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Analysis: EA bets big on Jedis and Wookies

2011-12-21T08:30:56Z

(Reuters) - Electronic Arts invested more money and firepower into "Star Wars: The Old Republic" than it has on any game in its 30-year history. Starting today, the company will f...

Sony sells 321,000 PlayStation Vita units in two days

2011-12-19T22:30:12Z

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp shifted 321,400 units of the PlayStation Vita, its new handheld game device, in Japan in its first two days on sale, researc...

Sony PS Vita console gets world launch in Japan

2011-12-17T09:30:16Z

Technology giant Sony on Saturday held the world launch of its next-generation PlayStation Vita handheld console in Japan, as the company aims to take a bite out of the growing smartphone games market.

Gaming fans in Japan, Sony's home country, flocked to the shops to get their hands on the device, which ...

'Skyrim' videogame sales eclipse $600 million

2011-12-16T19:30:30Z

Sales of epic medieval videogame "Skyrim" have soared to about $650 million, with rave reviews pegging the title as game of the year.

Bethesda Softworks, which is owned by US-based Zenimax Media Inc., said on Friday that it has shipped 10 million copies of "Skyrim" since its launch on November 11.

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Vietnamese gamers relive victory over French

2011-12-16T04:30:22Z

The first-ever Vietnamese-made war video game was released on Friday, giving players a chance to relive a historic victory over the French army while riding a wave of nationalism in the communist nation.

Hanoi-based developer Emobi Games chose to recreate a battle that took place in the northern valley of Dien Bien Phu, the scene of the greatest Vietnamese m...

Hackers breach servers of Japan's Square Enix

2011-12-15T04:30:23Z

Japanese game developer Square Enix said that servers containing data on 1.8 million customers had been hacked, but said the extent of the damage was not yet known.

The producer of hit titles such as Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest pulled down the Square Enix Members service shortly after discovering evidence of an intruder, a spokeswoman said on Thursday.

The intruder breached an unknown number of servers...

Sony stands by PS3 sales target for 2011/12

2011-12-15T00:00:08Z

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said it was keeping to its target to sell 15 million PlayStation 3 game machines in the year to end-March, even as a long-running debt crisis grips It hopes to capitalize on successful downtown model

Hooters Hotel recently opened a video-game bar, following the successful opening of downtown's Insert Coin(s).

Joystixx is a 21-and-over lounge just off the Strip that features console video gaming, classic arcade games and VIP booths with built-in flat-screen TVs. Players can choose from new game titles such as Reuters) - Activision Blizzard, the biggest U.S. video game publisher by market capitalization, said its game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 crossed...

Nintendo denies report that games designer Miyamoto to retire

2011-12-07T23:00:10Z

TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd on Thursday denied a report that star game designer Shigeru Miyamoto would step down from his current position and take a smaller role in the company.

Wired magazine had quote...

Tintin videogame arrives ahead of Spielberg film

2011-12-07T19:30:24Z

Beloved comic book boy reporter Tintin is leaping on to videogame consoles ahead of the US release of a film by Hollywood powerhouse Steven Spielberg.

Ubisoft released "Microsoft on Monday began adding voice search to Xbox Live as it continues to transform its videogame consoles into hubs for online entertainment in digital age living rooms.

The software update for the Xbox 360 lets users...

Ubisoft dances through holiday sales season

2011-12-02T11:30:23Z

PARIS (Reuters) - French video games maker Ubisoft said it was well-positioned for the Christmas season after Thanksgiving sales proved better than last year, helped by a dance game featuring pop group the Reuters) - Video game companies want to turn gamers from one-time purchasers into subscribers who generate a steady and predictable revenue stream to boost business and protect against economic uncertainty.

That was the message from top video game executives, including Activision Blizzard Chief Ex...

Nintendo: Wal-Mart lost money on Black Friday Wii deal

2011-11-29T14:00:33Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nintendo sold more Wiiconsoles on Black Friday than ever before, thanks to deep discounts by the national chain Wal-Mart.

According to Nintendo's top U.S. executive, however, W...

