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  • 07 February 2007

  • News: Gaming improves your eyesight

    Playing high-action video games for a few hours each day can improve your vision, according to researchers in the US. But an eye expert in the UK has called their findings into question.

  • 06 February 2007

  • News: HMV to sell PlayStation 3 for £675

    The first PlayStation 3 consoles sold at HMV's launch in the UK will cost £675 - almost £250 more than the console itself. Gamers in the UK were already angry at the UK price for Sony's new console. The PS3 costs the equivalent of £300 in the US. In Japan its price equates to £250.

  • 05 February 2007

  • News: Sony explains PS3 price hike

    Sony has defended its decision to price the 60GB Playstation 3 at £425 in the UK.

  • 02 February 2007

  • News: PlayStation 2 outsells PlayStation 3

    Sales of the almost 7-year-old PlayStation 2 beat those of the brand-new PlayStation 3 in Japan in late January for the first time, according to figures published today.

  • News: The Burning Crusade available for download

    Blizzard Enetrtainment’s WOW (World of Warcraft) has announced on its site today that The Burning Crusade pack can now be downloaded.

  • News: Porn goes Blu-ray

    Vivid Entertainment Group will become the first porn maker to put out a movie in Blu-ray Disc when it releases "Debbie Does Dallas...Again" in late March, but it's being secretive about who is helping it make copies of the discs.

  • 01 February 2007

  • News: Storm hoax is top net threat

    Sophos has released its top ten chart of malware threats and email hoaxes. Dorf malware was the worst offender accounting for almost 50 percent of all malware seen during January, with Netsky coming in second place with 16.1% and Mytob in third with 9.8%.

  • 31 January 2007

  • News: Gamers targeted by online thieves

    Gamers have been warned to be more security conscious due to the increasing number of online criminals stealing virtual assets and selling them on for real money.

  • 30 January 2007

  • News: Sony profits slashed by PS3 price cuts

    Sony was hit by an an overall profit decline of just over 5 percent in the last quarter of 2006, despite its core electronics business enjoying a revival. The decline was due to price cuts to its PlayStation 3 game console, the company said today.

  • 26 January 2007

  • News: Wii News Channel now online

    Nintendo has started offering a new service that feeds national and international news headlines to its recently launched Wii console.

  • News: PS3 sales down again

    Sales of the PlayStation 3 (PS3) in Japan dropped further in the week to 21 January as the games market there suffered from lacklustre demand, according to data published today. The PS3, which is due to launch in the UK on 23 March, suffered its worst week of sales since launch for the second week in a row.

  • 25 January 2007

  • News: Pope slams repulsive video games

    Pope Benedict XVI has added his voice to the discussion in Europe in favour of stricter controls on violent video games and their sale to children.

  • News: Playstation 3 to launch in UK on 23 March

    Sony has announced that its PlayStation 3 will launch in Europe in two months, with UK users set to pay a price premium for the console

  • News: Wii & DS boost for Nintendo

    Nintendo’s sales and profits are surging on strong sales of its new Wii console and DS handheld gaming device.

  • 24 January 2007

  • News: PS3 content to be optimised for Cell

    Sony and one of Japan's largest computer games software makers, Bandai Namco, are planning to jointly develop entertainment contents optimised for the powerful Cell chip that sits under the hood of the PlayStation 3.

  • News: Wii & PS3 boost web traffic

    The launch of the PlayStation 3 and Wii consoles led to a huge boost in traffic to both Sony’s and Nintendo’s websites during November and December, according to data published on Wednesday.

  • 23 January 2007

  • News: Grand Theft Auto publisher in options probe

    Take-Two Interactive Software, the publisher of popular game series Grand Theft Auto, found broad evidence of irregular stock options backdating, it said yesterday in a report detailing the investigation

  • 22 January 2007

  • News: AOL to open up shop in Second Life

    AOL is getting ready to set up an area in Second Life, another in a string of big-name companies establishing a presence in the popular 3D virtual world.

  • 19 January 2007

  • News: PlayStation 3 has worst week of sales so far

    The PlayStation 3 has recorded its worst week of sales since its launch in Japan, according to figures from Media Create

  • 18 January 2007

  • News: EU bid to ban violent computer games

    Violent video games could be outlawed across the European Union, following calls for a clampdown among EU justice ministers this week.

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