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Date: Mon, 29. November 2010 23:59:56

Pickens writes "The Xbox 360 recently turned five years old, and with no known successor on the horizon for the 360, PlayStation 3 or Wii, Cnet reports on the death of the 5-year console cycle — one of the video game industry's most longstanding truisms. For example, the Nintendo Entertainment System came out in 1985, followed by the Super NES in 1991, the Nintendo 64 in 1996, the GameCube in 2001, and the Wii in 2006. But now, why should console makers upgrade their offerings? Consumers are still buying their machines by the hundreds of thousands each month, and ramped-up online initiatives are breathing new life into the systems. A lot of it has to do with the fact that with the current generation of consoles, each company found a way to maximize either the technology behind the devices, or the utility to a wide range of new gamers." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Date: Wed, 17. September 2008 03:59:30

A new national survey from the Pew Internet & American Life Project titled "Teens, Video Games and Civics" shows that virtually all American teens play video games, whether computer, console, or cell phone games --- go figure! While some might say, "you needed to do a study to figure this out?," the study (.PDF) shows a lot of interesting (and perhaps, for parents, frightening) data.

Date: Tue, 2. March 2010 03:11:01

Newsarama.com - For the last day or so, many users around the globe have reported problems with their PlayStation 3 gaming consoles, particularly when trying to get online with them. Error codes, lack of PlayStation Network service, and disappearing trophies are some of the symptoms plaguing gamers.

Date: Fri, 23. October 2009 01:43:00

Macworld.com - Video game rental service Gamefly launched its GameCenter App in the App Store Thursday. This free application gives iPhone and iPod touch users access to data on over 5,000 video games, as well as news, videos, screen shots, release dates, user reviews, and cheats. While the app doesn't allow users play the games themselves, it does serve as a pocket library for gaming information, as well as a quick way to research, rent, and buy games.

Date: Fri, 25. September 2009 12:28:00

Toshiba will soon unveil its first television based on the Cell processor, the same multimedia chip that sits at the heart of the PlayStation 3 games console.

Date: Wed, 17. August 2011 02:16:34

Japanese electronics firm Sony cuts the price of its Playstation 3 games console by 17% in an effort to lift weakening sales.

Date: Thu, 5. June 2008 03:07:45

(AHN) - Sony and Electronic Arts announced a deal allowing commercials in popular games for the PlayStation 3 game console. - Wed, 4 Jun 2008 12:47:07 GMT (AHN)

Date: Tue, 1. February 2011 04:47:46

A On February 1, EA Sports will release the demo version of Fight Night Champion , one of the year's most highly anticipated video games, on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.A A continuation of the popular Fight Night gaming series, a large roster of active and retired boxing legends are included, with the full retail version set to hit stores on March ...

Date: Fri, 29. May 2009 03:04:43

38 Studios, the video game company founded by former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, yesterday announced the purchase of Big Huge Games from publisher THQ Inc. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Big Huge Games, which is based in Timonium, Md., develops role-playing games for game consoles and Windows-based personal computers. The Big Huge Games team will be ...

Date: Fri, 22. October 2010 02:42:50

YokimaSun writes "The Dreamcast was the last console by Sega that had innovations that today's consoles have taken on board, i.e. broadband online gaming and innovative gaming controllers (such as the fishing controller). The console still lives on today, thanks to the support of the homebrew community that still churns out games and emulators and also the odd commercial release for the console by independent developers. Today the spark has been ignited by the fascinating release of an SD adapter for the Dreamcast that allows homebrew games to be played without the need to burn to disc. It's time to dust off those Dreamcast consoles and get back into free gaming. The same company have also released a Dreamcast modified with VGA support and a front-loading SD slot and its own BIOS. Awesome to relive some of those Dreamcast classics." Read more of this story at Slashdot.