Iran bans US video game showing Tehran invasion

2011-11-28T18:30:25Z

Iran has banned a popular computer game, "Battlefield 3", depicting US armour and aircraft launching an assault on Tehran, an Iranian IT magazine reported.

"All computer stores are prohibited from selling this illegal game," an unnamed deputy with the security and intelligence division...

Activision's "Skylanders" may face retail shortage

2011-11-28T13:30:38Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - People looking for Activision Blizzard's new children's game "Skylanders" this holiday season may be out of luck after the game sold better than expected, the video game maker's top executive said on Monday.

Activision Blizzard Microsoft announced Tuesday it has bought VideoSurf, an online video search engine founded by four Israelis and which has received funding from former US vice president Al Gore.

Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed but Silicon Va...

Video game deals to steal Black Friday spotlight

2011-11-21T13:30:11Z

(Reuters) - Retailers are saving some of their deepest discounts on Black Friday for video game products, with large chains Wal-Mart and Best Buy putting some rock-bottom prices tags on hot gam...

T.C. Boyle discusses "The Lie" in movies

2011-11-18T12:00:08Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - T. Coraghessan Boyle has been entertaining readers for more than 30 years with such books as "Water Music" and "World's End," winner of the Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction.

A...

'Call of Duty' sets five-day sales record: publisher

2011-11-17T15:30:34Z

"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" raked in $775 million worldwide in its first five days, blowing away the record set by last year's release, publisher Activision said Thursday.

"Life-to-date retail sales for the Call of Duty franchise have exceeded $6 billion worldwide, whi...

Skyrim videogame sales rocket skyward

2011-11-15T18:30:23Z

"Skyrim" has become the year's second fastest selling videogame, with more than 3.4 million copies snapped up in the two days after its release, industry tracker VGChartz reported on Tuesday.

Sales of the epic medieval adventure published by Bethesda Softworks were only outpaced by blockbuster "

'Assassin' legend plays out in epic new video game

2011-11-15T07:30:29Z

Stealthy death-dealer Ezio Auditore takes his noble crusade to the 16th Century Ottoman Empire with Tuesday's release of Ubisoft's latest Assassin's Creed video game.

In a blend of historical truth and narrative fiction, "

New 'Call of Duty' blows away sales records

2011-11-11T12:30:22Z

"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3," the latest installment of the blockbuster videogame franchise, blew away sales records on its first day to become the highest-grossing entertainment launch ever, publisher Activision said Friday.

"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" raked in over $400 million in

Skyrim unleashes latest videogame adventure

2011-11-11T03:30:14Z

Skyrim unleashes its magic on videogame lovers, opening a boundless world of medieval adventure complete with death-dealing dragons, Nordic gods, and foreboding prophecy.

The hotly-anticipated new installment in the popular Elder Scrolls series is being hailed by critics as a standout game amid an army of must-play titles launching for the year-end holiday season.

Skyrim was crafted by Bethesda Soft...

Video gaming gets back to roots in Paris show

2011-11-10T16:30:25Z

From the 1970s table-tennis game "Pong" to the fast-paced, total-immersion of modern-day hits like "Call of Duty", a new show retracing the four-decade history of the video game opened Thursday in Paris.

Visitors can try their hand at some 80 titles at the show, "Game Story", which runs until January at the capital's Grand Palais and examines the history of g...

'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3' hits stores

2011-11-08T18:30:22Z

The latest installment of the blockbuster Call of Duty videogame franchise went on sale Tuesday with publisher Activision saying pre-orders had topped last year's record-shattering "Call of Duty: Black Ops."

2011-11-07T09:03:23Z

The line between videogames and action films blurred further on Tuesday with Sony's release of an eye-popping, pulse-revving "Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception" title for PlayStation 3 consoles.

The third installment of the franchise starring wise-cracking fictional fortune hunter Nathan Drake

'Grand Theft Auto' drives to Southern California

2011-11-07T09:02:56Z

Unabashedly criminal Grand Theft Auto is heading for the virtual streets of Southern California in a new installment of the blockbuster videogame franchise.

Take-Two Interactive Software publishing label Rockstar Games s...

