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Bill Gates Comments On the Xbox 360
By Frank Ling, GN Writer Tuesday, November 22, 2005 Our favorite multi-billionaire, Bill Gates, had a few words to say about the Xbox 360 in an interview given to Reuters. With less than expected hype, compared to the recent console… Read More »
Cheaper Is Better, Says Nintendo
Want a cheap next-gen console? CNN Money reported that this may, in fact, be possible if you™re looking to Nintendo™s Revolution as your next next-gen gaming console. Reggie Fils-Aime, marketing chief for Nintendo, indicated that the Revolution will most likely… Read More »
Art College Produces PSP Furniture Exhibit
The Royal College of Art in London has a new art project for display by students of the Industrial Design Engineering and Interaction Design department. Namely: furniture. But not just any type of furniture, it,s furniture that is made for… Read More »
World of Warcraft Blamed for 13-Year Old's Death
Blizzard’s hugely popular MMORPG, "World of Warcraft," has been blamed for the death of a 13-year old Chinese boy who jumped from the roof of a building in an apparent re-enactment of the game. WoW base-jumping is an in-game sport… Read More »
Fuggetaboudit. Think Youse is the Best Hitman Ever? Prove it
By Frank Ling, GN Writer Monday, November 21, 2005 Eidos Interactive has announced the Hitman Online Ranking System for its new upcoming game, Hitman title: "Blood Money." The Eidos Hitman franchise has been a successful game for the company. The… Read More »
Sony's New Video/VOIP Service
Sony is trying out its fortunes in launching out into a relatively untapped business: video calls over the internet. The new service, described on Sony™s website as IVE (Instant Video Everywhere) allows subscribers to send and receive video and audio… Read More »
Blu-ray Disc Fully Authored
The controversy over next-generation disc formats has created much discussion in the technology industry. Should I buy a Blu-ray player or a HD-DVD player? Or will a player that supports both formats surface? Well, regardless of the heated arguments, Sony… Read More »
Sony Still Sinking into the Malware Pit
By Mark Woodward, GN Writer Monday, November 21, 2005 Sony BMG’s woes continue to grow as more holes are found in it’s XCP (Extended Copy Protection) and MediaMax spyware controversy. After recalling hundreds of thousands of CDs loaded with the… Read More »
Eidos Is Accused of Copyright Infringement
Anyone remember playing the game Zero Tolerance on the Sega Genesis 16 bit game machine? Apparently, Eidos Interactive doesn™t, because they may have infringed upon the copyright owners of the game. The original game, published by Sega and developed by… Read More »
More Sony Spyware!
Microsoft recently announced that Sony’s controversial Extended Copy Protection (XCP) has been added to its spyware list, and are offering a tool to remove the malware program. In a world-wide case that’s causing more than just a headache for Sony… Read More »
