Content Wars Ramp Up As Oz SVOD Subs Pass 12M
More than half of all Australian households now have SVOD subscriptions, many of them to multiple services, as local subscriptions pass 12... Read More
Nvidia Shares Soar Despite Revenue Drop
Nvidia Q2 earnings and revenues beat Wall Street estimates, despite dropping from a year before, driven by better-than-expected gaming and automotive chip... Read More
PlayStation Launch New DualShock Controllers In Oz
PlayStation Australia has revealed that four new stylish colours will join the growing line-up of DualShock 4 wireless controllers – Rose Gold,... Read More
Logitech Debut New Slim Mechanical Gaming Keyboards
Logitech has introduced a pair of new mechanical gaming keyboards – the G915 Lightspeed Wireless and the G815 Lightsync RGB – which... Read More
Lenovo Post Record Market Share, Profit Up
Lenovo Group has more than doubled Q1 net income to US$162 million, with group revenue notching US$12.5 billion – its eighth consecutive... Read More
ASUS On-Year Revenue Up After 22 Months
AsusTek (ASUS) has returned to revenue growth after 22 months of on-year declines, with consolidated July revenue jumping 5.9% year-on-year to NT$25.53 billion... Read More
Acer Reveals A Super Charged 240Hz Predator Gaming Monitor
Acer are well known for their domination in the PC gaming market, now it’s their Predator gaming monitors that are exiting hard... Read More
Xbox Chief Denies Streaming-Only Console
Xbox Chief, Phil Spencer, has rejected rumours it’s working on a streaming-only console, adding game streaming is currently more aligned with smartphones.... Read More
New Nintendo Switch To Use Sharp Panels
Japanese gaming company Nintendo will reportedly use Sharp’s pioneering IGZO display panels in its new Switch consoles. According to the Wall Street... Read More
Intel Launch 10th Gen Chips To Fend Off AMD
Intel has released 11 of its new “Ice Lake” 10th generation processors for 2-in-1 convertibles and laptops, promising increased performance, better battery... Read More
Nintendo Profit Slips 10%
Japanese gaming giant Nintendo posted a 10% fall in quarterly profit on market expectations of a rise in costs, but with stronger... Read More
Nvidia To Unveil Revamped Shield TV
A recent FCC filing appears to confirm the development of a revamped Nvidia Shield TV, following a slew of previous rumours. The... Read More
Playstation, Xbox Console Sales Down
Sales of ageing gaming consoles are down as the current generation of machines begin to reach the end of their cycle and... Read More
MSI Showcase New Gaming Range & GT75 Titan
MSI, in partnership with Discovery Channel, showcased its new doco ‘E-Sports: The Rise of the New King’ at Events Cinemas Sydney CBD last... Read More
US Teen Wins Record $3m In Fortnite Championship
A US teenager has won a record-breaking $3 million grand prize in solo competition to become the inaugural Fortnite world champion. In... Read More
Microsoft Ditches Cortana On Xbox One
Microsoft will be dropping the Cortana digital assistant from its Xbox One, while also redesigning the ‘Home’ experience as part of yet... Read More
Nintendo Offer Free Fix For Faulty Switch Controllers
Nintendo will fix faulty controllers free of charge and refund customers who have already paid for a fix, as the company goes... Read More
PlayStation Launch Annual Winter Sale, Up to 60% Off
Sony Interactive Entertainment has launched its annual PlayStation Store Winter Sale, discounting a range of PS4 Games and PS Video content up... Read More
Logitech On A Roll As Stock Soars 31% Following Acquisitions
Logitech International has reported a 6% increase in sales as their stock soars 31% this year. Overnight Logitech reported fiscal first-quarter sales... Read More
Review: MSI GE65 Raider – Giant Sound That Delivers Gaming Goods
Recently announced ESL gaming partner MSI is finally bringing its next-gen gaming notebook, the powerful GE65 Raider to Australia from $3,199. Debuted... Read More
Interactive Games & Entertainment Association Fails To Deliver
It appears that PR outfit Espresso Communications has a problem determining which publications cover the gaming market for their client the Interactive... Read More
Nintendo Hit With Class Action Over Faulty Controllers
A law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against Nintendo alleging the gaming company knowingly sold faulty controllers for its Switch... Read More
Microsoft Q4 Revenue Up 12%, Xbox Slumps
Microsoft’s cloud computing business has continued to drive earnings, with Q4 revenue up 12% year-on-year to US$33.72 billion – blowing past analyst... Read More
Stadia Controllers Won’t Support Bluetooth Headsets At Launch
During a recent Reddit AMA, Google revealed that its Stadia controllers won’t be able to wirelessly stream video game audio to Bluetooth... Read More
Nintendo Reveal Big Battery For New Switch
Nintendo has announced an updated version of its best-selling Switch console via its official twitter – with nearly double the battery life... Read More
