Biographer Walter Isaacson releases insightful recordings from his series of interviews with Steve Jobs.
"Steve Jobs,' the biography of the late tech visionary that went on sale Monday, has already produced plenty of headlines: How Jobs met his birth father without knowing who he was, how he swore bitter revenge on Google for developing its competing Android system, and how he waited too long after his cancer diagnosis to get surgery that might have saved him.
Fantasy role-playing takes a staggering step forward as "Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale" lurches along with uneven visuals and spotty artificial intelligence but a combat system that is easy to learn and even easier to use.
Gerald "Jerry" Lawson, creator of the first cartridge-based videogame console, died Saturday morning in a Mountain View, California, hospital, WIRED.com has learned. Lawson was 70.
A new driving game attempts to tap into the thrill of driving on the open road in scenic areas with not a care in the world. Until, that is, you decide to sign up for that dirt race across mountainous roads with switchback curves and no pavement.
If you've ever collected baseball cards, comic books, stamps, or maybe those limited edition commemorative plates, you understand the concept of the "Holy Grail" item.
Atari is hoping that taking an iconic 30-year-old title and adding up-to-date graphics and new enemies while retaining the classic feel and playability will produce a game for parents and kids alike.
Before joining the Packers in 2003, Pro Bowl cornerback Al Harris played five seasons in Philadelphia. One of his teammates was Brian Dawkins, for whom Harris has tremendous respect. He goes so far as to say Dawkins might be "the best safety in the world."
What's a video gamer to do while waiting for blockbuster titles such as "Madden NFL 08" (August 14), "Halo 3" (September 25) and "Grand Theft Auto IV" (October 16)?
NOLAN BUSHNELL, 63, founder and CEO of uWink
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Things haven't been going well for Atari for quite some time now, but they've just taken a turn for the worse.
CNNMoney: An experiment failedupdated: Mon Jan 23 2006 09:16:00
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - On paper, the formula seems pretty solid. Blend original, critically acclaimed games with the reliable franchises based on well-known film licenses. By all accounts, that should give a publisher a fair bit of stability.
You regain consciousness on the bathroom floor of a diner only to find a murdered body in your lap and a bloody knife in your hand. Should you: a) Run; b) Hide the knife and body, wash up, then calmly walk out of the restaurant; c) Confess the crime to a cop sipping a cup of coffee at the counter?
I know cops don't get paid what they deserve, but you'd think a Manhattan homicide detective would be able to afford skivvies.
Hot summers and water parks go hand in hand, and now you can design, maintain and trade virtual slippery slides and splashy rides from the comfort of your computer.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Atari was king of the video game mountain. Now it's barely the court jester.
If you're looking to blow off some steam after a long day, a new and exceptionally good war game lets you wield weapons of mass destruction.
''Different day, same s---,'' intones 50 Cent near the beginning of "The Massacre."
CNNMoney: EA all the way?updated: Tue Jan 25 2005 09:46:00
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - When it comes to video games, there's Electronic Arts and then there's everyone else. At least that's what Wall Street seems to think.
Set in the popular Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) universe, Atari's "Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone" for Windows (requires DVD drive), PlayStation and Xbox, follows a band of adventurers who inadvertently release two imprisoned demons.
CNNMoney: Xbox hugs Ms. Pac Manupdated: Wed Oct 13 2004 16:10:00
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Since it hit streets three years ago, Microsoft's Xbox has been a machine that has catered to the hard-core gamer.
Say what you want about the Terminator, but he was one persistent cyborg. In all three "Terminator" movies, that walking, talking weapon of mass destruction displayed an admirable single-mindedness that never let anything stop him -- not evil fellow Terminators, not multiple shotgun blasts, and certainly not his thick Austrian accent.
When Jakks Pacific, the nation's fourth-largest toymaker, bought Long Island-based Toymax in 2002, it picked up the rights to some pool toys, a karaoke machine, and a laser-tag system. But it wasn'...
CNNMoney: Year of the tech toysupdated: Thu Aug 19 2004 07:45:00
They're cheap, easy to use and fun to play for both kids and young parents.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Midway Games, which hasn't seen a profitable quarter since 1999, has signed a deal giving it publication rights to one of the most successful franchises in the video game world.
Wanted: One wheelman with an extraordinarily heavy foot.
If you enjoy the thrill of a good car chase, you might want to step behind the wheel of "Driv3r," the latest installment in the top-selling and award-winning "Driver" series of 3-D adventure games.
