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Nintendo Greases Wii U Wheels January 30, 2012 
Nintendo's Wii U will be out in time for the 2012 holiday season and will feature NFC technology, according to the company. The next-generation Nintendo Wii will also have a handheld controller with a touchscreen that can interact with what's showing on the TV screen.
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Alienware Packs Big Gaming Power Into Little Box January 19, 2012 
Dell's gaming computer brand, Alienware, has released a new desktop computer that -- while not quite in keeping with the trend toward mobile gaming -- is compact, powerful and sleek. The X51 is unobtrusive enough to be placed near a television. It is powered by a range of graphics cards and several Intel Core processors.
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Google's Nettlesome Search Gambit January 14, 2012 
Google has tuned up its search engine once again, but this time instead of shaving a couple of precious microseconds off its response time, it's decided to adjust some back-end systems in a way that changes the kinds of results people get, depending on who they are.
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With Razer's Fiona Project, Tablet Gaming Could Go Hardcore January 11, 2012 
Gaming equipment maker Razer has shown a prototype hybrid PC/tablet gaming device design at the Consumer Electronics Show. The device, presently dubbed "Project Fiona," will be a way to combine control and touch elements to create a unique gaming experience, according to the company.
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Analyst: Zynga's Plunge Into Puzzles a Smart Move January 05, 2012 
Zynga is plowing new ground with "Hidden Chronicles," a game it has launched on Facebook. Zynga is touting it as its first social hidden object game, and indeed, it is a departure from the 'Ville model that made the company famous. It invites players to uncover hidden objects, solve puzzles, and unlock mysteries. As is typical of Zynga games, there is a heavy emphasis on the social element.
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Getting Your Video Game Fix Without a Console December 22, 2011 
Are we about to see the demise of the game console? It's hard to believe the days of Sony's ubiquitous PlayStation system, introduced in 1994 -- or even those of the Xbox -- may be numbered. But with changing delivery systems, the spreading cloud, and processor advances, those PlayStations and Wiis may be going the way of the Walkman.
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Zynga Shares Hover Around IPO Price in Tepid Debut December 16, 2011
It looks as though Zynga was right to err on the side of caution when it priced its long-awaited IPO on Thursday evening. The social media gaming company priced the offering at a very conservative $10 per share, below the rumored $12 price per share that it was said to be considering. On Friday morning, trading of Zynga's shares began on the Nasdaq Stock Market at $11 per unit.
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'Infinity Blade II' Carves Out a Plot This Time Around December 13, 2011 
I never beat the original "Infinity Blade." I liked the game, thought it was worth the money, spent many a joyful moment slashing away at a never-ending parade of uglies. But come on, that game was kind of hard. You're trying to kill a God King, and that's not an easy thing to do, even for a thirtieth-generation sword-swinger.
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Google's Native Client Makes Web Apps More Desktoppy December 12, 2011 
Google showed off the results of its Native Client SDK at an in-house event recently, highlighting some of the ways early adopters such as Square Enix, Unity Technologies and Bungie have used the Web development technology. Google originally launched the Native Client SDK in beta
toward the end of last summer in an effort to integrate Web-building tools with compiled code in one easy-to-use browser.
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'Blood & Glory' Delivers the Goods but Might Bleed Your Wallet Dry December 12, 2011 
When I stumbled across the iPhone and iPad game "Blood & Glory," I instantly got the feeling that it was like "Infinity Blade," the popular fantasy slasher fighting game. That alone wasn't enough to pique my interest, but when I saw that it was free, sported lush graphics, and had an eye-popping 43,000 customer ratings with a five-star average, I had to download the 111 MB beast and take a look for myself.
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IBM's Watson: Why Politicians Will Hate It but We May Love It December 12, 2011 
IBM's Watson supercomputer became famous when it beat the top "Jeopardy" champions on TV. What folks didn't know is that Watson did that with significant handicaps that wouldn't be applied were the same system actually deployed to answer real questions. What Watson is particularly good at is providing the right answers to questions, which apparently, humans (at least, individually) are really bad at.
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Microsoft Opens iOS Window for Xbox Live Fans December 09, 2011 
Xbox gamers can access their Xbox Live accounts from their iPhones and iPads now that Microsoft has launched the My Xbox Live app for iOS. Access to Xbox Live has been available on Microsoft's Windows Phone platform since it launched more than a year ago, but this is the first time Microsoft is offering the app on a competing system, although third-party apps have allowed at least partial capability before.
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OnLive's Cloudburst: It's Raining Games on Tablets, Phones December 08, 2011 
Online game service OnLive is bringing its cloud magic to smartphones and tablets. The pioneer in cloud-based gaming has introduced a free app that allows gamers to play console-style games on their smartphones and tablets. Although the application was announced Thursday, when it appears in app stores will vary.
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Zynga Looks in Mirror, Shaves Billions From IPO Valuation December 05, 2011 
Online social game-maker Zynga has lowered it expectations in regard to the initial public offering it plans for the near future. The maker of popular games such as "FarmVille," "Mafia Wars," and "Cityville" is hoping to offer 100 million shares, or about 14.3 percent of its total, priced between $8.50 and $10, valuing the company at about $9 billion, according to a regulatory filing.
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FiOS Turns Xboxes Into Kinect-Controlled Cable Boxes November 30, 2011 
Verizon and Microsoft announced details Tuesday of a deal between the companies for streaming video content from Verizon's FiOS television service to members of Microsoft's Xbox Live Gold service. Verizon explained that Gold members who also subscribe to FiOS TV and Internet services will be able to stream 26 channels to their Xboxes.
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Next Kinect Could Be a Lot More Understanding November 29, 2011 
The next generation of Microsoft's Kinect input device may be able to read users' lips and emotions. The forthcoming device, which is expected to come bundled with Xbox consoles, reportedly will not just sense motions the way the current Kinect generation does, but will also allow games to read lips, recognize which way players are facing, and detect when they are angry.
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