Video game makers prepare barrage of blockbusters

2011-11-07T09:02:43Z

Video game makers are breaking out the big guns and hitting players with a barrage of dynamite titles that will compete for their devotion and entertainment dollars this holiday season.

Bethesda Softwork's freshly released "Rage" blends brilliant graphics with fast-paced combat on foot and in vehicles in an expansive vision of an Earth rendered...

Marilyn, Elvis team up for "Retro World" game

2011-11-04T16:00:20Z

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe, both long dead, get new lives in an online game aimed at the 40-and...

Motiva loses Wii infringement case against Nintendo

2011-11-03T09:32:38Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nintendo Co has won a preliminary ruling that it did not infringe two patents owned by a tiny company called Motiva LLC in making its popular Wii, according to an initial ruling issued on Wednesday.

A judge at the

Online games firm Trion Worlds eyes IPO

2011-10-21T11:00:26Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Little-known online games company Trion Worlds, after raising $100 million in venture capital since 2007, is looking at becoming the newest debutante at the digital media IPO ball.

Not unlike larger and better-known games company Zynga, which filed for an IPO of up to $1 billion in...

Sony: to launch PS Vita February 22 in Europe, U.S.

2011-10-19T09:01:10Z

TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Wednesday it would launch its new handheld games device, the PlayStation Vita, on February 22 in the United Sta...

PlayStation Vita to hit US in February

2011-10-18T19:30:34Z

Sony said its next-generation PlayStation Vita games console will be released in the United States and Latin America on February 22.

"PlayStation Vita will redefine traditional boundaries of gaming and blur the lines between entertainment and reality," said LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Herman Cain has soared to the top of the Republican presidential polls by touting his 9-9-9 tax plan as the solution to everything from unemployment to deflated housing prices.

Now, the similarity of the plan...

Guns drawn in Activision, EA shooter game battle

2011-10-14T09:30:13Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The two biggest U.S. companies in the video game industry are preparing for a gunfight.

This holiday season, Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts will battle for supremacy in the ...

David "The Hoff" Hasselhoff wants his own video game

2011-10-12T14:00:21Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - David 'The Hoff' Hasselhoff wants to stay "hip and current with the kids," so he's doing it the way he knows best -- by getting beat up in cheerleader outfits and chicken suits in an ad campaign for a video game.

The "Baywatch" actor is PlayStation Network

New "Rocksmith" videogame plays to guitar fantasies

2011-10-09T08:30:11Z

Laurent Detoc beamed as he pictured the the flood of guitarists that Ubisoft will unleash on the world after its innovative Rocksmith videogame hits the market this month.

For the first time, people will be able to plug real guitars into videogame consoles, pretend to be rock stars and actually walk away knowing how to play the instruments.

"We've had at least 100 people try this game and we have ...

Ubisoft plays to guitar fantasies with "Rocksmith"

2011-10-08T19:30:11Z

Laurent Detoc beamed as he pictured the the flood of guitarists that Ubisoft will unleash on the world after its innovative Rocksmith videogame hits the market this month.

For the first time, people will be able to plug real guitars into videogame consoles, pretend to be rock stars and actually walk away knowing how to play the instruments.

"We've had at least 100 people try this game and we have ...

Women drive boom at LatAm video game fair: organizer

2011-10-05T17:30:29Z

The biggest video game fair in Latin American opened its doors Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro, with organizers expecting some 60,000 visitors and an ever-increasing number of women gamers.

The "Brazil Game Show," which began as the "Rio Game Show" in 2008 with just 3,000 attendees, has been booming each year since and organizer Marcelo Tavares said women we...

Cable television shows head for Xbox Live

2011-10-05T16:30:28Z

Microsoft on Wednesday announced it will begin streaming a rich array of television shows on its Xbox Live videogame console online entertainment network in more than 20 countries by year's end.

The US technology giant said it will bring in a "new era in television" by year's end through alliances with nearly 40 program providers including ...

Microsoft reaches 40 content deals for Xbox

2011-10-05T12:30:07Z

(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has struck more than 40 deals with TV and entertainment companies, making it possible for owners of its Xbox gaming console who are also paying cable subscribers to watch live television through the devices.

