Sony's new handheld gaming device will be available in the US Feb 2012. The Sony PS Vita has the usual controls and it has a touchscreen. It is said that the video is almost as good as that of home gaming consoles! Find out more on the Sony PlayStation Vita.

According to recent reports, Microsoft's next generation Xbox, the successor to the Xbox 360, will be revealed at E3 2012. Hardware specifications have yet to be finalised, but Crytek is reported to be working with the software giant's DirectX 11 in developing the console. If Microsoft are indeed set to unveil the console at E3 2012, it's highly likely that they will be ahead of their rival, Sony. Find out more on the new Xbox.

Nintendo announced its next generation consol, a tablet sized controller for home gaming, on Tuesday, 7 June 2011 at E3. A revolutionary product, not the first from the Japanese based games giant, the industry was taken by surprise at this public announcement of the Wii U and its capabilities which are set to change the way we play games in front of the TV. Find out more about the Nintendo Wii U.

Japanese gaming giant, TOKYO - Nintendo Co. said Sunday, 5 June 2011, that a server for it's U.S unit's website had been hacked. Never having been targeted before, no company or customer information was compromised and neither has there been any damage to operations, inconveniencing any of their customers. Find out more

JamLegend has notified all it's current users that they will be shutting down the site later this month (29th April 2011). JamLegend was similar to the famous "Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero" games. To find out more you can read their blog here: http://bit.ly/h0XghX

Foursquare v3 was introduced yesterday and has some new features: New Recommendations, the Points are back, different options for merchants and their specials. Find out more here http://on.mash.to/f6aPcE

Sony revealed their new PSP hand-held gaming device to compete with Nintendo's 3DS. You can get more information from here: http://on.wsj.com/hXyeRM