Tagged: Consoles & News
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No new Xbox at E3 2012, could see 2013 unveiling News
16.03.2012 Microsoft will not unveil the next Xbox console at this year’s biggest games conference E3. Reports suggest that the company will unveil and release the console in 2013. -
The week in gadgets News
12.03.2012 A look at gadget happenings, as Gowalla shuts down after Facebook acquisition, Apple is set to close iWork.com and 56pc of US households own at least one current-generation...Categories: Web, Software, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Consumer Tech -
PlayStation Vita out now in Ireland (video) News
22.02.2012 The PlayStation Vita has launched in Ireland today. We spoke to Niall O’Hanrahan, MD of Sony Computer Entertainment Ireland, and John McLaughlin, producer of SCE worldwide... -
Nintendo kicks off next-gen battle, plans late 2012 Wii U launch News
26.01.2012 Nintendo plans to launch its Wii U console at the end of 2012 in numerous regions. Meanwhile, more Xbox 720 rumours emerge, suggesting it will have an “anti-used game system.”Tags: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, Kinect, Wii, Xbox, Nintendo, Sony, Sony PlayStation, Xbox 360, Microsoft, Gaming, Games Consoles, Consoles, Video Games -
Xbox 720 will be ‘six times more powerful’ than Xbox 360 - report News
25.01.2012 More rumours about the next Xbox are emerging, with reports suggesting it will be six times more powerful than the Xbox 360 and that it could be released in October or November...Tags: E3, Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation, PS3, Nintendo, Nintendo Wii, Gaming, Consoles, Video Games, Sony, PlayStation 3 -
Interview with Netflix content chief Ted Sarandos (video) News
11.01.2012 Netflix’s chief content officer Ted Sarandos believes that despite SOPA, Silicon Valley and Hollywood will eventually come together to find a solution to the global piracy problem. -
Interview with Netflix CEO Reed Hastings (video) News
10.01.2012 Netflix CEO Reed Hastings was in Dublin to launch Netflix in Ireland and the UK. He told Siliconrepublic.com editor John Kennedy his Consumer Electronics Show (CES) big bets and...Categories: Computers, Consumer Tech, Digital Media, Games/Entertainment, Mobile, Mobility, Multimedia, Phones, Wireless Communications -
The week in gadgets News
12.12.2011 A look at gadget happenings, as HP makes webOS open source, classic SNES RPG Chrono Trigger arrives on the iPhone, and US consumers buy 1.7m Xbox 360s during November.Categories: Week in Gadgets, Open Source, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Consumer Tech, AppsTags: Mobile Gaming, Xbox 360, Gaming, Video Games, Consoles, HP, CEO, Black Friday, PC, OS, Christmas, Microsoft, Week in gadgets, Games, -
Irish start-up lights up gaming world with creative consoles News
11.12.2011 Our Tech Start-Up of the Week is Memods, a very unique Irish start-up that’s bringing art to the gaming console space. -
Sony PlayStation Vita is coming 22 February News
19.10.2011 Sony president and CEO Jack Tretton has revealed that 22 February 2012 will be the launch date for the forthcoming PlayStation Vita. He said the PS Vita will be available at...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital MediaTags: Skype, Facebook, Twitter, Consoles, Games, Sony, PlayStation Vita, Sony PlayStation, PlayStation -
Golden opportunity for Ireland to drive next phase of video games News
18.10.2011 The sheer cost and scale of making best-selling console and PC video game titles until now meant Ireland had to content itself with making middleware and providing business...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Jobs, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Economy, Digital Media, Digital Business, Design -
Multi-platform games are the future – EA publishing boss News
17.10.2011 EA Games’ head of publishing for Europe Dr Jens Uwe Intat says the key challenge for the games industry going forward is to create games that communicate across multiple...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Mobility, Mobile, Jobs, Hardware, Graduate, Games/Entertainment, Education, Computers -
Activision studio boss: console games have a social future News
14.10.2011 Activision Blizzard’s senior vice president of Worldwide Studios Brian Ward says that while the console gaming world’s jury is still out on 3D, console games that address the...Categories: Apps, Consumer Tech, Digital Business, Digital Media, Games/Entertainment, Mobile, Mobility, Social Media -
White PlayStation 3 to go on sale 1 November - GameStop News
09.09.2011 Global games retailer GameStop said it will exclusively sell the 320GB Classic White PlayStation 3 console in stores across Ireland and the UK on 1 November.Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Massive Kinect update – avatars come to life, art gets physical News
26.07.2011 Microsoft’s Kinect physical gaming platform is about to grow up via the introduction of new gadgets from Kinect Fun Labs that include a new Avatar Kinect feature that captures... -
Sonic the Hedgehog celebrates 20th birthday News
23.06.2011 Sega’s gaming mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog, is celebrating his 20th birthday today. -
Wii U will be 50pc faster than Xbox 360 or PS3 News
15.06.2011 The Nintendo Wii U will be up to 50pc faster than the Microsoft Xbox 360 or the Sony PlayStation 3, according to analysts.Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Mobility, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media -
No iPhone 5 launch in June or July News
04.05.2011 Apple is understood to have officially informed US carrier AT&T that it does not plan to release the fifth generation iPhone in the June-July timeframe. -
PlayStation 3 European import ban lifted News
11.03.2011 A Dutch court has lifted the temporary European ban on PlayStation 3 shipments, amidst a legal battle between Sony and LG over patents. -
Patent war causes temporary PS3 shipment ban in Europe News
01.03.2011 European customs officers seized tens of thousands of PlayStation 3 consoles after LG won a preliminary injunction against Sony regarding Blu-ray patents.