Topic: Hobbies and Pastimes
Summary Box: Video game sales drop 15 percent
AP News
Summary Box: Video game sales sink 15 percent; sales of games, Wii consoles declineTHE GAMES: Video game software sales dropped 15 percent in February compared to a year ago to $624.4 million. "Bioshock 2" from Take 2 Interactive, which launched in February, and "New Super Mario Bros." from Nintendo ...
World backgammon champion Tim Holland dies at 79
AP News
Tim Holland, backgammon king in game's heyday, dies at 79; won several world championshipsTim Holland, a world backgammon champion who was one of the most prominent competitors in the game's modern heyday, has died. He was 79. Holland died Wednesday of emphysema at his West Palm Beach home ...
OnLive taking videogames into the Internet "cloud"
AFP Global Edition
California startup OnLive plans a June 17 launch for a service that streams videogames over the Internet, meaning players can avoid buying expensive consoles or packaged software. OnLive expects the US roll-out to feature blockbuster titles such as "Mass Effect 2" and "Assassin's Creed 2" which have been major ...
Sony unveils motion-sensing controller for PS3 consoles
AFP Global Edition
Sony on Wednesday unveiled a hotly anticipated motion-sensing controller that it hopes will fuel new interest in its PlayStation 3 videogame consoles. PlayStation Move wands will hit the market in time for the year-end holiday shopping season and aim to tap into a zest for motion-sensing controls that made Nintendo ...
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