Archive for the 'Games' Category
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
What ought to be Apple’s next leap of faith? Here are a few ideas for where Apple should go next. What are your ideas? Apple made its latest big move into new territories last year with the launch of the now ubiquitous iPhone, expanding beyond the desktop and…
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Monday, September 29th, 2008
Japanese news site Nikkei Net is reporting that the time has finally come for Nintendo to roll out another new DS video game system, complete with a camera and music playback. Earlier this year, Nintendo projected hardware sales of its DS handheld system to total 28 million…
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Thursday, September 18th, 2008
The U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed to look into Hillcrest Laboratories’ allegations that Nintendo infringed Hillcrest’s patents in making its popular Wii video game WASHINGTON–The U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed to look into Hillcrest Laboratories’ allegations that Nintendo infringed Hillcrest’s patents in making its popular Wii video…
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Friday, September 5th, 2008
Electronic Arts’s creature-building game “Spore” offers players a chance to develop new worlds–and maybe even new lines of business for the video game maker. RALEIGH, North Carolina–Electronic Arts’s creature-building game Spore offers players a chance to develop new worlds–and maybe even new lines of business for the video game…
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Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
Clips and highlights of Olympic events are to be made available on the Google-owned video-sharing site YouTube. BEIJING–Clips and highlights of Olympic events are to be made available on the video-sharing site YouTube, owned by Google, under an agreement with the International Olympic Committee, the IOC said in a…
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
A teenager confessed to robbing and murdering a taxi driver while trying to recreate a scene from the controversial game. BANGKOK–A Thai video game distributor halted sales of Grand Theft Auto on Monday after a teenager confessed to robbing and murdering a taxi driver while trying to recreate a…
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Friday, July 25th, 2008
Hasbro said it has filed suit in the Southern District of New York against Rajat Agarwalla, Jayant Agarwalla, and RJ Softwares, better known as the creators of the popular Facebook application Scrabulous. It was only a matter of time before the Scrabble-Scrabulous feud came to a head, and that…
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Despite ostensibly having what is regarded as one of the best user interfaces of all the major consoles, Microsoft is reinventing the Xbox 360’s look. Despite ostensibly having what is regarded as one of the best user interfaces of all the major consoles, Microsoft is reinventing the Xbox 360’s…
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
New York State legislation that will have made it illegal to sell or rent some violent games to minors was signed was signed into law. A bill that will have made it illegal to sell or rent some violent games to minors was signed into law Tuesday by New…
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Taking a page from Facebook and YouTube, Microsoft will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types of games available on its console. SEATTLE–Microsoft will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types…
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
Yahoo said it would offer its users hundreds of popular casual online games as free downloads backed by revenue from advertising integrated into the games. NEW YORK–Yahoo said on Thursday it would offer its users hundreds of popular casual online games as free downloads backed by revenue from advertising…
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
After weeks of rumors and leaked retailer adverts, it now appears as if official confirmation has arrived for a price cut to Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Pro. After weeks of rumors and leaked retailer adverts, it now appears as if official confirmation has arrived for a $50 price cut to…
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Video games are known to improve hand-eye coordination but now they’re being used to help someone quit smoking or lose weight. Raleigh, North Carolina–Video games are known to improve hand-eye coordination but can they help someone quit smoking or lose weight? Hot on the heels…
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
With the heavily anticipated release of ‘Grand Theft Auto IV,’ Rockstar finds itself dealing with still more troubleshooting trouble, as online forums are buzzing with reports of crashes. Last month, the launch of Rockstar Games’ Bully on the Xbox 360 was marred by a bevy of crash bugs and…
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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
Larceny, murder, and mayhem are back big time and will likely result in one of the biggest “hits” in video-game history. Grand Theft Auto IV, rated a “10″ by Gamespot, hits the streets. Expectations were high when Microsoft and Bungie released Halo 3 for the Xbox 360 on September…
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
The Sims has become one of the world’s most famous game franchises, because it has heralded the evolution of video games into mainstream entertainment.(From The New York Times) In the winter of 1860, Milton Bradley, a lithographer in Springfield, Mass., released a new game he had developed called…
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
Rock ‘n’ roll bad boys will become the first group to release a new single through the popular music game. (From Reuters) In a nod to the ascendancy of video games, rock ‘n’ roll bad boys Motley Crue will become the first group to release a new single…
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Friday, April 4th, 2008
Pending industry mergers create opportunities for the game publisher, Chief Executive Brian Farrell said on Thursday. THQ is looking at buying other video game developers, but the publisher of games like Cars and Saints Row can grow without making acquisitions, Chief Executive Brian Farrell said on Thursday. “We…
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Thursday, April 3rd, 2008
Employees will be able to move freely between virtual world’s public areas and private areas hosted behind IBM’s corporate firewall. (From Reuters) IBM said Wednesday it would become the first company to host private regions of the virtual world Second Life on its own computer servers. …
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Founder of Second Life seeks to reassure U.S. lawmakers that the online community can police itself.(From Reuters) Second Life founder Philip Rosedale and a handful of other virtual-reality experts, testified Tuesay at a House of Representatives hearing that was also attended by online personas, or avatars, portrayed on…
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