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  • Guitar Hero III strums up $1 billion

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    Activision touts 2007 game as first multiplatform console game to rack up nine digits in worldwide retail sales; series boasts 21 million song downloads. Full Story

    • Posted Jan 12, 2009 1:00 pm PT

  • CES 2009: Hot and Cold at Capcom

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    It's not every day that you get to play a videogame on the side of a building. It was that enticing prospect that drove Ricardo and me to head to the sixth floor roof of Planet Hollywood on Friday night to attend Capcom's CES 2009 games event. While industry and press were in attendance,... Full Story

    • Posted Jan 11, 2009 12:34 pm PT

  • CES 2009: Fat Princess Hands-On

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    We try out an updated version of Sony's upcoming capture-the-princess game for the PlayStation 3. Full Story

    • Posted Jan 10, 2009 12:29 pm PT

  • CES 2009: Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of Plastic Updated Impressions

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    We see an updated build of this plasticized puppet brawler straight from the Sony booth at CES 2009. Full Story

    • Posted Jan 9, 2009 11:43 pm PT

  • CES 2009: A Tour of the EA Sports Complex in PlayStation Home

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    EA Sports announced they were getting into the Home business--the PlayStation Home biz, that is--a few days ago and, today, I had a chance to check head over to the Sony booth today to get a look at the work-in-progress of the EA Sports complex and talk to some of the people behind its development... Full Story

    • Posted Jan 9, 2009 6:33 pm PT

  • CES 2009: Sony booth vlog

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    With the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in full swing, GameSpot has been in Las Vegas much of this week covering the goings-on. Arguably the biggest event was Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer's keynote address, which revealed some new information about the PSP/PS3 user base and Little Big Planet's 1.3... Full Story

    • Posted Jan 9, 2009 5:15 pm PT

  • Nvidia has Ion netbooks

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    That tiny circuit board is a Pico-ITX motherboard with an Intel Atom processor and an Nvidia GeForce 9400M GPU. It's a reference design featuring Nvidia's new Ion platform created for netbooks and small-form-factor (SFF) PCs. The problem with current netbooks is that almost all of them ship... Full Story

    • Posted Jan 9, 2009 4:26 pm PT

  • Harmonix mulling song bundling

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    Rock Band maker interested in selling playable tracks and non-game renditions together for one price. Full Story

    • Posted Jan 9, 2009 2:36 pm PT

  • Razer shows off Mamba and Carcharias

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    It took seven years but Razer finally has a wireless gaming mouse: the Razer Mamba. Razer founder Robert Krakoff told us that the company started planning for a wireless mouse as early as 2001, but "would only do it if the wireless one could perform as well as a wired one." Krakoff credits the... Full Story

    • Posted Jan 9, 2009 2:04 pm PT

  • CES 2009: Resident Evil 5 Updated Hands-On - River Raiding

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    We take to the enemy-infested waterways in a new area of Capcom's upcoming Resident Evil 5. Full Story

    • Posted Jan 9, 2009 11:52 am PT

  • CES 09: Microsoft rules out 360-equipped Blu-ray...again

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    Entertainment & Devices division president says low demand, high cost, and consumer alienation all equate to no inclusion of Sony-backed format in console. Full Story

    • Posted Jan 9, 2009 11:29 am PT

  • Up close with Nyko's Wand

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    We stopped by the Nyko suite at CES to get a closer look at the new Wand controller that Nyko announced yesterday. The three contacts you see below the expansion port allow the Wand to pass all the remote button functionality from an attached accessory to the main controller.The expansion port... Full Story

    • Posted Jan 9, 2009 11:28 am PT

  • CES 2009: Flock Hands-On

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    Rednecks rejoice: Alien abductors are now only interested in the stuffed animals of this charming puzzle game from Capcom. Full Story

    • Posted Jan 9, 2009 10:46 am PT

  • CES 2009: Prototype Updated Impressions

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    Wreak havoc on an unsuspecting New York City in this open-world action game from Radical Entertainment. Full Story

    • Posted Jan 9, 2009 10:20 am PT

  • Logitech announces new G-series PC gaming peripherals

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    Logitech's back in the mix with a full update of their of high-end G-series PC gaming peripherals: the G19 Gaming Keyboard, the G35 Headset and the G9x Gaming Mouse. The G19 keyboard builds upon the already feature rich G15 keyboard with several key upgrades. The G19 features a full color... Full Story

