"Thousands with a headache" for 3DS

As reported in the past few hours by the British newspaper The Sun, "thousands of owners of 3DS" may have been affected by headaches and dizziness, that this problem would lead to a record of refunds of the console. Nintendo, Game and HMV, companies quoted in the article concerned, have given a statement to refute accusations Videogame Source.

"The news reported is not correct," says Nintendo. "The number of emails relating to 3DS is less than the average found with the launch of other consoles. The Nintendo 3DS is designed with a 3D slider that allows everyone to benefit from the technology. Some people, however, may experience some slight problem.

A tablet from Sony this summer

Sony also in the fray According to press reports Japan's Sony is preparing to launch a tablet on the market this summer, then a short distance from the new Xperia mobile devices and Play NGP intended to arrive in recent months. There is no information about it beyond the simple confirmation by the Nikkei reported by Sony CEO Howard Stringer, then a very reliable source.

The tablet in question is based on Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb and should arrive on the North American market by the end of summer, but still await confirmation and any additional information. Source: Bloomberg

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GameStop tip on tablet

After the record sales and the acquisition of Impulse, GameStop is preparing to enter the business of the tablet. In an interview with Gamasutra (via VG247), the president of GameStop, Tony Bartel said that the company's digital strategies lead to the tablet. "If our partners do not guarantee a perfect tablet for video games with a bluetooth controller, we have to create one," says Bartel, according to which the explosion of the tablet is imminent: "We believe we can become leaders in this sector.

A few headaches with the 3DS

Nintendo denies the problems reported by The Sun Sun, famous English tabloid, published a few days ago a report stating that thousands of users of 3DS have suffered from headaches and dizziness using the console. Nintendo is known that the report is false and that, according to dealers, only very few players seem to have asked for compensation.

Nintendo also recalled that, in case of trouble, it is possible to limit or completely remove the 3D effect acting on the slide. There are, however, admitted that some might feel some discomfort looking at pictures in 3D, but just take a short break to fix the problem. Source: Eurogamer.

New patch for Crysis 2

There's a new update for the PC version of Crysis 2. According to the official website of the license by Crytek, the 1.2.0.0 patch fixes some minor bugs. The update is automatically downloaded to launch the game. Crysis 2 is available since March on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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Crysis 2 - New patch available for PC

System and some pretty serious bug after the update finally comes to console one for the PC version of Crysis 2. This is the 1.2.0.0 patch that is designed to solve some of the many bugs and improve the protection of the title against the cheat. Unfortunately, the Steam version of the patch causes a lengthening of the loading time of Crysis 2, but developers are already working to solve the problem.

Blue Label Announces Hamlet

Blue Label Entertainment has announced Hamlet, casual point and click adventure developed by Adventure Productions. As reported in the press, "the plot of Shakespeare's famous work is revived in a bizarre review, in which the hero is Hamlet, but a strange little man came from another planet." Hamlet is characterized by "25 levels full of riddles and puzzles, colorful graphics and engaging, but especially a lot of humor that gamers will experience a unique and surreal." Yet to announce the launch date and price point and click PC adventure.

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