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  This year’s E3 is still fresh in our minds and BGR is chalking up some info that is expected at next year’s E3. According to the site, Microsoft will have a special show to unveil the next-generation Xbox. Intrinsic details are a mystery but apparently the new Xbox is under development since 2006. That’s [...]

  Nintendo has finally revealed the next-generation home console and it’s called Wii U. We’re still awaiting full details but the Wii U has an interesting controller with a 6.2-inch touchscreen display. A screen on the controller means users can play on the TV as well as on the smaller screen. What’s more? The Wii [...]

  Nintendo’s overdue Wii successor will finally be unveiled at the E3 gaming expo, if the latest grapevine is to be believed. Expectedly, there’s no official confirmation from the Japanese gaming company but the fact that the rumor has been swirling for quite some time and Nintendo has slowed down the game releases for Wii [...]

  Sony has finally put a release date and price to its motion-sensing Move controller. The Move controller will cost $49.99 whereas the sub-controller will cost $29.99. Sony has also introduced couple of Move bundles – one comes PlayStation Eye and Sports Champions game and another one with the PS3 console along with the Sports [...]

  UPDATE: The bottom touchscreen display measures 3.02-inches and has a third camera in the inner side in addition to the two for taking 3D pictures. As we were promised, Nintendo has made its 3D portable gaming console official. Nintendo has decided to keep 3DS as the official name and though not all details were [...]

  Sony might unveil 250GB and 500GB versions of PS3 today at the E3 expo. Fudzilla says Sony deliberately tried to mislead everybody but their sources confirm that higher capacity PS3s are indeed coming. Additionally, both the SKUs will be bundled with Move controllers, will have 802.11n wireless built-in and be priced at $299 and [...]

  While Microsoft was all about Kinect at the E3, it pulled out a new Xbox 360 console at the expo. The new Xbox 360 is known as Xbox 360 250GB Elite and as you would’ve guessed it comes with 250GB of storage. But wait, storage is not the only thing upgraded here. The new [...]

  What the world knew as Microsoft’s Project Natal will now be known as Kinect. At the E3 gaming expo, Microsoft unveiled the new name, which they reckon is more marketable than the former name. Other than that, we’re still looking at the same peripheral in a more polished design that has a RGB camera, [...]

  Microsoft sent out invites of the world premiere of Project Natal to media. The premiere will happen at E3 in June where journalists will get an hands-on experience and will be later followed by a press conference, where we can expect the exact release date and the pricing. For the uninitiated, Project Natal is [...]

  Sony too unveiled its motion-sensing controller at the E3 yesterday. Not so revolutionary as Microsoft’s Project Natal but the demo does give it a hint that its better than Wii’s motion-sensing capabilities. The controller, still in prototype stages, uses an Eye Camera to track all the user’s movements and is touted to have a [...]

  Sony’s worst kept secret finally showed its face. The UMD less PSP Go! will be sold alongside the current PSP-3000 and will have similar features as the non-slider PSPs. The feature set includes downloadable content from PSN, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 16GB internal flash, extra storage with Memory Stick Micro and 40 percent lighter. PSP Go! [...]

  As expected, Nintendo showed the Wii Fit Plus at the E3 presser today. It adds six new strength and yoga exercises, customizable routines to tone a particular part of the body, 15 new balance board games and a revamped UI. Wii Fit Plus will be sold as a standalone unit and also with the [...]

  Dell has officially announced Alienware branded M17x laptop which we saw a few days back. It will be a part of Dell’s All Powerful line and mind you, power comes at a price. The basic price starts with $1,799 but if you want a full feature set that Dell offers, you’ll have to shell [...]

  Microsoft takes a whole new approach to motion sensing gaming. They have unveiled the Project Natal that uses human body’s movements to register a command instead of a motion sensing controller. The sensor comprises of an RGB camera, depth sensor, microphone, facial recognition and runs proprietary software on a custom processor. Another good thing [...]

  Nikkei is reporting that Nintendo is planning to launch Wii Fit’s successor in an attempt to push the Wii sales in Japan. The launch will be in autumn but we can expect a related announcement to be done at the E3 on June 2. Wii Fit Plus will monitor more accurately and will enable [...]