Google has revealed what we searched for in 2012, in its annual Search Zeitgeist report. From Martian rovers to a man jumping from space, this was 2012 in search terms.
In a bad sign for Nintendo Sony's six year old Playstation 3 console outsold Nintendo's brand new Wii U in the US during the week of Black Friday. And that's not the only problem Nintendo has this season.
Google's 2012 Silver Surfer Awards with Age Action goes to a gaming granny, 70, who bonds with her grandchildren over Nintendo Wii, DS, and Playstation games
The Nintendo 3DS handheld gaming device has reportedly sold out within 24 hours of its release in Japan on February 26. According to Andriasang, more than 400,000 units were sold in the first day alone, effectively accounting for all available stock.
We knew it was due soon and today Nintendo announced that their innovative 3D handheld games console, the 3DS, will be released in the UK and Ireland on March 25th (March 27 in the US).
ITV and Channel 4 are both expected to launch the first commercial video content that can be viewed in the UK via the PlayStation 3 later this week. This follows a similar strategy from the BBC which launched its BBC iPlayer for the PS3 last year.
As Microsoft's Kinect goes on sales across Ireland Irish gamers are already expecting to be disappointed as the gaming system has sold out in most major stores.
The makers of Opera are calling for the creation of web opera browser addon standards. Håkon Wium Lie, the chief technology officer of Opera believes that the browser addon market needs to be standardised to help both programmers and users.
With Sony and Microsoft launching their assault on motion responsive gaming this year, in direct competition to Nintendo's Wii, the future of home gaming has never been so hard to predict. But as Piers Dillon-Scott found at the “Game On Dublin” show, that has always been the case.