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Scaling Peer-to-Peer Games in Low-Bandwidth Environments
White Paper Since typical broadband users have little upload bandwidth, updates to each player will be infrequent when there are many players in the game. To test these techniques, it implements... [23 May 2007]
Are 'The Sims' set to take over the web?
News Computer game phenomenon 'The Sims' is set to debut online in a multi-player subscription-based format. Executives at Electronic Arts (EA), the parent company of... [16 Dec 2002]
Email game declared safe for your computer's elf
News McAfee, Norton and Symantec have confirmed that N Vision Design's Christmas-themed game is not malicious, despite the millions of emails in circulation which claim otherwise. N Vision President, Dan... [15 Dec 1999]
Microsoft: "iPod has captured the imagination"
News In an interview with silicon.com, Microsoft UK boss Alistair Baker said: "The iPod is a good product and something that has captured the imagination of the market but... [22 Sep 2004]
Sweaty shirt and a stick to be auctioned online
News Canadian ice hockey legend Wayne Gretzky's final NHL game shirt and stick will go under the online hammer later this month. Internet memorabilia specialist Lelands.com will conduct the... [09 Aug 2001]
Microsoft chasing Apple with branded shops
News The world's largest software company, which also makes the Xbox video game console and the Zune digital music player, did not say how many stores it was... [13 Feb 2009]
Commuters burdened with mobiles, iPods and Blackberrys
News You often find that City workers will use their phone and organiser on their way into work to get ahead of the game but relax with a good book or a portable DVD player on... [08 Apr 2005]
The Director's Cut: What football teams can teach IT teams
Comment The most popular game in the world is also one of the most simple, by far. They come down to this - what do these teams have to do to win a game of... [05 Jun 2002]
Xbox shortage hits Microsoft
News Xbox shoppers are still likely to have an easier time, however, than those in quest of Sony's new PlayStation Portable handheld game player. Microsoft has confirmed a retail shortage of its Xbox video... [22 Mar 2005]
Hacker flick 'fires up' England squad
News Other tech toys taken to entertain the players in the Far East include computer games consoles - and of course games, including the questionable choice of David Beckham's own personally... [20 May 2002]
Symbian's next target: The CIO
News He said: "The bigger game is not talking about 16 million [Chinese] handsets - the bigger game is one billion [mid-tier] handsets. While Symbian has made no secret of... [17 May 2006]
Nokia snaps up Sega for mobile gaming help
News Nokia is one of several companies hoping to take on the reigning champ in mobile video games, Nintendo's Game Boy Advance. Sega has eyed mobile gaming as a key growth area since the... [20 Aug 2003]
Android's Hero edges a Flash ahead of iPhone
News Movies, playing the Penguin Swing game, and selecting a region on travel site Expedia. Adobe Systems announced on Wednesday that its Flash Player will be built into the... [25 Jun 2009]
Rob Pardo
AS Profile The game has ushered in a completely new type of commodity trading that can earn individuals thousands of dollars for offering high-level player characters and magic objects. As... [12 Oct 2007]
"Can't come to work today, I've got Xbox-itis..."
News Retailers Electronics Boutique and Game are opening 150 of their 320 shops at midnight tonight to start selling the units. A PlayStation 2 bundled with a memory card and a game will set... [13 Mar 2002]