Next-gen makeover suits 'Soulcalibur IV'
Fans of “Soulcalibur,” it’s time to take up your blade, axe, hammer, and shield yet again — and the ensuing battle has never looked so beautiful.
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. 
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The latest games promise to be on gotta-have lists this holiday season.
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Call of Duty: World at War drags...
Call of Duty World at War brings what made Call of Duty 4 great back into World War II. The game is designed and executed competently, with a somewhat surprising sense of fun in...
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Japan: PS3 Catches Up to Wii, Xbox...
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...
Nintendo's Wii is the champion console yet again (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - The Nintendo Wii remains the hottest selling next generation video game system, outpacing competing consoles for the 10th straight month.
Batman fans get chance to fight with their hero (Reuters)
Reuters - Batman fans inspired by his latest box office hit can bam and kapow alongside the Caped Crusader and other superheroes with the launch of the world's first licensed massively multiplayer online comic book game.
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Can Videogames Be Funny?
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GAMES REVIEW: Action heroes
I don't envy video game designers who have to work on movie tie-ins. Artists have to duplicate the look of a film with a much smaller budget. Writers have to stick pretty...
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Sony beefs up PS3 media ability (Reuters)
Reuters - Sony Corp (6758.T) said it would rent and sell movies and TV shows over the Internet for its PlayStation 3 video game console and double the hard drive capacity of its main PS3 model in a bid to better compete with Microsoft Corp and Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS).
The week in gaming: Sonic, UFC fighters, and a $1,700 laser
This week in gaming brought us the release of Sonic Unleashed, the $150 Xbox 360, a $1,700 laser, and the advent of likeness contract clauses for games related to the UFC. Read More... 
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Nintendo, the electronics manufacturer, said its annual profit rose by 48 per
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AP - Nintendo's Wii has dominated video-game hardware sales since its debut in November 2006, and it shows no sign of slowing down. In March, U.S. stores sold more Wii consoles...
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