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    Sony says to put virtual ads in PlayStation 3 games (AFP)

    A person plays with a PlayStation console. Sony announced Friday that it will start offering virtual advertising space in PlayStation 3 games as part of efforts to stem losses from the console.(AFP/File/Jean-Pierre Muller)AFP - Sony announced Friday that it will start offering virtual advertising space in PlayStation 3 games as part of efforts to stem losses from the console.


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    Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:19:24 GMT - Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
    Microsoft Likely To Cut $50 Off U.S. Price of Xbox 360 (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Microsoft will cut the U.S. price of its Xbox 360 gaming console by $50, from $349 to $299, according to The Wall Street Journal. The company has already slashed the price by $50 in New Zealand and Australia, and U.S. gaming blogs have been predicting a similar move to boost sales. -- read full article
    Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:03:48 GMT - Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
    Holiday titles, price cuts in focus at game show (Reuters)

    A man looks at video games at a shop in Tokyo's Akihabara district June 9, 2008. REUTERS/Yuriko NakaoReuters - As top video game makers gather next week in Los Angeles for the E3 trade show, they will be touting hot titles, new online offerings and, potentially, console price cuts to drum up gamers' support.


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    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:10:41 GMT - Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
    Microsoft to cut price of Xbox 360 to $299 (Reuters)

    A model stands at Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 display at the Tokyo Game Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo September 20, 2007. REUTERS/Issei KatoReuters - Microsoft Corp is set to cut the price of its best-selling Xbox 360 Pro model to $299 from $349, a source briefed on the matter said on Friday.


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    Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:32:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
    Summer movies roll on through video games (Reuters)
    Reuters - Summer blockbuster movies no longer end with the closing credits with rising numbers of licensed video games being spun off from Hollywood adventures, putting the gamer in the starring role. -- read full article
    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:29:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
    Yahoo to offer ad-supported free game downloads (Reuters)

    The Yahoo logo is seen at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 7, 2008. Yahoo said on Thursday it would offer its users hundreds of popular casual online games as free downloads backed by revenue from advertising integrated into the games. REUTERS/Rick WilkingReuters - Yahoo Inc said on Thursday it would offer its users hundreds of popular casual online games as free downloads backed by revenue from advertising integrated into the games.


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    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:04:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
    U.S. online gaming ban a chance for Ireland: report (Reuters)
    Reuters - Ireland should reform outdated gambling laws that outlaw casinos and could benefit from an effective ban on Internet gambling in the United States if it had the right legislation, a government committee said. -- read full article
    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:14:56 GMT - Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
    Sony Ships Fix For Flawed PlayStation Firmware Update (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - Version 2.41 corrects defects in v2.40, released about a week ago, that caused some PlayStation 3 systems to stop working. -- read full article
    Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:41:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
    Scrabble poised for Facebook face-off with Scrabulous (AFP)

    Toy-makers Hasbro and Mattel have demanded that social networking website Facebook remove the online game Scrabulous due to alleged copyright infringement(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Videogame colossus Electronic Arts has said an online Scrabble game customized for Facebook will be released this month to challenge the popular unauthorized version Scrabulous.


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    Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:17:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
    Investors play the market for hot video games (USATODAY.com)
    USATODAY.com - If you see your nephew or daughter waving a plastic wand like a crazy person at the TV, rather than calling a shrink, you might want to dial your broker. Novel types of controllers, like the motion sensitive wand used to move on-screen characters on the Nintendo Wii console, have shown investors that video games have burst light years beyond the dark basements of geeks. -- read full article
    Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:53:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
    Sony Fixes, Rereleases PS3 Update Patch (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - PlayStation 3 owners who had to suffer through the long weekend without the perks of the recently released and then pulled 2.40 update can officially end their gnashing of teeth. -- read full article
    Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:59:17 GMT - Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
    Ubisoft buys special effects firm Hybride (AFP)

    An Ubisoft employee at work. Ubisoft said Tuesday it has bought Canadian special effects studio Hybride Technologies in a move that will wed the French firm's hot videogames with Hollywood films.(AFP/File/Bertrand Guay)AFP - Ubisoft said Tuesday it has bought Canadian special effects studio Hybride Technologies in a move that will wed the French firm's hot videogames with Hollywood films.


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    Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:47:57 GMT - Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
    Activision shareholders approve Vivendi deal (Reuters)

    Two women play the new video game 'Guitar Hero: Aerosmith' before the game release press conference in New York, June 27, 2008. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters - Activision Inc shareholders approved a deal on Tuesday to merge with French telecommunications and media group Vivendi SA's games unit, creating a public company called Activision Blizzard.


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    Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:16:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
    "Rock Band" ready to roll out second edition (Reuters)

    An undated screenshot from the Electronic Arts video game 'Rock Band.' (Electronic Arts/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - "Guitar Hero" won't be the only music videogame to launch its sequel in time for the holidays.


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    Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:16:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
    EA says has complied with FTC request on Take-Two (Reuters)

    College fullback Owen Schmitt (R), drafted by the NFL's Seattle Seahawks, and DeSean Jackson, a wide receiver drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles, play EA Games NCAA Football at the game-makers; studio in Burnaby, British Columbia May 5, 2008. (Andy Clark/Reuters)Reuters - Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc said on Tuesday it complied with a regulator's request for more information on its Take-Two Interactive Software Inc bid, moving a step closer to buying its rival.


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    Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:02:31 GMT - Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
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