Microsoft has admitted that it's prepared to make alterations to Windows 8 in order to make it easier to use. At the same the firm has released new figures that show that 100 million licences for the operating system were sold in its first ...
Think video streaming, from services such as Amazon and Netflix, is killing physical discs? Not quite yet, according to the Digital Entertainment Group (DEG), which reports that Blu-ray sales were 28.5 percent higher in the first quarter of ...
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Independent toy retailers will be able to stock the new Skylanders figures from The In Thing this year. The Swap Force figures, which connect to the video game, will arrive in the autumn. It’s expected national retailers will be ...
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Lighting is beautiful, lighting is artistic and now lighting is fun! Using Nintendo’s Super Mario Brother’s video game theme, this lighting designer made an other worldly like display, the best part – it is interactive! ...
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The world’s largest video game controller was designed and built by a couple of electrical engineering students from the Netherlands based Delft University of Technology. Measuring nearly 12 feet long by 5 feet in depth this game ...
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The smash Beyblade property is spinning back to toy retail. The collector's edition of Nintendo 3DS video game Beyblade: Evolution will include an exclusive, six-piece Wing Pegasus 90WF toy previously unavailable outside of Japan. ...
The wait is finally over for Star Trek fans, with the release today of STAR TREK: THE VIDEO GAME from Paramount Pictures and NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. Offering amazing co-op play in the roles of iconic space adventure heroes Kirk ...
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April 22 marks the 43rd anniversary of Earth Day, when millions of Americans turn green or at the very least think about the environment. At Consumer Reports, green--in the form of fuel economy, energy efficiency, recycling, and many other ...
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Microsoft increased revenue across all its divisions in its third fiscal quarter, achieving an almost 20 percent revenue increase year on year. For the quarter ended March 31, 2013, Microsoft generated revenue of US$20.5 billion, up 18 ...
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Researchers the Georgia Institute of Technology have devised a big data algorithm for customising the difficulty of video games. The computational model predicts player's in-game performance, using big data to devise a level of difficulty ...
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Microsoft's profits for the third quarter jumped 19 per cent as its core Windows division reported higher sales, despite reports of tanking sales for personal computers. Microsoft's Q3 earnings report follows figures released by IT ...
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The move would reduce the cost of building machines Microsoft will incorporate processors manufactured by AMD in its next Xbox gaming console as part of its efforts to reduce the cost of building machines and attract developers to create ...
Child development Toys, like play itself, serve multiple purposes in both humans and animals. They provide entertainment while fulfilling an educational role. Toys enhance cognitive behavior and stimulate creativity. They aid in the ...
A board game based on the popular BioShock Infinite video game will be distributed in the UK by Esdevium Games. The company told ToyNews the product will arrive in a few months. In the US it's being supplied by Plaid Hat Games. The ...
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LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: LF), the leader in educational entertainment, today announced six of its learning games won Parents' Choice Spring Video Game Awards. Disney Phineas and Ferb won a "Silver Award;" Letter Factory, Brave and ...