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  • News: AMD delays shipment of Barcelona chips

    AMD yesterday said that in order to some fine-tuning it has delayed volume shipments of its quad-core Opteron processors.

  • News: Sony admits PS3 failed in 2007

    Sony has admitted that sales of its PlayStation 3 (PS3) console failed to match its expectations this year, but stressed this is "hardly cause for panic".

  • News: Vivendi & Activision merge to create gaming giant

    European media group Vivendi plans to acquire a majority stake in Activision and merge with the company to create what will likely be the world's largest third-party publisher of computer games.

  • News: Samsung plans superfast graphics memory

    Samsung Electronics is to start mass-producing Graphics Double Data Rate 5 (GDDR5) memory, claiming it consumes less power and is significantly faster than existing chips.

  • News: PC Advisor's Christmas gift guide 2007

    When choosing a gift for yourself, your friends or your family, you want to be sure you’re getting a present worth paying for. PC Advisor’s hands-on reviews help you make some wise Yuletide buys.

  • News: Microsoft hails Xbox 360 'victory' over PS3

    Microsoft Yesterday claimed that in the previous week its Xbox 360 games console had outsold the PlayStation 3 by a ratio of 2:1 in the US. The week of Thanksgiving is generally considered an important pointer to the Christmas season.

  • News: Hacker says PS3 is a password-cracking genius

    Sony 's PlayStation 3 (PS3) console could be the perfect tool for hackers to crack passwords, according to a security research in New Zealand.

  • News: Everybody's Nintendo Channel launches in Japan

    Nintendo has launched the Everybody's Nintendo Channel in Japan, with the new service giving Nintendo Wii owners the ability to download DS game demos in addition to viewing promotional videos of upcoming games.

  • News: Group wants legal guidelines for online games

    Online video games expose players and publishers to a host of new risks for which they must prepare according to French lobbying group the Internet Rights Forum, which issued guidelines for publishers and legislators today.

  • News: Nintendo accused of faking Wii shortages

    Claims that Nintendo is limiting supply of its Wii console in a ploy to fake demand for the popular gaming machine have been denied by the company.

  • News: New PlayStation Portable hits 1m sales in Japan

    Sony's slimmer and cheaper PlayStation Portable (PSP) has racked up sales of 1 million units in its first two months on sale in Japan.

  • News: PS3 price cut boosts Sony's US sales

    Sony's decision to drop the price of the PlayStation 3 (PS3) and the introduction of a cheaper version of the console have boosted sales of the gaming machines in North America.

  • News: Zalman launches £350 3D gaming screen

    Zalman is set to launch a 3D display for gaming and movie playback at a price point likely to entice consumers. The 19in Trimon ZM-M190 and the Trimon ZM-M220W, will go onsale by mid-December with price tags of £349 and £429 inc VAT, respectively.

  • News: Microsoft launching new Halo 3 maps

    Microsoft is to release three new Halo 3 multiplayer maps next month for 800 Microsoft Points.

  • News: Sony cuts PS3 development costs

    Sony has cut the price of the PlayStation 3 (PS3) development kit by 50 percent in an effort to encourage more games.

  • News: PS3 & Wii battle for Christmas console domination

    Sony insists that its PlayStation 3 (PS3) console will be a big success story over the festive period, although one analyst says Nintendo's Wii will win the bragging rights in the console market.

  • News: New Nintendo DS in the works

    Analyst Evan Wilson says Nintendo has finished work on a third Nintendo DS model, but it won't be released for a while.

  • News: Free games: The 15 best sites on the internet

    There are few better ways to use time, a PC, and an internet connection than by whiling away a few hours with online games. And you frequently don't have to pay to play on the internet: hundreds, if not thousands, of sites offer a veritable cornucopia of free games, from online versions of classic card and board games to cute casual puzzlers and TV-game-show style multiplayer pastimes.

  • News: PS3 price cut sparks Sony revival

    A $399 (£200) price cut has boosted PS3 sales in the US to more than 100,000 units for the week ending November 11 - figures on scale with Wii and 360 sales.

  • News: Microsoft reveals Xbox Originals woes

    Microsoft says "there are some known issues" with the new downloadable games for the Xbox 360, including choppy visuals, lack of additional content, and even problems with systems crashing.