Infogrames to buy rest of Atari for $11 million

Infogrames Entertainment plans to buy the rest of beleaguered video games pioneer Atari for US$11 million, the companies said Wednesday. ...continue reading 'Infogrames to buy rest of Atari for $11 million'

EA offers $2 billion for Grand Theft Auto publisher

Take-Two Interactive Software, publishers of the popular Grand Theft Auto series of games, has received and rejected a $2 billion acquisition bid from Electronic Arts but left the door open to a possible acquisition later. ...continue reading 'EA offers $2 billion for Grand Theft Auto publisher'

CES: Reactrix, Samsung show off Wii-like game system for TVs

Software developer Reactrix Systems showed off a gaming system made for LCD TVs that mimics the Wii game console in that people punch in the air to hit a boxing opponent or swing their arms to return the ball in a game of volleyball. ...continue reading 'Reactrix, Samsung show off Wii-like game system for TVs'

Toshiba shows prototype TV running on Cell chip

What happens when you take the powerful Cell microprocessor, the chip that sits at the heart of the PlayStation 3 games console, and put it to use inside a television? Toshiba demonstrated just such a TV at this week's International Consumer Electronics Show and the results are impressive. ...continue reading 'Toshiba shows prototype TV running on Cell chip'