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Let the PS3 games begin
August 29, 2006
Sony's Kaz Hirai talks about the future of the new PlayStation console and next-generation gaming technology.
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Year in review: Video game industry pins hopes on hits
December 16, 2008
A series of popular titles, combined with inexpensive consoles from Microsoft and Nintendo, could be what insulates the game industry from the chilly economy.
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Nintendo's Wii to boast 62 titles by year's end
November 1, 2006
With 32 new titles and 30 classics, Nintendo's new game console has a healthy roster of games for customers.
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Study: U.S. game console ownership rising rapidly
March 5, 2007
Number of households that hook them up to TVs has increased 18 percent since late 2004, Nielsen says.
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PlayStation 3 shines in prelaunch test
October 20, 2006
Sony rolls out the red carpet for journalists and analysts a month before the game console's launch.Photos: PS3 in basic black
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PS3 and Wii create a new playing field
November 21, 2006
Microsoft's Xbox 360 has had the market to itself for a year, but the arrival of Sony's PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii will reshape the game.
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The hard and soft sides of video games
September 8, 2006
As console makers gear up to ship next-generation boxes, game designers look for new success routes.
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Game on: PS3, Wii finally hitting stores
November 13, 2006
No longer does Microsoft's Xbox 360 have the next-generation video game console market to itself. But who will come out on top?
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New game controller: Your hands
December 10, 2007
Israeli start-up 3DV aims to be a contender with motion-sensing tech that has a good handle on depth perception.Photos: 3DV's depth-sensing camera Video: ZCam aims to free gamers
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Next-gen console war off and running
November 19, 2006
With the release of Nintendo's Wii hot on the PS3's heels, the game market now has all three big-name competitors. Photos: Lining up for the Wii in L.A. Video: Wii takes Manhattan
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The dangerous business of video games
November 28, 2006
Playtime isn't always fun. As researchers note the effect of violent games on the brain, some console buyers risk life and limb.
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E3 tagline: 'Everyone's a gamer'
July 14, 2007
Casual gaming takes center stage at the annual confabulation, from Wii yoga to PlayStation karaoke.
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Year in review: Video game industry grows up
December 22, 2006
With the launch of the PS3 and the Wii, and the end of E3 as we know it, video games have moved to the next level.
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Sony says sayonara to father of PlayStation
April 26, 2007
Ken Kutaragi was a gaming innovator, but his company will make do without him as it struggles to compete with Nintendo's hot-selling Wii.
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Week in review: Gamers' perfect storm
November 17, 2006
For hard-core aficionados of console video games, this week is pure heaven--and hell.
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Microsoft, Peter Jackson to form game studio
September 27, 2006
Called Wingnut Interactive, the New Zealand-based game shop will join in Microsoft's "Halo" efforts.
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At E3, entertainment is the name of the game
July 12, 2007
Console manufacturers want you to know there's more to games than first-person shooters and role-playing adventures.
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High notes from a low-profile E3
July 16, 2008
The new-style E3 is no longer a huge free-for-all, but that doesn't mean Microsoft and others in the video-game business aren't making some noise.
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E3 2006: Where games mean business
May 15, 2006
special coverage The biggest game show on the continent is in full swing with new games and booth babes.
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Revving up for a pared-down E3
July 10, 2007
The Entertainment Software Association has drastically cut back its video game convention. Will smaller companies get shut out?
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