Nintendo confirmed the rumors that have been swirling for weeks that it is working on a next-generation Wii. The company released sparse details about the game console, other than it is set to be on store shelves in 2012 and will be unveiled at the video game industry conference, E3, held in Los Ang...
The states of California, Texas, Washington, New York and Massachusetts currently have the highest number of video game jobs, according to the ESA's "Video Games in the 21st Century" report. Collectively, these areas directly employ 22,279 workers and post nearly 71 percent of the industry's total ...
Succumbing to the primal pull of gameplay, millions of new consumers are joining the nearly ubiquitous adventure of exploring the pixelated worlds presented in video games, seeking personal recreation, relaxation, amusement, even escape -- and the industry is feeling the profound effects of that sta...
Venture capital group Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has launched a $250 million fund aimed specifically at startups that are developing social applications and services. Other investors in the "sFund," as it's called, include Facebook, Amazon, Zynga, Comcast and Liberty Media. In addition t...
The first reviews of Windows Phone 7 smartphones -- the Samsung Focus and the HTC HD7 -- are in, and they range from lukewarm at the low end to acceptable. Will smartphone buyers be influenced by the reviews? Or do they generally decide what they want first, then go get it? Will the reception for W...
Microsoft has announced a global rollout of Windows Phone 7 smartphones. Nine new WinPho 7 handsets will be available this holiday season from mobile operators in the United States, Canada, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The devices are being made by Dell, HTC, LG and Samsung. All of them will ...
It appears that Google is about to take on social networking stalwart Facebook in stages. The company's Chief Executive Eric Schmidt told reporters at an Arizona conference Tuesday that Google plans to gradually introduce social networking features beginning this fall. Google intends to add layers o...
Social gaming is now serious business, and Google appears determined to become a major player in this space. On Wednesday, reports surfaced that Google was prepared to pay anywhere from US$182 million to $282 million to purchase Slide, developer of games such as "SuperPoke" and "Top Fish" that users...
Google's "Facebook killer" came a step closer to reality Wednesday, when it was revealed that the company has been talking with game makers for potential inclusion of their wares on a new social network. Originally brought to light by a tweet last month from Digg Founder Kevin Rose, the new "Google ...
Activision Blizzard has struck a 10-year deal that gives it worldwide rights to publish and distribute the next big action game universe from Bungie, the developer behind "Halo" and other popular game franchises. "We're committed to this alliance with Activision on the new IP universe we're buildin...
Very - I look forward to the widespread adoption of AI search.
Moderately - AI search is promising, and I'm cautiously optimistic.
Unsure, but I am keeping an open mind.
Not at All - I do not trust AI-powered search results.
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