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Why Games Are So Expensive, and Staying That Way

BY Kevin OhannessianFri Aug 7, 2009 at 8:09 AM

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»

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

BY Kevin OhannessianWed Aug 5, 2009 at 5:15 PM

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»

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Five Addictive Augmented Reality Gaming Apps

BY Kevin OhannessianFri Jul 31, 2009 at 8:02 AM

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

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

BY Kevin OhannessianWed Jul 29, 2009 at 10:52 AM

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»

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

BY Kevin OhannessianWed Jul 22, 2009 at 3:33 PM

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»

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Why Are We Obsessed With Online Farming?

BY Kate RockwoodMon Jul 20, 2009 at 10:00 AM

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

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

BY N'Gai CroalThu Jul 9, 2009 at 4:23 PM

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»

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Tiger Woods on Video Game Realism and Knowing Your Customers

BY Chuck SalterMon Jul 6, 2009 at 5:36 PM

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»

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Robotic Game Controller Adjusts Itself, Frags Carpal-Tunnel

BY Cliff KuangMon Jul 6, 2009 at 11:46 AM

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

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