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1. OpenOffice debuts analog joystick mouse

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   ... double-clicks or less. " 
 Additional OpenOfficeMouse specs include:

 18 programmable mouse buttons with double-click functionality. Three different button modes: Key, Keypress, and Macro. Analog Xbox ...

2. Gamers ditch Xbox 360 for PS3 sequels

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   More than a Blu-ray player A recent survey conducted by OTX Gameplan indicates that gamers may be ditching the Xbox 360 to play popular sequels on the Playstation 3 console. "The PS3 seems poised to ...

3. Bioware unshackles Dragon Age: Origins

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Bioware has finally launched its long-awaited Dragon Age: Origins fantasy game for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC platforms. Bioware has finally launched its long-awaited Dragon Age: Origins fantasy game for ...

4. Microsoft: Xbox 360 has the "best" FPS games

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   A Microsoft executive has reportedly claimed that the Xbox 360 offers the "best FPS games." The spokesperson also insisted that the 360 would always remain a "gaming console at heart."A Microsoft executive ...

5. Netflix to stream movies over Sony PS3

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   ... services not only the Xbox 360 but to TiVo, a Roku device and a number of other devices. Netflix has 11.1 million subscribers in the USA. ...

6. Video game industry halts downward spiral

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ...  NPD analyst Anita Frazier attributed the slight increase in sales to the recent implementation of price cuts for the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii. "All three console manufacturers enjoyed the impact ...

7. Microsoft to fight Apple with own retail stores

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... Arizona to coincide with the launch of Windows 7, according to the Wall Street Journal. The journal says that the large store will sell laptops, Microsoft software, mobile phones and Xbox 360 consoles, ...

8. Turtle Beach introduces alternative gaming headset

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ...  Turtle Beach introduces dual ear headset for the Xbox 360 Turtle Beach upgrades Xbox 360 headset  ...

9. Turtle Beach introduces dual ear headset for the Xbox 360

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Turtle Beach has introduced a dual ear headset for the Xbox 360. The Ear Force XLC - designed as an alternative to standard 'one ear' communicator headsets - offers both in-game and Xbox Live audio. ...

10. Nintendo lowers Wii price point to $200

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... $199. "In order to maintain [their current] position, Nintendo should drop their Wii console down to $199, not because the current Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 pricing structure poses a threat; rather, ...

11. Bethesda to disperse Fallout 3 DLC for the PS3 on September 24

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... are slated for October 8th. Bethesda also announced a cross-platform Fallout 3 Game of the Year edition (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC), which will debut on Tuesday, October 13th. According to Bethesda, ...

12. Activision unshackles platform gaming with untethered systems

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... the Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 to millions of consumers who would otherwise not have purchased the consoles. In many cases, consumer's sole purpose for buying a Wii was just to play Guitar Hero or ...

13. Who needs a supercomputer when an Xbox will do?

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

      It's always nice to get a bargain, and one researcher is currently rather pleased with himself for realising that an Xbox chip could be used to save the University of Warwick thousands of pounds ...

14. August game sales caught in downward spiral

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... consumers exclusive content (the ability to play as The Joker) over the Xbox 360 SKU. The sales split was 51/49 in favor of the Xbox 360, typical multiplatform titles would have a spread of 62/38 in favor ...

15. Microsoft, Bungie sued over Halo 3

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    A court case started in a California district court alleging that popular game Halo 3 doesn't work with the Xbox 360.A court case started in a California district court alleging that popular game Halo ...

16. Exclusive content boosts game sales

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    A new study says that exclusive content plays a significant role in driving video game sales. The Xbox 360 version of Fallout 3 - which boasts exclusive paid DLC - outsold the PlayStation 3 SKU by nearly ...

17. Abu Dhabi buys Chartered Semiconductor in Globalfoundries merger

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... AMD, and recently secured a design win with ST Microelectronics. Chartered has a number of contracts, including one to build semiconductors for the Microsoft Xbox 360.  ...

