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

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

For video games, discs are here to stay

Music and movie downloads are pushing the entertainment industry online, but don't expect video game discs to go the way of the CD any time soon.

03/19/08

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

Nintendo bucks trend to hold Wii price

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04/25/08

Video game sales on winning streak,...

Reuters - The video game industry is expected to shoot from $41.9 billion in global sales last year to $68.3 billion in 2012, a compound annual growth rate of 10.3 percent...

06/18/08

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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...

"The Club," a game that shoots for style (Reuters)

Reuters - Last year's bumper crop of shooter video games, such as "BioShock," "Halo 3" and "Call of Duty 4," were notable for coupling bone-jarring realism with finely crafted epic stories. "The Club," coming out next week from Sega, promises something a little different.

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

The PC World Games For Windows Live...

In which we chat with Microsoft's Kevin Unangst about the media death knell over PC gaming, the digital distribution boom, the new PC-centric GFW Live interface,...

07/24/08

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

GTA IV May be Driving Sales of Gaming...

NewsFactor - While Grand Theft Auto IV is racking up sales records, console makers are vying for bragging rights of their own, and Microsoft seems to be the victor.

05/09/08

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

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

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.

Welcome to Microsoft Games For Windows Live, Now For Free

You know that absence-of-any-news-whatsoever sound (kind of like a tree falling in the woods) that's dogged Microsoft's $50 Games for Windows Live online multiplayer service for PCs? The service much-ballyhooed by Microsoft back in May 2007 with the PC...

Microsoft, Sony Copy Nintendo's...

Investor's Business Daily - Nintendo raised the bar for casual, easy-to-play video games again Tuesday, as rivals Microsoft and Sony scrambled to imitate the family-friendly...

07/16/08

`Star Trek Online' is ready to beam up

"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...

AP - "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

July NPD Sales Numbers Fire, Industry...

July video game sales leapt an appreciable 28 percent over last year, the 360 and PS3 finished in a dead heat, and Nintendo creamed everyone, as usual. Overall video game sales...

08/15/08