News tagged with xbox gaming

Microsoft offers $99 Xbox consoles with a catch

Microsoft began testing whether a pricing strategy that has been a hit with smartphones will invigorate sales of its Xbox 360 videogame consoles.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Tech leaders ponder future of mobile

The pace of innovation and change in mobile devices is so dizzying it is difficult to predict the winning platforms and products of the next few years.

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Apple's got its eye on mobile games

In the eye of the typical beholder, Apple's iPhone is simply a popular device, great for fun, on-the-go applications-and phone calls.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 17, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Rumor: Xbox 360 games to be playable on Windows 8 PC's

(PhysOrg.com) -- A number of different sites are reporting the rumors that are making gamers ears twitch. The rumor says that Microsoft is about to make a big addition to the desktop version of its upcoming ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 5 | with audio podcast weblog

While consoles slug it out, mobiles games zip in

The big three game console makers brought their latest kick-ass wares to the industry's annual get-together this week, but some question their future amid an explosion of super-nimble mobile gaming.

Technology / Software

created Jun 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Nintendo's task: The Wii, again, more, better

(AP) -- The upcoming Wii U - part tablet computer, part game machine - could help Nintendo surpass its rivals once again.

Technology / Business

created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Pico projector used in eye based video gaming system

(PhysOrg.com) -- Students at the University of Texas in Austen are playing video games. Honestly, that is really not news. Students all over the country are playing video games, usually when they should be studying. In this ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 5 | with audio podcast weblog

Microsoft 3Q growth overshadowed by tablet threat (Update)

Even as Microsoft Corp.'s earnings grow at a robust rate, investors can't seem to shake the feeling that the boom days are winding down for the world's largest software maker.

Technology / Business

created Apr 28, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Microsoft to release a free SDK for Kinect this spring

(PhysOrg.com) -- Kinect, Microsoft's attempt to bring motion controls to the Xbox 360 video game console, is soon to have a non-commercial SDK released for it that will hopefully allow third-party developers ...

Technology / Software

created Feb 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast weblog

Review: Kinect motion-sensing system impresses

There are a lot of futuristic things we're still waiting on: jet packs for the entire family, self-driving cars and time-travel, to name a few. But one new, pretty darn amazing bit of technology has finally ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 04, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 7

Nintendo 3D videogame console to miss Christmas

(AP) -- Nintendo slashed its earnings forecast by more than half Wednesday after announcing that its 3DS game machine, packed with glasses-free 3-D technology, won't be ready to go on sale for Christmas.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

High-energy E3 bodes well for videogame lovers

Scintillating titles, hot motion-sensing controllers and rich 3-D play dazzled videogame lovers at a high-energy Electronic Entertainment Expo that heralded stellar times ahead.

Technology / Software

created Jun 18, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Nintendo to launch 3-D version of handheld console

(AP) -- Looking for its next big hit, Nintendo said Tuesday it would begin selling a 3-D version of its popular handheld console within a year.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Mar 23, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Playstation shortage may foil Sony game release

The opening scene for Sony Corp.'s "God of War III" video game shows a musclebound Greek warrior named Kratos vowing "My vengeance is now."

Technology / Business

created Mar 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 friend Facebook

(AP) -- Users of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles can now brag about their achievements on Facebook.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0