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Review: Nintendo 3DS

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

The 3DS offers gamers 3D gaming without glasses. It won’t hit the market for many months, but here’s what we know after our brief play with it.

Feature: Tale of two portables: Sony NGP vs. Nintendo 3DS

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

Let’s compare what we know about the Nintendo 3DS and Sony’s just-announced NGP, Next Generation Portable, or PSP2.

Pulse: First look at the Nintendo 3DS

Friday, January 7th, 2011

Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime stopped by the CES 2011 CNET stage to give us a demo of the 3DS.

The 40 most anticipated games of 2011

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

Here are CNET’s picks for the 40 most anticipated games of 2011.

Review: Xbox 360 Wireless Controller with Transforming D-Pad and Play and Charge Kit

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

The Xbox 360 Wireless Controller with Transforming D-pad is a must-have for 360 gamers who demand a precise D-pad response.

Review: Kinect (Xbox 360)

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

With its impressive body tracking and unique, controller-free experience, Kinect is great for casual gaming parties and workouts - assuming you have enough room to play it.

Review: Sony PlayStation Move Controller

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

Though it provides some of the best motion control we’ve seen in games, a few issues and a lacklustre launch library may have you waiting to buy the PlayStation Move.

Review: Panasonic DMP-B100

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

The Panasonic DMP-B100 is the cheapest way to watch your Blu-ray movies on the go, but other portable media options, like an iPad or Blu-ray-equipped laptop, are more attractive.

Review: Microsoft Xbox 360 250GB

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Though the new Xbox 360 certainly addresses most of the concerns we’ve had with the versions before it, we don’t think it warrants a purchase if you already own an Xbox 360 in working order with an HDMI-out port and a hard drive.

Best video games of 2009

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Only a few elite games are worthy enough to be labelled as “year’s best”. See what made our list.

Feature: Xbox 360 vs. PlayStation 3 vs. Wii: Updated

Monday, December 21st, 2009

Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 or Wii - which game console should you buy?

Review: Netgear Digital Entertainer Live (EVA2000)

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

The Netgear Digital Entertainer Live is an easy-to-use networked digital media streamer in a small package.

This month in video games: October 2009

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

It’s official: the floodgates have opened. October brings us some of the year’s most anticipated titles. Here’s what you can look forward to.

iPhone: Where are the buttons for games, Steve?

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

In terms of casual gaming, you cannot beat what Apple has to offer, but for hardcore action/adventure titles on-screen controls just don’t cut it.

Review: Razer Megalodon Headset

Friday, September 4th, 2009

While it may not be ideal for the casual PC gamer, the Megalodon is an incredible sounding and comfortable PC gaming headset that lets you fully customise your sound.

PlayStation 3 firmware 3.00 details

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

There may not be many hardware changes inside the PS3 Slim, but here’s what you can expect from the 3.00 firmware update.

Sony announces PSP Minis, Digital Reader, PSN update, and more

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

The Sony press conference at Gamescom in Germany dropped announcements about the PSP and PlayStation Network that weren’t completely expected.

Review: Netgear EVA9150

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

While the Netgear EVA9150 is far from perfect, it offers an easy way to access the widest array of digital audio, photo and video files for the do-it-yourself crowd.

Nintendo Wii-exclusive games to look forward to

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

With the Wii MotionPlus, there’s now more than a few unique and interesting Wii games coming our way.

Review: Wii MotionPlus

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Wii MotionPlus definitely provides some impressive moments in gaming; we just wish it was incorporated in the original Wii remote.