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Nintendo to Wii owners: the Wii U is an entirely new system, not just an upgrade

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The difference between the Wii and Wii U are readily apparent to most contemporary gamers, but some consumers are having trouble telling them apart. “Some have the misunderstanding that the Wii U is just Wii with a pad for games,” Nintendo preside…


Digital Storm goes after DIY gaming PCs with its $699 Vanquish (video)

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Dear rig builder, before you go shopping for your next PSU, Digital Storm would like a word. The company’s new line of Vanquish PCs is aimed at gamers who want the price of a self-build, but without the worry that they’ve mistakenly jammed a 12V …


Xbox SmartGlass now available on Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablets

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Amazon’s just updated its Appstore today with a much welcome offering for avid gamers: Xbox SmartGlass. Microsoft’s app-based second screen solution has been available on iOS and Android since late last fall, but despite sharing a kernel with Goog…


Logitech G products updated to support Mac OS

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It may not be the most popular hardware configuration in PC gaming circles, but Macs actually make pretty capable gaming rigs. It’s hardly a surprise, then, that Mac users are clamoring for serious gaming peripherals. Logitech is happy to oblige, …


Luigi edition Nintendo 3DS LL gives Mario’s brother his due, but only in Japan

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There must be some kind of unstated rule that Nintendo can never give the US a special edition handheld without releasing some Japan-focused models. While the company was busy promising Americans an Animal Crossing 3DS XL of their very own, it was al…


OUYA firmware update lets gamers change their payment info

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OUYA vowed a steady stream of updates to its inaugural console on the road to a June retail launch, and it just released one of the more important examples. Among other fixes, the inconspicuously titled 1.0.193 firmware upgrade lets customers change …


Razer promises sneakier sneak attacks with $130 Orbweaver Stealth Edition mechanical keypad

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That guard you just stealth-killed in Dishonored never heard you coming. But everyone else did. Which is why you might want to consider a noise-dampened mechanical keyboard of some sort. There are a few of ‘em out there, not least the Matias Quiet Pr…


Epix arrives on PlayStation 3 today, PS Plus members get free movie each week

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Sony announced plans to add Epix to its growing list of PS3 video-on-demand services earlier this year, and today US gamers will be able to download the app. Epix’s content catalog includes over 3,000 movies in high definition, accord…


Makerbot partnership lets gamers print their own Ouya case

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Ouya is positioning itself as a hackable, Android-based gaming console — so now it’s letting users modify its case as well as what’s on the inside. Thanks to a partnership with Makerbot, the 3D-printing files for the Ouya consol…


Heyzap gaming platform comes full circle with ad integration

The folks at Heyzap have just announced a new version of the Heyzap SDK that will allow developers to implement ads in their video games. The ads will be relevant to gamers as they’ll display recommendations for other similar games to download. Developers were free to implement ads from other networks, of course, but Heyzap’s [...]