Amkette launches Evo Gamepad to tap mobile gaming market

Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2015, 16:05

Aimed at tapping the gaming market in India, IT peripherals firm Amkette today launched a new handheld console which helps convert smartphones into gaming consoles.

Old video games get new life on Xbox One consoles

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 12:36

Microsoft played to the hearts of gamers on Monday with word that they will be able to switch on beloved old video games on new-generation Xbox One consoles.

PlayStation touts virtual reality and big name games

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 09:03

Sony late on Monday proclaimed a `new era` of PlayStation gaming complete with big-name games and the dawn of virtual reality on its powerful PlayStation 4 consoles.

Nintendo sees profit doubling, helped by smartphone game entry

Last Updated: Thursday, May 7, 2015, 16:38

Japanese videogame maker Nintendo Co Ltd forecast its long-awaited entry into smartphone games would help it double annual operating profit in the year through March, offsetting weak sales growth in its traditional consoles.

China finally gets official PlayStations, minus some games

Last Updated: Friday, March 20, 2015, 11:24

Japanese electronics giant Sony on Friday launched its PlayStation gaming console in China, where authorities impose strict controls on content, but some popular titles including "Grand Theft Auto" and "Call of Duty" were not available.

Microsoft must face class action claims over alleged Xbox defect

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 21:16

A federal appeals court on Wednesday revived class-action allegations in which owners of Microsoft Corp Xbox 360 video game consoles sued the company over an alleged design defect that causes game discs to be gouged.

Nintendo halves operating profit view on slack 3DS sales; weak yen lifts net profit

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 14:49

Struggling Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co warned it won`t make its annual operating profit target due to slack sales of its 3DS handheld game consoles, though the yen`s current weakness means overseas sales will boost net profit.

Sony PS4 console sales top 18.5 million

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 15:31

Slightly more than four million PS4 units were bought during the year-end holiday season, Sony chief Kazuo Hirai said.

Sony PlayStation 4 China sales to begin January 11

Last Updated: Thursday, December 11, 2014, 17:22

This marks PlayStation`s official entry into China, the world`s third-largest gaming market, after Beijing lifted a 14-year ban on foreign gaming consoles earlier this year. Microsoft Corp launched its Xbox in China in September.

Sony unveils game service as PS4 sales top 4.2 million

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 00:55

Sony on Tuesday announced a hotly-anticipated streaming game service along with the news that it sold more than 4.2 million PlayStation 4 consoles by the start of this year.