February video game sales drop 15 percent

2010-03-11T17:00:34Z

<div id="subtitle">February video game sales decline 15 percent, software and console sales still slow</div><div><p>U.S. retail sales of video games declined 15 percent in February, hurt in part by an ongoing decline in sales of music games and lower sales of the Wii system.</p><p>Americans spent $1.26 billion on video game systems, software and accessories during the month, down from $1.48 billion a year...

World backgammon champion Tim Holland dies at 79

2010-03-11T13:01:38Z

<div id="subtitle">Tim Holland, backgammon king in game's heyday, dies at 79; won several world championships</div><div><p>Tim Holland, a world backgammon champion who was one of the most prominent competitors in the game's modern heyday, has died. He was 79.</p><p>Holland died Wednesday of emphysema at his West Palm Beach home, said his daughter...

OnLive taking videogames into the Internet "cloud"

2010-03-11T12:15:56Z

<div><p>California startup OnLive plans a June 17 launch for a service that streams videogames over the Internet, meaning players can avoid buying expensive consoles or packaged software.</p><p>OnLive expects the US roll-out to feature blockbuster titles such as "Mass Effect 2" and "PlayStation 3 videogame consoles.</p><p>PlayStation Move wands will hit the market in time for the year-end holiday shopping season and aim to tap into a zest for motion-sensing controls that made

Ahead of the Bell: Video Game Sales

2010-03-11T05:17:16Z

<div id="subtitle">Video game sales may show decline once again in February, due in part to weak music game genre</div><div><p>U.S. video game sales could likely show a decline Thursday when the NPD Group releases its February sales figures after the market closes.</p><p>Software sales have declined for much of the past year when compared with 2008 and even early 2009, because of the economic ...

Sony unveils new motion contoller to slow Nintendo

2010-03-11T04:00:29Z

<div id="subtitle">Sony takes aim at Japanese rival Nintendo in unveiling new motion controller</div><div><p>Sony has a new message for Nintendo Wii gamers: Come join us.</p><p>The Japanese maker of the PlayStation 3 unveiled Thursday its highly anticipated motion controlling...

What Flowers Can Grow Well in a Rock Filled Flower Bed?

2010-03-11T08:46:39Z

Rock filled flower beds, or rock flower gardens, have become quite popular in recent years. They make for a lovely decorative feature to the property and they make for a fun hobby. Most plants that do well in a flower rock garden are easy to grow and require very little maintenance. The plants that thrive do so because they tolerate the reflected heat from the rock.<br><br>Herbs grow well in rock filled flower beds. Some popular herbs grown in these gardens include: Thyme, Rosemar...

New racing videogames set to rev up sales

2010-03-10T21:00:08Z

<div><p>LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) - Blatant disregard for oncoming traffic and speed limits will get you into serious trouble on the road, but drivers seeking similar thrills can indulge in a fleet of new racing video games due out soon.</p><p>Sony Comput...

How Destructive Are Video Games to Child Development

2010-03-11T02:45:28Z

The distortion of a child?s development by video games has been the subject of many research topics in both North America and Europe. These studies focused on what it is about the interaction between the video games and the children through a variety of phases and time intervals. What has been proven to be factual is that there are certain time frames in which the videogame stops being just a...

Sony unveils new motion-controlled gaming system

2010-03-10T19:16:51Z

<div><p>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sony Corp has unveiled its new motion-controlled video game system, pitching it to both casual and hard-core gamers alike, as the company looks to ride one of the hottest trends in gaming.</p><p>The new system will help Sony keep pace with rivals

R4i SDHC Upgrade

2010-03-11T01:16:19Z

The most usual issue that users know with the Nintendo R4 Card has in reality very little to do with the actual R4 DS Card itself. In fact, the most general matter, the Nintendo R4 Card not running is invariably as a consequence of somebody purchasing the inaccurate variant. There are respective editions, and here I'll be speaking about the R4i SDHC DSi edition of the R4 cards. The R4i SDHC DSi edition was created for the new <...

Summary Box: OnLive game streaming to come in June

2010-03-10T14:45:04Z

<div id="subtitle">Summary Box: OnLive to begin streaming high-end video games to Macs, PCs in June</div><div><p>THE SERVICE: OnLive will let you "stream" popular high-end games over the Internet, using a mechanism similar to watching TV shows or listening to music online.</p><p>THE NEED: Players don't have to own consoles such as the Xbox 360 or the Assassin's Creed II" over the Internet in June, using a mechanism similar to watching TV shows or listening to music online.</p><p>OnLive, unveiled a year a...

Game Review Final Fantasy

2010-03-10T10:32:50Z

In this video game image released by Square Enix, a scene from "Final Fantasy XIII," is shown. (AP Photo/Square Enix)

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Review: `Final Fantasy XIII' falls flat

2010-03-10T10:30:09Z

<div id="subtitle">Review: Frustrating `Final Fantasy XIII' looks flashy but falls flat</div><div><p>During the 1990s, the Square brand was synonymous with the role-playing video game. A generation of gamers got hooked on the challenging quests, quirky characters and sweeping story lines of Square RPGs like "Chrono Trigger," "The Secret of Mana" and, of course, the "Final Fantasy" series.</p><p>Over t...

Summary Box: Real strings on new guitar game

2010-03-09T14:00:11Z

<div id="subtitle">Summary Box: Players strum real strings on latest music video game</div><div><p>THE NEXT LEVEL: The small studio behind "Power Gig: Rise of the SixString" hopes to compete with the bigwigs behind "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" by having players strum real string, not buttons, to play.</p><p>THE CHALLENGE: The music...

On latest guitar game, players strum real strings

2010-03-09T13:30:40Z

<div id="subtitle">Players strum real strings on latest music video game</div><div><p>A new musical video game lets players strum a real six-string electric guitar instead of tapping buttons on a fake instrument.</p><p>"Power Gig: Rise of the SixString" is a game first and foremost. But its maker, Seven45 Studios, says players will be able to plug the guitar that comes with it into a standard amp and play real music.</p><p>Games such a "

German poker tournament robbers still on the run

2010-03-08T07:19:40Z

<div id="subtitle">Police without clear leads on German poker tournament jackpot heist</div><div><p>German police were hunting Monday for four bandits who stormed a poker tournament in Berlin and made off with euro240,000 ($328,000) in jackpot money in a brazen daylight heist.</p><p>The masked men armed with guns and machetes rushed midday Saturday into the poker tournament with about 1,000 regist...

Germany Poker Heist

2010-03-08T03:16:39Z

Police and media stand in front of the Hyatt Hotel at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Saturday, March 6, 2010, after group of armed men heist a poker tournament at the hotel.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

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