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Resident Evil 5 Final Version Impressions
Want the inside scoop on the fifth installment in Capcom's famous survival horror series?News
Pull Wii Games Off Shelves, Says Radio Pundit
Radio talk host and fitness guru Michael Torchia wants Nintendo Wii games off shelves, claims players are sustaining "serious" injuries.News
Prey on Apple’s iPhone in a Week or Two
Handheld version of Human Head's wall-walking 2006 shooter set to debut on Apple iPhone with special slider-based controls.News
Sega Chops 560 Jobs, Nixes 110 “Amusement Facilities”
Revised fiscal forecast reveals losses of over $235 million, forcing company to take drastic measures.News
Study: Can Games Improve Workplace Collaboration?
University receives $3 million grant to study whether gaming technology can improve teamwork.News
Deadheads Rejoice: Dead Rising 2 Confirmed
Can you survive dozens of hours while trapped in a casino teeming with tens of thousands of zombies?News
Xbox 360 Update Triggers Red Ring of Death Rumors
The rumors of the Xbox 360's latest "death" may or may not be greatly exaggerated.News
Puzo Estate Wins Big in Godfather Game Lawsuit
Lawsuit over profits allegedly owed the Puzo estate covering sales of The Godfather video game is settled for rumored $1m.News
Star Trek Online to Offer “Thousands” of Races
Star Trek Online developer teases versatile race creation tool at New York Comic-Con 2009.News
Did Intel Score PlayStation 4 GPU?
Nvidia's out, Intel's in on Sony's PlayStation 4, claims gossip site.News
PlayStation 3 Has to Suffer, Signals Sony Boss
Sony may be down, but it's not out, explains Sony Europe president David Reeves.News
Halo Wars Impressions: Rock, Paper, Warthog
Hands on with Halo Wars, Ensemble Studios's Xbox 360 exclusive attempt to make a console real-time strategy game that doesn't suck.News
Gamefly Gets a Shacknews Delivered Right to its Door
Popular online rental service Gamefly, the Netflix of the video game world, has acquired its first media property: Shacknews.News
Apple’s IPhone Dominates Mobile-phone Gaming Downloads
Out of the top ten phones used for downloading games, four are iPhones.News
Apple’s App Store May Soon See $20 Games
Would you pay $20 for an iPhone game? Apple thinks you might and is planning a "premium" games section on its App Store.News
Nintendo “Baffles” Market, Cuts Profit Forecast by 33%
Despite Wii sales successes, Nintendo slashes profits forecasts by a third in "stunning" reversal.News
Microsoft Restates Commitment to GFW Live, Windows Gaming
Games For Windows Live is a "first-class gaming platform," says Microsoft.News
Microsoft Games For Windows Live Head Laid Off
Games For Windows Live general manager gets his walking papers in the latest PC games related shakeup.News
Study: Nintendo’s Brain Games Don’t Trump Pencils
DS Lite, Brain Age won't make you any smarter than working the same problems with a pencil and paper, says a new study.News
The End for Microsoft Flight Simulator?
Microsoft pink-slips ACES development studio responsible for venerable Flight Simulator series, but says it's committed to "flying games."News
Assassin’s Creed 2 Finally Confirmed
Ubisoft spills the beans on its fiscal release schedule, affirming the return of everyone favorite bartender with the shady pedigree.News
Former Games Journalist Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide
Former IGN and Official PlayStation Magazine journalist Jason Montes shot his wife, then himself, say police.News
Are Sony’s PlayStation 3 Updates Getting Old?
Sony's latest PS3 firmware upgrade adds a photo gallery and DivX 3.11 support, but are its fix-ups coming too fast and furious?News
Second Life User Hours, Dollars Spent, Skyrocket in 2008
Virtual netizens in Linden Lab's Second Life work hard for their money, to the tune of hundreds of millions of US dollars last year.News
PC Game Retail Sales Drop 14%, Revenue Shifts Online?