    • Posted Jan 9, 2009 10:18 am PT

  • CES 2009: Street Fighter IV Updated Hands-On: Cammy, Dan, Fei Long, Gen, Rose, and New Mad Catz Hardware

    CES 2009: Street Fighter IV Updated Hands-On: Cammy, Dan, Fei Long, Gen, Rose, and New Mad Catz Hardware Thumbnail

    We check out a near-final version of Capcom's impressive console conversion of the new arcade fighting game, including new characters, modes, and new Street Fighter IV controllers. Full Story

    • Posted Jan 8, 2009 7:16 pm PT

  • CES 2009: DC Universe Online Updated Impressions

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    Sony's spandex-and-superheroes MMO is here at CES, and we got a chance to see it in action. Full Story

    • Posted Jan 8, 2009 4:57 pm PT

  • CES 2009: Infamous Updated Impressions

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    We witness a quick demo of Infamous at the Sony booth during this year's Consumer Electronics Show. Full Story

    • Posted Jan 8, 2009 4:47 pm PT

  • Gran Turismo 5, Motorstorm 3D only tech demos

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    CES 2009: Impressive video showing RealD three-dimensional version of Polyphony Digital's forthcoming racer is for "demonstration purposes only"; ditto for SCEE's off-roader. Full Story

    • Posted Jan 8, 2009 2:00 pm PT

  • Nyko announces third-party Wii Remote

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    Peripheral manufacturer Nyko has announced three new products for the Wii platform here at CES. The Wand (not to be confused with "a wand") leads the charge. It's Nyko's Wii Remote replacement device. Nyko's controller has the same motion-control, vibration, and built-in speaker... Full Story

    • Posted Jan 8, 2009 10:18 am PT

  • CES 09: LBP sells 1.3M, PSN logs 17M accounts

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    Little Big Planet and PlayStation Network milestones revealed during Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer's flashy keynote; EA newest Home partner, combined PS3/PSP user base broaches 61 million. Full Story

    • Posted Jan 8, 2009 8:19 am PT

  • Halo Wars demo dated at Microsoft CES keynote

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    Sci-fi RTS trial due out February 5; Windows 7 beta begins this week; 10 billion hours of "gaming and socializing" clocked on Xbox Live. Full Story

    • Posted Jan 7, 2009 10:36 pm PT

  • CES 2009: Dark Void Update: Shooting, Flying, and Boss Killing in the Void

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    We try an updated version of Capcom's upcoming third-person action game. Full Story

    • Posted Jan 7, 2009 5:44 pm PT

  • CES: No new Rock Band in '09

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    Harmonix cofounder says studio's primary focus will be creating Beatles project and downloadable content this year; 30 million songs downloaded. Full Story

    • Posted Jan 7, 2009 3:50 pm PT

  • CES 2009: The Gamer Primer

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    About two seconds after the New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square, the game-news cycle begins anew, popping back up like one of the non-player characters in Fallout 3 that just. won't. die. The first big stop on the media crazy train is the Consumer Electronic Show, the massive expo where... Full Story

    • Posted Jan 7, 2009 3:19 pm PT

  • Microsoft layoff rumors swirl

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    Xbox 360 purveyor said to be reducing workforce significantly as early as this month; initial estimates of 15,000 layoffs labeled "grossly exaggerated." Full Story

    • Posted Jan 6, 2009 2:42 pm PT

  • HP announces Firebird PC with VoodooDNA

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    The VoodooPC inspired HP Firebird system announced today at CES highlights two design themes that HP believes will be prominent in 2009: power efficiency and affordability. VoodooDNA based PCs haven't been described as affordable or power efficient in the past--the flagship Blackbird system is... Full Story

    • Posted Jan 6, 2009 1:55 pm PT

  • North American PS3 sales rise 40% in '08

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    Sony reports sales of its console increased 130 percent during 10-week holiday window in the US and Canada; NPD figures point to just less than 3.6 million-unit domestic haul. Full Story

    • Posted Jan 6, 2009 11:04 am PT

  • Report: 'Sweeping' Sony restructuring due post-CES

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    Times of London reports that the PlayStation maker will unveil "sacred-cow-slaying" changes after this week's Las Vegas electronics convention. Full Story

    • Posted Jan 5, 2009 12:04 pm PT

CES 2009 Videos

CES 2009 Images

  • Prototype 1
  • Bejeweled 2 2
  • Prototype 3
  • Bejeweled 2 4
  • Street Fighter IV 5
  • Jeopardy! 6
  • Street Fighter IV 7
  • Jeopardy! 8