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Nintendo not planning price cuts for hit machines (AP)

Nintendo not planning price cuts for hit machines

Technology / Business

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Nintendo has weathered the global recession because of the popularity of its game machines and won't be resorting to price cuts to boost sales, the company's president said Thursday.





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Xbox exec Shane Kim to retire after 19 years

Technology / Business

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

(AP) -- Shane Kim, the Microsoft Corp. executive who oversaw the growth of its video game business from the original Xbox and through such hits as "Halo" and "Gears of War," is retiring after 19 years with the software maker.


Microsoft cutting price of high-end Xbox 360 (AP)

Microsoft cutting price of high-end Xbox 360

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is slashing the price of the high-end Xbox 360 console by $100, matching Sony's $100 price cut for the PlayStation 3 last week.


Global sales of Nintendo's Wii top 50 million

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

(AP) -- Japanese game maker Nintendo Co. said Thursday global sales of its popular Wii video game console have topped 50 million since it went on sale worldwide in late 2006.


'Uncharted 2' leads Video Game Award nominations (AP)

'Uncharted 2' leads Video Game Award nominations

Technology / Software

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

(AP) -- "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves" has seized a leading eight nominations for this year's Video Game Awards, Spike TV announced Wednesday.


Lakers' Kobe Bryant talks `NBA 2K10' video game (AP)

Lakers' Kobe Bryant talks 'NBA 2K10' video game

Technology / Software

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Kobe Bryant isn't just the "NBA 2K10" cover athlete, he also makes a good mermaid.


Hardware-accelerated global illumination by image space photon mapping

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Research presented in a paper by Morgan McGuire, assistant professor of computer science at Williams College, and co-author Dr. David Luebke of NVIDIA, introduces a new algorithm to improve computer graphics for video games.


The new Sony Playstation 3 (PS3) are packed and ready to go on sale after midnight in 2007 at the Sony Center in Berlin

Sony PS3 tops Nintendo Wii in Japan in March: survey

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sony has been given a vital boost in the battle for the multibillion-dollar video game industry, with a survey showing its PlayStation 3 outsold Nintendo's Wii in Japan for the first time in 16 months.


Tokyo Game Show kicks off with turnaround hopes

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

(AP) -- The Tokyo Game Show, billed as the world's largest computer entertainment fest, kicked off Thursday with hopes that depressed sales of game consoles will enjoy a holiday resurrection.


Nintendo's annual profit rises 8.5 percent

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

(AP) -- Nintendo Co. reported an 8.5 percent rise in annual profit as the video game maker shrugged off the global slowdown that has battered other Japanese manufacturers.


'Shoot-'em-up' video game increases teenagers' science knowledge

Biology / Other

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 2

While navigating the microscopic world of immune system proteins and cells to save a patient suffering from a raging bacterial infection, young teenage players of the "Immune Attack" video game measurably improved their understanding ...



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