PC game sales get another dose of gloom and doom, or do they?News
Amazon Drops Xbox Live Price to $30
Does Amazon's Xbox Live discount herald permanent changes to Microsoft's Xbox Live pricing structure?News
It’s About Time: Apple to Update Mac Mini
The rumors are getting louder, but it appears the Nvidia Ion graphics processor will give a new boost to the Mac Mini.News
Raid Gaza! Flash Game Oversimplifies Israel-Palestine Conflict
Anti-Israeli political satire game lets players lob missiles, tanks, planes, and helicopters at Gaza and score by maximizing civilian casualties.News
PS3 Price Cut in April, Sony to Recover Sales Says Analyst
Look for the 80GB PS3 to drop by $100 in April and Sony sales to recover, says Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter.News
Could World of Warcraft be a College Class?
Academic pitches World of Warcraft as an educational vehicle for supply and demand, arbitrage, collusive behavior, and predatory pricing.News
Judge Says Video Games “Not a Defense” for Parents’ Murder
Teenager who shot parents for taking away his copy of Halo 3 convicted, video game addiction defense denied.News
No New Xbox Because “Faster” and “Prettier” Doesn’t Cut It
Microsoft Says No to Xbox Successor for Foreseeable Future, Cites Diminishing Visual ImprovementsNews
Killzone 2 Kicking Tires, Lighting Fires, but Why Again Exactly?
Guerilla Games' PS3-exclusive first-person shooter has everyone talking, but are Halo and Crysis comparison helping or hindering?News
Oddball Gadget: Mattel Mind Flex
Mattel's Mind Flex allows players to control a floating ball with hand, eye, and mind coordination.News
A Race Car Simulator That Costs Almost as Much as a Race Car
The Simcraft simulator costs $40,000, but it's about as close to racing as you can get without risking death or massive trauma.News
Stream This: AMD Teases Cloud Computing Game Revolution
Imagine a world with no enthusiast computers, no video game DVDs, no 3D video cards, no game consoles, and just you, a video screen, and a browser.News
New Combat Mission Shock Force Demo, Now with Marines
Test drive Battlefront's latest refinements to its tactical company-level wargame, including a scenario covering CMSF's new Marines expansion.News
Sony Touts PlayStation 3 Successes, LittleBigPlanet Sales
Sony takes the stage at CES 2009 and trumpets PlayStation brand successes.News
NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision Lets You See Double
NVIDIA's Geforce 3D Vision propels video games into the third dimension with a pair of stylish wireless stereoscopic glasses.News
Can Gunnar Glasses Keep Your Eyes from Stinging After Hours at the Computer?
Specially tinted, wrap around glasses are supposed to cure much of what ails eyes after staring at a computer screen.News
R.I.P. Electronic Gaming Monthly, 1UP Sold to UGO
EGM closes shop after 20 years, while 1UP hemorrhages dozens of staff in sale to UGO Entertainment.News
Wii Sports Best Selling Video Game Ever?
The Wii's pack-in casual sports teaser was bound to capture video gaming's software pole position sooner or later, but are we counting fairly?News
Download Dozens of Commercial PC Games Free
Where do computer games go when they die? Nowhere, if you know where to look.News
Nielsen’s Top 10 PC Games and Consoles of 2008
Never mind the 360, Wii, and PS3, because Sony's PlayStation 2 beat them all in average minutes used during 2008.News
PC World’s Most Popular Stories of 2008
From tales of Google's biggest flops to looks at gadgets you probably can't afford, these were the stories our readers loved this year.News
Do-It-Yourself Free Xbox 360 Wireless
An Xbox 360 with free wireless? Save yourself up to $100? Read on, true believer.News
15 Reasons PC Gaming Beats All
Consoles and handhelds and mobile phones certainly earn their plaudits, but PCs are still the heartbeat of the games industry, and here's why.News