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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/869 technology Technology - Video Games en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:13:20 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/869 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/film_nm/us_asteroids nm/20090703/us_asteroids Reuters entertainment Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:13:20 GMT Reuters - Universal Pictures has won a four-studio bidding war to pick up the film rights to the classic Atari video game "Asteroids." http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ibd/20090702/bs_ibd_ibd/20090702industry ibd/20090702/20090702industry Investor's Business Daily business Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:12:51 GMT Investor's Business Daily - When Sohu.com, a leading Web portal in China, announced plans last year to spin off its fast-growing online games business, investors balked. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090702/tc_pcworld/xbox360dashboardadstogetanimationaudio pcworld/20090702/xbox360dashboardadstogetanimationaudio PC World technology Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:36:00 GMT PC World - What's worse than paying $50 a year more than Games For Windows Live gamers, just to play Xbox 360 games online? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_en_tv/us_tv_big_brother ap/20090701/us_tv_big_brother AP entertainment Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:49:52 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_en_tv/us_tv_big_brother"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.9a853b18a31747f187ee4bae0d8bc409.tv_big_brother_11__nyet912.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=miOvETfsO6VWnVMR9W5Cwg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="In this publicity image released by CBS, 'Big Brother' cast member Jeff Schroeder, of Norridge, Ill., is shown. The program returns for its 11th installment, premiering, Thursday, July 9, 2009, at 8:00 p.m. EDT. (AP Photo/CBS, Sonja Flemming)" border="0" /></a>AP - Chima Simone couldn't think of a better place to spend the recession than the "Big Brother" house.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_en_tv/us_tv_big_brother"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.9a853b18a31747f187ee4bae0d8bc409.tv_big_brother_11__nyet912.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=miOvETfsO6VWnVMR9W5Cwg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="In this publicity image released by CBS, 'Big Brother' cast member Jeff Schroeder, of Norridge, Ill., is shown. The program returns for its 11th installment, premiering, Thursday, July 9, 2009, at 8:00 p.m. EDT. (AP Photo/CBS, Sonja Flemming)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090701/tc_pcworld/isitallornothingforgamereleasesin2009 pcworld/20090701/isitallornothingforgamereleasesin2009 PC World technology Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:35:00 GMT PC World - Eidos life president Ian Livingstone has declared it's "all or nothing for new releases in 2009," painting either a blithely Machiavellian or cynically gloomy picture of the video games industry this year, depending on your vantage. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090630/tc_pcworld/blizzardkillsstarcraftiilansupport pcworld/20090630/blizzardkillsstarcraftiilansupport PC World technology Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:17:00 GMT PC World - Upcoming real-time strategy Windows game StarCraft II will ship without Local Area Network multiplayer support in an effort to combat piracy, says Blizzard, in an official statement sure to annoy if not outright confound series fans the world round. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090630/tc_pcworld/sonypatentsps2softwareemulationalreadyoffersit pcworld/20090630/sonypatentsps2softwareemulationalreadyoffersit PC World technology Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:36:00 GMT PC World - When it comes to the PlayStation 3, it's apparently easy to confuse the game blogs. They've picked up on an incidental story by a tech site that communicates in fragments concerning Sony's recent filing to patent emulation of its legacy PS2 Emotion Engine vis-a-vis its "cell" processor. The cell processor, you'll recall, is the cerebral cortex of the PS3's multi-processing brainpan. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090630/tc_macworld/newharrypottershipsformacotherplatforms macworld/20090630/newharrypottershipsformacotherplatforms Macworld.com technology Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:01:00 GMT Macworld.com - Electronic Arts (EA) on Tuesday announced the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, a video game based on the upcoming movie. It debuts simultaneously on multiple platforms including the Mac. It costs $30. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090629/tc_afp/skoreainternetspynkoreaoffbeat afp/20090629/skoreainternetspynkoreaoffbeat AFP technology Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:13:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090629/tc_afp/skoreainternetspynkoreaoffbeat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246258855182-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=MQqDNC2QTyssA_gAqSbENA--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="People are seen observing demilitarized zone separating South Korea and North Korea, in Paju. SKorea's normally publicity-shy intelligence agency is creating a stir among liberal groups with a "spot the spy" flash video game offering a variety of prizes. The game challenges users to pick out spies and those who sympathise with communist North.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)" border="0" /></a>AFP - South Korea's normally publicity-shy intelligence agency is creating a stir among liberal groups with a "spot the spy" flash video game offering a variety of prizes.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090629/tc_afp/skoreainternetspynkoreaoffbeat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246258855182-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=MQqDNC2QTyssA_gAqSbENA--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="People are seen observing demilitarized zone separating South Korea and North Korea, in Paju. SKorea's normally publicity-shy intelligence agency is creating a stir among liberal groups with a "spot the spy" flash video game offering a variety of prizes. The game challenges users to pick out spies and those who sympathise with communist North.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20090629/bs_nf/67420 nf/20090629/67420 NewsFactor business Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:51:00 GMT NewsFactor - In a move to compete with Apple's iPhone and iPod, Sony may develop a hybrid cell phone-video game handheld with the PlayStation Portable device at its core. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090629/tc_pcworld/sonymayfinallyberevvingupaplaystationphone pcworld/20090629/sonymayfinallyberevvingupaplaystationphone PC World technology Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:20:00 GMT PC World - The Sony rumor that just won't die has reared its potentially beautiful head again: a PSP phone may be in the works. The latest back room rumblings come courtesy of Japan's Nikkei Business Daily, which says Sony is about to open up a new department that will explore a "cell phone-game gear hybrid," according to Reuters. Sony's secret department could begin work as early as July, and so far the PlayStation maker is declining to comment on the rumors. