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Nvidia Completes Acquisition Of...

TechWeb - Ageia's software and hardware, which adds realism to the video game experience, will be added to Nvidia's graphics processing technology.

02/13/08

Grand Theft Auto IV: A quick review

To watch the opening scenes of "Grand Theft Auto IV" is to experience the beginning of a new chapter in video game storytelling.

04/30/08

Microsoft isn't doing all it should...

Microsoft may be responsible for the foundation of Windows-based gaming, but its recent efforts to help the waning PC gaming industry have done little: developers and gamers...

07/02/08

Microsoft looks to ease Yahoo,...

Reuters - Microsoft Corp reports quarterly results this week, looking to ease the concerns of investors about slower growth at its Windows business and prove that its...

07/15/08

Free As a Bird: The PC World Games...

Did you catch the news yesterday that Microsoft's Games For Windows Live online service, which used to cost $50 a year for multiplayer privileges, is now completely free?...

07/23/08

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All Time High: 72% of U.S. Population Plays Video Games

Nearly three-fourths of consumers living in the United States say they play video games, according to a recently released NPD Group report. That's off a notable if not quite barn-burning increase of roughly 8 points to 72 percent, up from...

Nvidia Buys Gaming Software, Hardware Maker Ageia (TechWeb)

TechWeb - Nvidia plans to use Ageia products in conjunction with CUDA to build programs that offload work from a computer's general-purpose CPU to a separate graphics-processing unit.

Microsoft Drops Player Fees On Games...

TechWeb - InformationWeek - The service is cross-compatible with Microsoft's Xbox Live network, which lets Xbox 360 owners play games against each other online.

07/23/08

`Star Trek Online' is ready to beam...

AP - "Star Trek Online" is finally going warp speed ahead.

08/08/08

`Star Trek Online' is ready to beam...

AP - "Star Trek Online" is finally going warp speed ahead.

08/08/08

`Star Trek Online' is ready to beam up

"Star Trek Online" is finally going warp speed ahead.

08/08/08

Games for Windows Live Multiplayer...

PC Magazine - At the Gamefest 2008 event on Tuesday, Microsoft announced that all Games for Windows Live multiplayer features are now free.

07/22/08

Review: 'Patapon' leads a parade of...

There are two kinds of video war games: those in which you play a soldier ("Call of Duty 4," "Army of Two") and those in which you play a general. The former, more...

03/14/08

Microsoft refunding gamers, Games for Windows Live goes free

Microsoft made a series of announcements this week that the company hopes will reinvigorate the PC gaming market, including the announcement of DirectX 11 and the advent of free Windows Live gaming. Ars spoke with Microsoft's Kevin Unangst about the company's present and future plans, including DX11, Games for Windows Live, and the PCGA.Read More...

Another blow for PC gaming: EA drops PC version of Madden '09

After 12 years and 12 iterations, game industry titan Electronic Arts has eliminated the PC as a platform carrying the company's biggest franchise, Madden. It's a disappointing development for PC gamers.Read More...

CrossOver Games plays PC games sans...

CodeWeavers today unveiled CrossOver Games, a new optimized version to its Windows virtualization software designed to function exclusively with games. The software is already...

03/25/08

Video game review: 'Lost: Via Domus'...

"Lost" has intrigued audiences with mysterious numbers, polar bears, hatches and Others. Ubisoft's first video game based on the popular castaway drama hopes to do the same...

03/07/08

Economy in the dumps? Not for GameStop

Shift for a second from the very real world of kids, homes, global conflict, and cars to the make-believe world of video games. There, at least for some, the economy that is...

04/02/08

Microsoft Developing Wii-Like Remote...

If you've got two brain cells to rub together, you know that adding a Wii-like interface to an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 equals (a) a reasonably cheap motion-sensing...

04/08/08

R.I.P. Games For Windows Magazine,...

Count 'em down but hardly out, as Games For Windows magazine (nee Computer Gaming World for 27 years) goes online-only in a transition just announced following publisher...

04/08/08

Nintendo Wii Sales Trounce Xbox 360,...

TechWeb - Sales were sparked by the recent launch of the hit game Super Smash Bros. Brawl -- a Wii exclusive.

04/18/08