Money Magazine: Atari Reduxupdated: Tue Jul 01 2003 00:01:00
When I was 11, I was obsessed with Atari home video games, especially an insects-in-space shoot-'em-up called Yars' Revenge. It was the hot game in the summer of '82, but it cost more than $32 (abo...
Nolan Bushnell loves games. You can see that's true from his office, where his desk is cluttered with dice, playing cards, and dominoes. You can see it on his bookshelves, where titles like The Boo...
When the world comes to an end, they're going to call Chris Roome, 26, for tech support. He's not a soldier but vice president of engineering for Video Networks in Gaithersburg, Md., which builds m...
Oh, admit it, already--the '80s are back. The signs are everywhere: A Bush is in the White House, and missile defense is on the agenda. Oversized off-the-shoulder fashions are bouncing down the run...
Loose Lips Sink Ships: And they sure torpedo stock prices too. That's the lesson being learned by Michael Barach, CEO of the beleaguered vitamin e-tailer Mothernature.com. Barach has become the pos...
Can we talk? This Internet thing has gotten crazy. Unknown little companies go public and bam!, their share prices shoot up like starbursts. Whoever heard of eBay or Ticketmaster Online-Citysearch ...
When December quarterly earnings from companies like Yahoo, Excite, and CNET are released in the next few weeks, don't be surprised if it looks as if the Internet's prayers for stronger advertising...
The videogame industry is blasting its way back from a two-year slump. Videogame software sales, including those for PCs, are expected to take off this Christmas and beyond (see chart) as next-gene...
1972 Atari founder Nathan Bushnell puts Pong, the first video arcade game, outside a tavern in Sunnyvale, California. Lines form around the block. The videogame era is born.
A CLUSTER of 10-year-old boys loiter beside a ghetto street, waiting. The one in the middle holds a blue gun. When an old white gas-guzzler, most likely a Cadillac, meanders down the street, the bo...
Before plunking down $29 to $75 for a game, you need to know which hardware system can play it. Most games work only on specific systems. There are three basic types: -- The conventional eight-bit ...
Don't look now, but the personal computer is shrinking. In recent months, four PC makers -- Atari, NEC, Poqet and Zenith -- introduced mini-machines, known as notebook computers, that are even teen...
Sony's Handycam CCD-TR5, due in August, is the world's smallest 8-mm camcorder. It weighs two pounds and fits in a coat pocket. It includes a digital superimposer so videographers can dub graphics ...
Fortune: BEAUTIFUL BABIESupdated: Mon Mar 13 1989 00:01:00
When Blue Cross & Blue Shield of the National Capital Area agreed to contribute $271,000 to the Beautiful Babies media campaign promoting prenatal care for women in Washington, it was more than a g...
PRIDE FORETOLD the fall. But Nolan Bushnell, the exuberant Silicon Valley entrepreneur, was too pumped up to notice that summer day in 1983. He had just swept across the finish line first after a g...
Nintendo, manufacturer of a sophisticated $100 videogame system, seems to have conquered two of the toy business's most bothersome problems: marked seasonality, in which sales stagnate for three-qu...
EVEN BY Hollywood standards, Steven Ross of Warner Communications is legendary for lavish living. The chief executive of the giant movie, cable, and recording empire shuttles celebs via company hel...
Remember Atari, the Warner Communications division that rocketed to a torrid $323 million in 1982 earnings -- only to lose $539 million a year later when the video game fad collapsed? How about Jac...
DONALD KINGSBOROUGH, head of the hottest new toy company around, is hard at play. Colleagues at Worlds of Wonder are demonstrating what they hope will be a best seller next Christmas: Julie, an ele...
Fortune: Robots from TVupdated: Mon Feb 02 1987 00:01:00
The exploitation of children's television by toymakers may appear to have reached its limit, but Zyton Demon PROGs are about to add a new dimension. If all goes according to the plan of Axlon Inc. ...
ON THE SPECIALLY carpeted roof of a Los Angeles hotel garage, a chorus line from the TV show Fame strutted its stuff while a flight of brightly colored balloons sailed skyward and a red canvas cove...
Fortune: General Computer Co.updated: Mon Jul 22 1985 00:01:00
One of the biggest worms in Apple Computer's Macintosh is the slow disk drive the machine uses to store and retrieve information. Privately held General Computer of Cambridge, Massachusetts -- init...
Fortune: Atari risingupdated: Mon Feb 04 1985 00:01:00
Atari Corp. stole most of the spotlight at the winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas when Chairman Jack Tramiel revealed a new upgraded line of home computers--quickly dubbed the ''Jackinto...
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