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Nov
12

AP - Following in the footsteps of Nintendo's popular "Wii Fit," the video game publisher known for the "Madden" football games is jumping into fitness software targeted mostly at women.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

Nov
12

AFP - Top video game maker Activision Blizzard on Thursday launches a new extension of its record-breaking "World of Warcraft" which already has a claimed 11 million players worldwide.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

Nov
12

PC Magazine - The DS and PSP are outdated and the iPhone is the "future of gameplay," according to Apple's vice president of iPod marketing Greg Joswiak.

Original post by PC Magazine and software by Elliott Back

Nov
12

AFP - Videogame maker Activision teamed with retail chain GameStop to debut "World at War" by letting COD fans using XBox 360 consoles play the new release online against real soldiers.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

Nov
11

Visitors watch new titles of software for Sony Computer Entertainment's video game console Playstation 3 at the Tokyo Game Show 2008 in Chiba, suburban Tokyo in October 2008. Videogame sales dropped 21 percent in Japan in the third quarter of the year but continued to rocket in the United States and Britain, according to a study released Tuesday.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Videogame sales dropped 21 percent in Japan in the third quarter of the year but continued to rocket in the United States and Britain, according to a study released Tuesday.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

Nov
11

This photo released by Electronic Arts shows a scene from 'Mirror's Edge'. Created by Swedish video game developer DICE, 'Mirror's Edge' convincingly mimics real-life running, complete with panting sounds. (AP Photo/Electronic Arts)AP - Occasionally, a video game will reshape the way gamers see virtual worlds. Much like "Wolfenstein 3D," "Super Mario 64" and "Half-Life" before it, the stunning first-person action-adventure game "Mirror's Edge" (Electronic Arts, for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, $59.99) smashes the conventions of its predecessors.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

Nov
11

This photo released by Microsoft shows Marcus Fenix and his comrades as they  resume their battle against the Locust Horde in ”Gears of War 2”. (AP Photo/Microsoft)AP - In November 2006, Sony and Microsoft went head-to-head with violent war games that, at the time, defined their respective consoles. Sony's PlayStation 3 got "Resistance: Fall of Man," easily the strongest of the launch titles for the brand-new system. Microsoft's Xbox 360 got "Gears of War," which quickly became the year-old machine's best-selling title.

Original post by AP and software by Elliott Back

Nov
11

PC Magazine - For July through September, the most popular video game on earth usually involved Cowboys, Steelers, and some guy yelling "Boom!" on every play.

Original post by PC Magazine and software by Elliott Back

Nov
10

AFP - Hot French videogame maker Ubisoft announced Monday that it has bought Massive Entertainment, the Sweden-based studio behind popular strategy title "World In Conflict."

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

Nov
07

Kiss lead singer Gene Simmons speaks to the media before his grand marshalling duties at the Edmonton Indy Grand Prix July 26, 2008. (Dan Riedlhuber/Reuters)Reuters - Amid the flood of third-party instrument peripherals emerging for the new "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" music simulation games, God forbid if Gene Simmons would miss an opportunity to get his brand on.

Original post by Reuters and software by Elliott Back

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