The news that Sainsbury's is cutting the price of the 120GB PS3 Slim by 20% - now available for ?200 - is admittedly pretty widespread, but the fact that it's a pretty decent offer, and just in case you weren't aware, meant that it deserved a slot.

A quick look, however, on the Sainsbury's website will show that Sony's sought after console is now out of stock. Your best bet, therefore, is to click on the "email me when in stock" button, so you can be right there to order when it comes back in.

If you simply can't wait, we had a look around and the next best deal seems to be from Tesco -? selling its 120GB PS3 Slim with Fifa 10 for ?249. Obviously only suitable if you were going down the Fifa route anyway, the deal means you'll be around a tenner down on the Sainsbury's offer - with Fifa being sold separately for ?40.

Click here for the Sainsbury's deal if you're of a patient disposition and don't mind waiting, alternatively there's a link here to the Tesco deal. Before you make a your decision, however, you might want to click through to our full review of the PS3 Slim, which received a whopping 9/10 score.

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Daily Tech Deal: 20% off Sony PS3 Slim at Sainsbury's originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Nintendo has confirmed recent rumours as true by announcing the launch of a new version of its popular DS handheld with the introduction in Japan of the fourth-generation DSi LL.

The DSi LL will, as rumoured, and contrary to the usual trends in the handheld gaming market, take the form of a larger model than the current DSi offering dual 4.25-inch screens and come with a bigger, thicker, pen-shaped stylus controller.

Considerably larger - and more expensive - than the DSi, it's thought Nintendo might be offering such a super-sized device for its older (causal gaming) audience, who, without tiptoeing around and with a nice dose of generalisation, have poorer eyesight and a need for less fiddly gadgetry.

Alternatively, and less likely, the Japanese gaming giant could be planning a push into the pre-school educational gaming market, rivaling the likes of LeapFrog with coming-soon titles for little 'uns to be played on the chunkier console.

The Nintendo DSi LL will go on sale in Japan on 21 November for 20,000 yen - about ?132 - while here in the UK Nintendo tell us "a new Nintendo DSi XL console is launching in Europe in the first quarter of 2010. The retail price of the Nintendo DSi XL is expected to be higher than that of the Nintendo DSi. Further details will be released soon".

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Bigger Nintendo DSi XL caters to the older gamer originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:40:14 +0000

The days of mashing buttons are over when it comes to skateboarding games, as the new controller for the latest Tony Hawk game – Tony Hawk: RIDE – gives you a motion control deck.

Formed to look and feel like a skateboard, the controller features two accelerometers to give you yaw, pitch and roll sensors which will translate into 1:1 mapping in the game. This means your character on-screen will react to the subtle movements you make on the board.

A spokesperson for Robomodo, the game's developer, detailed how they had pulled apart "tonnes and tonnes" of controllers to find the best solution for Tony Hawk: RIDE.

Robomodo focused on creating a system that would allow for grabs, grinds, ollies and flip tricks to be pulled off in the game. This is achieved thanks to the accelerometers and the inclusion of four IR sensors around the deck.

The IR sensors let the board detect peripheral movements, so if you want to pull off a grab, moving your hand into the detection zone of the IR sensor will make it happen (if your timing is any good…).

Covered with grip tape, it feels like a skateboard and is surprisingly solid. It didn't complain one iota about abuse from a 13 stone man and is surprisingly responsive. Note the giant start button on the left-hand edge designed to be kicked to get you into the game.

Hitting Xbox 360, PS3 and Nintendo Wii towards the end of November, we grabbed some pics of the new controller for Xbox, with a couple of Nintendo Wii ones at the end.

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PHOTOS: Tony Hawk: RIDE skateboard controller originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:15:12 +0100

Last week's launch of the PSP Go was met with a fair bit of excitement, adding to that is the fact that certain retailers are reducing their prices already, one of which, Play.com, is selling the console for ?199.99 as opposed to its RRP of ?224.99.

The console weighs in at 160g and is just 66mm thick so lives up to its portable ambitions, however the controls and perhaps the screen, at 3.8 inches, might be a bit fiddly for some. There is no UMD drive, the Go having 16GB of internal memory instead, which can be increased to 32GB with the aid of a memory stick.

It has 802.11b Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and has video-out, in case you want to load videos up to your TV screen. Make sure you take a look at the full hands-on photo gallery (link below) before checking out the deal.

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• Photos - Sony PSP Go
• Shop - Play.com

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Daily Tech Deal: £25 off Sony PSP Go originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0100

We haven't heard much OnLive news since it was announced back in March, but the company has just revealed, via its blog, that things are looking good for the future of the games service thanks to some new funding.

OnLive has received a "major" boost to its bank balance with investment from companies including AT&T Media Holdings, Lauder Partners, Warner Bros, Autodesk and Maverick Capital.

