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Nintendo's portable game console "Game Boy Advance" (released in 2003)

Nintendo's Game Boy turns 20

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Twenty years ago Japan's Nintendo Co. launched the Game Boy, the iconic handheld video game player that spawned characters from Super Mario to Pokemon and sold 200 million units worldwide.





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Microsoft's Xbox 360

US online videogame play on the rise: NPD Group

Technology / Internet

created Mar 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US online videogame play is on the rise as growing numbers of teenagers turn to the Internet for opponents and game software, according to an NPD Group report released on Tuesday.


NPD: October video game sales tumble 19 percent (AP)

NPD: October video game sales tumble 19 percent

Technology / Business

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- After a slight reprieve in September, U.S. video game retail sales slumped again in October, unable to escape the economic turmoil that's cutting into consumer spending and swelling the ranks of unemployed.


The chief executive officer of the Swedish gaming group Global Gaming Factory (GGF), Hans Pandeya

Pirate Bay suitor served with bankruptcy petition: court

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created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pirate Bay suitor Global Gaming Factory has been served with a bankruptcy petition, a Stockholm court official said on Friday, after a former board member filed a complaint over unpaid debts.


Eye-tracking software opens online worlds to people with disabilities

Eye-tracking software opens online worlds to people with disabilities (w/ Video)

Technology / Software

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Technology that allows gamers to control game functions with only their eyes is helping to open virtual worlds such as Second Life and World of Warcraft to people with severe motor disabilities.


April video game sales decline 17 percent

Technology / Software

created May 15, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Lacking the big hits that made the year-ago period a standout, U.S. video game sales dropped sharply in April for the second month in a row as customers continued to watch their wallets.


Eye-tracking software opens online worlds to people with disabilities

Eye-tracking software opens online worlds to people with disabilities (w/ Video)

Technology / Software

created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Technology that allows gamers to control game functions with only their eyes is helping to open virtual worlds such as Second Life and World of Warcraft to people with severe motor disabilities.


Social network for gamers helps friends play

Technology / Internet

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Raptr, a social network targeting gamers, is hoping to make it easier to see what your friends are currently playing on a broad range of platforms such as the Xbox 360 and personal computers.


Supporters of the web site 'The Pirate Bay'

The Pirate Bay sold to Swedish gaming group

Technology / Internet

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

A Swedish gaming group said Tuesday it would buy The Pirate Bay, one of the world's most popular filesharing sites, for 5.6 million euros (7.8 million dollars).


US computer software giant Microsoft announced plans to buy BigPark Inc., an interactive online game company

Microsoft buying Canadian online game company

Technology / Business

created May 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US computer software giant Microsoft announced plans on Thursday to buy BigPark Inc., an interactive online game company based in Vancouver.


Startup lets you play console video games remotely

Technology / Software

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- As any a video game aficionado knows, it's easy to pop a game into your Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 and spend hours working your way from one level to the next. Without the hefty console, though, you're out of luck ...



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