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Ouya console plays Borderlands 2 via Nvidia GRID by Geoff Gasior — 1:06 PM on June 17, 2013 The folks behind the indie-friendly Ouya gaming console thought it was too expensive to pay for a booth at last week's E3 expo, so they... Type: News story Tags: Game consoles	30
Apple's new controller framework hints at gaming aspirations by Geoff Gasior — 11:32 AM on June 14, 2013 In just a few short years, the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch have become incredibly popular gaming platforms. The latest iterations have the hardware... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Game consoles	48
PlayStation 4 costs $399, supports offline play, doesn't restrict used games by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:11 AM on June 11, 2013 On the heels of Microsoft's Xbox One event, Sony revealed yesterday that the PlayStation 4 will be priced $100 lower than its rival.... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Game consoles	140
Xbox One will be available in November for $500 by Geoff Gasior — 1:49 PM on June 10, 2013 Microsoft's E3 press event just wrapped up, and it was pretty much what... Type: News story Tags: Game consoles	91
Former exec: AMD's Xbox One deal is worth ''$3+'' billion by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:00 AM on May 28, 2013 Last week, Microsoft confirmed that the next-gen Xbox is powered by a custom AMD APU. Now, a former AMD executive has given us an... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Game consoles	124
Updated Kinect motion sensor coming to the PC next year by Geoff Gasior — 9:02 AM on May 24, 2013 Microsoft's next-generation Kinect controller is a key component of the Xbox One console. It will ship with every system, and it's also coming to... Type: News story Tags: Input devices Game consoles	27
Microsoft reveals next-generation Xbox One console by Geoff Gasior — 2:17 PM on May 21, 2013 Microsoft revealed its next-generation game console today. Dubbed Xbox One, the console was designed as an all-in-one entertainment system that's equally at home playing games... Type: News story Tags: Game consoles	329
Pre-orders begin for Nvidia's Shield by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:10 AM on May 17, 2013 So, remember how Nvidia's Shield handheld gaming device was supposed to go... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Game consoles	40
PS4 architect discusses console's custom AMD processor by Geoff Gasior — 11:55 AM on April 26, 2013 Since February, we've known that Sony's upcoming PlayStation 4 console will have a "supercharged PC architecture" based on a custom AMD processor with GCN-derived... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Game consoles	246
Next Xbox may have AMD Jaguar cores, $500 price tag by Cyril Kowaliski — 4:59 PM on April 8, 2013 Now that the PlayStation 4 is official, all eyes are on Microsoft—and the rumor mill is grinding on at full speed. Both Bloomberg and Paul... Type: News story Tags: Game consoles	135
Report: Next-gen Xbox to require persistent online connection by Geoff Gasior — 9:13 AM on April 5, 2013 If the recent SimCity launch taught us anything, it's that gamers aren't all that keen on titles that require a persistent online connection. Making... Type: News story Tags: Game consoles Internet	111
Epic's Rein calls PS4 a 'really perfect gaming PC' by Cyril Kowaliski — 11:11 AM on April 4, 2013 I think game developers are happy with Sony's choice of hardware for the PlayStation 4. At least, Epic Games' Mark Rein seems to be. In... Type: News story Tags: Systems Game consoles	185
AMD touts unified gaming strategy by Scott Wasson — 2:49 PM on April 1, 2013 Last week at GDC, AMD held an event for the press highlighting its commitment to gaming and graphics while dropping a series of newsy bits... Type: Feature article Tags: Graphics Gaming Game consoles	79
Sony: Developers wanted the PS4 to be PC-like by Cyril Kowaliski — 3:32 PM on March 15, 2013 The last major console to feature an x86 processor was the original Xbox, which came out all the way back in 2001. Since then, RISC... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Game consoles	66
Nvidia ''didn't want'' the PlayStation 4 by Cyril Kowaliski — 3:05 PM on March 14, 2013 AMD has scored a big design win with the PlayStation 4. When the console comes out later this year, it will pack an AMD-designed... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Game consoles	165
Nvidia PhysX SDK adds PlayStation 4 support by Geoff Gasior — 12:11 PM on March 11, 2013 We already know Sony's upcoming PlayStation 4 console will feature a custom AMD processor that combines Jaguar CPU cores with Radeon graphics. It... Type: News story Tags: Gaming Game consoles	42
Newell: Steam Box prototypes coming in 3-4 months by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:07 AM on March 6, 2013 This is a pretty exciting year for gamers. Sony has unveiled the PlayStation 4, Microsoft is about to do the same with the next... Type: News story Tags: Systems Game consoles	32
AMD sheds more light on the PS4's custom APU by Cyril Kowaliski — 2:30 PM on February 21, 2013 Yesterday, Sony confirmed that the PlayStation 4 is powered by a single chip with eight x86 cores and PC-class graphics. The firm didn't get... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Game consoles	66

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Continuing a long history of innovation, AMD announced today that they were the first to reach a critical CPU power envelope threshold. AMD CEO, Rory...

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Well, the 200W barrier has been broken. Now onto 500W! +35

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