18. Microsoft crashes Windows 7 launch parties

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... themes: PhotoPalooza Media Mania Setting up with Ease Family Friendly Fun So, is anyone interested in hosting a Microsoft kegger? If so, please be sure to bring your own plastic cups, Xbox 360 and Bill ...

19. Falcon Xbox 360 touch controller helps rehabilitate injured soldiers

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... in soldiers suffering from traumatic brain injury (TBI). The nascent video game is expected to run on the Xbox 360 platform in conjunction with the Novint Falcon high-fidelity touch controller. The Falcon ...

20. Microsoft hits 'sweet spot' with new Xbox 360 prices

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    As predicted, Microsoft has lowered the price point of its Xbox 360 Elite console by $100 to $299.99. The Redmond-based company also slashed its Xbox 360 Pro console by $50 to $249.99.San Francisco (CA) ...

21. Updated: Analyst confirms imminent Xbox 360 price cut

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich has told TG Daily that Microsoft will lower the price of its Xbox 360 Elite to $299 this week. According to Divnich, the Pro model will likely be discounted to $249 and phased ...

22. Apple unlikely to launch game console before 2015

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... Microsoft" and may not be able to "ever" catch up. "Apple has no first party games, so it would start out in distant fourth, behind an installed base of around 40 million Xbox 360s (assuming a fall 2010 ...

23. Microsoft defends infamous red ring of death

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Microsoft has responded to a recent survey that claimed the Xbox 360 was plagued by a 54 percent failure rate. Although Microsoft termed the Xbox 360 a 'superior console,' the company conceded that it ...

24. Amazon limits pre-order sales of 120GB PS3

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... out of the realm of possibility for Microsoft to include Project Natal as a standard attachment with all Xbox 360 systems in 2011. The same goes for Sony's new motion controller that is currently in d ...

25. Microsoft Fable promises tyranny, poverty and injustice

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Microsoft has announced Fable III at gamescom in Germany. The new game will be available on the Xbox 360 in time for Christmas. Cologne, Germany - Microsoft has announced Fable III at gamescom in Germany. ...

26. Updated: Sony hopes $300 PS3 will boost sluggish sales

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... a giant bump in sales compared to last month. What will be interesting to see is if Xbox 360 sales are negatively affected by the move. Microsoft would then be prompted to do something to lower their current ...

27. EA preps Bad Company 2 for winter deployment

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... members to wreak havoc with its two mounted rail guns on board. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will be available for a number of platforms, including the Xbox 360, PS3 and the PC. Dante's Inferno EA has ...

28. Claim: Xbox 360 plagued by a 54 percent failure rate

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    A recent survey conducted by Game Informer indicates that Xbox 360 units suffer from a 54.2 percent failure rate. The publication also reported a 10.6 and 6.8 percent failure rate for the Playstation 3 ...

29. Microsoft claims victory as game sales plummet

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    A recent report published by NPD indicates that video game sales plummeted a whopping 29 per in July. Microsoft - which  remains unfazed by the alarming statistics - claims the Xbox 360 was the ...

30. Games market goes into freefall

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ...  The Wii remained the top-selling console, followed by Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's Playstation 3. But only around 250,000 Wii consoles were sold - less than half the figure for last July. Nintendo's ...

31. Sega: Hard-core Wii games a 'successful niche'

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... games for the Wii market because with an install base of some 34 million in Europe and America (maybe half of whom don't own Xbox 360s and PS3s). So even if you took half of those where they're not into ...

32. Xbox 360 the 'most active console' amongst US gamers

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Nielsen has proclaimed the Xbox 360 to be the 'most active console' amongst US gamers. Although the PS2 and 360 are currently 'neck and neck' in terms of minutes played per month, a six-month trend ...

33. Microsoft invokes GoD to update Xbox Live

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Microsoft has introduced a slew of new features for its Xbox Live service, including 'Games on Demand,' online manuals, an improved Netflix user interface and advanced avatar customization options. ...

