Through a software update, released today, the Nvidia Shield now has the capability to stream PC games to the TV in 1080p at 60 fps using the handheld’s console mode feature.  Before the update the Shield could only handle streaming PC games at 720p with the device’s Gamestream technology.  The recent update also improves the 720p streaming mode and the […]

  nVidia has announced that the nVidia SHIELD will be shipping on July 31st, after nearly a month long delay due to ‘third party concerns‘, “But we won’t do that until it’s fully up to the exacting standards that NVIDIA’s known for. And some final quality-assurance testing has just turned up a mechanical issue that we’re not happy with.” “Our goal […]

Meteor Entertainment, publisher of Hawken, announced their Combat Mech Challenge Art Contest. For those unfamiliar, Hawken is a free-to-play mech first person shooter (check out our interview with Evan Burman, Senior Community Manager, during PAX East 2013). The contest will allow the artistically gifted to earn some loot including gaming accessories and Hawken merchandise. Whether it is 2D or 3D […]

Nvidia has announced that its “Shield” portable gaming system will be released in June; however if you want to make sure you get one of the first systems off the press you can pre-order the system on May 20th. The system  will run you $349. The Shield is an Android-based handheld gaming system. It will play Android games but it […]