AP - The Beijing Olympics are about to get under way. And thanks to NBC and its assorted networks and Web sites, you’ll be able to spend the next two weeks pondering the intricacies of sports you never cared about before.
Reuters - Playing a specially designed video game can help adolescents and young adult cancer patients adhere more closely to their prescribed treatment, according to a report in the journal Pediatrics.
USATODAY.com - SAN FRANCISCO - Luke Skywalker, eat your heart out. Emotiv’s elegant, lightweight EPOC headset is a piece of cutting-edge technology that grants Yoda-like telepathic powers, allowing players of computer games to move items on screen with merely their thoughts. Due for release by year’s end, the $299 device will come bundled with an adventure game in which players complete tasks for an Asian sensei.
PC Magazine - You’re looking for a Nintendo Wii, or just something really obscure. But they’re all sold out at Amazon. You could sign up to be alerted when one comes into stock, but between reading the e-mail and going to Amazon to nab one, you might be out of luck. Here’s a solution.
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AFP - Intel on Monday revealed details of a new generation of chips designed for video game lovers, multi-taskers, and people that want power-sipping computers adapted to increasingly mobile lifestyles.
PC Magazine - Nintendo’s biggest announcement at E3 wasn’t a game, but an accessory: the Wii MotionPlus, which will plug into Wiimotes and add more accurate motion control capabilities. So how much is it?
Reuters - A Thai video game distributor halted sales of “Grand Theft Auto” on Monday after a teenager confessed to robbing and murdering a taxi driver while trying to recreate a scene from the controversial game.
Reuters - A Thai teenager has confessed to robbing and murdering a taxi driver after trying to imitate scenes from the controversial “Grand Theft Auto” video game, police said on Monday. The 18-year-old high school student, now in custody pending further investigations and a trial, faces death by lethal injection if found guilty of robbing and killing a 54-year-old taxi driver with a knife at the weekend.
Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd’s (7974.OS) Wii video game console outsold Sony Corp’s (6758.T) PlayStation 3 by more than 3-to-1 in Japan in July, a game magazine publisher said.