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'Call of Duty' sells $310M in N Amer, UK in 24 hrs (AP)

'Call of Duty' sells $310M in N Amer, UK in 24 hrs

Technology / Software

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- First-day sales of Activision Blizzard Inc.'s "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" broke records, raking in an estimated $310 million in North America and the United Kingdom alone.


10 unusual gadgets and gifts for geeks

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Nerds. Geeks. Fanboys. Whatever you call them, the comics aficionados, movie buffs and videogame enthusiasts who dwell amongst us can be really hard to shop for. But it gets dramatically worse this time of year, when everyone ...


Tech toys over $100 that are worth every penny

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Picking a Christmas gift for the nerd in your life is never easy. In the holiday stampede, it's all too easy to pick an outdated gadget or obsolete program. And mistakes can be costly.


Sony offers 'Cloudy' early to people with its TVs

Technology / Business

created Nov 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- In a bid to sell living room electronics and spur buzz for "Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs," Sony Corp. is offering the movie for free to U.S. buyers of its Internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray players starting ...


New `Call of Duty' could set entertainment record (AP)

New 'Call of Duty' could set entertainment record

Technology / Software

created Nov 06, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- This holiday season's biggest entertainment blockbuster likely will be a sequel to a popular franchise, with jarring depictions of war and an intricate story of good versus evil. It could easily rake ...


No Doubt sues video game maker over 'Band Hero' (AP)

No Doubt sues video game maker over 'Band Hero'

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created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- No Doubt on Wednesday sued video game maker Activision for putting words in band members' mouths.


Nintendo recently cut the price of the Wii by a fifth in an effort to reinvigorate sales

Nintendo profits sink on Wii woes

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created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nintendo Co. revealed Thursday a plunge in profits and slashed its full-year forecasts as sales of its blockbuster Wii video game console take a dive in the absence of hit new games.


A Nintendo DSi game console.

Nintendo to launch big-screen DSi console

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nintendo Co. will soon launch a large-screen version of its DSi hand-held game console in Japan aimed at elderly people, a report said Tuesday.


Science at the petascale: Roadrunner supercomputer results unveiled

Electronics / Hardware

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 0

The world's fastest supercomputer, Roadrunner, at Los Alamos National Laboratory has completed its initial "shakedown" phase doing accelerated petascale computer modeling and simulations of a variety of unclassified, fundamental ...


Netflix movie streaming coming to PlayStation 3 (AP)

Netflix movie streaming coming to PlayStation 3

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- PlayStation 3 owners will soon be able to stream movies and TV shows from Netflix to their TVs using the gaming console, just as Xbox 360 owners have been able to do for a year.


Crowded theaters build momentum for 3-D at home (AP)

Crowded theaters build momentum for 3-D at home

Technology / Hi Tech

created Oct 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- Fans scrambled to see 3-D movies such as "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" in theaters this year and new 3-D televisions could soon have home viewers feeling as if they're surrounded by a spaghetti ...


Video game sales improve slightly in September (AP)

Video game sales improve slightly in September

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created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- After six straight months of double-digit declines, U.S. video game sales finally saw an improvement in September.


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Sony to launch PlayStation with bigger hard drive

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created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- To give more room for game, movie and music downloads, Sony is launching a PlayStation 3 with a larger hard drive on Nov. 3.


Video-game business still grappling with digital distribution

Technology / Business

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Being able to buy and play high-end video games without leaving home may still be a way off, but the industry isn't waiting for its fate to be decided by outsiders.


Showgoers try out games at a PlayStation 3 exhibit

Gamers get Hollywood-esque touch in Uncharted 2

Technology / Software

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

"Uncharted 2: Among Thieves", the video game released this week by California studio Naughty Dog, transports gamers into an action-adventure with pacing, effects and storytelling worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster.