AFP - Videogame makers are riding the social-networking wave with a flood of soon-to-be-released titles that let friends play online as teams and even create their own characters.
USATODAY.com - LOS ANGELES - In a step toward acceptance as fine art, video games have spawned their own pictures at an exhibition. -- read full article
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:00:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
AP - A tough little blob must splash color over a town wallowing in gray. Bug-eyed rabbits do a dance routine. And then there's the "perfect equine farm" of wild horses for little girls to tame and train.
Reuters - British rock band the Who will play
a private show at a historic theater in Los Angeles on
Wednesday to help promote the "Rock Band" videogame, a source
involved with the event said.
NewsFactor - On the heels of Microsoft's $50 price cut for the Xbox 360, Sony has announced a price cut of $100 for its 80GB flagship PlayStation 3 and said it is dropping the 40GB version of the PS3. -- read full article
Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:08:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
AFP - Sony Online Entertainment is letting comic book lovers be first to try an online videogame that lets players invent superheroes that could go on to thrash even Superman.
AFP - Hot French videogame maker Ubisoft is launching titles geared for girl athletes in a bet that it's not just boys that love sports both real and virtual.
Reuters - In the video game industry, the
spoils of the console wars come in the form of support from
third-party software publishers selling games to run on your
machine. -- read full article
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:34:35 GMT - Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
AFP - Videogame makers are riding the social-networking wave with a flood of soon-to-be-released titles that let friends play online as teams and even create their own characters.
PC Magazine - Sony unveiled new hardware packages for each of their systems during their E3 Press conference on Tuesday, including a new 80GB PlayStation 3 bundle for $399. -- read full article
Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:04:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
NewsFactor - Microsoft and Netflix have forged an exclusive partnership under which Netflix will begin streaming feature films and TV programs to owners of Microsoft's Xbox 360 gaming console. Beginning this fall, Netflix subscribers who also have an Xbox Live Gold membership will be able to download and view movies at no additional cost, said Microsoft Corporate Vice President John Schappert. -- read full article
Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:25:59 GMT - Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
AP - A sanctioned version of Scrabble for Facebook, released this week by video game maker Electronic Arts Inc., boasts animated graphics and true-to-the-board-game design.
