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Dell Gets Behind Alienware for Gaming PC Push

May 13, 2008 11:48 AM CDT

Dell Gets Behind Alienware for Gaming PC Push

Computer giant tries to recapture geek hearts with languishing brand

(Newser) - Dell is dumping its popular XPS line of gaming PCs so it can focus exclusively on the once-hot Alienware brand it acquired in 2006, the Wall Street Journal reports. The PC giant is in the midst of a full turnaround push, having fallen behind arch-rival HP, so it’s hoping...

Wii Points to Gaming's Future

Feb 11, 2008 3:56 PM CST

Wii Points to Gaming's Future

Broader demographics and a bond between multiplayer games and social networks key

(Newser) - The upset Nintendo has secured against Microsoft and Sony as its simple-but-innovative Wii continues to dominate their processor-heavy rival consoles portends much for the future of gaming, writes Michael Noer for Forbes. Expect much more casual gaming and gamers, Noer writes, as low-time-commitment experiences and Wii-like intuitive controls snag demographics...

Profits Burnout at Electronic Arts

Feb 1, 2008 1:08 AM CST

Profits Burnout at Electronic Arts

Game maker loses money despite soaring game sales

(Newser) - Video game sales are at an all-time high but the world's largest independent publisher of them has reported a third-quarter loss, reports the AP. Electronic Arts says the loss is down to restructuring and accounting changes. Revenue was up 17%, but the company saw its share of the market slip...

TV Nets Hope Games Will Hook Viewers

Dec 7, 2007 2:51 PM CST

TV Nets Hope Games Will Hook Viewers

CBS multimedia contest offered clues online and off

(Newser) - TV networks are using scavenger hunt-style games to attract viewers to their shows. Hundreds of players searched for clues online and offline, including on billboards in San Francisco and Minnesota, to crack a game linked to the CBS show "Numb3rs" last month. The network plans to promote more shows...

Computer Junkies Go to Rehab

Nov 18, 2007 7:54 PM CST

Computer Junkies Go to Rehab

South Korean camp addresses growing Internet addiction problem

(Newser) - Internet addiction is such a big problem in the obsessively wired country of South Korea that the government has launched an “Internet Rescue” camp for young men, The New York Times reports. At the tuition-free Jump Up Internet Rescue School – which could be the first of its kind...

PC Gaming World Contracts

Nov 18, 2007 3:41 PM CST

PC Gaming World Contracts

As Xbox, Wii, PS3 draw casual gamers away, PCs left with die-hard fans of killing games

(Newser) - The PC gaming industry is on the defensive, with sales of PC games down substantially over the past five years, as less expensive gaming consoles have become more powerful. The Wii, Xbox, and PS3 have lured away casual gamers, leaving the PCs to hardcore gamers playing, first-person shooters and complex...

New 'Call of Duty' Offers Players Modern Combat

Nov 9, 2007 5:19 PM CST

New 'Call of Duty' Offers Players Modern Combat

Video game set to conquer the competition

(Newser) - "Call of Duty 4: Modern Combat," released this week, takes players on the missions of elite modern fighters like the US Marines or British SAS, a departure for a video game series that previously focused exclusively on WWII. The game is set to be this holiday season's biggest...

Video Games Get Serious

Oct 13, 2007 2:40 PM CDT

Video Games Get Serious

New breed of politically minded computer titles seek to educate players, foster activism

(Newser) - One game is set in the Guantanamo Bay prison camp; another invites players to oversee famine relief efforts on a fictional island; a third game, called "Darfur is Dying," pits refugees against militias. These three are part of a new trend: serious computer games that aim to raise...