Comdex skips another year
Conference organizers confirm that the event will skip its main Las Vegas incarnation again this year.
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Movie support grows for PSP
Disney announces plans to sell movies formatted for Sony's portable; games include Hero and Kill Bill Vol. 1.
PlayStation 3 to be easy on developers, Sony vows
Company promises the PlayStation 3's processor will use new tools that should allow game designers to work smarter, not harder.
More movies coming for PSP
XXX, Hellboy, Resident Evil: Apocalypse, and Once Upon a Time in Mexico will be released on UMD on April 19.
Real cash for virtual goods: racket or way of the future?
As online games develop their own rich economies, publishers must decide how they view the secondary markets.
PlayStation 3 chip has split personality
Engineers from Sony, IBM, and Toshiba unveil the Cell processor, which will be the heart of the next-generation console.
PSP priced, dated by major online retailer
EBgames.com is taking preorders for a $399 PSP bundle that includes the handheld, three games, and an accessory. Still no official date or price from Sony.
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Trojan horse rides off with game accounts
Security researchers warn of a new pest that steals subscriber information for one of the world's most popular online games; Lineage players, beware.
Sony eyes wireless PSP connections
Patent suggests Wi-Fi hot spots could become meccas for gamers on the go.
Amazon sets delivery date for PSP
Sony won't say for sure when the rest of the world will get its hands on the PlayStation Portable, but Amazon will.
Spot On: The PlayStation Portable's tough birth
The long, winding road to launch is almost over. Can what consumers find at the retail counter in Japan ever meet expectations?
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Nintendo ups shipments of the DS
The Japanese game giant plans to boost US shipments of its dual-screen handheld by 40 percent.
PlayStation 3 chip will go easy on developers
IBM touts the PS3's Cell processor at San Francisco road show; company promises easier-to-grasp learning curve.
Nintendo DS a sales sensation
Nintendo's new handheld game machine is making a splash with holiday shoppers, who snapped up more than 500,000 units in the product's first week on the market.
PlayStation 2 shortage rattles shoppers
Sony confirms the company's new slimmed-down console is in short supply at many retailers; says more are on the way.
Game console sales plunge in 2004
Sales of video game consoles have dropped by almost half in 2004, as gamers await speedy new machines, according to a new research report.
Big stakes in holiday game scramble
A new Grand Theft Auto game is coming out for the holiday season. So is Halo 2. And more Metal Gear Solid, and Half-Life 2, and Need for Speed. Do ...
Amazon lists PlayStation 3
Retailer's Japanese arm posts product page for Sony's hotly anticipated game console.
Spot On: Playing the convergence game
Video game consoles may well become the centerpiece of the digital entertainment experience in the home--but not for a while.
Security hole spotted in Unreal engine
Research firm Secunia warns of a "critical" flaw in a widely used piece of game software.
Comdex 2004 canceled
The once-mighty computer trade show is put on hiatus by owners; long-term prospects uncertain.
Patent offers clue in mystery of Xbox hard drive
Recent filing indicates Microsoft's next console may have a hard drive after all.
Next Xbox to skip hard drive?
Microsoft's flash memory deal fuels rumors that the console will be hard drive-free.
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Q&A: Johnathan "Fatal1ty" Wendel
The Quake III champ-turned-computer entrepreneur shoots his mouth off about professional gaming.
Console outlook gloomy, says analyst
Sales of video game consoles are expected to slump until a new crop of machines is introduced in a few years.
Microsoft trims game division
Microsoft confirmed Tuesday that it has laid off a small number of workers from the division that creates games for the Xbox and PC.
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Nvidia accused of cheating in 3DMark 03
Futuremark, the maker of 3DMark 03, releases a patch for the graphics benchmark designed to correct the way Nvidia drivers manipulate results in the popular test.
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Senators target game violence
Senators Lieberman and Brownback plan to open another front in the war on video game violence.
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The Sims Online off to slow start
Initial sales of The Sims Online have been less than expected, EA executives acknowledge.
Sega of America president steps down
Japanese game giant Sega, amid a difficult turnaround, announced Friday that the head of the company's American operations has resigned.
PlayStation 2 shipments top 50 million
Sony announces that worldwide shipments of the PlayStation 2 console have surpassed 50 million units, broadening the electronics giant's lead over rivals Microsoft and Nintendo.
Xbox Live sells out initial run
Microsoft says it has nearly sold out of its initial shipment of 150,000 Starter Kits for Xbox Live.
Xbox Live connection issues
Microsoft's new online service for the Xbox has created headaches for some users, particularly those who have had mod chips installed in their consoles.
Microsoft pushes Xbox online
Microsoft will raise the stakes in the gaming market on Friday, and optimistic projections put Xbox Live users at 1 million by the end of next year.
Xbox, GameCube scrap for second place
Sony will continue to dominate the video game business over the next few years, with Microsoft and Nintendo battling for second place, according to a InStat/MDR report.
Xbox goes to the bar
Microsoft announces a marketing partnership with Budweiser to promote its Xbox video game console, part of its push to find new ways to grab sales during the critical holiday season.
GeForce5 delayed
Graphics chip leader Nvidia is still expected to unveil the fastest PC graphics processor at the Comdex trade show next month, but cards won't be readily available until 2003.
Microsoft may pull Xbox in Australia
CEO Steve Ballmer said Microsoft may pull its Xbox game console from the Australian market because of a court decision that legitimizes mod chips for hackers, an Australian newspaper reported.
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Lik-Sang site back, sans mod chips
A Hong Kong video game retailer that ran into legal hot water with Microsoft is back in business, minus the hacking tools that got it in trouble.
Microsoft zaps Xbox-hacking chipmaker
Microsoft appears to have shut down Lik Sang, one of the world's largest distributors of "mod chips"--gray-market add-ons that allow Microsoft's Xbox and other video game consoles to play pirated ...
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