Cost of being hard-core video gamer climbs (Reuters)
June 2, 2006
Reuters - It's more expensive than ever to be
a hard-core gamer as Microsoft Inc. and Sony Corp. add costly
upgrades to their new high-powered video game consoles, and
those higher prices may keep some fans on the sidelines for a
while.
Nintendo's Wii Wins Best of Show at E3 (NewsFactor)
June 2, 2006NewsFactor - Cinderella has taken the prize. While Nintendo's Wii game platform did not arrive at last month's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) show in a pumpkin-turned-carriage, it did suffer from being overshadowed by its more powerful stepsisters -- Sony's PlayStation 3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360.
Starbucks enters DVD game with Chuck Berry tribute (Reuters)
June 2, 2006
Reuters - Coffee merchant
Starbucks, already a major player in the music business, will
enter the home video game June 27 with an exclusive version of
the Chuck Berry DVD documentary "Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll."
Gamers Plan Nintendo Amusement Park (PC Magazine)
June 2, 2006PC Magazine - Nintendo fans are known for their obsessive nature; it's part of their lifeblood. Now, a group of gamer entrepreneurs want to make like Mario, in real life.
Review: 'X-Men' game anything but super (AP)
June 2, 2006
AP - As powerful as they are in comic books and movies, superheroes seemed destined for eternal lameness in video games.