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Live from E3: Nintendo announces WiiMusic, WiiSports Resorts, Grand Theft Auto and more

Today is the first official day of E3 2008 and Nintendo kicked it off with their media briefing at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. After a montage of people “smiling”, Cammie Dunaway, executive vice president of Nintendo, U.S., ...READ MORE

Nintendo Wii's Too Blue Ocean

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata recently announced there would be no price cuts coming for the companies game systems, the Nintendo Wii and the Nintendo DS. When Nintendo announced the existence of the Wii a few years ago, ...READ MORE

Microsoft Defeats Sony in November's Gaming Warfare

According to industry analyst NPD Group's sales numbers, controversial military shooter "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" easily outsold everything else--and helped Microsoft in its war with Sony.READ MORE

Modern Warfare 2 Expansion and Project Natal Coming to Xbox This Year

The blockbuster video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is about to get bigger. Microsoft announced an an exclusive expansion pack for the Xbox 360 at CES this evening, and also confirmed that the Project ...READ MORE

An Open Console Future

Those who follow the game industry track several on-going debates. One of the most vital points of contention is whether or not an industry future that replaces competing platforms (such as Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft's) with an ...READ MORE

Goodway Landscape - The beautiful side of nature

Jeff Zima Ponds - About Jeff Zima Loam is a general word for near-perfect soil that has lots of organic matter, enough sand to be easy to dig in, but sufficient clay to provide fertility and solid anchoring for plants. What ...READ MORE

Fast 50 2008: Nintendo

For the past two decades, the history of the video game industry has been as predictable as most of its products: More advanced technology creates more powerful consoles, which run more realistic games. It was all about leveling up. ...READ MORE

Halo Heroes Play for Salvation of Haiti

And so it has come to this. Whereas people once participated in charity races or walkathons to raise money for needy causes, they can now plop their butt on the couch, pop open a soda and a bag of Cheetos, and play video games. ...READ MORE

Technology: Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony Show-Off for E3

The three game console creators have kicked off this year's E3 -- the Electronic Entertainment Expo -- with their respective press conferences. As the console war heats up, these press conferences gain new significance as the gaming ...READ MORE

Sony's Success and the PlayStation 3 Liability

Sony posted its financials today. And despite a $583 million loss last quarter--the worst in four years--it has a net profit of $1.1 billion for the last year. This profit comes from the strength of their film division and ...READ MORE

The New Sudoku?

In the past two years, Sudoku has revolutionized the puzzle industry. But before Sudoku was published in The Times of London in 2004, and soon after began appearing in newspapers and books in the U.S., mainstream America was never so ...READ MORE

Home Sweet Home

At the Game Developer's Conference yesterday, Sony's Phil Harrison gave the keynote. Sony announced a new feature for the PlayStation 3 called Home. Similar to Second Life, player's make realistic avatars. They go to a ...READ MORE

What the Success of Grand Theft Auto 4 Means

Grand Theft Auto 4 earned $500 million sales the first week it was released according to publisher Take Two. Six million copies of the gritty crime game have been sold for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Those numbers eclipsed the ...READ MORE

Grand Theft Auto IV Rage

It's been a historic week for gamers: Marvel Comics' "Iron Man" had stellar box office performance, clocking in an estimated $100.8 million in tickets in North America, while Take-Two Interactive's Grand Theft Auto IV sold ...READ MORE

A Titan is Born: Activision Set to Merge With Vivendi Games

Gaming just got a little more serious with the upcoming merger between video game publishers Activision Inc. and Vivendi Games. The merger will bring landmark titles “Guitar Hero”, “Call of Duty” and “World of Warcraft” ...READ MORE

Live from E3: Microsoft announce deals with NBC/Universal, Netflix plus new games

Microsoft held its annual Xbox 360 press conference this morning at the Los Angeles Convention Center to kick off E3. I arrived about 30 minutes after the conference already started because of a late flight but apprently I didn't ...READ MORE

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free online games The Nature of Free Online Games Free online games are scattered anywhere on the Internet. There are a lot of them which you can choose from whenever you need them. Some of the categories include action, ...READ MORE

The New Culture of Gaming

We've come a long way since the Persians first played checkers, reportedly the world's oldest game, some 5,000 years ago. The first major shift in gaming came with the introduction of electronics, which is credited to William ...READ MORE

Modern Warfare 2 Breaks Unspoken Rule of Game Gore: Just Have Fun

Critics are furious over the violence of "Modern Warfare 2"--and one scene is causing all the problems.READ MORE

Delphian School Chess Team wins in Corvalis

Delphian Chess Team Wins in Corvalis - Goes Undefeated in Intermediate Section.READ MORE

Sony "Fun" Phones To Have Wii-like Motion Gaming

The mobile phone rumor mill is churning with word about Sony Ericsson's [NYSE: SNE] new F-series phones -- many bloggers have theorized that the "F" moniker stands for "Fun" -- which will boast increasingly ...READ MORE

Mike Sexton To Host "Shuffle Up and Deal" Poker Game Show

Game Show America is pleased to announce the host of "Shuffle Up and Deal." GSA has been contracted to design the set and technology behind this exciting new game show, as well as launching a multi-state LIVE TOUR.READ MORE

Why Grand Theft Auto IV Rocks

How Grand Theft Auto became the most important video game franchise ever.READ MORE

Nintendo Leads the Console Game War

There are two sites that estimate sales of video game consoles, VG Charts and Nex Gen Wars, fueling the fanboy feuds over which company has the better product. Perhaps the feuds will end now. Nintendo is estimated to have sold about ...READ MORE

Can iPad Come Out and Play? Oh, Yeah: Game Industry

At Apple's event today, Steve Jobs revealed the iPad, a tablet device that resembled an embiggened iPod Touch. What did it mean for gamers? Games from the current iPhone OS will run on it, either in a small window at the original ...READ MORE