Xbox And PS5 Drive Console Sales Growth Despite Drought
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August 5, 2021
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The new Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 have fuelled a slight uptick in game console sales despite shortages leaving potential customers... Read More
Valve Takes Punt On Handheld To Rival Nintendo Switch
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July 16, 2021
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Gaming giant Valve, owner of the Steam distribution platform, has unveiled its long-rumoured Steam Deck handheld console as a rival to the... Read More
Cyberpunk Back On PS Store As Oz Retailers Slash Price
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June 22, 2021
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Cyberpunk 2077 is back on the PlayStation Store, despite the PS4 version – which is still on the shelves at stores including... Read More
Cyberpunk 2077 On Its Way Back To PS Store
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June 16, 2021
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Troubled game studio CD Projekt has been thrown a lifeline, with Sony moving to reinstate Cyberpunk 2077 on the PlayStation Store next... Read More
Sony Claim That Retailers Will Have Stock Of The PS5 For Xmas, Let’s Wait & See
Days after Sony Playstation boss Jim Ryan claimed that retailers would not see new PS5 stock until 2021 we are now being... Read More
Sharp Gets Into The Gaming Console Market In Partnership With Nintendo
Sharp has got into the gaming console market in partnership with Nintendo. The two Japanese Companies have cuddled up to each other... Read More
Sony PS5 Supply Gets Worse As Amazon Customers Get Fry Pans Instead Of New Console
Sony’s PlayStation 5 supply issues could get worse before they get better as Amazon investigates missing consoles with some customers getting fry... Read More
PS5 Game Prices Higher As Stock Shortages Nobble Launch Figures
Sony will not budge on higher prices for its PS5 games, as both it and rival Microsoft struggle with launch sales of... Read More
Xbox Series X, Series S Shortages Will Last Until April
Retailers shouldn’t expect relief from Xbox Series X and Series S shortages any time soon, with Microsoft predicting supply issues will persist... Read More
Scalpers Flogging PS5, Xbox Series X For Thousands On eBay
Scalpers are selling Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles at huge markups on eBay as stock shortages hit sales of the... Read More
Nintendo Take Advantage Of No PlayStation & Xbox Consoles As Switch Sales Soar
As Microsoft and Sony struggle to deliver their new gaming consoles retailers in Australia are reporting record demand for Nintendo’s Switch console... Read More
Major Problems For New Xbox, Belching Smoke, Dodgy Blu ray Playback
Major problems have emerged for Microsoft’s brand new Xbox Series X not only are these reports of the new high speed console... Read More
Vodafone Selling Limited PS5 Stock To Its Customers
Vodafone customers angling for a sought-after PlayStation 5 console are in luck, with the carrier offering a limited number for sale. Starting... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: New Xbox Console Network Crashes On Day One
As Microsoft’s new Xbox went on sale overnight the Companies online gaming network crashed. Microsoft has confirmed that its Xbox Live online... Read More
Hit Game Series Gets Long-Awaited Remaster
Blockbuster game franchise Mass Effect is getting a facelift, with a remaster coming to current-generation consoles next year. The Mass Effect Legendary... Read More
Nintendo Profits Up 50% As Retailers Struggle To Get Switch Gaming Consoles
As demand for home gaming booms Nintendo has taken the unusual move of reporting financials early claiming an opening profit that is... Read More
Apple TV Coming To Xbox Series X, S
Apple TV will be among a suite of streaming apps available on the Xbox Series X and Series S consoles at launch... Read More
Seagate Reveals Aussie Pricing For Xbox Series X Expansion Card
Seagate has launched its Storage Expansion Card for the Xbox Series X and S, which it promises will deliver extra storage capacity... Read More
Cyberpunk 2077 Delayed JB Hi Fi Reschedule Promotion
The hotly-anticipated video game Cyberpunk 2077 will again be delayed, with the release day now tipped for November 19 release. In a... Read More
Xbox Series X Tipped To Support Dolby Vision & HDR10+
The next-gen Xbox Series X will reportedly support standard HDR10+ and Dolby Vision HDR formats, following confirmation from Microsoft executives. A Microsoft... Read More
HDMI Bug Could Nobble PS5, Xbox Series X On 2020 Receivers
An embarrassing bug has surfaced in a number of 2020 AV receivers which could see them unable to pass through video from... Read More
Sony Prepare PlayStation 5 Cooling Fan Update
Sony is reportedly preparing software updates that will optimise the PlayStation 5’s cooling fan over time, based on intelligent data gathered on... Read More
Atari Set To Make Console Comeback Complete With Crypto Currency Payment System
Retailers could soon be selling a new console alongside the Xbox and PS5 with Atari set to get back into the console... Read More
Microsoft Woos Xbox 360 Users To Series X With Free Cloud Saves
Microsoft is enticing Xbox 360 users to upgrade to the new Series X and S consoles with an offer of free cloud... Read More
PlayStation 5 Forecast To Hit 69M In 2025, Beats Xbox
Sony is expected to notch an installed base of 69.1 million PlayStation 5 consoles by 2025, beating 40.4 million Xbox Series X/S... Read More
Are Shoppers Buying The Wrong Xbox?
