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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»

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Three Game Changing Tools That Will Transform Education

I'm blessed with the opportunity to send my children to a private school that uses both the community and many of the creative and technological tools possible to educate. There is no resource they are not afraid to use and I love ...READ»

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Tech Watch: Intel, Asus Let You Re-Invent the PC; Microsoft Lets Your Xbox Re-Invent You

WePC brings Digg-style crowd-sourcing to customizing laptops and Microsoft will let users customize their Xbox 360 with avatars.READ»

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PS3 Sales Rocketing, Leaving Nintendo Lost in the Dust?

We knew it was likely to happen, we just didn't realize how big the effect was going to be: According to some reports, the PS3 make-over and price drop has resulted in sales rocketing 1000%. Is Sony beating its gaming rivals? The ...READ»

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Microsoft's Xbox Will No Longer Be Supported

Microsoft has announced that service repairs for its original Xbox video game systems with expired warranties will no longer be available. So if yours breaks, what happens now?READ»

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Independent Repair Shops Can Fix Those Tricky Game Consoles

Game system repairs are increasingly being performed by independent repair shops, as manufacturers grow reluctant to repair consoles, even ones under warranty.READ»

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CPR's Game System Repairs Are Fast and Reliable

CPR expert technicians are now specializing in repair of game consoles – and not just Xboxes. READ»

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Sadly, This Doesn't Fix Tone Deafness

When your company's team-building karaoke turns "scary-oke," here's one way to keep it in the office.READ»

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Less Hulk, More Bruce Lee

The striking power of Michael Jager.READ»

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Ubisoft Produces Wild AR Spin-Off of Splinter Cell Game

Ubisoft has just released an augmented reality spin-off to promote the upcoming Xbox release of Splinter Cell: Conviction, and it's the first time such a major developer has used the Layar platform for a game. Players will have a ...READ»

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Microsoft's Marc Whitten on ESPN Coming to Xbox, and Using Kinect for Interactive TV

With Microsoft's new Kinect camera, new kinds of interactivity will be coming to living rooms. Marc Whitten, the General Manager of Xbox Live, tells about speech recognition, about natural control, and how Kinect will change the living room.READ»

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Microsoft Uses Cirque to "Kinect" With Gamers, and Everyone Else

Microsoft unveiled the final name of their Project Natal motion control at a press event last night—Kinect. Actually, they leaked it to USA Today around the time we press were on line waiting for the event (with cool Cirque du ...READ»

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Microsoft Finally Launches a Portable Xbox--Inside Windows Phone 7

Years ago, there were rumors of a handheld Xbox to compete with the PSP and Nintendo DS. Microsoft finally delivered today, in a very bold way--high-end integration of Xbox and Xbox Live into Windows Phone 7. Gamers: read this.READ»

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Microsoft Bets Big On Halo 3

Microsoft hopes its strategic partnerships sell not only the final installment of its Halo franchise but the Xbox 360 as well.READ»

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Datebook

Critical calendar listings for July 2005.READ»

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A Good Alternative?

Microsoft is already generating buzz for the next iteration of their Xbox game system. Like ilovebees.com, for Halo 2, they have launched ourcolony.net website. Ourcolony is an example of an Alternate Reality Game, or ARG. Others ...READ»

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The Xbox 360. How long is it through its life-cycle?

Microsoft’s sales performances with the Xbox 360 games console continues to impress. Not only is it still selling well but it generally outsells its main competitor, the Sony PlayStation 3, on a regular basis. Despite this ...READ»

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Windows 7 Phones Will Interact With Xbox, Demo Future of Gaming

Real-time console game interactivity is coming to Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 devices, which transforms the phone from a communications curio to an integral part of your game system. Apple may be following the same route. Should Sony be scared?READ»

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Xbox, Rockstar Games Among Twitter's First Promoted Accounts

Twitter continues to take monetizing slowly, with its minimally invasive ad strategy.READ»

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The Creativity Gap

Creativity is declining in America, yet business leaders say it is the most crucial factor for success. We all have tremendous creative potential, but how do we tap into it?READ»

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Feeding the Beast

Sustainability is about more than eco-friendly burger boxes.READ»

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Augmented Reality Game Plus Facebook Equals Gaming for the Future?

Social networking and augmented reality are the tech buzzwords du jour--but what happens when you mix the two up? You get the casual game Cannonballz from Zugara. And it's a little taste of how gaming might go in the future. The ...READ»

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Let CPR Game System Repairs be Your Island in an Ocean of Frustration

Manufacturers used to fix their game system consoles with reliable results. Increasingly now they won't even fix 'em.READ»

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Xbox 360 Slim Designer Scott Wilson Is Also Making Conference Tables More Fun

No, it doesn't have built-in Kinect, but these tables are smart and real pretty.READ»

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Interview with GameFly Co-Founder Sean Spector

Often referred to as the “Netflix of video games,” the GameFly online video game rental service allows users rent a game, play it as much as they want, and then send it back in a postpaid envelope. As soon as GameFly receives ...READ»