OnLive is described as "a revolutionary, on demand video game platform delivering the latest and most advanced games instantly, on any TV via a sleek, inexpensive MicroConsole, or on almost any PC or Mac".

The blog states: "We are both pleased and inspired that our investors share this vision with OnLive. Not only do they see the value in OnLive in particular, but they also understand the significance of what OnLive is doing to lead a massive sea change in interactive media distribution".

Only time will tell whether the service can deliver on its promise of no high-end hardware, no upgrades, no endless downloads, no discs, no recalls and no obsolescence.

Pocket-lint will keep you posted.

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Revolutionary gaming co OnLive secures "major investment" originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:31:14 +0100

Sony has announced that the PSP Go, long rumoured, and eventually confirmed, has now arrived on the shelves in Europe. It's considerably closer to the iPhone and DS in terms of functionality with the arrival of "minis" - smaller, cheaper games with a 100MB size limit.

The PSP Go is also considerably slimmer and lighter than its older brother. It weighs 160g compared to the original's 190g weight, and is 66mm thick, compared to 71mm on the original. The screen is smaller, though - 3.8-inches instead of 4.3-inches for the PSP-3000.

The PSP Go will cost ?225, and comes with 16GB of internal memory and the capability to expand that with Sony's proprietary Memory Stick Micro format. It has 802.11b Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and has video-out, in case you want to load videos up to your TV screen. It's available now.

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• News - Free game kick-start with the PSP Go
• Buy - Amazon

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PSP Go arrives on shelves originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:58:24 +0100

We've brought you news of the plans to release an Android-based handheld gaming console previously, but now have more info on a release date and a rough idea of pricing.

The Odroid console, from Hardkernal, runs the Android OS 1.5 from a memory card and should be available to consumers from December with pricing pegged around $250.

A developer version of the device has now gone up for pre-order for around $320 with deliveries expected in early November.

The Odroid device offers the same 833MHz Samsung S5PC100 processor as in the iPhone 3GS, 512MB of RAM, a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and an SD card slot with an 8GB card thrown in.

The developer version also offers a download/charger cable, serial console debugging board and extra batteries.

We will keep you posted on the consumer release of this new gaming device as we hear more.

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Odroid Android gaming device due December originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:58:46 +0100

Creative has unveiled a couple of headsets aimed at PC gamers who fancy amping up their sound a little. There's the Sound Blaster Arena Surround USB Gaming Headset, and the Fatal1ty Professional Series Gaming Headset MkII. Both have a new noise-supression technology built in called "Silencer".

Silencer operates on both the headphones and the microphone. Like other noise-cancelling techs, it uses two microphones - one to work out what you want to hear (your voice, in most cases) and one to work out what you don't (your mum yelling at you to do your homework). It'll then generate an inverse waveform of what you don't want to hear and overlay it on top of the sound - cancelling out the noise you don't want to hear.

Let's take the Sound Blaster Arena Surround USB Gaming Headset first. As the name suggests, it plugs in via USB and includes X-Fi audio tech - which purportedly makes things sound better - the aforementioned Silencer noise supression and VoiceFX - that lets you change the sound of your voice over internet comms, so you can sound like an alien, or an orc.

Then there's the Fatal1ty Professional Series Gaming Headset MkII. This is an upgrade of the original Fatal1ty headset, branded after the minor gaming celebrity and Quake III and Poker player. This one has dual gold-plated minijacks that connect it to your computer, and can pump out 20Hz - 20kHz of frequency response.

The Sound Blaster Arena Surround USB Gaming Headset will cost 100 euros (about ?90 at the time of writing) and the Fatal1ty Professional Series Gaming Headset MkII costs 70 euros - about ?64. It's not clear when they'll be showing up on virtual shelves, but we wouldn't imagine it'll be long.

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• News - Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset announced

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Creative launches "Silencing" gaming headsets originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:34:59 +0100

PSP owners thinking of upgrading to the PSP Go can let out a little whoop of joy today with the promise of three free games as soon as their new handheld is out of the box. Sony has set up a special offer through the PlayStation Network to help ease the tricky transition from the UMD removable discs to pure digital downloads by letting you choose from 17 classic titles without so much as spending a bean.

Anyone with a PSP-1000, 2000 or 3000 and at least one UMD should log on to the Network with both consoles, register for the PSP Go Rewards and then have a big smile when they get an e-mail voucher for their freebies. The games include Wipeout Pure, Killzone: Liberation, Everybody's Golf and Buzz Brain Bender but no need to chose in a hurry. The offer lasts from 1st October 2009 and 31st March 2010.

Not a bad way to start your digital games collection and, with 16GB of onboard storage, there'll still be plenty of room for all your vids, pics and tunes, and any other shoot 'em ups, smack 'em downs and whatever else takes your fancy.

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• News - Sony announces PSP Go peripherals

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Free game kick-start with the PSP Go originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100