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• 15 May 2008

• News: Microsoft responds to 'Xbox 540' report

  Putting the PlayStation 2 on a diet worked for Sony, but Microsoft Wednesday squashed rumors that it was planning to shed a few pounds off the Xbox 360's bulk in 2009.

• 14 May 2008

• News: Sony gaming business in red as PS3 misses target

  Shipments of Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) games console came in under target at 9.24 million units in the financial year to the end of March, and Sony's gaming business remained in the red, Sony said today.

• 13 May 2008

• News: Microsoft: Xbox 360 accessory 'to launch today'

  According to a Microsoft source, a voice-activated Xbox 360 peripheral codenamed 'Lips' will be announced on Tuesday at Gamerday 2008.

• 12 May 2008

• News: Doom 4 on its way

  Nearly four years after the release of Doom 3, id Software has confirmed development of the fourth game in the series.

• News: BioShock film adaptation announced

  The film adaptation of the critically acclaimed first-person shooter game BioShock will be produced by Universal Pictures, directed by Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean), and written by John Logan (Gladiator), 2K Games has confirmed.

• 10 May 2008

• News: The 15 biggest technology failures

  We've rounded up our 15 favourite examples of products that, beyond a few prototypes, never actually saw the light of day. We've also added some honourable mentions that we think deserved to be remembered.

• 09 May 2008

• News: Microsoft: GTA IV's biggest fan

  Microsoft loves Grand Theft Auto IV. According to Microsoft, the Xbox 360 version of GTA IV accounted for 60 percent of total sales.

• 02 May 2008

• News: Grand Theft Auto IV to outsell Halo 3

  Web monitoring firm Hitwise predicts Grand Theft Auto IV will outsell Halo 3 as one of the biggest video games in recent memory.

• 01 May 2008

• News: Infogrames buys rest of Atari for $11m

  Infogrames Entertainment will buy the rest of video game pioneer Atari for $11m as well as loaning Atari a $20 million until the deal is complete.

• News: Critics hammer GTA IV as violence flares

  Activist groups, police, politicians, and surviving victims of violence have queued up to criticise Grand Theft Auto IV, days after the game was launched.

• 29 April 2008

• News: GTA IV launches as Trojan targets fans

  The long-awaited Grand Theft Auto (GTA) IV for PS3 and Xbox 3600 went on sale worldwide today.

• News: New Prince of Persia game announced for PC

  Ubisoft yesterday confirmed the newest Prince of Persia game, slated for release on Xbox 360, PS3, PC, and Nintendo DS later this year.

• 28 April 2008

• News: Sony launches Bronze PlayStation Portable pack

  Sony has launched a Bronze PSP (PlayStation Portable) pack, including a pouch, strap, cleaning cloth, 32 MB Memory Stick, and a D-Terminal cable for TV output, in Japan.

• 23 April 2008

• News: Actiga to launch 3D game controller

  A new web-based gaming environment that runs on Macs and PCs promises to deliver 3D games that are controlled through a propriety 3D controller.

• 22 April 2008

• News: Sony's Second Life competitor delayed again

  Sony has once again delayed the launch of its PlayStation Home community online service.

• News: PS3 video downloads coming in July

  Sony will announce an online video service for PlayStation 3 (PS3) in the summer, possibly at the E3 exhibition in July at E3, according to reports.

• 18 April 2008

• News: Downloadable content coming to Wii Fit

  Game designer Shigeru Miyamoto said downloadable updates could be coming to Nintendo's Wii Fit peripheral.

• 17 April 2008

• News: Huge demand causes Nintendo Wii Fit shortage

  Demand for Wii Fit, Nintendo's fitness-based Wii peripheral, has reached a fever pitch in the UK.

• News: The Sims exceeds one million sales

  Electronics Arts' The Sims, the best-selling game of all time, has now sold more than 100 million copies.

• 15 April 2008

• News: Nintendo Wii to achieve 'impossible' graphics

  Poland-based games developer Nibris says the Nintendo Wii is capable of graphics previously thought to be restricted to Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3).

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