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TinyNES is a compact game console that plays NES cartridges using the same chips as the original

There’s no shortage of ways to play classic Nintendo games these days, but most of them rely on emulation and/or illegally downloading game ROMS from the internet. The TinyNES takes a different approach. It’s a brand new micro-console that has the same processors as the original Nintendo Entertainment System, which means it has native support […]

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Arduboy Mini is a tiny, open open source game console (for people with good eyesight)

The Arduboy is a small handheld game console that uses open source code and which has a strong community of developers who have created 100+ games for the platform. But the upcoming Arduboy Mini is smaller, more fragile, harder to use, and… kind of cool anyway. Arduboy creator Kevin Bates has shared an early look […]

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Razer is shutting down its game store for Ouya, Forge TV, and Mad Catz MOJO

A few years back companies thought the next big thing in console gaming was… small. And cheap. And Android-based. That future never really arrived. And now gaming hardware company Razer is putting another nail in the coffin and shutting down the services that would have powered the Ouya, Razer Forge TV, and Mad Catz MOJO… […]

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Mad Catz M.O.J.O. game console gets 4K support through software update

Mad Catz is rolling out a software update for its Android-based M.O.J.O. game console. As expected, the update brings support for an Ouya app letting you use the $200 game console as if it were… Ouya’s $100 game console. That might not sound exciting, but it does give you access to a game store with […]

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Razer will launch an Android TV game console this fall

Razer plans to launch its own game console this fall, and it’ll be based on Google’s Android TV platform. The company unveiled the micro-console today during the Google IO developer conference, but details are scarce at the moment. Razer is best known for making PC gaming accessories, but in recent years the company has been […]

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TCL T2 is an Android game console with an Allwinner A31 chip

Chinese electronics maker TCL is launching its first Android-powered video game console. It’s called the TCL T2, and it’s a small box with an Allwinner A31 quad-core processor, Android 4.2 Jelly Bean software, 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of storage. It also comes with a wireless game controller… which looks kind of familiar. The TCL T2 […]