Archive for the 'video games' Category
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
At Blizzcon 2008, Blizzard revealed that rather than a single real-time strategy game, Starcraft II will now be released as a trilogy. ANAHEIM, California–For many, this morning’s keynote address from Blizzard president Mike Morhaime at Blizzcon 2008 was a bit anticlimactic. After revealing Starcraft II, World of Warcraft: Wrath…
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Starcraft. Blizzard, Rob Pardo, GameSpot, video games, Personal Technology, Games |
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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video games, Apple Macintosh, iPhone, Touch Screen, Keyboards, tablet, Jo Best, Apple, Components, Monitors & Displays, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, Personal Technology, Hardware, Peripherals, silicon.com, Desktops, Games |
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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Nintendo, GameSpot, video consoles, Nikkei, DS, video games, Brendan Sinclair, Games, Personal Technology, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Camera, Music |
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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Nintendo, Spore, Electronic Arts, video games, Electronic Arts Inc., Personal Technology, Reuters, Games |
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
Microsoft announced that it will cut the price of its Xbox 360 game console to $199, just in time for the holiday shopping season. SEATTLE–Microsoft said on Wednesday it plans to cut the U.S. prices of its Xbox 360 video game machine, lowering the price of its entry-level console…
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Xbox, video games, Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Playstation 3. Microsoft, video consoles, Console, Game Players, Consumer electronics, Reuters, Microsoft Corp., Video, Price, Microsoft Xbox, Personal Technology |
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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video games, violence, Take-Two Interactive, Grand Theft Auto, Video Game, Games, Personal Technology, Reuters, Sales |
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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user-generated, Microsoft Xbox Live, Microsoft Xbox 360, GameSpot, LiveParty, Spotlight Channel, Sarju Shah, Xbox Live, Xbox Experience, Xbox 360, video games, Microsoft Corp., Marketing, Consumer electronics, Personal Technology, Video, Corporate Communications, Microsoft, Game Players, Microsoft Xbox, Games |
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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Minor, video game violence, Nintendo DS, New York, GameSpot, video games, Personal Technology, law, Brendan Sinclair, Games |
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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Xbox 360, video games, Xbox, Microsoft Xbox Live, user-generated, Microsoft, Game Players, Reuters, Personal Technology, Consumer electronics, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Games |
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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Therapy, Health Care, health, Nintendo, Wii, video games, Nintendo Wii, Reuters, Personal Technology, Video Game, Video, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Games |
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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Xbox 360, video games, PS3, Tom Magrino, GameSpot, GTAIV, Grand Theft Auto, Games, Personal Technology, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales |
