AP - In the upcoming video game "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed," the evil Stormtroopers are smart enough to keep players guessing. -- read full article
Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:49:45 GMT - Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
Reuters - There were a lot of questions
surrounding the "Guitar Hero" videogame when it first came out.
Would gamers agree to pony up extra money for the special
guitar-shaped controller needed to play it? Would the music
industry agree to license master tracks? Would the addition of
downloadable content be successful?
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Microsoft is looking to maintain Xbox sales momentum in the face of stiff competition from Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii. -- read full article
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
Reuters - With the "John Madden Football"
videogame franchise nearing its 20th anniversary, publisher
Electronic Arts is pulling out all the stops to celebrate the
occasion.
Reuters - With the "John Madden Football"
videogame franchise nearing its 20th anniversary, publisher
Electronic Arts is pulling out all the stops to celebrate the
occasion.
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.
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
Reuters - 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.
Reuters - 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.
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
Reuters - 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.
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
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
