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Video games called into play as learning tool in Windsor

The next time your child huddles in front of a computer playing video games, it may just be the first step toward shedding their learning differences and improving their cognitive skills.

 

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Duke Nukem videogame comeback delayed - again

The long-delayed comeback of videogame tough guy "Duke Nukem" hit another snag on Thursday with 2K Games bumping arrival of the latest title back a month into June.


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Kirsten Forbes (L) and Brenda Bailey Gershkovitch of of Silicon Sisters Interactive

Silicon Sisters reaching out to female gamers

Video-game execs Brenda Bailey Gershkovitch and Kirsten Forbes are finished with gently rattling the gaming industry. Now they're about to shake it to the bones.


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Danny Bilson, executive vice president of core games at THQ Inc., poses for a portrait at his office in Agoura Hills, California.

THQ sells 375,000 copies of "Homefront" on first day

THQ Inc said it sold 375,000 copies of its new military-themed video game, "Homefront" on the first day of sales in North America, which helped its shares recover slightly after a deep sell-off a day earlier.


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David Kotkin holds his Avenger controller, an external adapter for the  XBox 360 controller

Art teacher’s effort to help a disabled student inspires a hot, new Xbox accessory

A disabled student’s frustration with the limitations of his misshapen hands fueled an inventive teacher’s imagination, and from that inspiration a device was born that thousands of video gamers are using to play faster than ever before.


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Sony has sold more than 4.1 million Move accessories for PlayStation 3 (PS3) consoles since the motion-sensing controls hit the market in September of last year.

PS3 videogames put players into the action

Sony is certain that console videogame lovers want to be more immersed than ever in big, bold on-screen adventures.


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