Casual computer games go upscale
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The programmers at PopCap Games Inc. used to think of themselves as the unloved stepchildren of the computer gaming industry.
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Christmas is just around the corner and major computer games software publishers are readying their wares for the festive season. But these latest games are not your typical children&#39;s programs.
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Tantalizing new games for Nintendo Wii, Sony PS3, and Microsoft Xbox 360 are on the horizon.
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From Microsoft's Silicon Valley campus to a Manhattan Best Buy, game enthusiasts launch into action.
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New component could allow players small enough to fit in notebook PCs.
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A grinding floppy, a screeching modem, a clacking dot-matrix printer ... these nostalgic computing sounds bring back memories of simple, nerdy pleasures. Commentary by Lore Sj&#246;berg.
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The gaming industry is set to court the swelling ranks of casual gamers who favor the ease-of-gameplay offered by platforms like the Wii and Nintendo DS, along with the varied selection and lower prices offered through downloadable games.
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Academics and game designers are working on ways to make games that are fun but have a serious bent too.
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A selection of games that may some day be on every search marketers shelf.
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In light of a recent Parks Associates analysis of mobile and portable gaming trends, a series of casual games have hit the market for cellular handsets and portable media devices.
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Move over, junior. Grandma and grandpa are joining the wave in video and computer games as makers step up efforts to promote the software as brain-healthy exercises.
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Visually distinctive graphical symbols make it easier to find your way through a computer's contents.
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Microsoft is coming to your living room. Get used to it.
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In an age when the latest video games sport ultra-crisp graphics and cinema-like sound, there is still plenty of love for the good old-fashioned games just like Mom and Dad used to play.
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November is proving to be a bumper month for computer games - and it is not over yet.
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New consoles are old news. What's hot now? Sequels to old games.
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The next generation of computer  games sporting more realistic visuals than ever is not yet in  full swing but a range of new graphics chips is letting gamers  beef up their PCs today in anticipation.