Reuters - Sony Corp (6758.T) posted a surprise
quarterly loss on Wednesday after a weak stock market ate into
the value of securities held by its financial arm, but forecast
a bigger-than-expected profit this year.
AP - Sony punctuated its recovery by swinging to a profit for the January-March quarter from a loss a year ago on its way to a record performance for the fiscal year as it reduced losses from its PlayStation 3 video game business.
Reuters - King Conan wins a bloody final battle
against a menacing mix of barbarians, assassins and sorcerers
in the hills above Oslo before retreating to his virtual home
where a million online gamers await him. -- read full article
Wed, 14 May 2008 14:47:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on
Wednesday its Xbox 360 game machine beat Nintendo Co Ltd's
(7974.OS) Wii and Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 to reach
10 million units in U.S. sales.
TechWeb - InformationWeek - GTA IV also helped boost the subscriber base to Microsoft's Xbox Live online gaming service to more than 12 million this month. -- read full article
Wed, 14 May 2008 22:42:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
Reuters - Shares of Sony Corp (6758.T) soared 9
percent to their highest in two and a half months on Thursday
after it forecast an unexpectedly big operating profit this
year as it aims to boost flat TV sales and wipe away losses on
the PlayStation 3 game console.
AP - Nintendo of America Inc. was ordered to pay a small East Texas gaming company $21 million Wednesday for infringing on a patent while designing controllers for its popular Wii and GameCube systems.
