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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...

Article | 5/02/2008 GamePro unveils new details on Rainbow Six Vegas 2

Vegas 2 is expected to ship in the US this March on the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC...all on the same day. Not bad, eh?

Article | 1/02/2008 EA confirms Rock Band for Wii

In a third quarter conference call on Thursday, Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello confirmed the "coming launch" of Rock Band for Nintendo Wii. Unfo...

Article | 6/02/2008 Microsoft's Ballmer: More investments coming

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said Monday future growth for the company hinges on continued investment that matches the company's multi-billion dollar r...

Article | 30/01/2008 F.E.A.R sequel promises visual density, better AI

John Mulkey, lead designer of Project Origin, shares details on what fans can expect from the upcoming sci-fi first-person shooter.

Article | 29/01/2008 Microsoft says Wii owners can 'graduate' to Xbox 360

Jeff Bell, VP of global Xbox marketing, implied what many hardcore gamers believe: that Wii's lack of technology and lasting gameplay leaves something...

Article | 28/01/2008 Nintendo to introduce Virtual Console demos on Wii

Nintendo on Friday said that Smash Bros. Brawl will include timed-demos of Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Kirby's Adventure, Super Metroid, a...

Article | 24/01/2008 Rockstar partially blames GTA IV delay on PS3

Rockstar on Thursday said the PS3 was a "contributing factor" in the delay of GTA IV last fall.

Article | 22/01/2008 Source: Microsoft knowingly launched a faulty Xbox 360

An "insider source" who was allegedly involved in the testing and manufacturing of the Xbox 360 claims that Microsoft rushed the console to market "wh...

Article | 23/01/2008 Rock Band, Guitar Hero boost digital music sales

The Rock Hero Effect: People buy either Rock Band or Guitar Hero. They get hooked on the addictive and lasting gameplay. They start buying expansion s...

Article | 23/01/2008 Australia gamers miss out 'free game' download

A free online version of the PC game Battlefield Heroes is to be released by Electronic Arts (EA). Supported by adverts and micro payments, the game w...

Article | 11/01/2008 David Jaffe endorses 'one-console future'

"Can anyone explain to me how having one console would be bad for gamers?" writes David Jaffe on his personal blog. "We have [one hardware standard] w...

Article | 15/01/2008 Microsoft on Xbox's strange signal: It could be anything

After 37 days, Microsoft issued a 43-word statement on the report of a strange, strong radio signal apparently generated by its Xbox 360 game console,...

Article | 14/01/2008 Nintendo blocked GoldenEye XBLA, says Microsoft

According to <a href="http://kotaku.com/344324/goldeneye-xbla-shitcanning-was-nintendos-fault">Kotaku</a>, Microsoft officials allege that Nintendo pr...

Article | 11/01/2008 CES - Slouching toward Convergence 2.0

Gadgets have always taken center stage at the Consumer Electronics Show, but this year more than ever, even the coolest devices seem to be mere means ...

Article | 11/01/2008 Microsoft may consider Blu-ray for Xbox 360 after all

May drop HD-DVD 'if consumers vote that way'.

Article | 9/01/2008 Microsoft: No HD DVD Xbox

Microsoft has no plans to add HD DVD capabilities to its Xbox console, despite rumors to contrary.