Consoles
Papercraft Retro Game Consoles Will Adorn Your Cubicle With Geekery on the Cheap [Retromodo]
If your co-workers don't already know about the soft morsel of love for late-70s gaming Consoles deep in your heart, why not load up the company's color printer with some heavy-bond and fold up an Ata ....... read more
1 day ago
PlayStation Home Coming This Year, Kind Of [Playstation]
PlayStation Home has long lost its lurid appeal, our relationship with it having transgressed from potential infatuation to being stood up at Applebee's, sucking down some purple margarita that we're ....... read more
4 days ago
New Xbox 360 Motherboard Leaked, Has 256MB Flash Memory [Rumor]
Jasper, the next version of the Xbox 360 motherboard, has been leaked and apparently it comes with new unannounced goodies. Apart from the rumored 65nm graphics processing unit?the unit uses a 150W po ....... read more
5 days ago
The PlayStation-Branded Double AC Adapter, Booyah! [Sony]
While we'd love the PS3 to charge all of our PlayStation gear, there are odd exceptions, like the PSP. Plus, running the PS3 just to charge peripherals makes about just as much energy sense as turning ....... read more
6 days ago
A Complete Guide to Playing Video Files On Your PS3, Xbox 360 or Wii [How-to]
If you're here reading Gizmodo, there's a good chance you have a hard drive full of video somewhere. And you also probably have a PS3, Xbox 360 or Wii. If those two things aren't working together for ....... read more
11 days ago
Question of the Day: Do You Leave Your Game Console Running? [Question Of The Day]
A recent report by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has revealed that video game console usage across America stands at approximately 16 billion kilowatt-hours per year—which is roug ....... read more
12 days ago
Newest System Menu 3.4 Wii Update Kills Homebrew Again [Wii Homebrew]
Hey, Nintendo?what's going on here? After a good year or so looking the other way on Wii homebrew (for the most part), now we've got two fairly serious brew-killing updates in the last month? Word fro ....... read more
14 days ago
Tectoy Zeebo Gaming System Uses Free 3G Connection to Distribute Games [Gaming]
The Tectoy Zeebo doesn't scream gaming console powerhouse by any means, but what makes it interesting is the free 3G connection as the means to purchase and download games. In addition to keeping dist ....... read more
20 days ago
The Only Wii Homebrew Guide You Will Ever Need [How-to]
Finding a clear and concise guide for loading homebrew software on a game console is almost always impossible?the info is always changing as homebrewers battle new hack-blocking software updates (li ....... read more
Fri,
31 Oct 2008
Nintendo DSi To Hit US, Euro Shores In Summer '09, Says Iwata [Nintendo]
The dual-camera DSi hits in Japan tomorrow, but thankfully, it seems that we occidents won't have to wait until "well into 2009" as originally thought. Nintendo pres. Satoru Iwata told Reuters that a ....... read more
Fri,
31 Oct 2008
Sony Cancels PSP 3000 4GB Entertainment Pack [Sony]
Sony has dropped their new PSP Entertainment Pack, which featured the PSP 3000 plus a 4GB Memory Stick Pro Duo, which is why online retailers have cancelled all pre-orders over the weekend. According ....... read more
Tue,
28 Oct 2008
Grab Guaranteed Access To PlayStation Home Closed Beta For $3 via Qore [Playstation Home]
If you're dying to start outfitting your virtual apartment in the PS3's oft-delayed virtual world/XBLA-like community add-on, PlayStation Home, Sony has set it up so all downloaders of the November ed ....... read more
Mon,
27 Oct 2008
Wii Homebrew Is Back Again, Now Supporting SDHC Cards [Wii Homebrew]
As predicted and expected, homebrew on the WIi is back thriving after being blocked by the most recent software update from Nintendo. Brewers can go about getting their software back by installing a n ....... read more
Mon,
27 Oct 2008
DSi Camera and Sound Demoed, Found Strange [Clips]
The new DSi will not only feature a camera and SD-based music player, but some robust supporting software known as DSi Camera and DSi Sound. Demoed in these two clips, what can we say? Apparently, the ....... read more
Sat,
25 Oct 2008
Sign Up Now to Get the New Xbox Experience Early [New Xbox Experience]
Major Nelson has just dropped the details on how to get into the New Xbox Experience early. They're looking for a "few thousand" participants. All you've gotta do is sign up and answer a few questions ....... read more
Fri,
24 Oct 2008
The Wii Looks Fantastic with a Hard Drive [Nintendo]
At the NYC Nintendo store, employees don't have to switch discs every time they want to demo a new game. Instead, everything is preloaded on a hard drive for easy access. Unto itself, a hard drive dem ....... read more
Wed,
22 Oct 2008
Play With the New Xbox Experience As Soon As Next Week [New Xbox Experience]
The New Xbox Experience is, in a word, fantastic—I got to check it myself out last week, and was amazed by its totally smooth re-imagining of the Xbox UI. If you're jealous, you won't have to be ....... read more
Mon,
20 Oct 2008
Energy Star Setting Consumption Guidelines For Game Consoles [Gaming]
It's no secret that your game console is not going to do much to save you money on your next power bill. However, Energy Star is finally prepared to set guidelines on energy consumption for these devi ....... read more
Wed,
15 Oct 2008
Next Xbox Will Upgrade Xbox 360 Games to Look Amazing, Use New Controller Features [Big Fat Rumor]
I don't even know how this would work, but Xbox Evolved says that the next Xbox (720 or Next, whatever) won't just be backward-compatible with games, it'll be forward-compatible. What the hell does th ....... read more
Wed,
15 Oct 2008
New PS3 2.50 and PSP 5.00 Firmware Details Surface [Sony]
The official Playstation blog has dropped details of the upcoming PS3 2.50 firmware update, which finally includes an auto shut-down power saving feature for connected wireless controllers and the con ....... read more
Mon,
13 Oct 2008