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Best Buy is now selling Pre-Owned Video Games for all major consoles.  Prices start at $12.99 and most titles are priced at $19.99. All Pre-Owned Deals also include Free Shipping which adds a lot of value to their new Pre-Owned Video Game section.  We never thought we would see the day that Best Buy [...]

Palm has confirmed further details regarding the native PDK during GDC specifically relating to development support and hardware compatibility.
First, the most recent version of the PDK released recently is compatible with the Pixi for application development, rather than being limited to the Pre and Pre Plus as first thought, which means that all currently available [...]

The Android Developers blog has announced the latest update to the Native Development Kit, which now includes support for the proper extensions needed for developing 3D games using the newer Open GL ES 2.0 standard, placing games and applications developed with the NDK closer in performance to the games available on iPhone 3G/3GS and Palm [...]

Nvidia has announced on its Twitter feed that it will debut its newest GF100 based graphics cards during the PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) East 2010 gaming convention. The dedicated page for the announcement is live and features more information on Nvidia’s activites during the convention.
Update: Nvidia has updated its Twitter feed clarifying the release [...]

Sony has decided to pursue a new strategy to ensure new purchases and pre-orders of its disc-based PSP games.
By turning SOCOM Fireteam Bravo 3’s online play into a one time use bonus code that can’t be tranferred or reused when the game is sold either to a store or another individual, Sony hopes to curb [...]

Microsoft’s senior product manager Michael Chang has alluded to the possibility of allowing other game console online platforms access to Windows Phone 7 integration on the same level as the Xbox LIVE integration previously announced for the operating system, with Sony’s Playstation Network a strong possibility.

“If you look at our history in mobiles, we have [...]

Leave it to the epic Sonic vs Mario debate to mark yet another paradigm shift in console gaming. This time, Sonic is hitting hard first with the switch to digital download distribution. Sonic 4, announced early this morning, will mark the first time an exclusive game has been released on consoles… in download-only form.
Titled Sonic [...]

Nvidia has revealed the first two model names for its forthcoming line of graphics cards based on its new GF100 Fermi 512 core architecture and 40nm manufacturing process.
The GeForce GTX470/480 will be the first cards to launch the new graphics architecture, which is expected to surpass the performance of resurgent competitor AMD with double the [...]

Newegg is currently offering the Sony PSPgo at a $40 discount from its $249.99 MSRP, which includes free shipping in Pearl White for $209.99 while the standard Black color is on sale at a $30 discount for $219.99 also with free shipping.
Buy the PSP Go in Black from Newegg.com
Buy the PSPgo in Pearl White from [...]

Nintendo has reported a 23% drop in annual profit in the third quarter of 2009 due to slowing sales of the Nintendo DS and the September Wii price drop cutting into total earnings.
Total annual profit in the third quarter was down to $192 million from $249 million one year prior.
Nintendo will be launching another iteration [...]