The greatly expanded range of...

Disney moves in on Angry Birds with Swampy game

2011-10-04T14:30:45Z

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - It's not surprising, perhaps, that a game based on a sewer-dwelling alligator named "Swampy" ranks as the top paid app for iPhones and Sony Computer Entertainment America this week will begin rolling out exclusive new games as part of a strategy to lure players with fun titles only available on its PlayStation Network (PSN).

An "Only On PlayStation Network" program will kick off Tuesday and showcase videogames made by studios backed by a $20 million p...

ABBA dance videogame to hit in November

2011-09-30T17:30:16Z

Ubisoft in November will release a dance videogame based on the music of ABBA, a Swedish band that rocketed to fame in the 1970s and became one of the most successful pop groups in history.

The French videogame titan "ABBA You Can Dance" exclusively for play on Nintendo's Wi...

Greek island protests inclusion in video game

2011-09-26T13:30:22Z

The Greek island of Limnos is up in arms over its inclusion in a video game it says damages its peaceful reputation and presents a security threat by exposing its terrain in high-definition, a newspaper reported on Monday.

"We cannot fathom that our island, a place of peace and creation, will be turned into a scene for violence and battle," Limnos Mayor Antonis Hatzidiamantis told Eleftherotypia daily.

"We reserve our legal rights to defend our island's reputatio...

EA wants Facebook's users, $3 billion in digital sales

2011-09-21T15:30:13Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc may never recover its Silicon Valley swagger. But maybe it doesn't have to, its top executive says.

Three years after EA went from being one of the hottest kids on the video games block to indust...

Analysis: Shares of video game companies swing on reviews

2011-09-16T11:30:26Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Want to know why video game stocks pop or drop? Check the reviews.

For years, investors have turned to video game reviews to help make buy or sell decisions, moving the share prices of some video game companies higher or lower.

They consult the website Metacritic, which tracks a large amount o...

Sony videogame line-up flexes motion control

2011-09-15T20:30:19Z

Sony on Thursday unveiled a holiday season line-up of PlayStation 3 videogames tailored for motion control using the Japanese entertainment titan's Move gear.

Move-enabled titles slated for release during the year-end gift-buying season ranged from "Everybody Dance" and "Japan (Reuters) - Sony Corp has yet to secure the next generation of Capcom's popular Monster Hunter game for its new handheld games device, company executives said on Thursday, after the develope...

The last pinball wizards keep game alive

2011-09-13T18:30:24Z

Gary Stern has a quick answer for anyone who says he runs the last pinball machine company in the world: it's not the last -- it's simply the only pinball company.

Stern, 58, was born into the pinball business and is determined to keep it alive.

His father ran a top pinball manufacturer back in the day when the flipper machines were banned in Chicago, New York<...

Tokyo Game Show to highlight rise of social games

2011-09-11T22:00:09Z

TOKYO (Reuters) - In a world of booming smartphones and tablets, social game providers will take the spotlight at the Tokyo Game Show this week, while champion Nintendo, criticized for being too centered on hardware, ...

U.S. loses video game jobs to Quebec

2011-09-02T12:01:03Z

MONTREAL (Reuters) - Outside, the sun is shining, but it is dark in the production room where more than 150 Ubisoft artists, animators and engineers are racing to finish the latest edition of "PlayStation Home to put games at center stage in a virtual world that merges console-quality play with styles of social gaming that are hits at venues such as Facebook.

Sony Computer Entertainment America on Tuesday announced that it is...

Nintendo mulls 3DS game add-on, revamp: report

2011-08-23T02:00:30Z

PARIS (Reuters) - Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co Ltd is developing an external joystick device for its 3DS handheld gaming device that would sell for about $10, French technology website 01net reported.

The peripheral device would be aimed at overcoming the lack of...

Free games boost gaming industry revenue

2011-08-20T06:00:09Z

COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - An increase in the number of people playing free games is providing the gaming industry with an additional source of revenue as gamers shell out millions for virtual goods and add-ons.

Free games, once the bane of the gaming industry, are now proving lucrative for game developers who entice people to pay for virtual c...

