Gaming

Modern Warfare 3 smashes sales records, hits $1bn mark in 16 days Tue, 12/13/2011 - 16:59 by Jaspreet Virk Activision Blizzard's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (COD: MW3) has crossed the $1 billion in just 16 days since its launch on Nov. 8, the company announced Monday. Comments Read more	Sony's PlayStation Vita set for Dec. debut in Japan Wed, 09/14/2011 - 18:39 by NeelamGoswami Sony Corp. announced Wednesday it will launch its next-generation video games console, PlayStation Vita, in Japan on Dec. 17, according to multiple internet reports. Comments Read more	Nintendo Wii Mario Kart Bundle: Simple and Reasonably Priced Console Complete Story
Kabam developing The Godfather game for Facebook Thu, 08/25/2011 - 16:07 by NeelamGoswami Facebook users will soon enjoy an empire-building social game based on the Godfather mafia films on their web pages, as social games developer Kabam has announced that its next big release is based on the classic novel and mafia movie trilogy, 'The Godfather.' Comments Read more	Sony cuts PS3 price by $50 to spur sales Wed, 08/17/2011 - 14:10 by NeelamGoswami Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony Corp. announced Tuesday that it is slashing the price of its basic PlayStation 3 (PS3) gaming console by nearly a fifth in the United States, as part of the company's efforts to boost demand for the aging product ahead of the year-end shopping season. Comments Read more	Nintendo drops price of 3DS to $170‎; books loss Thu, 07/28/2011 - 19:18 by NeelamGoswami Nintendo Co., the world's largest maker of video-game consoles, reported a first-quarter loss Thursday and announced that it will slash the price of its 3DS handheld console by 40 percent. Comments Read more
Sony’s ‘Welcome Back' package now accessible till Tuesday Tue, 07/05/2011 - 15:44 by Rahul K. Chaudhary Sony, the world’s leading videogame console developer, has granted a one-day extension to its Playstation users for downloading freebies through Sony’s ‘Welcome Back’ package. Comments Read more	Protecting content made Sony hacker's target Tue, 06/28/2011 - 14:37 by Dipankar Roy According to Howard Stringer, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Sony Corporation, efforts to protect its’ contents from piracy made the company a victim of hacking that led to the leak of the PlayStation Network (PSN) users account. Comments Read more	SC rejects California’s ban on selling violent games to minors Tue, 06/28/2011 - 13:05 by NeelamGoswami Californian kids below 18 would now be able to buy or rent the violent video games after the Supreme Court of the United States overturned a Californian law banning the sale or rental of so-called violent games to minors. Comments Read more
Redbox kiosks to offer games on rent Mon, 06/20/2011 - 14:39 by Dipankar Roy DVD in alliance with Blu-ray movie rental service provider Redbox has now officially launched video game rental services through its kiosk-based machines. Comments Read more	Brain-training video games may help kids score better--study Tue, 06/14/2011 - 16:11 by Anupreet Kaur Irritated that your child is always playing video games? Well, don’t be, as a latest study reveals that playing brain training computer games improves child’s intelligence. Comments Read more	China's new form of torture: prisoners forced to play WOW for cash Fri, 05/27/2011 - 13:05 by NeelamGoswami In what is being termed as the modern form of torture, prisoners at a labor camp in northeast China are being forced to play online games as part of a huge money-making scam. Comments Read more