Of gyroscopes and gaming: the tech behind the Wii MotionPlus

Nintendo plans 60-instrument "Wii...

Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd said on Tuesday it plans to launch a music game for its hit Wii game console this year, taking it into the fast-growing software segment pioneered...

07/15/08

Nintendo's Wii is the champion...

USATODAY.com - The Nintendo Wii remains the hottest selling next generation video game system, outpacing competing consoles for the 10th straight month.

08/19/08

Sony beefs up PS3 media ability ...

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...

07/16/08

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...

11/17/08

Gadgets still a centerpiece of...

Shoppers who crave electronics goodies, but are increasingly short on cash, may sacrifice a gym membership or movie popcorn just to get a new gadget like the "Google phone" this...

11/01/08

Video game industry tries to broaden its appeal (AP)

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.

Video game industry tries to broaden its appeal

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.

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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...

07/03/08

Mad Catz wants one thing from gamers:...

Mad Catz suffered from quality and perception issues in the last generation of consoles, but a new push for quality and big-name licensing deals may help turn things around....

09/24/08

Can Videogames Be Funny?

Hail to the Chimp, a videogame who's humor revolves around lampooning the political process and the cable-news cycle, is a rare humor entrant in a marketplace dominated by...

06/21/08

Grand Theft Auto Rocks

The videogame crime drama has snagged over nearly 6.3 million in sales worldwide.

08/21/08

Grand Theft Auto Rocks

The videogame crime drama has snagged over nearly 6.3 million in sales worldwide.

08/21/08

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...

06/06/08

Game makers bank on the 'Shirley Temple effect'

With the global economy in peril, family purse strings drawn tight, and doomsayers invoking America’s Great Depression, the consumer electronics industry lives in hope of the “Shirley Temple effect”.

‘Wii Music’ takes on ‘Guitar Hero’

Nintendo said on Tuesday it plans to launch a music game for its hit Wii game console this year, taking it into the fast-growing software segment pioneered by "Guitar Hero."

Sony brewing up 1:1 motion tracking...

This makes sense on very many levels, but at the same time we've gotta think those long-suffering PS3 owners will be a bit "hacked off" by Sony's announcement of a...

08/14/08

Eee PC's Grab For Students

Asus wants its expanded Eee line to find a place in dorm rooms.

08/14/08

GAMES REVIEW: Action heroes (AP)

AP - 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...

06/04/08

GAMES REVIEW: Wii suffers glut of...

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 than...

04/25/08

Wii sends Nintendo profits up 48 per...

Nintendo, the electronics manufacturer, said its annual profit rose by 48 per cent on the back of strong sales of its Wii console, but forecast lower than expected annual...

04/24/08

GAMES REVIEW: Wii suffers glut of...

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...

04/22/08

GAMES REVIEW: Wii suffers glut of...

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...

04/22/08

Comic-Con: Star Wars Scoop & Will...

E! Online - That "Star Wars Kid" from YouTube may have been ahead of his time. Soon, many American kids will look just as dorky as they play a brand new lightsaber fighting game...

07/27/08