NPD reports that for the first time in several years, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has earned first place in the monthly gaming console sales rankings. The 360 moved 422,000 units. Meanwhile, over in Japan, Sony’s PSP go continues to be a disaster, with 3-month sales totals of only 17,618 handhelds. More »

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If Sony’s live GDC presentation is any indication, the Playstation Move appears to be as technically accurate as hyped, but parents all across the world are shielding their children’s eyes from it. More »

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From Wirebot:

By now we’ve all heard what the analysts and game developers think about the iPad, but what about the gamers? How do are we feel about the new tablet? We are thrilled, or at least should be. Since forever clever gamers have been taking apart their coveted consoles and resembling them into more compact shells so they can take their gaming on the road without suffering the drawbacks and limitations that come along with a portable gaming system. Most of the time these contraptions become pieces of fanboy high art, being much too bulky for logical usage. With the iPad, Apple has simplified our vision and gathered support from many developers. More »

As I was walking out of the mail room yesterday, having just received my long awaited package, a friend of mine asks what I had gotten. I candidly replied that it was a Nintendo DS Lite. She rolled her eyes and replied, “Aren’t you a little old for video games?” Later that night, I thought about it. Can you ever be too old for video games? More »

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The Hong Kong International Airport is certainly pulling out all the stops. No surprises here, though, because the “赤鱲角機場,” as the locals call it, is ranked as one of the top airports in the world. More »

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Last year, Sony announced that it would be adding a new feature to its Playstation 3 gaming system: a motion controller. Set to release in spring of 2010, it seems that Sony is feeling the pressure and has slashed that release date and says that the controller will be released in fall of 2010 instead. More »

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Every Friday, Ziggytek presents a special article featuring the most epic fails in technological history. Today’s monumental failure strikes to the core of my heart because, to this day, it remains one of the most expensive items that my parents have ever purchased for me. Released in 1993 and far, far technologically ahead of its console gaming competitors Nintendo and SEGA, Panasonic’s 3DO was an epic fail the likes of which only Apple’s Pippen and Atari’s Jaguar (which was all smoke and mirrors) would subsequently surpass in failure. More »

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While some of these gadgets certainly were not released in 2009, they still, without a doubt, ruled 2009. Here are my picks, in no particular order, for the top ten gadgets of 2009: More »

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From Wirebot:

With the holidays right around the corner and the recession in full swing there is no doubt everyone is feeling the pressure to pinch-pennies this holiday season. If you’re unable to shell out $60 for a new game for that special gamer on your list, here’s a thrifty list of ideas that won’t set you back anything more than a Jackson. More »

The Playstation 3 Slim is officially a hit. The numbers have come in and Sony’s latest release has sold over 1 million units worldwide since it’s September 1st release. This has thrown Sony right back in the console wars, which many were declaring over after Nintendo started selling their Wiis like hot cakes and the Xbox 360 was just chugging along.

The sales figures of the PS3 Slim also show that people didn’t hate the PS3 but wanted a cheaper offering from Sony. If this was the original price of the device, even for the fat one, they would have sold millions more, but selling them for over $500 was too much for consumers to pay. I would know, I waited about a year before finally splurging on the fat version. More »

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Sony should have introduced the Playstation 3 Slim a year ago and they would have been gold. According to the latest numbers, the Playstation 3 Slim has already sold over 150,000 in three days. That’s a sales jump of over 1,000 percent. Some still argue that it’s all about the price and it has nothing to do with the Slim. Whether or not it’s true, Sony has finally got some positive news about their Playstation 3 gaming console. More »

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Yesterday’s announcement of the Playstation 3 Slim brings up a few questions; why did it take Sony so long to release the Slim, why so long before the price cut and will I buy it?

The obvious answer for the first question is: price. The actual cost to build the original PS 3 was upwards of $800. When it was first released, it cost to the consumer was $599 for the 60GB version. $499 for the 20GB version. It was the most expensive gaming console out in the market but Sony was still losing money on it, hoping to make it back by selling more games for it. It didn’t happen. The price scared many, who jumped to the cheaper Xbox 360 and then the highly successful Nintendo Wii.

As for the slim, no one knows why Sony took so long to release it. One theory might be, they were hoping after a price reduction and a slew of updates on the original Playstation 3 (went through various minor hardware updates including hard drive capacities), people would eventually buy the system. That didn’t happen either. More »

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It’s finally official. Sony has released their highly rumored Playstation 3 Slim. The Slim which has been popping up everywhere with pictures and rumors, will be available to the public in the first week of September and will cost $300 before taxes.

The new PS 3 Slim is lighter, smaller, has a 120 GB HDD and offers all the similar features of it’s older and heavier brethren. While the new PS 3 Slim was announced, Sony also dropped the prices on the older Playstation 3 models by a $100. But like I said before, why would anyone pay $300 for a heavier, older and less capacity PS 3 when you can get the Slim with more capacity for the same price. I wish Sony had cut the prices a little bit more, maybe $150 or $200, because most people will not buy the older Playstation 3. Sony finally has a day for themselves after all. Pics from the announcements after the break. More »

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The Playstation 2 Slim might already be out there somewhere. CrunchGear had a very grainy video taken in the Philippines that showed what looks like a PS 3 Slim. (Video after the break) More »

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