Reuters - Electronic Arts Inc'screature-building game "Spore" offers players a chance todevelop new worlds -- and maybe even new lines of business forthe video game maker.
Reuters - Video game publisher Take TwoInteractive Software made a higher-than-expectedquarterly profit on strong "Grand Theft Auto 4" sales, but cutits current-quarter outlook due to the delayed release of a newgame.
Microsoft Slashes Prices of Xbox 360 Models (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - There is something for everyone, according to Microsoft officials who are touting the company's new prices for all three models of its video game console, the Xbox 360.
Reuters - Why watch TV when you can be thestar? Digital video recorders have done away with the notion ofprime time for millions of gamers. Now game publishers areoffering interactive TV stories that have ushered in virtualprime time entertainment.
Reuters - Microsoft Corp said onWednesday it plans to cut the U.S. prices of its Xbox 360 videogame machine, lowering the price of its entry-level console to$50 below Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) top-selling Wii.
Reuters - The Smashing Pumpkins will releasetheir new single, "G.L.O.W.," via the upcoming "Guitar Hero:World Tour" videogame.
Heavily Hyped Spore Near Release With Big Expectations (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Will Spore be the biggest thing to hit the gaming world since Doom? Electronic Arts dearly hopes so. The long-awaited game by Sims creator Will Wright has so much hype surrounding it that anything less than a home run will be a disappointment, say game-industry watchers.
AFP - Japan's Sony Corp. announced Tuesday it will launch its new PlayStation Portable in Japan on October 16 as it seeks to catch up with rival Nintendo Co.'s DS consoles.
AP - Sales are improving in Japan for Sony Corp.'s PlayStation Portable handheld video game machine, and a beefed up version with a clearer display is expected to add momentum, a senior executive said Tuesday.
Reuters - Sony Corp's (6758.T) game unit said onTuesday it will launch a new model of its PlayStation Portable(PSP) handheld machine on October 16 in Japan, its latest bidto challenge Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS) market-leading DS.
Labels, game developers feud over fees (Reuters)
Reuters - When you contrast the financialstruggles of the music industry with the skyrocketing successof the videogame market, it's no surprise record labels areready to play hardball on future music licensing.
Latin music getting in the game (Reuters)
Reuters - Latin music, until recently virtuallyabsent from videogames, is slowly but surely gaining a footholdin the industry.
Vivendi keeps 2008 outlook, no need for cash call (Reuters)
Reuters - Vivendi , armed with a freshcontract with The Rolling Stones and its new ActivisionBlizzard gaming venture, kept its 2008 profit goal as it posteda rise in second-quarter underlying earnings.
Reuters - Microsoft Corp will slash theprice of its Xbox 360 game console in Japan by about 30percent, below Nintendo Co's (7974.OS) Wii and Sony Corp's(6758.T) PlayStation 3 in a bid to boost market share, theNikkei business daily said on Monday.
AFP - Microsoft will slash the price of its Xbox 360 video game console in Japan by almost 30 percent to try to boost sales amid tough competition from rivals Sony and Nintendo, a report said Monday.
New video game depicts Venezuela mercenary attack (Reuters)
Reuters - A video game depicting mercenariesstorming Venezuela, which has been criticized in the oil-richSouth American country as a blueprint for an invasion, will bereleased by a U.S. company this weekend.
Audio slideshow: Video game orchestra (CNET)
CNET - With video game software now a $10 billion industry, video games are becoming central to entertainment culture, not to mention television and movies.
Reuters - Nintendo Co boosted its annual profitoutlook by 23 percent on white-hot demand for its Wii videogame console and DS portable player, beating marketexpectations and sending its shares more than 8 percent higher.
AFP - Around four million Chinese youngsters are addicted to the Internet, mainly attracted by "unhealthy" online games, state media reported Friday, citing a top legislator.
