Microsoft has just announced the 17 games that will be available on launch day with Kinect for Xbox 360, the tech giant's highly anticipated controller-free gaming system.
If there's one fundamental truth about video games, it's that smash hits tend to leave a lasting impression.
"Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker" returns Snake, the grizzled-stealthy-super-bad hero, back to action in an exciting, drama-filled, and well-planned game for the Sony PSP handheld console.
Fresh off their E3 convention in June, video-game makers are setting their sights on new audiences as they arrive at the Comic-Con convention opening Thursday in San Diego, California.
Summer is a great time to barbecue, hit the beach or get out and explore the town. But for gamers it's often a huge disappointment, as the flow of new releases generally slows to a trickle.
When Navy snipers rescued an American cargo-ship captain last month from Somali pirates, it sounded like something from a movie.
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (PES) has a tough task on its hands. Not only does FIFA look good, it plays well too -- and gameplay was always the area where PES had the edge.
For almost a decade now, football gamers have been divided into two passionate groups: the EA Sports FIFA fans and the Konami Pro Evolution Soccer supporters.
Traveling over the holidays? A portable gaming system can help keep you entertained while waiting for a flight, riding on a train or passing time in the back seat of the family minivan.
Business 2.0: What killed E3updated: Fri Jul 13 2007 06:16:00
Remember the Electronic Entertainment Expo -- that action-packed madhouse of a video game conference that was once the industry's biggest event of the year? It took place again this week, only this time it was much smaller, tamer and, overall, a big snooze-fest.
Sony Corp.'s $100 price cut for the PlayStation 3 is not enough to turn the fortunes of the game console, which has suffered a slow start, an executive of game software maker Konami Corp. said.
Aspiring singers tired of watching others soak up the spotlight on the wildly popular "American Idol" television show can now have their 15 minutes of fame (and longer) with "Konami's Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol" for the Sony PlayStation 2.
LOS ANGELES (CNNMoney.com) - Despite the fact that its latest installment was released seven months before the show, "Grand Theft Auto" was king at E3 2005.
Unlike Hollywood horror movies that often get worse with each new sequel ("Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan," for example), Konami's scary "Silent Hill" series gets better -- and creepier -- with age.
I don't speak Japanese, but I would guess that the word karaoke translates into "drunken humiliation."
CNNMoney: This is science?updated: Tue Jul 06 2004 13:04:00
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Back in the ninth grade, I wanted to be a scientist. It fascinated me how brilliant men and women could look objectively at issues that had baffled mankind for years and find answers.
Let's face it: We've always talked to our video games. We yelled at Frogger to watch out for traffic. We uttered our best Schwarzenegger-esque kiss-off lines before blowing away aliens in "Doom" -- ("Hasta la vista, E.T.!"). And I may have silently proposed to Lara Croft once or twice over the years.
Fortune: Console Game Reviewsupdated: Mon Jan 21 2002 00:01:00
Metal Gear Solid 2 PlayStation 2 Konami, $50 Subtitled "Sons of Liberty," this spy thriller looks like a big-budget film and plays as though you're genuinely living inside a secret operative's skin...