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‘Wii 2′ to be revealed at E3 in June, coming 2012

Early this morning Nintendo revealed that the successor to its popular Wii will be coming next year. There have been many rumors leading up to this, as it is also rumored that the new video game system will be codenamed Project Cafe, b[...]
‘Wii 2′ to be revealed at E3 in June, coming 2012

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Pimp your 3DS now with Irodori!

Keys Factory a Japanese manufacturer of accessories for Nintendo gaming devices, has introduce today in its Irodori line-up a new set of multicolor hard cover for the Nintendo 3DS. With 10 different lid cover and 10 different back cove[...]
Pimp your 3DS now with Irodori!

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Panasonic has dropped the development of its Jungle Game device?

According to Reuters, Panasonic has apparently dropped the development of its “Jungle” a “mini laptop” like gaming device that was suppose to be the company pinnacle of mobile multiplayer gaming. It is clear that while more and more pe[...]
Panasonic has dropped the development of its Jungle Game device?

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Touch! Double Sport, Bandai Namco new 3DS game with dual gesture

Bandai Namco has announced a new Game for the 3DS, Touch! Double Sport. Similar to Wii Sport, this new Touch! Double Sport features many mini-games like soccer, baseball, boxing, archery… Nothing special so far, until you discove[...]
Touch! Double Sport, Bandai Namco new 3DS game with dual gesture

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LG Electronics Announces New Gaming Monitor

Gone are the days when they were the company that makes washing machines. LG Electronics today announced their new monitor, the E2370V, geared specifically toward computer gamers. The E2370V represents one of LG’s flagship produc[...]
LG Electronics Announces New Gaming Monitor
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Kinect-like device for your PC

PrimeSense, the same people who worked with Microsoft on Kinect, are now teaming with Asus to create a similar device. It will be called WAVI Xtion (maybe it’s not supposed to be pronounceable, like Prince, the artist, that guy). The d[...]
Kinect-like device for your PC
Kinect-like device for your PC

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Gamers, welcome Fling, the first tactile controller for iPad

Pre-sale orders are now being taken for Ten One Design’s new touch-screen controller for iPad, Fling. Fling attaches direction to the screen, and is made of transparent and flexible material, leaving your view of the on-screen action u[...]
Gamers, welcome Fling, the first tactile controller for iPad
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Get set to play your old Dreamcast favs on Android

No matter how flashy and sophisticated the games get, you have to admit that there is always some draw to the old classics. You have no idea how excited people get to play Tetris on my Gameboy when they spot it when perusing my bookshe[...]
Get set to play your old Dreamcast favs on Android
Get set to play your old Dreamcast favs on Android

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Zeus Z1, the Playstation phone

Some videos and pictures were recently leaked on the internet concerning the new PSP Go/Smartphone Hybrid currently in development at Sony Ericsson’s, codename Zeus Z1. There has been no official press release yet, so we can only[...]
Zeus Z1, the Playstation phone
Zeus Z1, the Playstation phone

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The PlayStation 2 isn’t dead !

Sony announced a few days ago the commercialization of the new BRAVIA KDL-22PX300, a 22 inches flatscreen with an embedded PS2. The TV has 720p compatibility (although games will stull run in standard def, obviously), four HDMI ports,t[...]
The PlayStation 2 isn’t dead !
The PlayStation 2 isn’t dead !

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Panasonic Jungle is one step closer to market

There is no launch date or projected price yet, but the Panasonic Jungle, the portable game console unveiled in October, will be finding its way into the hands of a select few consumers for testing. Eager to get the QWERTY and touch pa[...]
Panasonic Jungle is one step closer to market
Panasonic Jungle is one step closer to market

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Get your green or orange Nintendo DSi for Black Friday!

Nintendo has announced two new colors for the Nintendo DSi, available exclusively for Black Friday: bright orange and green. The limited-edition bundles include a green or orange Nintendo DSi and a game, Mario Party DS, for $149.99. Th[...]
Get your green or orange Nintendo DSi for Black Friday!
Get your green or orange Nintendo DSi for Black Friday!Get your green or orange Nintendo DSi for Black Friday!Get your green or orange Nintendo DSi for Black Friday!Get your green or orange Nintendo DSi for Black Friday!

