'Theft' multiplayer lets you, 15 pals cause havoc
April 10, 2008
I've often asked myself what I would do without a cell phone. In "Grand Theft Auto IV," just as in real life, the answer is simple: not much.
Top Video Games For Gamers Of All Ages (TechWeb)
TechWeb - We look at World of Warcraft, Desktop Tower Defense, Orange Box, Wii Sports, Civilization IV, and other top video games to see why video gamers of all ages are getting hooked.
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...
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.
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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
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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
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Another blow for PC gaming: EA drops...
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...
04/03/08
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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...
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Nintendo bucks trend to hold Wii price
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04/25/08
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At E3, video games shift their aim to casual players (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - This year's downscaled E3 video game expo drew about 4,500 gamemakers, analysts, retailers and journalists to L.A. last week - less than a tenth of E3's size two years ago - even as the industry grew from $10.5 billion in 2005 to $18 billion in 2007.
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 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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Microsoft Drops Player Fees On Games...
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07/23/08
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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...
Japan: PS3 Catches Up to Wii, Xbox 360 on Life Support
In Japan, the Wii's lead over the PS3 shrank from six-to-one in May to just one-point-seven-to-one in June, according to Japanese magazine publisher Enterbrain. According to the publisher, Nintendo sold 235,990 Wii in a five week period ending June...
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...
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`Star Trek Online' is ready to beam up
"Star Trek Online" is finally going warp speed ahead.
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`Star Trek Online' is ready to beam...
AP - "Star Trek Online" is finally going warp speed ahead.
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`Star Trek Online' is ready to beam...
AP - "Star Trek Online" is finally going warp speed ahead.
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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
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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...
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