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Date: Fri, 24. April 2009 15:04:57

angry tapir writes "Chris Jager from GoodGearGuide argues that the rise of casual gaming means near-certain death for hardcore gaming. The sales of casual 'party-friendly' games are massively outstripping the sales of classic hardcore games, and the makers of other consoles are taking note of Nintendo's success in attracting non-traditional gamers to the Wii and DS. There is evidence that Sony and Microsoft are both trying to tap into the casual market, and it's only a matter of time before hardcore gaming goes the way of the Nintendo PowerGlove." Of course, the trend toward casual doesn't just involve Nintendo mdash; World of Warcraft's success (and the huge effect it's had on the MMO genre) is often credited to its focus on casual gamers. While it's not unreasonable for game studios to want all players to see all of the game's content, perhaps there's a better way of catering to the more hardcore players than tacking on difficulty modes and "do it the hard way" achievements.pa href="http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/24/0524216amp;from=rss"img src="http://slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rssamp;op=imageamp;style=h0amp;sid=09/04/24/0524216"/a/ppa href="http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/24/0524216amp;from=rss"Read more of this story/a at Slashdot./p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/v9xhpM8RAnWwR9kaFYEc_DX2zxE/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/v9xhpM8RAnWwR9kaFYEc_DX2zxE/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~4/yPHQVk9giQ8" height="1" width="1"/

Date: Fri, 3. June 2011 23:57:32

Digital Trends - Both Sony and Nintendo are finally talking about their next-generation gaming consoles, and next week’s E3 show promises to reveal even more details. Over the last few months, I’ve been playing with OnLive, which is being built into some of the next-generation of PCs. We’ve seen the social aspects of gaming drift out of MMOs like World of Warcraft into first-person shooters, and most of the game console makers have started exploring the various aspects of community gaming. But where is this all going? With the E3 gaming conference coming up fast; let’s explore the next generation of gaming.

Date: Fri, 25. September 2009 12:28:49

Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony have all slashed the prices on their gaming consoles. If you're thinking about buying a Wii, PS3 or Xbox 360 this holiday, here are a few things to consider.

Date: Tue, 4. August 2009 03:10:14

eldavojohn writes to tell us of a new service, "BringIt.com", that allows gamers to put their money where their mouth is with respect to their console gaming skill. "BringIt supports the PlayStation 2, the PS3, the Xbox 360 and the Wii. Players challenge each other on the site, but play on their consoles. BringIt holds players' entry fees until the game is finished. After the game is done, it verifies the results and credits the winner, minus the service fee. To attract players of a broad range of skill sets, BringIt has separate tournaments meant for novice players and expert gamers. Levin compared it to the handicap system in golf or the weight-class system in wrestling.pa href="http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/08/03/1817216/BringItcom-Allows-Players-to-Bet-on-Console-Game-Matches?from=rss"img src="http://slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rssamp;op=imageamp;style=h0amp;sid=09/08/03/1817216"/a/ppa href="http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/08/03/1817216/BringItcom-Allows-Players-to-Bet-on-Console-Game-Matches?from=rss"Read more of this story/a at Slashdot./p pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/8Dm6XOKjD6dolNCLxcc1kmH8Ev8/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/8Dm6XOKjD6dolNCLxcc1kmH8Ev8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/8Dm6XOKjD6dolNCLxcc1kmH8Ev8/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/8Dm6XOKjD6dolNCLxcc1kmH8Ev8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~4/lg7sdeXzGgI" height="1" width="1"/

Date: Tue, 21. February 2012 07:00:23

Telegraph.co.ukSony prepares for Playstation Vita launchTelegraph.co.ukBy Matt Warman, Consumer Technology Editor The Japanese electronics giant hopes the new PlayStation Vita portable gaming console, which goes on sale tomorrow, will convince users to play more video games on dedicated devices, rather than turning to the ...Review: PlayStation Vita a handheld gaming beastUSA TODAYSony Betting Gaming Market Has Room For Handheld VitaWall Street JournalSony PlayStation Vita First Edition (3G/Wi-Fi)CNETABC Newsall 497 news articles »

Date: Sat, 1. November 2008 13:13:59

AFP - Hundreds of people queued to be among the first to buy Nintendo's latest games console on Saturday, as the Japanese electronic giant unveiled the DSi, featuring a built-in camera and enhanced sound.

Date: Sat, 1. November 2008 17:21:28

AFP - Hundreds of people queued to be among the first to buy Nintendo's latest games console on Saturday, as the Japanese electronic giant unveiled the DSi, featuring a built-in camera and enhanced sound.

Date: Tue, 4. August 2009 15:05:30

eldavojohn writes to tell us of a new service, "BringIt.com," that allows gamers to put their money where their mouth is with respect to their console gaming skill. "BringIt supports the PlayStation 2, the PS3, the Xbox 360 and the Wii. Players challenge each other on the site, but play on their consoles. BringIt holds players' entry fees until the game is finished. After the game is done, it verifies the results and credits the winner, minus the service fee. To attract players of a broad range of skill sets, BringIt has separate tournaments meant for novice players and expert gamers. Levin compared it to the handicap system in golf or the weight-class system in wrestling.pa href="http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/08/03/1817216/BringItcom-Allows-Players-to-Bet-On-Console-Game-Matches?from=rss"img src="http://slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rssamp;op=imageamp;style=h0amp;sid=09/08/03/1817216"/a/ppa href="http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/08/03/1817216/BringItcom-Allows-Players-to-Bet-On-Console-Game-Matches?from=rss"Read more of this story/a at Slashdot./p pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/31tBCDBFbSa74tNrsZAw_Z-i3jY/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/31tBCDBFbSa74tNrsZAw_Z-i3jY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/31tBCDBFbSa74tNrsZAw_Z-i3jY/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/31tBCDBFbSa74tNrsZAw_Z-i3jY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~4/MWg3wmoFpjg" height="1" width="1"/

Date: Wed, 27. April 2011 02:53:28

AFP - Sony warned that hackers stole password, birthday and other data about users of its PlayStation Network that connected PlayStation 3 (PS3) consoles to online games, films and more.

Date: Fri, 22. May 2009 11:40:18

(AHN) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth has been presented with a gold-plated games console. The 83-year-old monarch was given the exclusive Nintendo Wii by game developers THQ to commemorate the launch of their forthcoming "Big Family Games" collection, which she was also given a copy of.