Reuters - U.S. sales of video game hardware
and software rose 53 percent in June from a year ago, with
Konami Corp's "Metal Gear Solid 4" helping to fuel a dramatic
increase in the number of Sony Corp's PlayStation 3 units sold,
market researcher NPD reported on Thursday. -- read full article
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:21:32 GMT - Yahoo! News: Technology - Video Games
AFP - Nintendo said Thursday that its globally popular Wii has become the top-selling video game console in the United States, a crown coveted by rivals Microsoft and Sony.
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
