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Study: Nearly All Teens Are Gamers
A newly
released Pew Internet Project study found that 97% of 12-17 year
olds play video games in some form, including 99% of boys and
94% of girls. Racing games were found to be the most
popular with 74% of teens playing them.
Posted: September 20, 2008
Nintendo Sues Nyko
Nyko
is known for offering peripherals that expand upon the offerings of gaming consoles.
It appears that may soon change; Bloomberg is reporting that
Nintendo filed a lawsuit earlier
this week charging Nyko with copyright infringement on the
Nintendo Wii Nunchuk.
Posted: June 14, 2008
PlayStation 3 Gets DTS-HD Audio
Next week's PS3 update will not only
yield a revamped PlayStation Store, but will also have DTS-HD high resolution audio and
DTS-HD Master Audio for the Blu-ray movies.
Posted: April 10, 2008
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Sony Sees Sales Skyrocket
Following the highly-successful releases
of Metal Gear Solid 4 and Grand Theft Auto IV, Sony has noted a large increase in sales
(double compared to its previous month), as the gaming industry has already
grown 53%.
Posted: July 20, 2008
E3 Roundup
Wondering what you
missed in this year's
E3 Summit? Nintendo announced Wii Music, and
a sequel for Wii Sports, as well as a GTA for the DS.
Microsoft announced a 360 Final Fantasy XIII, and an
Xbox Live redesign (based on avatars).
Finally, Sony confirmed the discontinuation of the 40GB PS3 and announced a $399 80GB PS3 (with no backwards compatibility),
as well as a new God of War III.
Posted: July 15, 2008
GTA IV: $4 Million in First Week
Analysts have projected that
Rockstar Games can expect to sell $4 million within the first week alone. This would mean
that Grand Theft Auto IV could beat-out Halo 3 to be the best selling video game of
all time.
Posted: April 29, 2008
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