Microsoft’s Xbox 360 exclusive Gears of War Judgement has been launched in India and the standard version will retail for Rs 2,999. Gears of War Judgement is the prequel to the Gears of War trilogy and brings a number of new gameplay elements and expands on the backstory of the franchise. Microsoft says that the franchise is bigger than its Halo franchise in India. (more…)Google+

Sony has stopped production of the PlayStation 2 (PS2) in Japan. In the gaming world, the PS2 is an iconic console. Launched on March 4, 2000, it was amongst the first DVD-players in the world, which propelled the format into mainstream and over the last twelve years it went on and became the best selling gaming console of all-time, selling more than 150 million units worldwide. (more…)Google+

Apart from the many Xbox 360 software features Microsoft showcased a lot software material that would be hitting the console in the next twelve months. Microsoft showed off games like Halo 4, Gears of War Judgement, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Forza Horizon, South Park :The Stick of Truth, Tomb Raider, Madden 13, Fifa 13, Ascend: New Gods and Call of Duty Black Ops 2. (more…)Google+

Microsoft took the stage to kick off E3 with a bang and showed off a slew of new feature upgrades to Xbox 360 and a lot of games for its gaming console. The software giant started the conference with an extended gameplay demo of the upcoming Halo 4 game, but after that it bombarded the press with a barrage of new feature upgrades for its game console. (more…)Google+

Most probably we will get to see the final hardware of Nintendo’s next generation console, the Wii U, at E3 that opens later in June. However, CNET claims to have received a list for the launch titles for the Wii U. Citing Blockbuster UK as the source, the launch titles were captured on an archaic PC interface which is not to dissimilar to a BIOS setup screen. (more…)Google+

Nintendo will launch the 3DS web browser and eShop on June 6th during the E3 game tradeshow in Los Angeles. A post on Nintendo’s website confirms: “The Nintendo eShop will be enabled through a system update which has been announced for the evening of June 6, 2011. We’ll have more information for you after this update becomes available.” The eShop should allow 3DS users to download extra game content directly to their devices, although it’s unclear what else will be available at l...

On Monday, Nintendo released a statement confirming that it will reveal the successor to the original Wii during the E3 Expo tradeshow in Los Angeles — which takes place June 7-9, 2011. The new console, currently codenamed “Project Cafe,” may feature a new “Screen Stream” controller option that will provide each individual gamer with their own touchscreen display, although Nintendo did not disclose any of the console’s new features in its statement. The Japanese gaming firm als...

Nintendo’s next generation Wii console — currently codenamed “Project Cafe” — could land later this year, and it may sport a new controller with a touchscreen display. A user in the NeoGaf forums has posted several images that provide additional details on Nintendo’s rumored system. According to the photos, “Screen Stream takes the 1080p image and pushes each rendered quarter to the player’s personal TV screen,” which is on the controller itself. So if you’r...

While we are messing around with the beta of Gears of War 3 (GoW3), one of the most eagerly awaited Xbox 360 games of the year, Microsoft seems to have decided to build up some gaming fever by releasing a special collection of the entire series. Titled “Gears of War Triple Pack,” the package has all three games in the series so far – the original Gears of War, Gears of War 2 and the Gears of War 2 All Fronts Pack, an expansion pack of Gears of War 2. And we have not come to the best part yet...

According to Kotaku, neither Microsoft nor Sony will launch new gaming consoles before 2014. “Both [Microsoft] and Sony are telegraphing to each other that they’re delaying, to milk the current [generation] and fill in previous craters better,” one source told Kotaku. By contrast, Nintendo’s next generation gaming console is expected to land sometime next year. Microsoft and Sony may decide to build onto the current systems, however; for example, Microsoft may release a “Kinect-u...

According to AV Watch, Sony has announced that it’s ending sales of its PSP Go portable gaming console. Sony let the wraps off of the PSP Go in June 2009, and while it is both smaller and lighter than the PSP, that comes at the cost of a UMD gaming cartridge slot. The requirement to side-load games or purchase them over the air no doubt played a role in Sony’s poor hardware and software sales in Japan. While the Japanese firm will no longer produce the PSP Go, it will continue to offer device supp...

Sony has kept its PlayStation 3 sales figures close to the vest, but on Friday the company officially announced shipment figures for its popular PlayStation 3 gaming console. Sony said that, as of March 29th, 2011, it has shipped 50 million PlayStation 3 consoles globally. Sony’s PlayStation Network, which allows users to download games, watch movies, and more, now has more than 75 million registered users in 59 countries around the globe. Sony also noted that it has shipped 8 million of its PlayStation...