Video Games

OUYA, the Kickstarter-funded Android gaming console, has already shipped developer consoles, but had yet to specify an exact date when backers could expect their production devices. On Thursday, the company announced that it will be shipping the first OUYA consoles out to backers beginning March 28, ahead of a June retail launch. The gaming hardware Continue Reading →

As the industry prepares for a highly anticipated Microsoft press conference in which it will showcase a new console for the first time in eight years, publisher Electronic Arts is preparing to step on stage to announce a key exclusivity agreement. Peter Moore, a former Xbox executive, is now second-in-command at EA CVG has learned Continue Reading →

With Sony jump-starting the next-generation console hype train with its PlayStation 4 reveal this week, it seems Microsoft might not be willing to wait for June’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) to unveil its follow-up to the Xbox. Computer & Video Games is reporting that Microsoft is planning a “one-off media event” to show off its Continue Reading →

Sony finally took the wraps off its next-generation PlayStation 4 on Wednesday evening, and the upcoming gaming console is packed with premium specs that will help usher in the next stage in the evolution of gaming. Sony touted some great tie-ins with the PlayStation Vita during its two-plus-hour-long presentation, but its mobile ambitions extend beyond Continue Reading →

Shuhei Yoshida, President of SCE World Wide Studios, dropped a bombshell during a roundtable discussion when a reporter asked about the possibilities of playing your PlayStation Network titles on the PlayStation 4. The answer was expected, but it will still be a controversial decision by Sony. “There is no native compatibility for PS3 games on Continue Reading →

Nielsen may finally be embracing 21st century TV viewing habits. Nielsen is planning to overhaul its TV rating system to include ratings data for videos viewed on streaming services like Netflix and Amazon, and streamed on devices like Xbox, Playstation and iPad, according to a report in The Hollywood Reporter, citing “several sources” familiar with Continue Reading →

Sony has officially announced the PlayStation 4. While no price or exact release date was announced, we do know it will come out later this year. Sony didn’t show what the console will look like, but instead, showed off the system’s new controller. It looks sort of like the PlayStation 3 controller with a touchscreen Continue Reading →

“PlayStation wants to win the war against reality.” Alongside a montage of the company’s biggest video game icons, that mantra was how Sony kicked off its massively hyped PlayStation event from New York City on Wednesday. To win that war, Sony officially announced the PlayStation 4, the most advanced video game system the public has Continue Reading →

Sony’s acquisition last year of cloud-gaming company Gaikai may be reflected in a big way in the upcoming PlayStation 4. The Wall Street Journal is citing inside sources in reporting that Sony’s new gaming console, expected to debut Wednesday at an event in Manhattan, will let people play games streamed in real time over the Continue Reading →

Nintendo now faces the very real prospect of having an absolute flop on its hands. As Microsoft moved an estimated 281,000 Xbox 360 consoles in the U.S. in January to take the top spot for the 25th consecutive month, Gamasutra reports that Nintendo sold “well under” 100,000 Wii U consoles last month. The site estimates Continue Reading →