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S'pore govt, Razer unveil games R&D lab
News New US$21 million initiative aims to mentor local game startups and allow them to learn from, and exchange ideas with global game powerhouses.
Tags: Games, Game players, Digital media, Software, Gamer, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, game company, Microsoft Xbox, Digital media
Games pay off for tertiary students
News Over half of students in Singapore-Massachusetts Institute of Technology program get jobs in the sector, while two games go commercial.
Tags: Games, Product development and design, Software engineering/development, Certification, Microsoft Xbox Live, Singapore, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, R&D, strategy, computer game
PlayStation Go digital, but not all to follow
News Digital downloads can help "lock out" content pirates, but games companies say they will not shift business model solely to online platform.
Tags: Game players, Games, Gamer, software, Microsoft Xbox Live, Sony Playstation, Sony PlayStation Portable, Singapore, Microsoft Xbox, entertainment
How the venerable PS2 made it to 9 years old
News With the power of computers doubling about every 18 months, according to Moore's Law, the fact that the PS2 is still selling is pretty impressive. Can its successors follow suit?
Tags: Gamer, Jesse Divnich, Video Game, Sony Playstation, Sony PlayStation 2, Video, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, console, Sony PlayStation 3
Microsoft: Major gamemakers developing for Natal
News Software maker says Activision, Capcom, Disney, EA, Konami, MTV, Namco Bandai, Sega, Square Enix, THQ, and Ubisoft are all working on games for the Xbox add-on.
Tags: Games, Game players, Product development and design, Electronic Arts Inc., Activision Inc., camera, Product development and design, game, Games, Game players
Nintendo drops Wii price to US$199
News Nintendo officially announces that the game console is getting a US$50 price cut as of Sunday.
Tags: Game players, Blu-ray, Nintendo Wii, DVD, console, NetFlix Inc., DVD player, built-In, game, Nintendo Co. Ltd.
Microsoft cutting price of high-end Xbox 360
News Microsoft drops price of high-end Xbox 360 console by US$100 to match Sony's price cut for the PlayStation 3.
Tags: Game players, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Sales, Microsoft Xbox, console, Sony PlayStation 3, game, Nintendo Co. Ltd., Game players
Google Squared gets more data, better filters
News Google Labs project in presenting structured data has been given a few refinements, but it still can't figure out where Yankee Stadium is located.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Web services, Google Inc., Milwaukee, Google Squared, U.S., Web sites, Web 2.0, Tool
EA posts sizable loss, but touts big Sims 3 sales
News Video game giant's first-quarter broad results are not good. But the third full iteration of the Sims franchise got off to an impressive start.
Tags: Digital media, Video Game, Video, Sales, game company, Digital media, Electronic Arts Inc., computer game, PC, game
PS3 and PSP slump, Wii hammered too
News Sony's earnings shine light on a poor quarter for its gaming division. Nintendo's Wii also took a big hit, with unit sales cut in half compared with last year.
Tags: Game players, Games, Sony Playstation, Sony PlayStation Portable, Nintendo Wii, Sales, console, handheld, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony Corp.
It's official: Apple event set for 09/09/09
News Apple sends invitations to a music-focused event in San Francisco next week, with few other details.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Apple Inc., Event, Video Game, Conference, Apple iTunes, Apple iPod, San Francisco, Apple iPod Touch, Moscone Center
Ex-MySpace CEO wants to gamble on social games
News In Chris DeWolfe's new venture, sources say, he'll attempt to snowball a bunch of social online games properties and pit himself against industry leader Mark Pincus of Zynga.
Tags: Games, Facebook, MySpace, Rupert Murdoch, CEO, Online Game, News Corp., entertainment, TechCrunch, private equity
Will PSP Go keep pirates at bay?
News Like all of Apple's portable devices, the PSP Go will have a sealed in battery that's non user-replaceable. An integrated battery helps save precious space, but in the case of the PSP Go, it was also designed to thwart pirates.
Tags: Game players, Battery, Security, Piracy, Sony Playstation, Sony PlayStation Portable, digital content, firmware upgrade, disc, firmware
'PS3 Slim' rumor fervor hard to fathom
News commentary Given that Sony's flagship video game console has lagged badly behind its Nintendo and Microsoft rivals, it's hard to see why people are so worked up over a device that might not even exist.
Tags: Game players, Product marketing, Video Game, Sony Playstation, Video, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox, console, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony Corp.
Amazon earnings miss a beat
News Online auction site disappoints Wall Street expectations, blaming a one-time payment to Toys "R" Us for the decline in profits.
Tags: E-commerce, Earning reports/forecasts, Video Game, eBay Inc., Video, Stock, Sales, Stephen Baker, Amazon.com Inc., Earnings
