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What If Google Did Video Games?
March 3, 2008
on Video Game Related Topics
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Rob Enderle
Analyst Opinion - The gaming market is in a real mess right now. We have 4 active game systems the Nintendo Wii, the Xbox 360, the PS3, and, not to forget, the PS2, which outsold all of the others last year. On the PC side, we have Windows XP games, Windows Vista Games, Flash-based games, and some folks are still porting to the Mac. Read more
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Future Of The Mark - Interview With Futuremark's President
February 11, 2008
on Video Game Related Topics
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Theo Valich
If you're a benchmark industry insider, you'll hardly find better person to talk to than Oliver Baltuch, currently serving as President of Futuremark Corporation. Read more
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Nintendo DS Gets A New Color: Black
February 1, 2008
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Wolfgang Gruener
Nintendo has freshened up its handheld gaming system Nintendo DS: The color combination Cobalt/Black is the seventh version, which also includes Polar White, Coral Pink, Onyx, Crimson/Black and the limited-edition Gold and Metallic Rose. Pricing remain Read more
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4.3 Mil Xbox 360 Consoles Sold During Holidays
January 24, 2008
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Wolfgang Gruener
Microsoft was able to sell 4.3 million Xbox 360 units during the fourth calendar quarter 2007 (fiscal Q2 2008). The number is slightly down from 4.4 million units the company sold during the Christmas season of 2007. Unit sales for the first six months Read more
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CCP Games and Eve Online at Macworld
January 18, 2008
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Tony Celeste
CCP Games, creators of Eve Online, came to Macworld 2008 to promote the recent port of Eve Online to Mac OS X Read more
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Synesthesia Mandala - Now Drums (are) the Rock Band
January 16, 2008
on Digital Entertainment Miscellaneous
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Douglas Mechaber
What if you could replace a bunch of separate instruments with one pad? Read on. Read more
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Lexar Shows Off SSD Special Edition Gaming Memory
January 9, 2008
on Components
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Mark Raby
Las Vegas (NV) - We took a swing by the Lexar booth at CES to check out its Solid State Drive collection and a new color in its line of computer gaming memory. Lexar last week announced its first line of Solid State Drives, released under the brand "C Read more
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Flyvo Portable WiMax Gaming Device Heading For U.S. Market
January 9, 2008
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Wolfgang Gruener
Las Vegas (NV) - Posbro, a Korean manufacturer of the Flyvo G100 portable game device today said that it will be establishing a "mobile WiMax online game business" in the United States. The G100 was recently announced at the WiMax World USA tradeshow Read more
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Xbox Live Adds Disney, MGM Content
January 9, 2008
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Rob Wright
Microsoft announced at CES this week that Xbox LIVE Marketplace has added Disney/ABC Television Group and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) to its content provider roster. Disney, ABC and MGM join Microsoft’s growing lineup of online content for Xbo Read more
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Wii, MTV, Second Life Among Winners Of 2008 Tech & Engineering Emmy Awards
January 8, 2008
on Digital Entertainment Miscellaneous
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Mark Raby
Las Vegas (NV) - The 59th annual technology & engineering Emmy awards ceremony was held last night in the midst of all the CES madness, and we have details from some of the big winners. The awards were given out at the Sands expo center, one of the two Read more
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Guitar Hero - Without the Guitar
January 7, 2008
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Rob Wright
Guitar Hero has spurred a number of peripherals, but they’re usually just variations of the original guitar controller. But Jada Toys is adding something new to the Guitar Hero phenomenon with Air Guitar Rocker. Actually, Jada is eliminating the Guitar H Read more
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Sony's White Ceramic PS3
December 21, 2007
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Wolfgang Gruener
Special editions of game consoles appear to attract new buyers. That concept may not only work for Microsoft, which has been offering a Halo-themed Xbox 360 as, but also for Sony, which earlier this year released its PSP in different colors that were a Read more
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ESRB Responds to “C” Rating from NIMF
December 6, 2007
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Mark Raby
Entertainment Software Ratings Board president Patricia Vance has issued a response to a recently issued "report card" from the National Institute on Media and the Family, calling the rating "grossly misrepresented". Read more
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Wii is Most Searched Christmas Toy
December 5, 2007
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Mark Raby
The Nintendo Wii is the most sought after Christmas toy, at least in terms of Internet search requests, according to a new online metrics report. Read more
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Sony's Video Downloads for PS3
December 3, 2007
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Mark Raby
Sony will begin offering an on-demand video service for the PS3 next year. Read more