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PSV CFW gets XMB: Total_Noob announces TN-V

Custom Firmware development is chugging along the Vita front as Total_Noob has announced a new CFW in the works. According to Wololo, 6.60 TN-V is a Custom Emulator Firmware (CEF) for the PSVita


Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate’s Online Multiplayer for the Wii U Is Region Locked

Just like it’s iteration for the Wii (Monster Hunter Tri), Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate will have region-specific online multiplayer on the Wii U. For those hoping for an online multiplayer component on the


Diablo III sells 12 million copies for 2012

Activision Blizzard has a lot of reason to celebrate, 12 million reasons to be exact. As of December 31, 2012, Blizzard has sold more than 12 million copies of the latest game in it’s Diablo franchise.


Square Enix celebrates 25th Final Fantasy anniversary with a sale

To commemorate the 25 years of Final Fantasy, Square Enix has a number of Final Fantasy titles on sale via the PlayStation Store. For the next two weeks, the following games will be up for


Fire Emblem: Awakening has officially landed in the Philippines

Woot! I’m so excited to receive my copy in a few hours. DataBlitz’s will be updating their inventory accordingly and has listed the price of  1750.  Unfortunately for those in the US, the physical copies


Ice Silver PlayStation Vita set exclusively for Asia

The Vita is getting a new fresh color this February as the Ice Silver edition PlayStation Vita starts shipping on the 28th.  Currently set for the Asia region of the PlayStation market, the WiFi-only model is


PSP 6.20 / 6.35 / 6.39 / 6.60 PRO-C2 LCFW released

A new update for the PRO CFW for the PlayStation Portable has been released. Feel free to download the new release linked below. Pro-C is compatible with the following firmwares 6.20, 6.35, 6.39, 6.60.   Changelog for


Sony teases fans with a February 20 announcement

Looks like Sony is prepping for something big, announcing a PlayStation-related event for February 20th. Details are sparse as the electronics company is mum about the announcement other than sharing a video to


Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem announced for the Wii U

Cross overs seem to be the thing this year, as Altus and Nintendo announces a new X game called Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem for the Wii U. Shin Megami Tensei X Fire


StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Opening Cinematic

Blizzard has just unleashed the opening cinematic for the upcoming expansion to StarCraft II, Heart of the Swarm Heart of the Swarm will be out this March, which might conflict for some of us who


Project X Zone set for North America And Europe release

Here’s another 1up for the 3DS vs Vita debate. Project X Zone is a massive game by Banpresto and Monolith Soft, featuring over 50 characters from 29 historic game franchises by three of Japan’s most


Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate gets a release date

I’ve been saying this before and I’ll say it again.  Now is the best time to invest in a 3DS – especially if you’re a monster hunter fan.  Same goes for the Wii U


Expect hot new game titles for the Nintendo 3DS & 3DS XL

Nintendo has been the undisputed king of handheld gaming ever since the release of the original Gameboy in 1990. Their last console, the Nintendo DS, was their most popular yet. British gamers quickly fell


Fire Emblem 3DS bundle set for US gamers

Looks like gaming companies are finally taking notice at the lack of unique and catchy 3DS consoles. Formerly a Japan-only offering, the Fire Emblem: Awakening 3DS bundle will soon be available to US gamers


3DS Japanese sales hit 10 million units

As of January 6, 2013 Nintendo has sold 10,068,192 Japanese units of the Nintendo 3DS (this of course includes units bought from Japan and shipped to neighboring countries). If you can’t read moonrunes, the graph


Razer announces Edge convertible gaming tablet

Hardware companies now seem to be focusing on mobile gaming.  Nvidia has Project Shield on the handheld front and Razer is looking to corner it’s own niche of mobile gamers after it’s recent iterations


Pokemon X and Pokemon Y heads to the Nintendo 3DS

The very first Pokémon game for the Nintendo 3DS is finally set for release. Yes, we can argue that Pokémon Black and White were playable on the Nintendo 3DS even if they were DS


Nvidia announces a new handheld, Project Shield

(Portable) GAMING UNLEASHED. That’s how Nvidia is branding it’s all new handle gaming system, Project Shield. Let’s take a look at the company’s first foray into it’s own gaming hardware. What is Project Shield? Project Shield


Sony officially kills the PlayStation 2

As of December 28, 2012, Sony has officially stopped shipments of the PlayStation 2 effectively ending it’s life cycle. The PlayStation 2 was first released in Japan on March 4, 2000 and currently holds the


[HowTo] Fix Steam always validating cache files

Yes, that annoying Validating Steam cache files message pop-ups up each time you launch Team Fortress 2 or Counter Strike Source from a cold boot (meaning you haven’t launched the game since your PC


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