AP - The makers of “Manhunt 2″ — a violent video game that had been threatened with a sales-destroying adults-only rating — will release a toned-down version in October.
Reuters - Sprawling virtual worlds in which
electronic avatars do battle with mythical beasts may offer
game publishers a unique chance to combat piracy, especially in
Asia, where the format is wildly popular.
AP - A Beijing-based software company has filed a lawsuit against the creator of the “World of Warcraft” and the game’s local operator for allegedly using its Chinese character fonts illegally.
TechWeb - Some users reported connection problems with the gaming receiver, others said they couldn't get the receiver to work at all, and still others reported conflicts with third-party peripherals.
Reuters - "Manhunt 2," a brutally violent
video game that was effectively banned in the United States,
has risen from the grave in a modified form and will go on sale
for Halloween, its publisher said.
Reuters - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.
, maker of the "Grand Theft Auto" video game franchise,
said on Wednesday it received a Wells notice from the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission indicating that the agency
may file charges against the company following an investigation
of its past stock options practices.
Reuters - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
(TSMC) (2330.TW), the world's top contract chip maker, said on
Thursday Microsoft Corp. has started using TSMC's
90-nanometre-embedded-DRAM process technology for the
production of the Xbox 360 game console.
Reuters - Like many central bankers,
Eyjolfur Gudmundsson spends his days fretting about inflation,
making sure monetary growth is reasonable and trying to collect
data about the economy.
NewsFactor - It's a busy week over at Electronic Arts. The EA Sports division launched the latest edition of its best-selling football franchise: Madden NFL. Madden NFL 08 hit store shelves on Tuesday.
Reuters - MTV Networks plans to invest well over
$500 million in video games, seeing the red-hot entertainment
category as a major pillar of growth in its goal to reach
consumers wherever they spend time.
AFP - A Chinese company is suing the developer of the immensely popular online game World of Warcraft for allegedly using its fonts without permission, state media reported.
PC Magazine - Microsoft COO Kevin Turner outlines the challenges the company faces, including Linux and competition with the Xbox.
AP - Does that Walkman walk no more, or is the original PlayStation now a doorstop? Starting next month, Sony Corp. will take them back at 75 recycling stations around the country.
Reuters - Can "High School
Musical" and "Hannah Montana" finally take girl gaming to the
next level?
TechWeb - Year-over-year growth rate for frequent online gamers was 79%, while the growth rate for users of social networking stood at 46%, according to Parks Associates researchers.