Technology :: Video Games

A gamer plays a video game at the Sony PlayStation E3 media briefing in Los Angeles.

Sony takes aim at Microsoft with PlayStation 4

By Lou Kesten | Jun 12
Sony broke out the heavy ammunition Monday against Microsoft, announcing its forthcoming PlayStation 4 will cost $399 - $100 less than the competing Xbox One.

Producer of Software Development for Nintendo, shows off "Luigi’s Ghost Mansion," an upcoming game for the new Wii U home console, during the Nintendo All-Access Presentation at E3.

Nintendo Focuses on Games at E3 with New ’Mario’

By Derrik J. Lang | Tuesday Jun 11, 2013
The Japanese gaming giant opted to showcase five games for its Wii U system at a brief Monday presentation at its booth instead of host a flashy presentation at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, the gaming industry’s annual trade show.

Studio to Comb NM Landfill for Bad Atari Games

Wednesday Jun 5, 2013
A New Mexico city commission has agreed to allow a Canadian studio to search an old landfill where old, terrible Atari games are rumored to be buried.

New Facebook Game Allowed Users to Kill LGBT Activists

By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Jun 4, 2013
A new Facebook game recreates the violent fights that occurred during Georgia’s Gay Pride Parade last month, allowing users to kill LGBT activists.

Give Locally Grows Through Gaming, Social Media

By Stacy A. Anderson | Wednesday May 29, 2013
Andrew "Bo" Young III, son of former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young, is carving out his own path for social change courtesy of a mobile app designed to help real families through the purchase of virtual goods.
This product image released by Microsoft shows the new Xbox One entertainment console that will go on sale later this year.

The New Consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony

By Barbara Ortutay | Wednesday May 22, 2013
The new Xbox One follows last fall’s debut of Nintendo’s Wii U and a preview in February of the upcoming PlayStation 4 from Sony.
Microsoft Corp.’s Don Mattrick unveils the next-generation Xbox entertainment and gaming console system.

Microsoft Reveals Xbox One Entertainment Console

By Derrik J. Lang | Tuesday May 21, 2013
Microsoft revealed the Xbox One, its next-generation entertainment console, during a presentation Tuesday at its headquarters in Redmond, Wash.
Sonic, left, and sidekick, Tails

’Sonic the Hedgehog’ Vid Games Coming to Nintendo

By Derrik J. Lang | Friday May 17, 2013
Sega says it will exclusively release the next three "Sonic the Hedgehog" games starring the popular blue critter on Nintendo platforms.

Video Game Tie-In to New Movie More Dreck than ’Trek’

By Rhuaridh Marr | Friday May 17, 2013
"Star Trek" is a bitter disappointment, a shameful cash cow, hulking its bloated carcass onto the scene in time for the release of the movie that the game’s lazy ending tries to segue into.

Nintendo ’Debugs’ Gay Marriage Glitch in Popular Video Game

By Jason St. Amand | Monday May 13, 2013
It looks like Nintendo is going to debug a glitch in a popular Japanese life simulation video game that allows male characters to marry other male characters.

Disney Teams With EA on ’Star Wars’ Video Games

Wednesday May 8, 2013
The Walt Disney Co. said Monday that it had entered multi-year deal with Electronic Arts Inc. to develop new "Star Wars" video games.