Topic: United States

US videogame sales continue downward slide

US videogame sales slid again in August as the industry hoped that hot titles and new motion-sensing controllers due out in coming months would reverse its fortunes. Revenue from videogame software and hardware tallied 818.9 million dollars, 10 percent less than the ...
Military bases ban sale of video game that lets players 'shoot' US troops in AfghanistanMilitary bases across the U.S. have banned the sale of a new video game that lets a player pretend to be a Taliban fighter and "shoot" U.S. troops ...

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 ...
NPD: US video game retail sales slide 1 percent to $846.5 millionMarket researcher NPD Group says U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories inched down 1 percent to $846.5 in July compared with the same month a year ago. ...

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 ...
Mexican wrestling complete with colorful masks, clownish outfits and theatrical acrobatic combat is bursting into the US videogame arena. "Lucha Libre; Heroes del Ring" took on mixed martial arts, boxing, and US professional wrestling titles in a debut at the Electronic Entertainment ...

Power Gig puts real guitar into music videogame

Seven45 Studios thinks it is time to put real guitars in the hands of people living out rock star fantasies with music videogames. "Power Gig: Rise of the Six String" is the US start-up's first videogame and hopes to be built on ...
OnLive took videogames into the "cloud" on Thursday with the US launch of a service that hosts hot titles as services on the Internet, eliminating the need for consoles. "We are showing off what we've got," OnLive senior product manager Michael Miller ...

PlayStation Move set for September release

Sony's Move motion-sensing controllers for PlayStation 3 videogame consoles will hit the US market in September ahead of Microsoft's rival Kinect devices for Xbox 360. "We think the PlayStation Move is the device that will bridge the gap between core and casual ...

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. ...
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