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E-tailers list PS3 Slim at $300, takes pre-orders

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  The official announcement is still a few hours away but it seems e-tailers are already jumping to cash in the imminent announcement. Kmart has an ad on its website telling “The rumors are reality” and Sears too has got its pre-order page up. Both the sites are listing the console for same $299.99 with […]

Sony to sell PSPgo games for cheap

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  Sony seems to have finally acknowledged iPhone and App Store as their rivals. In a bid to crush or rather give a good fight to the App Store, Sony will be pricing PSPgo games at 1, 2 and 5 Euros. However, one thing here to note is that it won’t be applicable to all […]

Wii will be able to load DLC off a storage card

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  The v4.0 firmware enabled Wii to support up to 32GB SD cards and also play VC games directly from the memory card. Now Nintendo has confirmed that a new firmware update will allow users to stream some of the in-game content to load straight off the memory card, thus reducing loading times. The first […]

Xbox LIVE Update now available to all

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  If you missed out the preview and have been itching to try out the new LIVE update, well here’s your chance as the Xbox 360 team has released the update to all LIVE members. It’s a mandatory update and users will be prompted to update as soon as they login into Xbox LIVE. A […]

PayPal comes to Xbox Live

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  Microsoft has added a new mode of payment for Xbox Live Marketplace users. Users with a PayPal account can now buy Microsoft Points but have to fulfill a few conditions. First and foremost, you need to be residing in US and secondly the service can be used to purchase MS Points only on Xbox.com […]

Xbox 360 Pro soon to bid adieu?

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  The new Xbox 360 packaging has supposedly revealed Microsoft’s future gaming plans. The above picture sent by a Gameloft employee shows two different boxes of the Xbox 360 Arcade. On the left is the current one while on the right is the new one which hints that the 360 Pro SKU has reached its […]

80GB PlayStation 3 to be discontinued?

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  The exact reason is unknown except that it will be done on the manufacturer’s behest but the news from Japan comes that 80GB PS3 might be coming to an end of its shelf life. 7-Eleven, a Japanese retailer received this notice that mentions the “pre-orders for the Black, White and Silver 80GB PS3 will […]

PS3 Slim page found at Amazon Germany

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  Need more proof of PS3 Slim? Check this listing unearthed at Amazon Germany. Sure, there are not many details but you don’t expect a major e-tailer to list it inadvertently. It has also got Amazon’s ASIN number which suggests that this might be the real deal. The only question is when. [Via Joystiq]

New firmware update brings Facebook to DSi

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  Nintendo has released a new firmware update for the DSi in Japan. The v1.4 update is apparently, a small one because all it does is “display images faster in the DSi camera” and brings the Facebook integration, which the Americans are destined to get in fall. The Facebook integration will allow users to post […]