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Women share game industry career advice

September 18, 2006 Scores of game industry women gather to talk about how to balance work and life. TAGS: women, men, career, video game, Human Resources, balance, conference, event, video, Microsoft Corp., games, e-mail

Can games grow beyond the hard-core set?

May 19, 2005 Industry hopes next-generation consoles lasso fans outside the standard 18- to 34-year-old male demographic. TAGS: women, console, entertainment, movie, games, Microsoft Corp., video

Women outnumber men in online games, survey finds

October 5, 2006 New study on gamers reveals Playstation 2 as the most popular console, but PCs are the platform of choice. TAGS: gamer, game console, survey, women, online game, console, Microsoft Xbox, video game, handheld, games, platform, Xbox 360, brand, Sony Playstation, Sony PlayStation 2, entertainment

Cameras everywhere, even in online maps

May 30, 2007 Caution: You may find yourself in Google's new street-level map view.Images: Google's closeup view TAGS: shelter, imagery, violence, Amazon A9, Google Inc., map, women, San Francisco, image, camera, photograph, Microsoft Corp.

Frag Dolls tryouts: More than mashing buttons

May 2, 2006 Women vying for spot on the pro video game team learn fast that kicking butt is a necessity. Second of four parts. Photos: Frag Dolls hopefuls play tough TAGS: women, UbiSoft Entertainment, tournament, public relations, video game, button, video, Microsoft Corp., games

More than just fun in games

November 8, 2005 Video games are being used to aid kids with attention deficit disorder. Also: Microsoft readies for big Xbox 360 debut. TAGS: video game, Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, attention, kid, women, games, console, conference, video, Microsoft Corp.

Year in review: Big battles for big talent

December 14, 2005 Concerns remain over outsourcing and guest workers, but hiring prospects have improved for skilled workers. TAGS: women, hiring, talent, H-1B, Kai-Fu Lee, worker, computer science, workplace, outsource, recruiting, Google Inc., engineer, Steve Ballmer, president, China, battle

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., event, Sony Playstation, video, California, Microsoft Corp.

Xbox 360 makes desert debut

November 21, 2005 More than 2,000 gamers descended on the Mojave Desert for the official Xbox 360 launch party. Photos: Zero Hour for Xbox 3601 TAGS: J. Allard, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, gamer, celebrity, event, fan, women, Activision Inc., video game, console, Microsoft Corp., video, games

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, success, Sony Corp., Nintendo Co. Ltd., Sony PS3, women, Microsoft Xbox, console, games, gamer, Electronic Arts Inc., developer, conference, video, photograph, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Fiorina gets the boot

February 11, 2005 The embattled chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard steps down at the request of the company's board of directors. TAGS: Carly Fiorina, anti-spyware, women, Week in review, Compaq Computer Corp., HP, bank, spyware, CEO, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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