Archive for the ‘Video Games’ Category

EA ships four Mac games (Macworld.com)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Macworld.com - Electronic Arts (EA) late Friday announced that it is shipping four of its promised six new games for the Macintosh, including Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Need for Speed Carbon, Battlefield 2142 and Command & Conquer Tiberium Wars.Source: [Link]

Microsoft cuts Xbox 360 prices in Europe (Reuters)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Reuters - Microsoft Corp is cutting the European price for its Xbox 360 video game console by 50 euros to 349.99 euros ($470), following a similar cut in the United States.Source: [Link]

Microsoft cuts price of Xbox 360 in Europe (AFP)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

AFP - Microsoft said on Monday it is cutting the price of its Xbox 360 consoles in Europe as the software giant battles with Sony and Nintendo for devotees in the multi-billion-dollar video game market.Source: [Link]

Microsoft cuts 50 euros off Europe Xbox (AP)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

AP - Microsoft Corp. said Monday it will slash the price of its Xbox 360 video game console in Europe by 50 euros, following a similar price cut in the United States earlier this month.Source: [Link]

Microsoft Drops Xbox 360 Prices In Europe (TechWeb)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

TechWeb - The company expects to launch in Europe the Xbox 360 Elite, which will have a 120-Gbyte hard drive.Source: [Link]

Online gamers rehearse real-world epidemics (AFP)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

AFP - A fantasy plague that accidentally ran amok in the Internet's most popular game world, populated by nine million flesh-and-blood players, may help scientists predict the impact of genuine epidemics, according to a study released Tuesday.Source: [Link]

Video game market to grow 50 pct in 4 yrs: Ubisoft (Reuters)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Reuters - The market for video games is expected to expand by half over the next four years as it extends beyond hardcore gamers, the chief executive of French video game publisher Ubisoft said on Wednesday.Source: [Link]

BT, Sony unveil PlayStation with video calling (Reuters)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Reuters - Britain's BT Group Plc and Japan's Sony Corp (6758.T) have unveiled new software that will allow millions of gamers using portable PlayStations to make video and voice calls and send instant messaging.Source: [Link]

Vid-game music notes: `Guitar Hero’ flat (AP)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

AP - Musical games have long had their niche in the video-game industry. Fans of "Dance Dance Revolution" or "Pump It Up" like to show off their footwork; "SingStar" and "Karaoke Revolution" attract "American Idol" wannabes. Such games can be fun at parties and they've always had a devoted audience, ...

Sony to launch navigation accessory for PSP (Reuters)

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Reuters - Sony Corp. (6758.T) plans to sell a satellite navigation accessory from February 2008 that turns its handheld PSP games console into a navigation device, the company announced at the Leipzig Games Convention on Wednesday.Source: [Link]