Anonymous Reports On Wii U Sparks A Debate

In various tweets collected by a leading website, Chris Arnold, the founder of Ping developer Nami Tentou, rebutted an anonymous report outlining varied hardware and development issues with the Wii U. “Most of the main complaints pointed at in the article from the developer are geared toward pre-retail release SDKissues,” he said. “I will safely say that the post release …

AbleGamers Foundation Raised Over $100K In 2K13

The AbleGamers Foundation, a non-profit-making charity that helps makes gaming accessible for those with impairment and disabilities, raised over $100,000 in 2013. AbleGamers told a tabloid that the funds were gathered through events like Minethon and Pax East and were pooled with donations from businesses and live streamers. AbleGamers COO and outreach Chair Steve Spohn further told that the foundation …

Toshiba Smart TV To Offer Game Streaming

OnLive may not be the foremost undefeated cloud-based gaming platform, however with Sony’s recent reveal of the Gaikai-powered PlayStation now, the idea is simply gaining more traction. Just like OnLive’s push for integration with the tablets and TVs, Toshiba’s upcoming line of smart TVs will offer game streaming capabilities via cloud-based gaming service GameNow. Toshiba’s announcement states that the GameNow-compatible …

Survey Shows American Household Technology Product Usage

Recent stories regarding video game headsets, recreation PCs for living rooms and pizza-ordering apps that minimize human interaction all share an origin: CES 2014, a show dedicated to showcasing advancements in technology which may become as common as smartphones are, or as muted in success as the Betamax. It’s fun to try and predict future trends; however Gallup’s recent poll …

Mad Catz Developing Professional Gaming Mouse

Gaming accessory manufacturer Mad Catz has declared development of the R.A.T. Tournament Edition, a mouse designed for the eSports-minded player. The R.A.T. TE options tracking speeds up to 8200 DPI, minimized weight, dynamic surface detection, lift-off height standardisation, programmable button mapping and is intended for Mac as well as PC. We stress that the R.A.T. TE isn’t to be confused …