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Giant Interactive 2nd - qtr profit climbs with online game revenue growth

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via Canadian Business Magazine @ 22:29 27th Aug -

Developer consolidation is bad for the video game industry

The video game industry is abuzz over the possibility of Take-Two Interactive and Electronic Arts joining hands and become the world's most powerful video game developer. According to EA, such a move will improve its lineup of games and help consolidate its presence in the industry.

via CNET News.com @ 20:04 27th Aug -

Presented By: GCDCâ08: Intel Tools â" turbo for your gaming software

I'm attending the Intel Developer Forum this week in San Francisco this week. I'll try to note comments on some of the talks I attend. Sun gave a chalk talk on their C/C++ tool chain called Studio. The talk was given by Vijay Tatkar, who has been with Sun for over 20 years doing compiler work. [...]

via Dr Dobb's @ 20:04 27th Aug -

Hack: Control Roomba Vacuum Cleaner Using Wii Fit

Here's a hack gadgetheads will love. What happens when Roomba meets the Wii Balance Board? Say hello to the "Surfin ba"

via Wired News @ 20:04 27th Aug -

Sin City Gets New Developer

An as yet unannounced developer will now be responsible for the title, which Red Mile acquired the rights to in 2007, reports GameSpot, while Transmission Games will focus on the development of combat sim Heroes Over Europe, due in 2009 for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.

via Edge Magazine @ 20:04 27th Aug -

PSP Hits Ten Million Sales in Japan

According to Famitsu the handheld hit the sales milestone on August 24, a little over three-and-a-half years after it debuted in the country, reports Kotaku.

via Edge Magazine @ 20:04 27th Aug -

Wii Tops One Million Sales in Canada

Nintendo’s Wii has become the first current generation home console to surpass one million sales in Canada.

via Edge Magazine @ 20:04 27th Aug -

New Xbox 360 dashboard comes in November

IF YOU'RE BORED off the current crop of consoles, you may wish to grab yourself some good old fashioned retro-gaming.

via TheInquirer.net @ 20:04 27th Aug -

WLAN becomes standard

Controller-based, wireless LANs are quickly becoming a standard feature of enterprise networks, says Network World.

via IT Web @ 20:04 27th Aug -

Castle Crashers Hits Xbox Live Arcade

Independent developer The Behemoth today announced the release of its long-awaited downloadable title, Castle Crashers, via the Xbox Live Arcade.

via PC Gameworld @ 20:04 27th Aug -

Qimonda starts volume Rambus DRAM production for PS3

Qimonda started to ship first samples of the 512-Mb XDR DRAM in January as part of the Germany-based memory maker's product diversification in non-PC applications.

via Semiconductor International @ 20:04 27th Aug -

Nintendo Wii surpasses mark of one million consoles sold in Canada

Amodel poses with Nintendo’s family video-game console Wii and it’s controller. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Shizuo Kambayashi

via Okanagan eVent Magazine @ 20:03 27th Aug -

EA, Activision Blizzard Titles on Tear

According to a Screen Digest report, 75 percent of console games set for release between July and September belong to big-name game developers and publishers Electronic Arts and the recently formed Activision Blizzard.

via Red Herring @ 20:03 27th Aug -

We were this close to a cross console game

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via NG4.com @ 20:03 27th Aug -

MLB Superstars on deck for Wii

Minigame compilation takes big-league sluggers out of the park for baseball-themed takes on golf and pachinko, among others.

via Addict3d.org @ 20:03 27th Aug -

Worm compromises astronauts? ability to play online games

With all the checklists that astronauts have go down before they go up to the International Space Station, you’d think there would be an entry something like, “If you’re going to bring a personal USB drive or memory card aboard, please run it past some anti-virus software first.” Maybe it was an instruction that seemed so obvious it didn’t need to be said. Now we know differently.

via SiliconValley.com @ 20:03 27th Aug -