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I thought cool sneakers and video games were only for dedicated fanboys -- until the new old-school Nikes made me lust after cool kicks again.
  • iPod Touch: The New Age Gameboy

  • Put down that doughnut, Wii Fit is finally coming

    Nintendo announces a U.S. release date for its much-anticipated fitness device.
  • Wii and PS3 projected to eclipse XBox 360

    Peek into one market research firm's video game crystal ball
  • With Wii and DS, Nintendo owns 2007

    The Tiger Woods of game companies.
  • PS3 sales fall short of Sony's high hopes

    Despite its predictions of an end to the slump, Sony's Playstation 3 game console is still in third place, trailing XBox and Wii.
  • We are playing Wii, and a little PS3

    New video game numbers show a pickup in sales of Sony's high-priced console. But it's the Wii everyone really loves.
  • Put down the doughnut, play Nintendo's new Wii Fit game

    The company announces a new "balance board" controller that lets you do push-ups and Hula-Hoops on a video game.
  • Microsoft touts new Halo -- and takes on Wii, too?

    At the big game convention in L.A., Microsoft announces the special Halo edition Xbox console, plus some controllers that may be aimed at Nintendo's hot system.
  • Witch hunting in Japan

    A disturbing new video game lets users figure out whether a woman is a witch -- by lifting up her skirt.
  • Nintendo rocks!

    And now for something completely different: The Minibosses, a band that plays nothing but tunes from old video games.
  • "The beauty contest"

    Bill Gates presides as Microsoft's WebTV and Xbox development teams duel for the honor of attacking Sony.
  • Land of the rising Xbox

    Nintendo, Sony and Sega have made Japan king of the game console. Can Microsoft make a dent in Nippon?
  • Xbox squared

    Microsoft's game-box revolution takes the path of mediocrity, while Sony's Playstation seizes the creative high ground.
  • Atari lives!

    The original king of the consoles is 24 years old, boasts clunky graphics and dinky sounds, yet is still doing quite nicely, thank you.
  • Boobs and rubes

    The soft-porn fixation embarrassingly displayed at computer gaming's biggest convention, E3, is dooming the $6 billion industry to the nerd-geek ghetto.
  • Battle of the gaming giants

    At opening day of the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo, Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft eye one another warily.
  • Dance Dance Revolution

    Will Japanese video games that reward you for shaking your moneymaker ever find a following in the U.S.?
  • Who will save Sonic the Hedgehog?

    After four straight quarters in the red, Sega needs a savior. Enter Microsoft.
  • Don't buy that PlayStation

    It's overpriced and has no online access, and hardly any good games are available to play on it.
  • Xbox, Xbox, |ber alles

    Quit whining. A Microsoft monopoly isn't always a bad thing -- especially if it kicks off a renaissance in gaming creativity.
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