Confusion appears to be reigning at Amazon with the current-generation Xbox One X console rocketing up the sales charts as pre-orders open... Read More
Xbox Opens Next-Gen Accessories For Pre-Order
The Xbox accessories line-up for the new Series X and Series S next-gen consoles, including three colours of wireless controller and a... Read More
Sony Screw Up Pre Orders For New PS5 More Like 2021 For New Console
Sony who screwed up their preorder program for their new Playstation 5 have been forced to apologise after tens of thousands of... Read More
Walmart Abandons In-Store PlayStation 5 Pre-Orders
Retailer giant Walmart sold out of its PlayStation 5 pre-orders in record time, with the consoles out of stock online after only... Read More
Nintendo Ends 3DS Production
Nintendo has killed its successful 3DS family of handheld gaming consoles after nine years of production, leaving the Switch as its sole... Read More
Is The PS5 Vs Xbox Console War Set To Be More About Software Than Hardware & Will Retailers Miss Out?
Retailers such as JB Hi Fi, EB Games and Harvey Norman were punting on a battle between Microsoft and Sony to drive... Read More
Sony PlayStation 5, OZ Launch Nov 19 Set To Retail For $599
Sony is set to launch their all new PlayStation 5 on November 19th in Australia, it’s expected to retail in Australia for... Read More
Sony Shares Fall As PlayStation 5 Production Cut, Price Revealed
Sony shares have fallen 2.4% after the Japanese Company told investors it’s slashing production of their new PlayStation 5 by over 4... Read More
Nintendo Boost Switch Production To Historic High
Global shortages of the best-selling Nintendo Switch are set to be slightly appeased, after the company raised its production goal to a... Read More
Sony Tipped To Slash PS5 Prices In Response To Xbox
Sony will reportedly slash the prices of its PlayStation 5 line-up to bring them in line with Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and... Read More
Philips Launch New 55″ 4K Gaming Monitor With Bowers & Wilkins Speakers
Philips has expanded its big-screen console gaming monitor range with the new 55″ 558M1RY, boasting 4K display and Bowers & Wilkins speakers.... Read More
Your Move, Sony: Microsoft Unveils Aussie Next-Gen Xbox Pricing
The next-gen ball is now firmly in Sony’s court with Australian and New Zealand pricing being revealed for Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox Series... Read More
Microsoft Xbox Series S Tipped To Be Over $500
Microsoft has officially confirmed the next-gen Xbox Series S, which it dubs the “smallest Xbox ever”, as well as a price point... Read More
Next Gen Xbox Consoles To Launch November 10: Leak
Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox Series X and its smaller counterpart, the Series S, will reportedly release on November 10. According to a leak... Read More
Nintendo Launches Mario 35th Birthday Blitz
Nintendo will celebrate the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. with a slew of Mario-themed products, including AR-enabled toys, a collectible handheld... Read More
November 13 Rumoured For PS5 Release
Sony’s next-generation PlayStation 5 console could release on November 13, a week after the tipped release of the Xbox Series X. According... Read More
Sony Consumer Business Under Pressure, Big Restructure Tipped
Sony’s future as a consumer electronics Company is being questioned, with the Company desperately looking to restructure their business as they fail... Read More
Xbox Unifies UX Ahead Of Series X
The August 2020 update for Xbox is pushing a unified user interface experience across Xbox One and the upcoming Xbox Series X.... Read More
Sony Warns “Limited” PS5 Units Available For Invite-Only Pre-Order
Sony has warned only a “limited quantity” of PS5 consoles will be available for pre-order this holiday season, as the gaming maker... Read More
Nintendo Tipped To Unveil Next-Gen Switch 2021
Nintendo is reportedly planning to unveil the next-generation of its best-selling Switch console in 2021, according to supply chain rumblings. According to... Read More
New Batman-less Batman Game To Release Next Year
Gotham Knights, the first Batman video game from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in five years, will not include Batman. Set in a... Read More
PS5 Commercial Dropped, Expected To Launch Soon
Sony has dropped a new feature add for PlayStation 5, suggesting that the new gaming console will be released soon. However, Sony... Read More
First Major Game To Release Simultaneously On Google Stadia And PC
Google’s ailing Stadia game streaming service is set to score a major coup with Baldur’s Gate 3 becoming the first major game... Read More
Bluemouth To Bring New Atari Console/PC Hybrid To ANZ
Atari will bring its new VCS PC/console hybrid gaming system to Australia through local distributor Bluemouth Interactive. The VCS, which stands for... Read More
Nintendo Switch Inventory Set To Return To ‘Normal’ Soon
Inventory of Nintendo’s best-selling Switch console is tipped to return to ‘normal’ soon, following reports it has resolved virtually all of its... Read More
