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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. TAGS: Lich King, video game, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Nintendo Wii, console, economy, Grand Theft Auto, World of Warcraft, Electronic Arts Inc., Microsoft Xbox, entertainment, video, Microsoft Corp., games

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

Miyamoto: Game success takes 'balance' and 'risk'

March 8, 2007 Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto, developer of games like Donkey Kong, offers conference-goers a vision for reaching broad audiences.Video: Mario master reveals secrets to successPhotos: A packed hall f... TAGS: Nintendo Co. Ltd., Nintendo Wii, vision, video game, success, Nintendo DS, wife, games, video, Sony Corp.

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, handheld, Microsoft Xbox, gamer, games, Xbox 360, Sony Playstation, entertainment, Sony Corp., video, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Nintendo Wii, game console, Nintendo Co. Ltd., video game console, console, video game, Sony Corp., games, video

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

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. TAGS: Nintendo Wii, designer, console, computer game, video game, Nintendo Co. Ltd., games, Sony Corp., video

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. TAGS: Second Life, Nintendo Wii, World of Warcraft, Nintendo Co. Ltd., virtual worlds, video game, Microsoft Xbox, Los Angeles, console, games, San Francisco, New York, Sony Corp., video

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. TAGS: Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Co. Ltd., console, game console, Sony PS3, Sony Playstation, video game console, reporter, blog, notebook computer, video game, New York, Sony Corp., San Francisco, Microsoft Xbox, photograph

E3 tagline: 'Everyone's a gamer'

July 14, 2007 Casual gaming takes center stage at the annual confabulation, from Wii yoga to PlayStation karaoke. TAGS: Nintendo Co. Ltd., Nintendo Wii, Guitar Hero, Santa Monica, press conference, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., console, video game, Electronic Arts Inc., gamer, game company, games, entertainment, conference, video

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. TAGS: Nintendo Co. Ltd., Nintendo Wii, entertainment, games, Xbox 360, console, video game, Sony Playstation, Microsoft Xbox, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp., video, TV

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. TAGS: press conference, Rock Band, Spore, The Sims, Microsoft Xbox, NetFlix Inc., Nintendo Co. Ltd., Xbox 360, Electronic Arts Inc., video game, Activision Inc., Xbox Live, Logitech, Nintendo Wii, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp.

The Xbox factor

May 13, 2005 special coverage With E3 on the horizon, Microsoft has released the details of its second-generation gaming console, Xbox 360. TAGS: Microsoft Xbox, console, Xbox 2, game console, Xbox 360, Sony PS3, video game, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Sony Corp., Sony Playstation, Sony PSP, games, Microsoft Corp., video, PC

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, conference, appeal, therapy, console, blog, Sony PS3, game console, video game, World of Warcraft, Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Electronic Arts Inc., games, gamer

As boomers go gray, will big money mean better tech?

October 9, 2007 Companies targeting a large retiree market with money and time to spare could result in better features for all.Images: Tech for the aging technocrat TAGS: Wii Fit, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Co. Ltd., population, video game, conference, Boston, VCR, games, video

Video game sales up 8 percent in 2004

January 18, 2005 Holiday hits "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" and "Halo 2" lead way as game makers sell close to $10 billion in software and hardware. TAGS: NPD Group Inc., Halo 2, video game, Grand Theft Auto, handheld, console, Electronic Arts Inc., Nintendo Co. Ltd., entertainment, Sony Playstation, Microsoft Xbox, U.S., games, Sony Corp., video

Gates considering Xbox clones?

June 30, 2005 Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates alludes to licensing the basic software to third parties as a stab at Sony's rival PlayStation. TAGS: Microsoft Xbox, Bill Gates, Sony Playstation, console, video game, Nintendo GameCube, game console, digital media, Nintendo Co. Ltd., chairman, Microsoft Corp., Sony Corp., games, video, Microsoft Windows

Let the games begin at GDC

March 20, 2006 More than 12,000 game professionals to meet in San Jose, Calif., this week for annual conference. TAGS: game company, conference, video game, creator, San Jose, Nintendo Co. Ltd., California, gamer, Los Angeles, Electronic Arts Inc., games, entertainment, movie, video

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, HD-DVD player, retailer, Electronic Arts Inc., gamer, video game, HD-DVD, Sony Corp., game console, store, Sony Playstation

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, Nintendo DS, candidate, gamer, Nintendo Co. Ltd., games, California, Sony Playstation, event, video, Microsoft Corp.