Acer Predator Release X35 Gaming Monitor
Acer Predator has announced its powerhouse 35-inch X35 gaming monitor will launch in Australia and New Zealand on August 1, 2019 for... Read More
Alienware Co-Founder Jumps Ship To AMD
AMD has confirmed that Frank Azor, former executive at Dell and co-founder of Alienware, will join AMD as its new corporate VP... Read More
Nintendo Unveil New Handheld ‘Switch Lite’
Nintendo has ditched the switching part of its Switch handheld/docking hybrid console with the newly announced Switch Lite, a smaller and lighter... Read More
Microsoft Patent Xbox Phone Controllers
Microsoft is experimenting with Xbox controllers designed specifically for tablets and phones – attaching to the sides of devices to provide a... Read More
Logitech Unveil New Gaming Headsets With Blue Mic Tech
Logitech have introduced its newly refreshed G PRO X – a gaming headset incorporating the new Blue VO!CE software, which delivers clearer... Read More
Nintendo Reportedly Working On Smaller, Handheld-Focused Switch
Nintendo is reportedly working on the next version of the Nintendo Switch – with the most likely scenario being a smaller, handheld-focused... Read More
Huawei Bail Out Of Notebook Market As SmartPhone Sales Slump
After being beaten up in the smartphone market Huawei is now taking a pounding in the notebook market after spending the tail... Read More
HP & Dell Exit China, Lenovo Refuse To Comment
Three weeks after Acer CEO Jason Chen revealed to ChannelNews that Acer was considering a move away from manufacturing PC’s in China,... Read More
Commodore 64 Re-Release Coming In December
The classic Commodore 64, pre-loaded with 64 games and coming with a working keyboard and classic joystick, is being re-released and will... Read More
PC & Console Gaming Sales Slow Despite Retailers Ramping Up Floor Space
The gaming market is weakening with sales of both consoles and PC gaming machines slowing. In Australia retailers have moved to expand... Read More
Retailers Banking On PlayStation 5 In 2020, More Speed & 8K Streaming
Retailers are banking on Sony’s next-generation PlayStation 5 generating big revenues when it is launched next year despite a move to PC... Read More
Amazon Target Gamers With Twitch Prime Deals
Twitch Prime will kick off Prime Day 2019 with free content giveaways for Apex Legends and EA SPORTS titles. From July 3,... Read More
AR/VR Headset Market Up 27.2%
The global augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headset market returned to growth after a year of decline, up 27 per... Read More
Gaming Console Makers Sony, Microsoft & Nintendo Team Up To Avoid Price Rises
Big gaming console manufacturers Sony Microsoft and Nintendo have teamed up to attack the proposed 25% US tariffs on all gaming console... Read More
Alienware Co-Founder Departs Dell, Rumoured For AMD
Frank Azor, co-founder of Alienware and long-time overseer of Dell’s gaming and XPS divisions, has announced his departure from the company as... Read More
Apple Adding Xbox, PS4 Controller Support To iPhones, iPads
Apple gamers are set to enjoy portable gaming on the go with the tech giant adding Xbox and PS4 controller support to... Read More
Sony, Fitbit & Apple In, Viano TV’s Out At Big W As They Look For Brand Growth
Sony, Apple, Fitbit, Garmin and Logitech are just a few of the brands Big W has invested in to drive a resurgence... Read More
Xbox To Release Only One New Console 2020
Microsoft has reportedly ditched plans to release an affordably priced Xbox in 2020, instead focusing only on one high-end model. Rumours previously... Read More
MSI Partners With Discovery Channel On eSports Documentary
Taiwanese PC manufacturer MSI has partnered with the Discovery Channel to release a new documentary eSports: The Rise of The New King that is... Read More
Acer Predator Ink Major eSports Sponsorship Deal
Acer’s gaming brand Predator is delving deeper into the world of esports gaming with a new sponsorship deal with Rainbow Six Pro... Read More
Gaming Revenues To Reach $152bn
The global video and electronic games market will generate US$152.1 billion in 2019, up 9.6 percent over last year as gaming morphs... Read More
Sony Boss Shrugs Off Break Up Questions Shareholders Not Happy
The President of Sony Kenichiro Yoshida has stone walled shareholders by refusing to answer questions relating to the proposed break up of... Read More
Nintendo Moves Switch Out Of China, New Models Tipped
In an effort to avoid US tariffs, Nintendo is moving production of its popular Switch consoles outside of China amid reports that... Read More
LG Launch World’s First 1ms IPS Gaming Monitor
LG Electronics has unveiled two versions of its new UltraGear Nano IPS NVIDIA G-SYNC gaming monitor, the world’s first 1 millisecond (ms) IPS display.... Read More
Sennheiser Intro First Wireless Gaming Set
Sennheiser is expanding its gaming headset range with the announcement of the “GSP 670”, Sennheiser’s first wireless gaming headset with up to... Read More