Sony slashes PlayStation price to revive sales

2011-08-16T13:00:19Z

COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - Sony Corp is slashing the price of its basic PlayStation 3 gaming console by nearly a fifth in the

Eyes on holiday season, casual games at Gamescom

2011-08-15T17:00:08Z

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Hackers, holiday season sales and "casual" gaming are expected to be in the spotlight at gamescom" class="inform">Gamescom, Europe's biggest video game trade fair, which throws its doors open to visitors th...

Norwegian stores withdraw violent video games after attacks

2011-08-02T14:30:34Z

Two video games used by far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik in planning his July 22 killing spree have been withdrawn from a number of stores across Norway, one co-op chain said Tuesday.

Coop Norge, one of the country's major grocery store chains and its main co-op, said it took the decision "out of respect" for the families of the 77 people slain in the twin attacks.

The move was launched on July 24 "to spare people who, in ...

EA Sports tacks on fees for early access to games

2011-08-02T06:30:12Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) For an extra $25 per year, fans of Electronic Arts sports titles will be able to download video games three days before they hit stores, a move that should boost EA's digital sales.

EA, like its rival Activision Blizzard<...

Xbox addict 'dies from blood clot'

2011-07-30T09:00:08Z

The family of a budding computer programmer have on Saturday launched a campaign to raise awareness about the health risks of playing online computer games after their son died following a marathon session on his Xbox.

A post-mortem revealed that 20-year-old Chris Staniforth -- who was offered a place to study Game Design at Leice...

Netflix shows stream to Nintendo 3DS

2011-07-14T15:30:11Z

Netflix on Thursday began letting subscribers in the United States and Canada stream movies and television shows to Nintendo 3DS videogame handsets.

A free software application for 3DS devices lets Netflix members with unlimited video streaming plans watch as many films o...

Sony backs unique games for PlayStation Network

2011-07-13T13:30:25Z

Sony Computer Entertainment America on Wednesday revealed a plan to invest $20 million in unique games tailored exclusively for PlayStation Network (PSN).

The money will be distributed during the coming three years to Sony affiliated studios as well as to ...

1C adds Russian intrigue to action videogames

2011-07-10T20:30:10Z

Videogame powerhouse 1C Company is tapping into history with action titles that show who the good guys are in a battle can depend on which army is being asked.

Russian spies, prisoners, and Vietcong military advisers are among the heroes in videogames 1C will be releasing in a market accustomed to seeing conflicts through the eyes of US forces.

"It is not about the good guys and the bad guys," Anatoly Subbotin of Mosc...

Curbing kids' screen time is hard: study

2011-07-07T13:00:24Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Interventions designed to help kids lose weight by cutting back on the time they spend watching TV or playing video games are so far largely unsuccessful, according to a new report.

The authors, led by Dr. Catherine Birken of the Hospital for Sick Children Resear...

Murray, Nadal fall out over PlayStation rivalry

2011-06-29T18:30:35Z

Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal warmed up for their Wimbledon semi-final clash with a war-of-words over who has the better PlayStation skills.

Nadal and Murray have been good friends for years and often play the Pro Evolution football game during their free time at...

Gaikai seeks deals as gaming shifts to the cloud

2011-06-29T06:30:10Z

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Gaikai, a privately-held cloud gaming firm whose backers include Electronic Arts and Intel Capital, expects to sign deals with major publishers and video game maker...

China's army develops online game to train soldiers: report

2011-06-29T01:30:10Z

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's People's Liberation Army has developed its first online military game, called "The Glorious Mission," to train soldiers in combat skills and technological awareness, the US Supreme Court ruled Monday that a California law banning the sale or rental of violent videogames to minors was unconstitutional and a violation of free speech protections.

The top US court, in a 7-2 ruling, upheld a lower court judgment that struck down a 2005 California law that made retailers subj...

Supreme Court strikes down California video game law

2011-06-27T08:00:18Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court struck down on Monday a California law banning sales or rentals of violent video games to minors as a violation of free-speech rights, its first ruling in a video game case.

By a 7-2 vote, the justices upheld a ruling by an appeals c...

