pretty good start, and SCE’s Andrew House has just announced that the company’s now sold 2.1 million PlayStation 4s as of December 1st. That combines sales from the US, Europe and parts of Asia, although the Sony c…
Microsoft warns against ‘unusable’ Xbox One with dev kit trick
If yesterday’s video from GameTuts made you eager to convert your shiny new Xbox One console into a “dev kit,” you may want to think twice. In a video posted to YouTube yesterday, the outfit walks through how to toggle the settings menu in order t…
Mario and Luigi get a Nintendo 3DS XL bundle in silver, shipping now for $200
In order to properly celebrate what it’s calling the “Cyber Monday of Luigi,” Nintendo has outed a new limited-edition version of its 3DS XL handheld. The silver-clad unit has the two brothers on its outer lid while arriving preloaded with Mario &…
NVIDIA’s Shield now streams PC games to your TV in 1080p, has new control mapping capabilities
It was just over a month ago when NVIDIA’s handheld, Shield, got the ability to stream Android games to TVs at 1080p resolution via Console Mode. Today, it can now do the same for PC games thanks to a software update that also brings improvements …
Next Windows release reportedly codenamed ‘Threshold,’ set to further unify Microsoft operating systems
Microsoft’s on the, erm, threshold of something big — something that’s likely to make its three major operating systems even more similar. Queen of Microsoft leaks Mary Jo Foley has caught word from some unnamed contacts that the next major updat…
Steam sets a new record as over 7 million gamers log in at once
Assuming Steam’s user base is still around the 65 million mark, as Valve reported at the end of the October, over 10 percent of the gaming platform’s patrons were logged-in at the same time yesterday, setting a record in the process. More than sev…
YouTube finally arrives on Nintendo 3DS with ironic lack of 3D playback support
If you’re looking to head straight from Super Mario 3D Land to the land of cats and hate, you’ll no longer have to switch devices: YouTube is now available on the Nintendo 3DS. You can grab the app from the 3DS eshop in North American and Europe j…
IRL: FIFA 14 on Xbox One and PlayStation 4
Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we’re using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment.
What? You thought we were done covering the next-gen con…
Xbox One’s 500GB HDD swapped for bigger, faster drives, and tested for performance
The Xbox One arrives with a 500GB HDD built-in, and in contrast to the PlayStation 4′s easily-accessed storage, it’s not meant to be accessed or replaced by the user, ever. While we’ll probably leave ours in place to keep from voiding the warranty…
PlayStation 4 and PS Vita bundle now available in the UK, but it’s no bargain
Remember that rumored PlayStation 4 and PS Vita bundle that was due to reach the UK in time for the holidays? It’s now official — if not the discount that some were hoping for. Sony UK head Fergal Gara tells Eurogamer that some stores are carryin…
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