Targeting the Middle East's booming PC gaming market

The video game market in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region is projected to grow at a compound annual rate of 13 per cent through 2010 to reach a USD 13 billion market size, and computer gaming will account for a sizeable percentage of this massive market.

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Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars Stage Show Demonstration
You can see the world premier of the Command & Conquer 3 : Tiberium Wars trailer at Gamespot. The video also includes a 10 minute interview with C&C3 executive producer Mike Verdu conducted at this year's E3
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Game controllers as keyboard/mouse

Triggerfinger has developed software that turns any game controller into a replacement for a keyboard/mouse for a media PC, laptop/mobile and Game Console.
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NEW: FIFA Soccer 07 Screens for Xbox at GameSpot

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New Sonic The Hedgehog Screenshots
Sonic The Hedgehog for next-gen platforms is expected to ship on multiple platforms in conjunction with the character's 15th anniversary in 2006. The game will be developed under the direction of Yuji Naka, award-winning developer known for creating the hugely successful SEGA franchise.
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Big N and MS get sued

The suit comes courtesy of Anascape Ltd, a Texas firm that is accusing Microsoft and Nintendo of breaching a whole slew of patents. The offenses include patents for "Variable Conductance Sensor," "Game Controller with Analog Pressure Sensor," and much more.

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Tokyo Game Show 2006 - Biggest Yet?

"E3 has winded down but there is one more big gaming show to come. This year's Tokyo Game show is rumored to be the biggest yet. Scheduled in late September, there are already 143 exhibitors with a total of 1710 booths. That already beats lasts years totals at the show with another month to go." I can understand why why E3 is down sizing from business stand point, but from a gamers view but I really enjoyed the spectacle E3 generated.

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Crackdown HD Movies and Screens
"Crackdown pushes the action-driving hybrid genre into the next generation with the first ever truly 3-D playground. Gamers will enfor" Read More

Is the PS3 simply being written off?

Pastime of the week for this particular part of the summer silly season seems to be coming up with new and interesting ways to cast doubt upon Sony's prospects in the next generation console race. Here is a look at the hardships both Sony and Xbox face.

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E3 Lite?

Big players like EA, Microsoft, and Sony will be folding up their plans for the next gigantic booth, complete with jumbo screens, for what the ESA (Entertainment Software Association) describes as a more intimate setting for about 5,000 people.

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Dead Rising Demo Now Available on Xbox Live Marketplace

Xbox Live members can now download a demo for 'Dead Rising.'
This demo is not available in Mexico, Germany, Australia, New Zealand or Asia.

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What's Wrong With Console Design?
"In terms of hardware design, game consoles have lost their sense of identity, argues Eric-Jon Rossel-Waugh. Next-Gen takes a critical look at the history and current state of console design." next-gen.biz

NHL 07: Xbox 360 Preview Video
NHL 07 knuckles-pucks it's way onto your next-gen console.
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DS Becomes Fastest Selling Japanese Console

According to a report from Japanese newspaper Kyoto Simbun, the Nintendo DS has become the fastest console or handheld ever to sell 10 million units in Japan, taking just 20 months to reach the milestone, an extremely impressive feat for the Kyoto-headquartered firm.

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