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Did Mailing Nintendo Wii and PS3 Discs Cost Netflix Millions of Dollars?

BY Austin Carr
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Why did Netflix introduce a disc-based solution for the Wii and PS3, only to end it months later? And how much did that temporary system cost?READ»

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Infographic of the Day: The Evolution of Video Game Controllers

BY Suzanne LaBarre
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The British design agency Cxpartners has a nice little infographic showing the phylogeny of video game controllers since those prehistoric days of Odyssey and Atari. The diagram maps key design transformations, from wireless ...READ»

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Open Thread: How Could Blockbuster Reinvent Itself to Become Relevant Again?

BY Austin Carr
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Blockbuster is currently searching for a new CEO. Who should they select? How can Blockbuster remake itself to compete with Netflix, Redbox, Apple, and the whole slew of companies that caused its demise?READ»

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iFive: HP's Missing CEO, Facebook Cozies Up to Skype, Nintendo's 3DS Disaster, Dell's Tablets, Google's Happy Workforce

BY Kit Eaton
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While you were busy sleeping others were busying themselves with the business of the day, so here's the early tech news, digested:READ»

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Nintendo Accessory Designer Tweaks Out: 3DS in November?

BY David Zax
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Thank goodness for the Twitter leak -- or "tweak." But could the Nintendo 3DS really be coming out months earlier than expected?READ»

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Fast Blurbs: September 2010

BY Fast Company Staff
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In Remembrance September 1 is the 25th anniversary of the discovery of the Titanic. A salvaged letter was auctioned in April for 55,000 pounds. In Entertainment Fifty years ago this month: Americans watched the first ...READ»

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Blockbusted: A Netflix Knock-Out, Bad Metaphors on the Path to the Movie Monster's Bankruptcy

BY Austin Carr
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A look back at the best denials of Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes. READ»

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App Smackdown: Netflix vs. Blockbuster

BY Austin Carr
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Now that Netflix is available on the iPhone and iPod -- and Blockbuster is dominating Droid -- which movie rental giant will win the mobile market?READ»

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Blockbuster: We Can Beat Bankruptcy and Netflix

BY Austin Carr
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Blockbuster's head of digital strategy believes his ailing company is better positioned than any company out there.READ»

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Blockbuster's Digital Chief Attacks Apple, Netflix

BY Austin Carr
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The movie rental giant says Steve Jobs' software is too restrictive, and its online movie rival is too geeky for regular users. Part one of our interview with Blockbuster's digital chief.READ»

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Netflix and GameFly Beware: Blockbuster Adds Games to By-Mail Service

BY Austin Carr
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A look at how Blockbuster's new gaming offerings will impact competitors Netflix and Gamefly.READ»

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Makers of 'BlackLight: Tango Down' Anticipate Video Gaming's Downloadable Future

BY Kevin Ohannessian
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"BlackLight: Tango Down" can only be downloaded, and for a fraction of the cost of a boxed-game sold at retail. Are digital titles the industry's destiny?READ»

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7 Ways Real-Life Crime Fighting Mirrors "Minority Report"

BY Austin Carr
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From Facebook to facial recognition, the police state imagined in the Tom Cruise flick feels a bit more real every day.READ»

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Microsoft Announces Kinect Price, Hopes to Boost 360 Sales Further

BY Alex Porter
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A full year after revealing plans to jump into the motion-controller game, Microsoft has finally announced the price for their Kinect hardware, a motion sensor that sits atop the television. The add-on, which works with Xbox 360, ...READ»

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Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime on Motion Controls, Piracy, and the 3DS

BY Kevin Ohannessian
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At this year's E3 I sat down with Nintendo of America President and CEO Reggie Fils-Aime. What is the strategy behind the Nintendo 3DS? And what does he think about Sony and Microsoft getting into motion controls?READ»

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Voices From E3: Gaming Luminaries on Games as Art and Roger Ebert

BY Kevin Ohannessian
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Back in April, film critic Roger Ebert stirred up a tempest in a teacup with his comment that gaming can never be art. Last week at E3, the game industry's annual mega-convention, I asked the gaming execs and creators I interviewed their thoughts on Ebert's opinion and if they could give him one game to change his mind, what would that be.READ»

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New Tron Light Cycle Toys Drive Up Walls, Upside Down [Video]

BY Austin Carr
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Disney Pictures is gearing up for a December release of Tron: Legacy with a line of cutting edge toys that defy gravity. Most are beautiful dark-chrome replicas of vehicles and gizmos from the film, complete with neon-glowing trim, ...READ»

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Microsoft's Kinect vs. Sony's PlayStation Move: Video Game Showdown

BY Kevin Ohannessian
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E3, the mega-conference where next year's video games are unveiled for the press, has concluded. Microsoft and Sony are both turning to Wii-like motion controllers as a way to extend the life of video game consoles, and each ...READ»

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Sony at E3: PS3 Goes 3-D, and Motion Sensing Won't Come Cheap

BY Dan Nosowitz
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Sony's keynote speech at the E3 gaming conference just ended, and included some big news. Every PS3 is going 3-D, the Move motion-sensing controller is priced, and a whole lot more.READ»

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Nintendo Announces 3-D Handheld Gaming System [Updated]

BY Kit Eaton
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Nintendo's just whisked the veil from its newest gaming machine: The 3DS. It's a reinvention of the classic handheld, with a high-tech booster injection from the whizzy display system of the moment--3-D graphics rendering. Back in ...READ»

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E3 Day 0: Wins for EA, Ubisoft, and Microsoft - But Activision Shows Us a Good Time

BY Kevin Ohannessian
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EA: Gamer's GamesEA showed that it really wanted to connect with its fans, announcing a reward community for those who play its shooters dubbed EA Gunclub (a name so politically charged that it's certain to arrive with a bang). To ...READ»

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

BY Kevin Ohannessian
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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's Motion-Controlling Project Natal Is Now Named Microsoft Kinect

BY Dan Nosowitz
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This just in from the E3 gaming conference in Los Angeles: Microsoft's Wii-without-the-controller Project Natal is now named Kinect. What new announcements came along with the name change?READ»

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Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes on Competition From Apple, Netflix, Nintendo, and Redbox

BY Austin Carr
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Part II of Fast Company's interview with Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes.READ»

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Nintendo and American Heart Association Team Up to Earn Extra Life

BY Kevin Ohannessian
Relevancy Score: 84

Gaming giant Nintendo and the American Heart Association (AHA) are partnering to help Americans become more active. Starting in the next few weeks, Wii systems and the titles WiiFit Plus and Wii Sports Resort will feature the AHA ...READ»

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