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Maingear’s new gaming laptops, the Alt-15 and Alt-17

Maingear has announced the launch of two new gaming laptops, the Alt-15 and Alt-17, both equipped with NVIDIA’s new battery-saving GPU technology Optimus. The Alt-15 has a 15.6″ inc Full HD screen, Intel Core i3 or i5 or i7[...]
Maingear’s new gaming laptops, the Alt-15 and Alt-17
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Mouse Computer Announces MICRO Series Gaming Computers

Mouse Computer keeps on chugging with the announcement today of its new series of micro desktop gaming computers, the NEXTGEAR-MICRO series. They will offer four configurations with graphics cards from two companies: NVIDIA’s GeF[...]
Mouse Computer Announces MICRO Series Gaming Computers
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Razer’s new gaming keypad Nostromo

Razer has just released a brand new, high-end programmable keypad for gamers. Co-developed with Belkin, the Nostromo gaming keypad boasts excellent ergonomics and controls, extreme customizability, and maximum comfort. It features a 16[...]
Razer’s new gaming keypad Nostromo
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MSI’s new gaming laptop, the FX 603

Taiwanese computer manufacturer MSI has just announced the release of a new F series gaming notebook, the FX 603. It comes with a 15.6″ TFT-LCD 16:9 display (either 1366×768 HD or FHD 1920×1080), Intel Core i3 (330/350M[...]
MSI’s new gaming laptop, the FX 603
MSI’s new gaming laptop, the FX 603MSI’s new gaming laptop, the FX 603MSI’s new gaming laptop, the FX 603MSI’s new gaming laptop, the FX 603MSI’s new gaming laptop, the FX 603

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Mouse Computer Launches New Gaming Computer

Mouse Computer Japan announces a new entrant in its G-Tune gaming brand, the NEXTGEAR i800BA8-ATI-SP2. It has an AMD Radeon HD 6870 graphics card with 1GB of video memory, an Intel Core i7-950 processor, 12GB of RAM, a 1TB hard drive a[...]
Mouse Computer Launches New Gaming Computer
Mouse Computer Launches New Gaming Computer

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Digital Storm adds GeForce GTX 580 to Black Ops gaming PCs

Digital Storm, a company specializing in system integration, has just added the world’s fastest GPU to its gaming PC line-up: the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 is now mission-ready for Black|OPS gaming rigs. The GeForce GTX 580 is NVIDI[...]
Digital Storm adds GeForce GTX 580 to Black Ops gaming PCs
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Sony launches EyePet for PSP

Sony has just launched a mobile version of its EyePet game. It’s roughly the same game as the PS3 version, where you have to take care of a virtual animal, only instead of using the Playstation Eye, players have to set a Magic ca[...]
Sony launches EyePet for PSP
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Good Old Games (and the people who love them)

We don’t write a lot of articles about videos games here at Akihabara news, but being the inveterate gamer that I am, it was only a matter of time before I gave in to my geekest urge. Strangely enough, my first gaming article isn[...]
Good Old Games (and the people who love them)
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iBUYPOWER Launches New AMD Radeon 6800 Series Graphics Cards in Three New Systems

A leading innovator in gaming PCs, iBUYPOWER, has just released three new systems, Gamer Mage D295, Gamer Mage D355, and Gamer Paladin F820, each equipped with their powerful new AMD 6800 series graphics cards. The new Direct X11 compa[...]
iBUYPOWER Launches New AMD Radeon 6800 Series Graphics Cards in Three New Systems
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MSI’s N480GTX Lightning, the fastest GPU in the world?

Msi just launched its version of the infamous GeForce GTX 480 graphics card, the N480GTX Lightning, and man, I want one so bad! Just look at those specs: With its 750 MHz Core and 1536MB GDDR5 4000MHz memory, the N480GTX packs a helluv[...]
MSI’s N480GTX Lightning, the fastest GPU in the world?
MSI’s N480GTX Lightning, the fastest GPU in the world?MSI’s N480GTX Lightning, the fastest GPU in the world?MSI’s N480GTX Lightning, the fastest GPU in the world?MSI’s N480GTX Lightning, the fastest GPU in the world?MSI’s N480GTX Lightning, the fastest GPU in the world?

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