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WildTangent Orb: Turning laptops into consoles?

WildTangent Orb: Turning laptops into consoles?

WildTangent's ad-based gaming marketplace software, slated for release in April, will let users play last-generation console games on standard PC hardware for free Read more

20 February 2008, 10:32  |  Tags: Microsoft, San Francisco, advertising, videogames, console games

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UK prisons crackdown on videogames

The Prison Service has banned all 18-rated games from prison and will no longer use public funds to buy consoles and software for prisoners Read more

29 July 2008, 09:18  |  Tags: BBC, PlayStation, console games, videogames, pornography

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Game makers adapt to multi-core chips

It's been a slow process waiting for software that's built for multi-core PC processors, but game developers are making progress Read more

12 April 2007, 09:10  |  Tags: Intel, Doom, PlayStation, World of Warcraft, Xbox 360

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Microsoft Xbox 360 review

Microsoft Xbox 360 review

The first of the next generation of videogame consoles, the Xbox 360 certainly sets the bar high for Sony and Nintendo. With spectacular graphical ability and a host of multimedia features, it'll fly off the shelves this Christmas. Having said that, the launch games are nothing to shout about -- it may be worth waiting for better titles Read more

21 November 2005, 17:46  |  Tags: Microsoft, Microsoft Xbox 360, Christmas, DVDs, headset

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Photos: British intelligence recruits with in-game ads

The UK's Government Communications Headquarters has launched what it claims is the world's first in-game recruitment campaign, in partnership with Microsoft's Massive ad agency Read more

24 October 2007, 09:16  |  Tags: Microsoft, Nokia, Splinter Cell, advertising, online games

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Xbox 360 looks the business

We got a hands-on look at Microsoft's graphically powerful next-generation videogame console -- it'll sell shedloads, but do we need all this realism? Read more

12 October 2005, 10:40  |  Tags: Microsoft, Xbox 360, basketball, zombies, NBA

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Sony could delay PS3, says games analyst

After reviewing the outlook for the launch of the Xbox 360, a games analyst thinks Sony could push the launch of PlayStation 3 into 2007 Read more

8 August 2005, 09:39  |  Tags: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, PlayStation, PS3, Xbox 360, console games

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Videogame pirate heads to the slammer

A Maryland man convicted of selling modified Xboxes that store and play pirated videogames has been sentenced to four months in jail Read more

28 July 2005, 09:19  |  Tags: copyright, piracy, videogames, console games, Games and Gear

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Sex content leads to adult rating for 'San Andreas'

Following heated controversy, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas will now bear an adults-only rating in the US, meaning major retailers will drop it Read more

21 July 2005, 09:51  |  Tags: Rockstar Games, Grand Theft Auto, PlayStation, DVDs, hackers

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