Technology - Video Games

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sony Corp said it is enjoying robust demand for its PlayStation 3 game console and other electronic products so far in this holiday shopping season in the key U.S. market. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Investors sent GameStop shares sharply lower Wednesday amid worries that the Wal-Mart's video game promotions could undercut holiday sales at GameStop Corp.'s more than 6,000 retail stores nationwide. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Redbox is talking with video game developers about offering their products in its DVD kiosks and hopes to avoid the kind of resistance it encountered from some Hollywood studios, Redbox's president said on Wednesday. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc sees a future where its online and mobile games are as critical as "Madden NFL" and other console games as the company focuses on building core franchises and winnows its number of titles, said Chief Executive John Riccitiello. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Keith Arem, the talent director of the record-breaking Activision Blizzard video game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," will make his feature directing debut with the action thriller "Frost Road." Full Story »

SAN FRANCISCO - Shanda Online Holdings Inc., a subsidiary of Chinese online gaming company Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd., said Tuesday that it named Jing Zhu as its chief technology officer. Full Story »

Nintendo's report on the U.S. Thanksgiving-week sales for its Wii, DS and DSi systems showed healthy numbers -- but the company left out the fact that its Wii system total fell short of last year's finish. Full Story »

Thanksgiving week sales of Nintendo's Wii plummeted in the US despite a $50 price cut designed to reinvigorate the kinetically renowned console. In a press statement, the company revealed it sold about 550,000 units of the console during the holiday week, or nearly a third fewer than the nearly 800,000 units sold during the same timeframe last year. Full Story »

Among the stock activity stories for Monday, Nov. 30, from AP Financial News: Full Story »

The video game aisle can be intimidating for aspiring Santas who haven't touched a joystick since "Pong." But it has something for everyone: riveting solo adventures, online multiplayer battles and fun-for-the-whole-family social games. Here are some of the best picks for this holiday season. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Shares of GameStop Corp. retreated Monday amid worries that video games aren't selling as well early this holiday season as many had hoped. Full Story »

Can't get enough Xbox LIVE out of your Xbox 360? Apple iPhone owner? Two bucks to spare? You might care to give 360 Live a look. It's a smallish 1.6MB app available through Apple's iPhone store designed to let you reach out and touch your Xbox LIVE account from just about anywhere, as well as several of the service's tracking and messaging features. Full Story »

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Activision Blizzard Inc said on Friday its "Call of Duty" video game franchise pushed past the $3 billion mark in global retail sales. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES - James Cameron was thinking beyond the big screen when he created the alien world of Pandora. The "Titanic" director worked in tandem with video game developer Ubisoft Montreal on the game based on his upcoming sci-fi epic "Avatar." Full Story »

Microsoft has jumped on the Black Friday bandwagon, and is offering savings on Office Home & Student, free subscriptions to Xbox Live, and free netbooks. Full Story »

Activision Blizzard Inc said on Friday its "Call of Duty" video game franchise pushed past the $3 billion mark in global retail sales. Full Story »

Soon, real criminal investigation teams will be using videogame technology to help forensic scientists collaborate virtually to re-create what happened at the scene of the crime. Full Story »

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - In hit TV crime drama show "C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation," and its two spin-offs, the criminologists use the latest technology to solve grisly murders and other crimes. Full Story »