Kinect bringing interactive ads to Xbox 360

2011-06-21T21:30:14Z

Microsoft announced Tuesday it will bring interactive ads to Xbox360 consoles using the voice- and gesture-recognizing capabilities of Kinect controllers.

The US technology titan unveiled "NUads" technology that it heralded as the future of television advertising.

Parents see flaws in media ratings: study

2011-06-21T10:30:36Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Only a minority of parents feel the age-based ratings for movies, TV shows and video games are usually accurate, a new study suggests.

In surveys of nearly 2,300 U.S. parents, researchers found that between 41 percent and 46 percent thought the age ratings for movies, TV shows and video games were at least "usually" accurate.

Only about 5 percen...

Sega says 1.29 mln customers' data stolen by hackers

2011-06-19T07:30:21Z

Hackers have stolen the personal data of some 1.29 million customers of the Japanese game maker Sega, the company said on Sunday, in a theft via a website of its European unit.

The Sega Pass website, operated by London-based Sega Europe, did not contain credit card information, the Japanese firm said.

But names, dates of birth, email addresses and encrypted passwords were stolen by intru...

Sega says 1.3 million users affected by cyber attack

2011-06-19T00:00:09Z

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese video game developer Sega Corp said on Sunday that information belonging to 1.3 million customers has been stolen from its database, the latest in a rash of global cyber attacks against video game companies.

Names, birth dates, e-mail addresses and encrypted passwords of users of Sega Pass online network members had been co...

Sega attacked, hacker group offers to take revenge

2011-06-18T15:30:20Z

BOSTON (Reuters) - Japan's Sega Corp joined the rapidly growing club of video game companies whose computer systems have been hacked by cyber criminals, the company said on Friday.

The news capped a week in which the Lulz Security group of hackers launched a cyber crime spre...

Gamers gripping handheld controls

2011-06-17T11:30:27Z

Even though motion-sensing videogame controllers are all the rage, sometimes a player prefers a Batarang for bashing bad guys.

Accessory titan Power A is seeing keen interest in a console controller it designed similar to a throwing weapon in the arsenal of DC Comics crime fighter Batman even though it doesn't hit the market until later this year.

Batarang controllers timed to hit with the release later ...

'Alice' videogame a mad, action-filled Wonderland

2011-06-14T20:30:15Z

A bizarre, action-filled Wonderland has opened for videogame lovers on with the arrival of "Alice: Madness Returns."

Players descend into the tormented mind of a storybook Alice who must triumph over manifestations of her own psyche in what was billed as the first "triple-A" console title to be created completely in China.

A Mad Hatter characte...

US shops see videogame sales drop in May

2011-06-13T20:30:20Z

US videogame industry sales at real-world shops slumped in May on a light line-up of new titles and shifts to digital content offered for download on the Internet, according to NPD Group.

The amount of money spent on videogame software and gear in May tallied $743.1 million in a 14 percent drop from the $866.8 million total seen in the same month a year earlier, industry tracker NPD reported.

NPD analyst

TV Cash Cab

2010-12-21T06:02:09Z

In this 2007 publicity image released by Discovery, Ben Bailey, host of the mobile game show, "Cash Cab," is shown. (AP Photo/Discovery Channel, Todd Plitt)

Driving Sim Controllers

2010-12-16T13:02:10Z

Shown Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010 in Atlanta, is the Logitech GT Force racing wheel ($149.95) and the Thrustmaster Ferrari F60 limited edition wireless gamepad controller ($49.99). Both controllers work for PlayStation 3 and PC and provide adde...

Holiday Tech Gifts Game Consoles

2010-12-07T10:33:09Z

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2010 file photo, the Sony PlayStation Move, a new wireless controller for the PlayStation 3 video game console, is shown. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, file)

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Holiday Tech Gifts Video Games

2010-12-06T10:32:00Z

In this video still provided by Electronic Arts Inc., a scene from "Mass Effect 2" is shown. (AP Photo/Electronic Arts)

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Holiday Tech Gifts Internet TV

2010-12-03T11:44:59Z

FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2009 file photo, a Sony PlayStation 3 is on display at a news conference in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, file)

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