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With New 'Need for Speed' and 'Tiger Woods' Editions, EA Embraces Online Games

As its Need for Speed racing franchise reaches 100 million units sold, gaming giant Electronic Arts reveals its move onto the Internet next year with "Need for Speed World Online." READ»

OnLive Goes Online--And It Could Kill the Game Console

Good-bye, consoles! Steve Perlman says his OnLive can stream video games over the Internet. Whether it succeeds or not, this will be the future of gaming.READ»

Daft Punk Comes to DJ Hero

The definitive DJ duo creates 11 mixes for DJ Hero, the upcoming game from the makers of Guitar Hero.READ»

In Scribblenauts, Your Vocabulary Controls the Game

Gaming interfaces have seen a renaissance of late thanks to the Nintendo Wii and touch screen controls. But Scribblenauts may be the first game to use your vocabulary as the interface.READ»

From Guitar Hero to The Beatles: Music Games at War

With the debut of The Beatles: Rock Band and Guitar Hero 5, MTV Games and Activision Blizzard are fighting to dominate the music genre--but can they beat the recession?READ»

Disney Hires Halo Creator to Manage Game Developers

With one of the founders of the company that makes Halo on board, can Marvel superhero games be that far off?READ»

Inside Ubisoft's 'Your Shape' Fitness Game

Video game journalist Stephen Totilo has suggested that we may currently be in the self-help era of video games, with products on the market that promise to help you keep your brain young, quit smoking, and get in shape. The latter ...READ»

When Is Live Television Coming to Game Consoles in the U.S.?

Microsoft and Sony both have plans to provide live television on their respective gaming machines this fall in Europe. Sony announced at GamesCom on Tuesday that it will bring BBC to U.K gamers, and other channels to various European ...READ»

Sony Announces PS3 Slim

At  a press event at the GamesCom convention in Germany today, Sony announced that the long-rumored slimmer PS3 will be released September 1 for $299, a $100 price drop from its current PlayStation 3. The console will have a 120 ...READ»

The Great Flu Video Game Turns Pandemic Into Pastime

You're the head of the World Pandemic Control, and you've just received word that Gamers' Flu--a rare, highly contagious disease--is spreading through Europe. Should you close the airports, or the markets? Should you distribute face ...READ»

Will Microsoft's Games on Demand Change Gaming?

Yesterday, along with a slew of new functions in its Xbox 360 system update, Microsoft launched its Games on Demand store with full Xbox 360 titles for download. Is this move a game-changer or just business as usual?READ»

Why Games Are So Expensive, and Staying That Way

Recent earnings reports from Sony and Nintendo prove that the video game industry is not recession proof. So why do games still cost so much money?READ»

StarCraft 2 Latest Game Delayed--Why Are So Many Being Moved to 2010?

Blizzard has announced that the highly anticipated StarCraft II will be delayed this holiday season, to the first half of 2010. According to Blizzard, the extra time is needed to upgrade the multiplayer network Battle.net, "This extra ...READ»

Five Addictive Augmented Reality Gaming Apps

Their games, your world: The next generation of AR gaming promises play in the environments of our choosing.READ»

Microsoft's Shane Kim on Project Natal and the Xbox 360 Road Map

Microsoft continues to push the social networking and entertainment capabilities of the Xbox 360--games on demand and group movie viewing are two such features due in the next system update (due in August). We asked Shane Kim, Microsoft's VP of Strategy and Business Development for Interactive Entertainment, about the evolution of Xbox Live and what the launch of Project Natal means for the business.READ»

Sam Raimi's 'World of Warcraft' Movie, By the Numbers

Activision Blizzard has announced that Sam Raimi will direct a film based on the hugely popular World of Warcraft online role playing video game. Raimi will be directing his fourth Spider-man film first, so don't expect WoW on the big ...READ»

Why Are We Obsessed With Online Farming?

Zynga and Slashkey have bet the farm on Facebook apps that tap our agrarian instincts. Why do they work?READ»

Nintendo's Innovation Console: A Q&A With Reggie Fils-Aime

For the past several years, Nintendo executives have been touting such books as "The Innovator's Dilemma" and "Blue Ocean Strategy" as a way to explain why they've been zigging while everyone else zagged. That's why at last month's ...READ»

Tiger Woods on Video Game Realism and Knowing Your Customers

As I mentioned in last week's dispatch, when Tiger Woods came to New York City recently, I was able to pick his brain a bit about Twitter, Facebook and the changing landscape of sports marketing. Today, the topic is video games. After ...READ»

Robotic Game Controller Adjusts Itself, Frags Carpal-Tunnel

The device automatically adjusts itself, so that you never linger in one position long enough to develop repetitive stress.READ»

Sony's Jack Tretton Talks PlayStation 3 and the 10-Year Console Cycle

Fast Company sat down with the President of Sony Computer Entertainment America recently to discuss his commitment to the PS3's 10-year life-cycle despite the recession, the industry's fixation on hardware price cuts, and the future of downloadable games.READ»

The 10 Best Architectural Worlds in Video Games

Following-up its ranking of the best Star Wars architecture, The Architect's Journal ranks the best virtual architecture.READ»

The 10 Most Creative People in Video Games

From Sam Houser of Rockstar, to Neil Young of ngmoco, here are the people bringing innovation to the video game industry.READ»

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Sony Impresses, Nintendo Disappoints at E3

Sony unveiled the PSP Go, a motion controller, and a slew of impressive titles--including a new one from Rockstar, creators of the Grand Theft Auto franchise--during today's E3 video game expo. While Nintendo, maker of the leading ...READ»

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Microsoft Aims for the Mainstream With 1 vs 100 on Xbox Live [Updated]

Think you're smarter than the average game show contestant? Microsoft's 1 vs 100 game is your chance to prove it to everyone. It's also Microsoft's chance to prove that Xbox Live can captivate a mainstream audience with a game that ...READ»