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30 April 2007
News: Sony defends decapitated goat stunt

Sony has launched an internal inquiry following an event in Athens last month that featured a decapitated goat and topless models to promote its new game "God of War II."
News: BT develops Wii-style laptop adaptor

BT has developed a new device for laptops that eliminates the need for a keyboard or mouse.
News: Sony slammed over goat slaughter

Sony is at the centre of an animal cruelty dispute following an extravagant event to promote the launch of the PlayStation 2 (PS2) game, God of War II, where a live goat was decapitated.
News: Nintendo to boost Wii & DS software sales

Nintendo said that it hopes to double its annual software sales of the Wii and DS consoles to 300 million units.
News: Microsoft launches Xbox 360 Elite in US

Microsoft yesterday launched it's latest retread of the Xbox 360 games console. The Xbox 360 Elite has a mammoth 120GB hard drive, and HDMI 1.2 connector.
27 April 2007
News: Xbox 360 Elite set for release

Xbox 360 Elite will start shipping in the US on Sunday, bringing a slightly different look, more storage capabilities and built-in HDTV support and $479.99 (£240).
26 April 2007
News: Shock as Nintendo Wii misses target

Nintendo reported a big increase in sales and profit for its financial year just ended, although sales of its smash-hit Wii console missed their target by a whisker.
25 April 2007
News: LG makes tactile mobile phone

Mobile phone users will soon be able to feel broadcasts and games as well as hear and see them due to a new technology a South Korean company is developing for LG’s mobile phones.
News: PS3 doubles Folding@home capacity

Stanford University's Folding@home distributed computing project has seen its capacity more than double in the last month thanks to the addition of idle processor cycles from hundreds of thousands of PlayStation 3 (PS3) consoles.
23 April 2007
News: First Commodore Gaming PCs on sale in UK

Commodore Gaming PCs will be available via its new online store in the UK for the first time today.
News: Nintendo Wii-style gaming mobiles launched

NTT DoCoMo will begin selling three mobile phones in May that offer motion sensitive gaming like that possible with Nintendo's Wii games console.
20 April 2007
News: Wii beats PS3 & Xbox 360 in US

Nintendo’s Wii was the most popular next-gen games console in the US in March selling 259,000 units, results from market research firm NPD show.
News: PS3 update adds support for original PlayStation

Sony has released a PlayStation 3 (PS3) update allowing PS3 owners to download and play PS1 software on the new console. Downloadable PS1 software compatible with the PS3 will be available soon from the PlayStation Store.
19 April 2007
News: 'Violence is fun' say gamers

Research conducted by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has found that gamers place escapism and exhilaration at the top of their agenda when playing games.
News: Sony planning PS3 price cut

A price cut for the PlayStation 3 games console may be on the cards as Sony looks to strengthen the platform and expand its penetration.
10 April 2007
News: Cheap PS3 offers continue

UK retailers are offering cut-price PlayStation 3s (PS3s) just a month after the console launched.
News: LG & Volkswagen take on the iPod

LG Electronics is teaming up with car-maker Volkswagen in the latest attempt to challenge Apple’s iPod - a digital media player styled along the lines of the New Beetle car.
News: Xbox 360 gets new Windows IM tool

Microsoft has announced Windows Live Messenger instant messaging (IM) software for the XBox 360, in another step towards making the game console a home internet access device.
News: Cheap PS3 dropped from shops

The cheaper of Sony's two PlayStation 3 (PS3) consoles is getting harder to find in the US.
News: Gamers get new quad-core Intel chip

Intel has launching a quad-core chip for desktop gamers, continuing a barrage of new products the company has announced in the past week.