Fujitsu may not be doing much talking about specifics just yet, but it sure is doing plenty of boasting about its now-in-development gaming desktop, which it says will be the “fastest rig on the planet.” That, as you can see above, will be at least partly due to some fine “German ultra clocking,” and partly due to Fujitsu’s 30+ years of workstation experience — not to mention some crazy fast components. Not much more to go on than that, unfortunately, but you can learn even less from Fujitsu’s teaser video after the break.
[Thanks, Jacky]
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Fujitsu promises to deliver fastest gaming rig “on the planet” originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It’s no secret that a second analog nub was one of the biggest demands for what’s now known as the
PSP Go and, according to Sony exec Shuhei Yoshida, those requests were heard loud and clear during the Go’s development. Speaking with
Game Informer, Yoshida said that Sony had some “very serious discussion” about adding a second analog nub to the PSP Go, but ultimately decided against it to avoid splitting the PSP market in two. He further elaborated that the PSP Go is “designed to be perfectly compatible with the PSP-3000 and all the games that released before that,” adding that “we are talking about the mid-life cycle of this platform” (referring to Sony’s ten-year life cycle plan for all of its consoles). In other words, don’t bet on one showing up on the inevitable PSP Go Slim 6000 either.
[Via Joystiq]
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Sony said to have seriously considered second analog nub for PSP Go originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Not satisfied with a gaming laptop that can be maxed out with a top-end Core 2 Extreme Quad processor and dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M graphics? Then how about a
red gaming laptop that can be maxed out with a top-end Core 2 Extreme Quad processor and dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280M graphics? That, as you might have deduced, is the latest option available on the “all powerful” Alienware
M17x laptop, which takes the red accents already found on the laptop and runs with ‘em (check the gallery below for a closer look). Of course, “special editions” rarely come free, and this new Nebula Red color option is no exception, with it setting you back an extra $99 on top of the laptop’s $1,799 base price.
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Alienware M17x gaming laptop gets “special edition” Nebula Red color option originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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We’ve already gotten quite a few glimpses of Nintendo’s forthcoming
black Wii but, with that August 1st launch date in Japan now fast approaching, things are now starting to get even more real. Real like packaging. Of course, while the box is nothing more than a black version of the existing Wii packaging, we have to agree with our pals at
Joystiq and say that it only makes the system all that more intriguing. Unfortunately, there’s still no word on a release ’round here, but we assume / hope that’s only a matter of time considering the reception this thing has received.
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Black Wii packaging looks as good as its contents originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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We’ve already gotten the official word that it was coming last month, and gone hands-on with the identical United Keys OLED keyboard even earlier than that, but it looks like OCZ is now finally shipping its own Sabre OLED gaming keyboard and, consequently, given it a price. Somewhat surprisingly, OCZ is letting this one go for just $135, which, while still not exactly a bargain, is a heckuva lot cheaper than the $260 that the United Keys version still runs. That’ll get you nine customizable OLED keys, along with most of the standard specs you’d expect from a gaming keyboard, including “super tactile” keys, plenty of macro configuration options and, of course, some blue LEDs to remind you that you didn’t buy this thing for work.
[Thanks, Jay]
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OCZ’s Sabre OLED gaming keyboard now shipping, priced at $135 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Thought all your dreams of an all-in-one NERF gun / Wii controller were fulfilled with the original NERF Blaster Controller? Think again. ‘Cause EA has now announced its follow-up NERF 2: N-Strike Elite game, which will of course also come bundled with a new and improved NERF Switch Shot EX-3 blaster. As before, this one will house the Wiimote inside to let you use it with the game or let you ditch it to take things outside (or to the office), and it adds a new attachable “NERF decoder scope” that’ll let you detect enemy weak spots, decode secret messages, and uncover other hidden gameplay elements. And, well, it’s a NERF gun and a Wii controller. Is there anything else you really need to know? No word on a price just yet, but you can look for the bundle to launch sometime this fall.
[Thanks, Vincent]
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EA announces latest NERF Wii game with new and improved blaster originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sony’s been out there touting its
PlayStation Network user numbers for some time now, but it looks like it’s now ratcheting up the rhetoric when it comes to the actual user experience as well. Taking the lead on that front is Sony Computer Entertainment America’s director of PlayStation Network Operations, Eric Lempel, who recently told
Industry Gamers that Sony doesn’t think “there’s a lot of ‘catch up’ [with XBL] anymore,” adding that, “in some cases, I think we’ve got more, and we’ve got some other things they don’t have.” Of course, he further goes on to point out that PSN is and has always been free, and he cites PlayStation Home as just one thing that distinguishes PSN from Xbox Live, adding that he doesn’t “see a lot of things they’re doing that we’re not.”. Your move, Microsoft.
[Via Edge Online]
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SCEA’s Lempel says Sony isn’t playing “catch up” with Xbox Live originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It’s no secret that some game consoles consume a whole lot
more power than others, and it looks like that fact hasn’t escaped the folks at TrickleStar, who’ve now rolled out their TV TrickleSaver device aimed at cutting down on some of that rogue power consumption. As you can probably guess from the looks of it, you simply plug both your TV and game console into the device (it’ll also work just fine with a power bar, thankfully), and then the device itself works its magic to completely cut off power to the game console or consoles whenever your shut off your TV. Of course, it’ll also work just fine with devices other than game consoles, but TrickleStar goes out of its way to single out the PlayStation 3 as its primary target, followed closely by the Xbox 360 — each of which should consume more than enough power to eventually cover the $34.95 price tag for the TrickleSaver.
[Via OhGizmo!]
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TV TrickleSaver cuts off power to rogue game consoles originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Well, it’s not a price cut, but it looks like Sony could be about to offer one of its best deals to date to potential PS3 customers, with a little help from Best Buy. Apparently, in an effort to clear out the 80GB PS3s once and for all (to make way for… something), Best Buy will soon selling a bundle that includes said console, Metal Gear Solid 4, and Killzone 2 — all for the usual price of $399.99. Better still, that bundle is supposedly set to go on sale as soon as next Sunday and, as you can see above, at least some of ‘em have apparently already made their way into the stores’ back rooms.
[Via Joystiq]
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Best Buy set to offer 80GB PS3 bundle with MGS4 and Killzone 2? originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Activision’s CEO has already gone public with
his complaints about the price of the PS3, and it looks he’s not alone among industry bigwigs with a bone to pick with Sony, with the CEO of the newly formed Tecmo Koei now coming out and echoing his concerns. Speaking with
CVG, Tecmo Koei’s Kenji Matsubara says that whenever he speaks about the issue with Sony reps, he asks them to “please cut the price” of the PS3, adding that “from a publisher’s point of view we would welcome a price cut for PS3 and we are waiting, definitely.” He doesn’t quite go so far as pull an Activision and threaten to ditch support for the console if Sony doesn’t drop the price, however, although it seems safe to assume that these complains will only grow louder — at least until Sony actually does
cut the price of the PS3, that is.
[Via gamesindustry.biz]
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Tecmo Koei CEO to Sony: “please cut the price” of the PS3 originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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