34. Turtle Beach upgrades Xbox 360 headset

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Turtle Beach has introduced a retooled gaming headset for the Xbox 360. The third-generation X41 features digital RF wireless CD-quality sound, 3-D positional audio and an advanced chat booster. San ...

35. Pachter: Console price cuts 'imminent'

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... expected Xbox 360 upgrade. "One scenario includes clearing the 80Gb PS3 model to $249 from $399 and launching a new 120 Gb PS3 Slim for $299 and clearing the 60 Gb Xbox 360 Pro at $199 and repricing ...

36. Rumor: Sony prepping PS3 Slim for August 18 launch

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... "momentum," while the Wii and Xbox 360 were "just selling better." Kotick also noted that Xbox 360 games generated a higher ROI (return on investment) in comparison with PS3 titles. "They have to cut ...

37. Carmack: Rage framerate 'lags' on Playstation 3

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... the Xbox 360. "Processing wise, the main CPU is about the same, but the 360 makes it easier to split things off, and that's where a lot of the work has been, splitting it all into jobs on the PS3," said ...

38. Apple iPhone 'more powerful' than Nintendo Wii

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... reservations about the Wii. For example, Lennart Sas, the creative director of Triumph Studio, recently told OXM UK that the Wii was too "last-gen" for Xbox 360 game ports. "The key selling point for ...

39. UbiSoft pledges to cut software piracy

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... from DS to Wii this year and it will continue with the Wii and also the Xbox 360 with the new 3D camera next year," Guillemot told Kombo.  ...

40. Ubisoft blames Nintendo DS over weak sales

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... to be released in the second quarter of fiscal 2009-10: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Wii and PlayStation 2). Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox360, PS3, PSP and PC). Academy of ...

41. Microsoft retools Indie Games for Xbox Live

    (Software/Software Features)

    Microsoft has retooled its XNA Creators Club program. The project - renamed Xbox Live Indie Games - offers new price points based on a three tier system: 80, 240 and 400 MS Points. San Francisco (CA) ...

42. Claws out in Splinter Cell snub catfight

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    A Ubisoft designer has insisted that the decision to designate Splinter Cell: Conviction an Xbox 360 exclusive was 'purely business.'San Francisco (CA) - A Ubisoft designer has insisted that the decision ...

43. Carmack: PS3 offers "theoretical" raw performance

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... Carmack - the founder of iD Software - also told GameInformer that more "sweat equity" was required to develop PS3 titles. "The [Xbox] 360 was easier to certainly to get to where we are now. More ...

44. Microsoft: Mobile Xbox device inevitable

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    A senior Microsoft executive has confirmed that the release of a mobile Xbox device was inevitable. However, the executive conceded that Microsoft remained unsure how to enter the mobile market. San ...

45. US game sales down 31%

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... million in June 2008. Market research outfit NPD Group says the only platform that saw year on year growth was Microsoft's Xbox 360. "The first half of the year has been tough largely due to comparisons ...

46. Analysis: Microsoft prepares to dominate global console market

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... global domination of the console market. Indeed, Microsoft has successfully positioned the Xbox 360 as a "centrist" platform for both casual and hard-core gamers. For example, developers continue to release ...

47. Hard core gamers shun Conduit for the Wii

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... when you are trying something new, it may take awhile for the consumer to jump on board with it," Ratcliffe told IGN.   Meanwhile, Activision's Prototype (Xbox 360, PS3 and Windows) sold an impressive ...

48. Nintendo Wii surrenders market share in weak game console market

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... shipments (Wii, PS3, Xbox 360) dropped to 642,000, down from 1.149 million in March and down from 1.089 million in April 2008. The drop continued to about 596,000 in May, which represented a 24 month low, ...

49. Gates confirms Project Natal for 2010, also for Windows PCs

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... your Windows PC. Bill Gates did not mention an exact launch date for Natal, a gesture recognition technology Microsoft announced as an expansion for its Xbox 360 gaming system at this year’s E3 conference. ...