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"Resident Evil" movie uses 3D to engage viewers

SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Video gamers are used to immersing themselves into virtual worlds so filmmakers turning video games into movies are aiming to keep them as involved, by adding 3D. Sony Pictures' "Resident Evil: Afterlife," which opens September 10, is the ...

Microsoft's Kinect to hit EMEA stores Nov 10

COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - Microsoft's motion-sensing game system Kinect will hit European retail stores before Christmas, the company said, as it battles for customers with rivals Sony and Nintendo. Kinect, which enables the player to control games with the body, voice and ...

Superheroes forge new career path in video games

SAN DIEGO, California (Reuters) - Superheroes are enjoying a new career path, heading straight from the pages of comic books into video games and no longer having to stop at Hollywood to collect their credentials first. For every movie blockbuster like Marvel ...

Do video games cause attention problems in kids?

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Long hours in front of the television, whether channel surfing or gaming, could make it difficult for kids to concentrate in school, psychologists said Monday. While researchers are still divided on the issue, the findings jibe with ...

U.S. video game sales down 5 percent in May - NPD

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sales of video game software and equipment in the United States fell 5 percent in May, industry tracker NPD said on Thursday, dragged down by sagging demand for game consoles. Game software performed well in the month, with ...

Book asks why do video games matter?

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Video games almost took over Tom Bissell's life, thrusting him into an intoxicating months-long, cocaine-fueled binge playing Grand Theft Auto. But like any good writer, he got a book out of it -- and possibly a new career ...

Sony jumps into motion games fray with Move

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sony Corp will launch its motion-controlled gaming system on September 15, getting to market months ahead of a rival platform from Microsoft Corp as the two prepare to go head-to-head on one of the hottest trends in gaming. ...

Cloud-gaming service OnLive set for launch

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - OnLive announced on Tuesday initial lineup of games and a new pricing plan ahead of its launch on Thursday, as the "cloud-gaming" service prepares its much anticipated rollout. OnLive emerged from years of stealth development in 2009 with ...

Microsoft Xbox will carry live ESPN events

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp has struck a deal with Walt Disney Co's ESPN network to broadcast live sporting events -- for free -- into U.S. living rooms through the Xbox 360 games console, bypassing traditional cable providers. Live games will ...

Microsoft christens motion-gaming "Kinect"

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp christening its new motion-sensing game system "Kinect," on Sunday offered a sneak peek of upcoming titles it hopes will help draw a new generation of casual players into the 40 million-strong Xbox game console fold. In ...
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