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Article | 26/02/2008 Sony games studio head Harrison resigns

The head of Sony's in-house game studio and one of its longest serving executives, Phil Harrison, will resign from the company at the end of February,...

Article | 25/02/2008 eBay blast from the past: New-in-box Apple II, never opened

Memories of your first computer can be priceless.

Article | 25/02/2008 EA offers US$2 billion for Grand Theft Auto publisher

Take-Two Interactive Software, publishers of the popular Grand Theft Auto series of games, has received and rejected a US$2 billion acquisition bid fr...

Article | 21/02/2008 Online gaming gets cheaper

The online gaming universe takes a page from Radiohead's book as big companies like EA tinker with "pay-what-you-want" gaming experiences.

Article | 21/02/2008 Brain-controlled gaming system falls into 'demo hell'

It wasn't supposed to happen like this.

Article | 20/02/2008 GDC - Top technology companies form gaming alliance

Some of the top technology companies, including Intel, Microsoft, Dell and Advanced Micro Devices joined forces Tuesday to form the PC Gaming Alliance...

Article | 21/02/2008 Microsoft: HD DVD demise won't hurt Xbox 360

Toshiba's announcement to end production of HD DVD players and recorders will not affect the Xbox 360, even though Microsoft offers an optional stand-...

Article | 20/02/2008 Intel introduces 8-core 'Skulltrail' for gamers

Chip giant Intel Tuesday launched its latest processor platform aimed at computer game enthusiasts, an eight processing-core platform that includes a ...

Article | 19/02/2008 Intel unveils eight-core high-end, gaming platform

Intel unveiled its latest gaming and high-end computing platform, which includes two quad-core processors and graphic cards.

Article | 19/02/2008 Aerosmith gets its own Guitar Hero game

Aerosmith becomes video game guitar heroes

Article | 19/02/2008 Microsoft addresses HD DVD death, future of Xbox 360

HD DVD may be on its deathbed, but a new Microsoft statement claims that the Xbox 360 will remain unaffected by the rise of Blu-ray.

Article | 19/02/2008 Wii to displace Xbox 360 by end of 2008: iSuppli

Nintendo's popular Wii game console will displace Microsoft's Xbox 360 as the new-generation game machine, iSuppli said Thursday.

Article | 18/02/2008 GDC 2008: Gaming's Futurama Forum

Mind control, game announcements, and graphics cards - the gaming elite flocks to the annual Game Developers Conference to discuss what you'll play in...

Article | 11/02/2008 Apple trademark filing revives handheld gaming rumors

Iconic hardware and software manufacturer Apple, best known for cultural-changing devices like the iPod and iPhone, could be ready to disrupt a new in...

Article | 12/02/2008 Here comes the Apple iGame

Apple's latest trademark manoeuvres suggest it might be planning a variant on its iPhone or iPod aimed at the gaming market, offering fresh competitio...

Article | 12/02/2008 Fabio Capello unplugs Wayne Rooney's PlayStation

England football supremo Fabio Capello has decreed that his team will not be allowed to play video games during international training time, in an att...

Article | 11/02/2008 MWC - Zeemote wants mobile gamers to let go of their phone

You might think the last thing you'd need to play games on your mobile phone would be a wireless remote control, but Zeemote's JS1 is just that.

Article | 11/02/2008 Nokia Invites Some Customers to Test N-Gage Games

Nokia last week invited some phone users to start playing with its delayed new N-Gage gaming service and rebranded its video- and photo-sharing servic...

Article | 8/02/2008 Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition launches

Guinness World Records is giving Xbox, Halo 3 and other gamers everywhere a book full of goals to shoot for with the launching this week of its first ...

Article | 5/02/2008 Study: Men like video games more than women

Although both males and females posses an equal level of motor skills when interacting with video games, males were quicker to understand the object o...