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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 TAGS: reflection, video game, Nintendo Co. Ltd., controller, gamer, navigation, Nintendo Wii, camera, console, games, video, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp., PC

A Nintendo surprise? Mais Wii!

November 10, 2006 perspective CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says that the odds favor Microsoft and Sony, but the game console victor may very well turn out to be Nintendo. TAGS: Nintendo Co. Ltd., game console, public relations, console, Nintendo Wii, Sony Corp., gamer, Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, gameplay, Sony Playstation, president, Microsoft Corp.

Next-gen consoles take center stage

May 11, 2005 At upcoming E3 convention, all eyes will be on new game consoles from the big three players--Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo. TAGS: console, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Los Angeles, research company, Microsoft Xbox, games, Sony Corp., gamer, Microsoft Corp.

Playing for keeps in the console biz

November 13, 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. TAGS: Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Sony PS3, console, arrival, Microsoft Xbox, Sony Playstation, Manhattan, Xbox Live, game console, gamer, Sony Corp., Xbox 360, notebook computer, photograph, video

Nintendo's New Year's resolutions

January 18, 2006 Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo's EVP of sales and marketing, discusses how the Revolution console will beat competition. TAGS: Nintendo Co. Ltd., console, resolution, Electronic Arts Inc., video game, Microsoft Xbox, gamer, handheld, Xbox 360, games, entertainment, Sony Playstation, Sony Corp., video, Microsoft Corp.

In console smackdown, games are next punch

May 18, 2005 Gamers may be attracted by swank new features in next-gen consoles, but they say cool games will drive their choice. TAGS: console, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Sony PS3, Microsoft Xbox, gamer, Sony Playstation, games, Sony Corp., developer, Microsoft Corp.

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 TAGS: console, video game, controller, Sony PS3, Nintendo Wii, launch, Sony Corp., Sony Playstation, gamer, Nintendo Co. Ltd., event, games, Microsoft Xbox, video, photograph, Microsoft Corp.

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? TAGS: Nintendo Wii, console, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Microsoft Xbox, video game console, Xbox 360, retailer, HD-DVD player, Electronic Arts Inc., gamer, video game, HD-DVD, Sony Corp., game console, store, Sony Playstation

Xbox tries to get its 'Halo' back

September 20, 2007 Microsoft is hoping "Halo 3" will boost Xbox sales enough to knock Sony's PS3 down for good. TAGS: Halo 3, Microsoft Xbox, NPD Group Inc., gamer, Xbox 360, Sony PS3, console, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Corp., Sony Corp., games

Pushing games beyond hard-core gamers

March 24, 2006 GDC is "by game developers for developers," but attendees will be looking for broader appeal to mainstream consumers, too. TAGS: game company, therapy, conference, appeal, console, blog, Sony PS3, video game, game console, World of Warcraft, Xbox 360, Nintendo Co. Ltd., games, Electronic Arts Inc., Microsoft Xbox, gamer

This week in Xbox

May 13, 2005 Microsoft unveils the Xbox 360 during a pretaped MTV broadcast, edging out rivals to become the first to reveal details of a new game console. TAGS: console, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, MTV, game console, Nintendo Co. Ltd., gamer, games, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp.

The zen of technology design

June 29, 2005 Lenovo's design director, David Hill, says a new generation of computing devices will be shaped by a return to modernism. TAGS: Nintendo Co. Ltd., Sony Playstation, controller, Sony PS3, generation, vision, gamer, Microsoft Xbox, function, console, Sony Corp., games, PC, keyboard, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Gamers' perfect storm

November 17, 2006 For hard-core aficionados of console video games, this week is pure heaven--and hell. TAGS: console, Nintendo Wii, Week in review, Microsoft Zune, Nintendo Co. Ltd., gamer, sale, Sony PS3, Sony Corp., Sony Playstation, video game, San Francisco, Microsoft Xbox, games, Microsoft Corp.

E3: Let the games begin

May 16, 2003 Game companies at the Electronic Entertainment Expo are looking to juice up sales through price breaks, product launches and forays into rivals' turf. TAGS: Electronic Entertainment Expo, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., game console, video game console, game company, rival, console, layoff, Microsoft Xbox, electronics company, video game, handheld, Nintendo Co. Ltd., gamer, product manager, Nintendo GameCube

At GDC, games on the brain

March 10, 2007 Developers aim to lure women to adult games. Also: The next game controller could be your gray matter. And Sony brings it 'Home' for the PS3. TAGS: brain, Nintendo Co. Ltd., success, Microsoft Xbox, Electronic Arts Inc., Sony Corp., women, console, developer, conference, gamer, games, photograph, video, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: booth, Spore, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Co. Ltd., trade show, console, handheld, Electronic Arts Inc., games, video game, gamer, blog, Microsoft Xbox, video, Microsoft Corp.

Searching for the next Frag Doll

April 25, 2006 Eight women travel to California to compete for a coveted spot on Ubisoft's professional video game team. The first of three parts. Photos: Frag Doll wannabes TAGS: UbiSoft Entertainment, women, video game, candidate, Nintendo DS, gamer, games, Nintendo Co. Ltd., California, Sony Playstation, event, video, Microsoft Corp.

At GDC, game industry looks ahead

February 22, 2008 From the Game Developers Conference: WiiWare and the Wii Fit, Lego Universe, the Xbox Live Creators Club, and more. Photos: Microsoft gets its game on TAGS: Wii Fit, LEGO Co., Xbox Live, blog, conference, Redmond, San Francisco, Nintendo Wii, headset, Microsoft Xbox, video game, Nintendo Co. Ltd., development, games, gamer, photograph
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