Zynga goes real time with arcade-style game
May 08, 2012 14:38 EDT
Facebook games star Zynga is launching an old-school, arcade-style title that will be free at its new website or at the world's biggest social network.
More Americans cut cable as Internet TV grows
May 07, 2012 13:20 EDT
Nearly three million Americans cut their cable television subscriptions last year as an increasing number turned to the Internet, a survey shows.
US commission says iPhone infringes Motorola patent
Apr 24, 2012 16:43 EDT
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) on Tuesday backed a claim that Apple violated patented Motorola Mobility technology in iPads and iPhones that can connect to 3G wireless networks.
Skype debuts on PlayStation Vita game handsets
Apr 24, 2012 14:04 EDT
Skype made its debut Tuesday on PlayStation Vita, making its leading Internet video or voice calling service available on Sony's sophisticated videogame handset.
US commission says Xbox infringes Motorola patents
Apr 23, 2012 22:01 EDT
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) issued a preliminary ruling that Microsoft infringed on Motorola Mobility patents in its hit Xbox 360 videogame consoles.
Saudi boy, 4, 'kills father over PlayStation'
Apr 23, 2012 05:01 EDT
An angry four-year-old Saudi boy shot and killed his father for refusing to buy him a PlayStation, Saudi media reported on Monday.
Computer therapy helps young out of depression: study
Apr 19, 2012 18:49 EDT
A computer game designed to lift teenagers out of depression is as effective as one-on-one counselling, New Zealand doctors reported on Thursday in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
Sequel to sci-fi videogame 'Prey' delayed
Apr 19, 2012 15:33 EDT
Videogame powerhouse Bethesda Softworks said Thursday that it is delaying the sequel to alien-abduction videogame "Prey" because it is not up to snuff.
Norway killer says he aimed for far higher death toll
Apr 19, 2012 13:08 EDT
The gunman behind Norway's massacres told a court Thursday he had meant to kill the entire government and said he used meditation, video shooting games and steroids to prepare for the slaughter.
Norway gunman says initial massacre plan much bigger
Apr 19, 2012 11:01 EDT
The gunman behind Norway's 2011 attacks told a court Thursday he had planned to kill everyone on Utoeya island as part of an even bigger massacre with three car bombs and more shootings at targets across Oslo.
Norway gunman says initial massacre plan was bigger
Apr 19, 2012 09:57 EDT
The gunman behind Norway's 2011 attacks told a court Thursday he had planned to kill everyone on Utoeya island as part of an even bigger massacre with three car bombs and more shootings at targets across Oslo.
Norway gunman says initial plan was three bombs
Apr 19, 2012 08:20 EDT
The gunman behind Norway's massacres told court on Thursday he had planned an even bigger killing spree, with three car bombs and more shootings at targets across Oslo.
November launch for new version of 'Halo' videogame
Apr 17, 2012 16:08 EDT
Microsoft on Tuesday announced that a new installment to the hit videogame "Halo" will be released in November, and predicted it would launch the next decade of the hugely popular franchise.
Electronic Arts Thanked For Including Gay Relationships In Its Games
Apr 09, 2012 20:00 EDT
Electronic Arts is being thanked for including gay characters in its games after conservatives launched a threatened boycott. ?Electronic Arts (EA) is being thanked for including gay themes in it games after social conservatives launched a campaign to pressure the gamemaker to drop gay characters. Tony Perkins, president of the Christian conservative Family Research Council (FRC), is among those criticizing EA for allowing players to enter gay relationships in the video games Star Wars: The Old Republic and Mass Effect 3. ?In a new Star Wars game, the biggest threat to the empire may be homosexual activists!? Perkins said in a January radio bulletin. The Florida Family Association has also called on members to complain to EA. ?LGBT extremists pressure Star Wars video game maker to commit to add LGBT content and censor critics,? the group said on its website. ?An overwhelming percentage of the 1.7 million games sold are being used by children who do not need to be introduced to this pro
'Mass Effect 3' fans promised expanded ending
Apr 06, 2012 14:11 EDT
Fans of hit videogame "Mass Effect 3" will get "more closure" to the end of the saga in add-on software to be available free for download in the months ahead.
Ubisoft wacky "Rabbids" hop onto Apple gadgets
Apr 06, 2012 09:56 EDT
French videogame star Ubisoft on Thursday unleashed enchantingly wacky "Rabbids" characters on Apple's coveted iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices.
Gamemaker EA Defends Adding Gay Relationships In Its Games
Apr 05, 2012 20:00 EDT
Gamemaker Electronic Arts (EA) has said it will continue to include gay themes in its games despite a threatened boycott. Gamemaker Electronic Arts (EA) has said it will continue to include gay themes in its games despite pressure from conservative groups that it drop gay characters. Social conservatives, including Tony Perkins, president of the Christian conservative Family Research Council (FRC), have criticized EA for allowing players to enter gay relationships. ?In a new Star Wars game, the biggest threat to the empire may be homosexual activists!? Perkins said in a January radio bulletin. The Florida Family Association has also called on members to complain to EA. ?LGBT extremists pressure Star Wars video game maker to commit to add LGBT content and censor critics,? the group said on its website. ?An overwhelming percentage of the 1.7 million games sold are being used by children who do not need to be introduced to this propaganda.? ?If BioWare ? adds LGBT characters for kids to s
Facebook fans get to play out celebrity fantasies
Apr 02, 2012 22:41 EDT
A trio of console videogame stars joined the online social play revolution with a free-to-play title that lets folks at Facebook virtually live out celebrity fantasies.
Orders soar for Ubisoft's coming 'Assassin' game
Mar 29, 2012 16:30 EDT
French videogame titan Ubisoft said Thursday that pre-orders for the next version of its blockbuster "Assassin's Creed" videogame are on a record-setting pace.
Cambodian dad chains son to pole over online gaming
Mar 29, 2012 04:43 EDT
An irate Cambodian father chained his teenage son by the neck to a power pole to punish him for skipping school to play online games, police said Thursday.