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090629/tc_pcworld/xbox360playstation3pricedropsthisfall pcworld/20090629/xbox360playstation3pricedropsthisfall PC World technology Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:59:00 GMT PC World - When it comes to console price drops, especially when it involves the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, most of the rumors have gotten it wrong, so echoing another one's a bit like strapping yourself to the mast of the Titanic. We know Sony and Microsoft will, but the when's about as accessible as a crystal ball locked in a safe sheathed in cement at the bottom of a well. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090629/tc_nm/us_microsoft_canalplus_xbox nm/20090629/us_microsoft_canalplus_xbox Reuters technology Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:35:55 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090629/tc_nm/us_microsoft_canalplus_xbox"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090629/i/r1253783494.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=9YTGTeggTevYFCU_bUq4zg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Guests play the Xbox 360 during a preview party at Quixote Studios in Los Angeles May 15, 2007. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni" border="0" /></a>Reuters - More than a million French users of Microsoft's Xbox 360 will be able to watch films on demand, premium drama and soccer from Canal Plus on their games console thanks to a deal between Microsoft and the pay-TV group.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090629/tc_nm/us_microsoft_canalplus_xbox"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090629/i/r1253783494.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=9YTGTeggTevYFCU_bUq4zg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Guests play the Xbox 360 during a preview party at Quixote Studios in Los Angeles May 15, 2007. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090629/bs_afp/japantechnologygametelecomsony afp/20090629/japantechnologygametelecomsony AFP business Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:25:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090629/bs_afp/japantechnologygametelecomsony"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090630/capt.photo_1246260170537-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=KrS90_goW3QBbwUXTHwJ_w--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="The new PSP Go is displayed at the Sony Playstation booth during the Electronics and Entertainment Expo on June 3 in Los Angeles, California. Sony Corp. remained tight-lipped over reports that it may combine its PlayStation Portable game console with a mobile telephone into a new gadget to challenge rival Apple's iPhone.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Sony Corp. remained tight-lipped over reports that it may combine its PlayStation Portable game console with a mobile telephone into a new gadget to challenge rival Apple's iPhone.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090629/bs_afp/japantechnologygametelecomsony"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090630/capt.photo_1246260170537-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=KrS90_goW3QBbwUXTHwJ_w--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="The new PSP Go is displayed at the Sony Playstation booth during the Electronics and Entertainment Expo on June 3 in Los Angeles, California. Sony Corp. remained tight-lipped over reports that it may combine its PlayStation Portable game console with a mobile telephone into a new gadget to challenge rival Apple's iPhone.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090627/ap_on_hi_te/us_playstation_shooting ap/20090627/us_playstation_shooting AP technology Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:08:00 GMT AP - A former criminal law student has been sentenced to life in a California prison for killing one man and wounding two others in a dispute over a Sony PlayStation console. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090626/tc_pcworld/rumorplaystation3updatecomingpreholidayshugeoverhaul pcworld/20090626/rumorplaystation3updatecomingpreholidayshugeoverhaul PC World technology Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:11:00 GMT PC World - An undisclosed source has apparently told VG247 that Sony's PlayStation 3 is in for a radical interface overhaul in an upcoming pre-holiday firmware update. PS3 Firmware 3.0 (v2.8 was just released--see pic above) will be "a completely new system," writes the site, citing its source as calling the update "a huge overhaul," comparable to Microsoft's New Xbox Experience "in some respects." http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20090625/tc_pcworld/iphone3gschewsthroughplaystationgameboygames pcworld/20090625/iphone3gschewsthroughplaystationgameboygames PC World technology Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:57:00 GMT PC World - Just what your brand new iPhone 3GS needs--Cloud Strife's super-deformed spike-do bristling at hundreds of frames per second. PlayStation emulation amped up to supersonic? Oh yes you can, writes Engadget, and with Game Boy Advance stuff too. All you need is a pre-jailbreak hack called psx4iphone, which you can request a copy of here, and one of Apple's newly supercharged iPhone 3GS's (check out our review) and you're in business. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090625/tc_macworld/newlooplibraryrecreatesclassic8bitsounds macworld/20090625/newlooplibraryrecreatesclassic8bitsounds Macworld.com technology Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:35:00 GMT Macworld.com - Musicians using GarageBand, Logic and other loop-based apps with a bent towards the fuzzy sound of 8-bit computers and video game consoles have a new tool in their arsenal, thanks to Sony Creative Software: 8-Bit Weapon: A Chiptune Odyssey. The new loop and sample package costs $40. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/macworld/20090625/tc_macworld/playbackturnsmacintomediaserverforxbox360ps3 macworld/20090625/playbackturnsmacintomediaserverforxbox360ps3 Macworld.com technology Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:13:00 GMT Macworld.com - Yazsoft on Thursday announced the release of Playback 1.0, an “Extreme Media Server” for Mac OS X. It costs $15. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090625/tc_nm/us_videogames_health nm/20090625/us_videogames_health Reuters technology Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:51:15 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090625/tc_nm/us_videogames_health"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090625/i/r150221112.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=4S3nYpYOu_nAhOz1JSVtyw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Attendees watch segments from Square Enix video games during the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles June 3, 2009. REUTERS/Phil McCarten" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Videogames were once blamed for rising obesity rates but are now being championed by the medical industry and for use by government departments for their health benefits.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/videogames/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090625/tc_nm/us_videogames_health"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090625/i/r150221112.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=4S3nYpYOu_nAhOz1JSVtyw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="Attendees watch segments from Square Enix video games during the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles June 3, 2009. REUTERS/Phil McCarten" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters)