RSSFebruary video game sales drop 15 percent (AP)
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AP – U.S. retail sales of video games declined 15 percent in February, hurt in part by an ongoing decline in sales of music games and lower sales of the Wii system.
‘Uncharted 2′ nabs 5 trophies at video game awards (AP)
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AP – “Uncharted 2: Among Thieves” stole the show at the Game Developers Choice Awards.
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A look at February’s top-selling video games (AP)
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AP – The top-selling video games in the U.S. in February, by number of copies sold, according to NPD Group:
Summary Box: Video game sales drop 15 percent (AP)
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AP – THE 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 were the top two sellers.
Xbox 360 Outsold Wii in February, Says NPD (PC World)
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PC World – Microsoft’s Xbox 360 outsold Nintendo’s Wii in February to claim the top spot in the U.S. monthly sales ranking for the first time in more than two years, analyst group NPD said Thursday. Overall the industry had a poor month with total sales down 15 percent from February last year.
OnLive Plans On-Demand Streaming of Video Games (NewsFactor)
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NewsFactor – In a move to shake up the online gaming industry, OnLive has announced PC and Mac versions of its on-demand, instant-play games will roll out in June during the E3 2010 show. Here’s the rub: Gamers don’t have to buy a console, and they can get broadband speeds.
OnLive taking videogames into the Internet "cloud" (AFP)
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AFP – 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.
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Sony unveils motion-sensing controller for PS3 consoles (AFP)
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AFP – Sony on Wednesday unveiled a hotly anticipated motion-sensing controller that it hopes will fuel new interest in its PlayStation 3 videogame consoles.
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Sony Targets Nintendo’s Wii with PS3 Move Controller (NewsFactor)
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NewsFactor – Move over, Wii. On Wednesday, Sony Computer Entertainment announced that its PlayStation 3 Move motion-based controller will launch in the fall. The controller has been discussed by Sony for some time, and was initially expected to be released this spring.
Sony’s PlayStation Move: What You Need To Know (PC World)
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PC World – Sony recently launched PlayStation Move, the company’s highly anticipated motion control system that translates your real world movements into video game moves.
