http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Hobbies_and_PastimesFind stories, videos, and photos about Hobbies and Pastimes from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:01:29 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Hobbies_and_Pastimes14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Hobbies and Pastimes from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/24/holiday.guide.video.games/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/24/holiday.guide.video.games/index.html#cnnSTCTextLike a well-placed power-up, the right gift can light up the eyes of that video gamer in your life.Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/09/game.reviews.djhero/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/09/game.reviews.djhero/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor video gamers, the fall season is both a blessing and a curse. While many high-quality titles debut around this time each year, there are only so many dollars to go around.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/12/cnet.xbox.live.ban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/12/cnet.xbox.live.ban/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's oh-so enticing: you find a copy of a brand new game like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on a pirate site and the temptation to download it is too strong.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/11/wired.modern.warfare.xbox.360/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/11/wired.modern.warfare.xbox.360/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe early hours of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" take gamers around the world and back again, but the new game's story hits close to home.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/11/review.modern.warfare2/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/11/review.modern.warfare2/index.html#cnnSTCTextGiven the extraordinary anticipation swirling around "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," the follow-up to the 13 million-unit-selling military shooter game from 2007, living up to the hype might seem like an impossible mission.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:10:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/10/news/phil_ivey_poker.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/10/news/phil_ivey_poker.fortune/index.htmHe may not be a household name, but to poker followers, Phil Ivey is a god. The 33-year-old pro player is widely considered the best in the world, a rare consensus for the sport.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:58:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/joe_posnanski/10/30/rivera.game2/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/joe_posnanski/10/30/rivera.game2/index.htmlSomeday, the magic runs out. Because that's what it is, right? Magic. The ninth inning is the Chinese Water Torture Cell. The ninth inning is handcuffs and shackles and a burlap sack and a solid oak box with shiny steel chains and seven unbreakable locks keeping those chains tight. The ninth inning is for escape artists, and escape artists grow old, and the magic runs out. Someday.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/27/cheadle.poker.charity/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/27/cheadle.poker.charity/index.html#cnnSTCText"Hotel Rwanda" star Don Cheadle got a first-hand view of horror when he traveled to the devastated Darfur region of Sudan in 2005.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/game.review.uncharted2/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/game.review.uncharted2/index.html#cnnSTCTextThose on the fence about which video game console to buy might be tempted by Sony's recent introduction of the higher-capacity and slimmer new PlayStation 3, with a $100 price cut to $299.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/reviews.halo.deadspace/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/reviews.halo.deadspace/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo new sci-fi video games cast you in the futuristic role of a space marine who must face off against deadly creatures.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/23/technology/guitar_dj_hero_activision.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/23/technology/guitar_dj_hero_activision.fortune/index.htmIt's been a busy few years for Dan Rosensweig. As president and CEO of the Guitar Hero division of game publisher Activision Blizzard, he's watched the music-genre video game industry explode.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:51:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/24/technology/nintendo_wii_price_cut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/24/technology/nintendo_wii_price_cut/index.htmNintendo said it is cutting the price of its popular Wii video-game console by $50 to $199.99.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/24/nintendo.wii.price.cut.ft/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/24/nintendo.wii.price.cut.ft/index.html#cnnSTCTextNintendo on Thursday announced the first price cut for its Wii games console following declining sales and price competition from Microsoft and Sony.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/14/video.games.office/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/14/video.games.office/index.html#cnnSTCTextTo thank him for letting them spend the last two hours of their workweek playing video games on the company dime, Kevin Grinnell's employees often single him out and shoot him in the head.Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/24/batman.arkham.asylum.game/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/24/batman.arkham.asylum.game/index.html#cnnSTCTextImagine taking the best characters and elements of your favorite fictional universe and weaving them into a new story that captures the imagination of fans.Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:37:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/norman_chad/06/28/Vegas.Poker/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/norman_chad/06/28/Vegas.Poker/index.htmlLAS VEGAS -- By day, I talk poker; by night, I play poker. This came as quite a surprise to Toni -- a.k.a. She Is The One (And Then Some) -- who assumed I just impersonated a poker player on TV to allow us to eat at Outback Steakhouse once a month.Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/02/e3.nintendo.sony/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/02/e3.nintendo.sony/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith the big three gaming-system makers all previewing new or upgraded motion-sensing controllers this week, a new arms race is under way in the video game industry.Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/06/01/beatles.game/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/06/01/beatles.game/index.html#cnnSTCTextThey've revolutionized music for nearly five decades. Now, some of the Beatles songs are about to hit video-game consoles.Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/01/e3.video.games.preview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/01/e3.video.games.preview/index.html#cnnSTCTextMillions of people download 99-cent games for their iPhones. An increasing number of Web sites offer free online games. And consumer spending is down amid a global recession.Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/01/microsoft.natal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/01/microsoft.natal/index.html#cnnSTCTextMicrosoft Corp. on Monday unveiled its answer to the Nintendo Wii.Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/28/e3.video.games.preview/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/28/e3.video.games.preview/index.html#cnnSTCTextMillions of people download 99-cent games for their iPhones. An increasing number of Web sites offer free online games. And consumer spending is down amid a global recession.Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/26/current.events.games/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/26/current.events.games/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Navy snipers rescued an American cargo-ship captain last month from Somali pirates, it sounded like something from a movie.Tue, 26 May 2009 13:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/19/technology/yang_games.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/19/technology/yang_games.fortune/index.htmIt took a while but video game sales might finally be feeling the effects of the slow economy. The industry that's often been hailed as recession-proof has posted some dismal sales numbers recently.Tue, 19 May 2009 14:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/17/gsif.atlanta.zero.waste.zone/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/04/17/gsif.atlanta.zero.waste.zone/index.html#cnnSTCTextLast year, downtown Atlanta lost a convention to another Southern city because the visiting group perceived the other city as "greener" than Atlanta. The loss propelled Holly Elmore into action.Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:39:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/14/news/companies/levenson_gamestop.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/14/news/companies/levenson_gamestop.fortune/index.htmEven when consumers curb their spending, they have a hard time letting go of their favorite vices. Sales of guilty pleasures such as chocolate, cigarettes, and alcohol usually stay strong during downturns. Now it might be time to add videogames to the recession-proof roster: Last year the industry's overall U.S. sales jumped 19% to $21 billion, according to NPD Group.Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/04/01/recession.garden/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/04/01/recession.garden/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs American families try to stretch their food budgets during the recession, some are turning to the backyard, rather than the grocery store, as the place to look for produce.Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/03/26/pp.bird.usgs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/03/26/pp.bird.usgs/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 100 years ago, J.A. Loring had his eyes on the California sky and his hand on a pen.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/24/onlive.videogame.console/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/24/onlive.videogame.console/index.html#cnnSTCTextSony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, look out. Your traditional video game console business model may be in danger.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/23/santiago.games.tedx/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/23/santiago.games.tedx/index.html#cnnSTCTextKellee Santiago wants to tap into the kinder, gentler side of gaming.Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/03/19/endangered.birds.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/03/19/endangered.birds.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextBird populations native to several areas of the globe are in decline, with some teetering on the brink of extinction, according to a multi-agency report, the first of its kind, released Thursday.Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/expert.q.a/03/10/social.media.time/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/expert.q.a/03/10/social.media.time/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith all the MySpaces and Facebooks and Twitters and so forth out there but only so many hours in the day with which to waste on them, what social networks are the best ones to join?Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/03/03/50.cent.video.game/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/03/03/50.cent.video.game/index.html#cnnSTCTextMost fans picturing rapper 50 Cent operating a joystick would probably envision the hip-hop star blasting away opponents in his latest video game release, "Blood on the Sand."Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/08/Futureofgaming/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/08/Futureofgaming/index.html#cnnSTCTextBe excited, but be scared. A world of mind-blowing possibilities is suddenly being thrust upon the world of video gaming.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/06/20/guerr.garden/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/06/20/guerr.garden/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn any given day amidst a backdrop of buses, buildings, cars and construction sites, Richard Reynolds can be found bent over pulling weeds, planting flowers or maybe even trimming some shrubs.Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/09/04/digitalbiz.afrika/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/09/04/digitalbiz.afrika/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen the name of the game is escape, one gamer's boredom is another gamer's boon.Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/19/video.game.sales/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/19/video.game.sales/index.html#cnnSTCTextMany Americans are finding ways to trim their holiday budgets this year, but reports are showing that buying video games is one place consumers are not cutting back.Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:53:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/24/technology/sonyonline.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/24/technology/sonyonline.fortune/index.htmMost adults still think you have to go to Target for a deck of trading cards if you want to play a hit game like "Magic: The Gathering." Their kids know better.Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/11/19/review.PS3/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/11/19/review.PS3/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere's general agreement that Sony stumbled out of the gate with the PlayStation 3.Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:11:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1848216,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1848216,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGoogle Inc., the leader in online search and advertising, is muscling in on video game territory -- though it won't exactly be in the form of a shoot 'em up gameWed, 08 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1847225,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1847225,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOne of North America's renowned bird migration and bird watching areas is strangely silent. Blame Hurricane IkeFri, 03 Oct 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1841553,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1841553,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsKatherine Graden doesn't really like shoot-'em-up video games. She prefers games on her Wii system that test her fitness and agility --the ones her guy friends tease are her "sissy games."Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/31/magazines/fortune/rise_and_fall_Cayne_cohan.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/07/31/magazines/fortune/rise_and_fall_Cayne_cohan.fortune/index.htmIn the early morning hours last Sept. 11, a black Town Car pulled up to the entrance of New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. Inside the sedan Jimmy Cayne, the CEO of Bear Stearns, was close to death. At dawn Cayne's wife had placed an emergency call to his physician, Dr. Jay Meltzer, and when Meltzer arrived at the couple's Park Avenue apartment, Cayne, then 73, was drowsy and desperately weak and had no appetite. His blood pressure was dangerously low. He was breathing very rapidly and deeply. Meltzer suspected sepsis. Rather than call an ambulance, Cayne asked for a car, in part because he feared that a public disclosure about his health could further damage the firm - a firm whose stock price had already dropped close to 27% (from $143 to $105 a share) since two of its highly leveraged hedge funds had imploded in June.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:39:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/05/technology/mlg.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/05/technology/mlg.fortune/index.htmAfter making a ton of money in the advertising business, Michael Sepso and Sundance DiGiovanni decided six years ago that it was time to goof off. How did these two guys, then in their late 20s, pass the time? They played a lot of "Halo."Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/20/cards.cold.cases/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/20/cards.cold.cases/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhile inmates in jails across New York pass the time by playing card games -- poker, gin rummy and solitaire -- they may also be helping crack cold cases.Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:01:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1827716,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1827716,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFor over a decade, chess and bridge enthusiasts have lobbied the IOC to allow them to compete in the Games. Will they ever succeed?Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1828153,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1828153,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAfter Facebook took down their rogue application, the brothers behind the popular game reveal their next move Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/homestyle/07/30/rs.backyard.makeover/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/homestyle/07/30/rs.backyard.makeover/index.html#cnnSTCTextThese gardening and decorating tips can transform your space -- giving your backyard a complete makeover. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:02:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1827581,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1827581,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe rogue Facebook application has finally met its doom. But the official Hasbro version has Josh Quittner at a loss for wordsTue, 29 Jul 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/02/news/companies/gamestop.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/02/news/companies/gamestop.fortune/index.htm"Are you ready?" shouts Josh Ball, manager of GameStop No. 1,782 in Euless, Texas, near Dallas. He's standing before more than 100 fidgety young men and women lined up in the strip-mall parking lot outside his store. They've been here for hours in the warm spring air, waiting for midnight when the latest version of Grand Theft Auto - the ever controversial hoodlums-and-pimps videogame - goes on sale. It's getting close to the appointed hour, and these people can barely contain themselves.Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/03/news/newsmakers/boyd_brant.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/03/news/newsmakers/boyd_brant.fortune/index.htmLooks like Take Two Interactive Software co-founder Ryan Brant, the video game industry's enfant terrible, is launching his second act. And it sure looks like an interesting one.Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/29/news/iron_man_game.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/29/news/iron_man_game.fortune/index.htmThe reviews are in for "Iron Man," and they aren't great. One critic calls it "unmoving." Another says it's "crappy." Then there is the one who argues that the superhero saga offers only "aneurysm-inducing frustration."Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/05/08/gta.sales/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/05/08/gta.sales/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's official. Grand Theft Auto IV is a video game blockbuster, with gamers around the world buying up more than 6 million copies of the gritty, urban action title in its first week of sales. Thu, 08 May 2008 14:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/04/30/grand.theft.auto/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/04/30/grand.theft.auto/index.html#cnnSTCTextWho would win in a fight: a police-killing, rampage-driven thug or a superhero encased in a technologically superior suit of armor?Thu, 01 May 2008 15:18:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1736336,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1736336,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMatt Selman grabs an early copy of the new videogame and is enthralled Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/04/29/grand.theft.auto/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/04/29/grand.theft.auto/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe fourth installment of the controversial video game "Grand Theft Auto" goes on sale worldwide Tuesday with expectations that it will break sales records.Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:18:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/29/technology/grand_theeft_auto/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/29/technology/grand_theeft_auto/index.htmThe fourth installment of the controversial video game "Grand Theft Auto" goes on sale worldwide Tuesday with expectations that it will break sales records.Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:54:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/16/technology/leonard_games.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/16/technology/leonard_games.fortune/index.htmThe biggest story in the videogame business this year has been the way Activision and Electronic Arts, the industry's two dominant powers, are gobbling up smaller competitors that have developed hot-selling games. Activision, publisher of the billion-dollar Guitar Hero series, is seeking approval to join forces with Vivendi Games, maker of the bestselling World of Warcraft. Meanwhile, giant EA, purveyor of Madden NFL and other sports franchises, is making a $2 billion hostile play for Take-Two, which owns Grand Theft Auto.Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:45:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2007/07/01/100123036/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2007/07/01/100123036/index.htmLaura Zander has big plans for her little knitting-supply business. "We want to be a household name," she says. "Every knitter should know about us." It's not the kind of huge ambition she expected to have again when she fled San Francisco in 2001 after the dot-com bust. She and husband Doug Zander landed in tiny Truckee, Calif., where the former Silicon Valley programmers shifted into the slow lane, trading computer skills for goods and services.Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/04/02/gamestop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/04/02/gamestop/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe uncertainty that confronts consumers and investors in the U.S. is staggering. There's the price of gasoline, which creeps higher almost daily; a housing market that month after month gets gloomier and gloomier; and the conflict in Iraq that has cost the U.S. an estimated $3 trillion. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/02/28/women.gamers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/02/28/women.gamers/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn a Tuesday night in a San Francisco nightclub, Torrie Dorrell makes a very personal revelation to the gathered crowd: "I'm a full-on gamer, and my husband hates me." Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:09:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/15/technology/kirkpatrick_ggl.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/15/technology/kirkpatrick_ggl.fortune/index.htmTed Owen, CEO of Santa Monica-based GGL Global Gaming (GGL), has told Fortune he has signed a deal to make video gaming an official welcome event of this summer's Beijing Olympics. A Chinese official confirms it.Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/12/technology/copeland_spore.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/12/technology/copeland_spore.fortune/index.htmA gray-and-red-spotted lizardlike creature with two heads peers at me from the computer screen through eyes located, Cyclops-style, in the center of each forehead. It lets out a howl and bounds off its marbleized perch into a prehistoric forest. That was probably a howl of embarrassment. This poor creature has arms stuck around its ears, raised up and flapping comically in the wind, like a Hell's Angel riding a chopper with impossibly high handlebars. So much for intelligent design.Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:14:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1711367,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1711367,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThree critically acclaimed first-person shooters won top honors at the video game industry's most prestigious awards showFri, 08 Feb 2008 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/18/fischer.obit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/18/fischer.obit/index.html#cnnSTCTextChess master Bobby Fischer, one of the greatest chess players in history, has died, a spokesman for the World Chess Federation confirmed to CNN Friday. He was 64.Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/18/fischer.memories.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/18/fischer.memories.irpt/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn Friday, January 18, 2008, chess master Bobby Fischer died at age 64, the same number, CNN.com reader Susan Polgar points out, as the number of squares on a chessboard.Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:02:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/magazine/01/18/fischer.wnack/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/magazine/01/18/fischer.wnack/index.htmlAbout six years ago, sportscaster Dick Schaap was visiting Wilt Chamberlain in Wilt's celebrated California mansion when Schaap got the idea of trying to get in touch with his old friend Bobby Fischer. Schaap had known him since the 1950s, when Fischer was a rising chess star in New York and Schaap was a young magazine reporter assigned to cover him.Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:40:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20172518,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20172518,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnChess champion Bobby Fischer has died in Iceland, the BBC is reporting. According to his rep, Gardar Sverrisson, Chicago-born Fischer, 64, died on Jan. 16 from an undisclosed cause.Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:44:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1704861,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1704861,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBobby Fischer, the reclusive chess master who became a Cold War icon when he dethroned the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky as world champion in 1972, has died. He was 64Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/04/magazines/fortune/fastforward_kotick.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/04/magazines/fortune/fastforward_kotick.fortune/index.htmThe $19 billion merger announced Sunday of Activision with the gaming division of French media company Vivendi creates a company that Bobby Kotick, soon to be its CEO, says is unlike any that came before.Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/30/kasparov.putin/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/30/kasparov.putin/index.html#cnnSTCTextGarry Kasparov has defeated the world's greatest chess players and battled a supercomputer for supremacy. Now, he's facing his toughest opponent, but trying to check the power of Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn't been easy.Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/11/22/gametap.mature.games/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/11/22/gametap.mature.games/index.html#cnnSTCTextSick of children's games? If you're looking for something that's not on your kids' list, these are some of our favorite games that have come out this fall.Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/25/kasparov.jail/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/25/kasparov.jail/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Russian judge sentenced opposition leader Garry Kasparov to five days in jail Sunday, a day after the chess champion-turned-politician and other protesters were arrested at a pro-democracy demonstration in Moscow.Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/26/russian.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/26/russian.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Russian presidential election will take place on March 2, the upper chamber of Russia's parliament, the Federation Council, announced Monday, as opposition leader Garry Kasparov continued his five-day jail term.Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:47:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/grant_wahl/11/21/first.mailbag/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/grant_wahl/11/21/first.mailbag/index.html(The Bag is back for its second decade -- god, we're feeling old -- and you know what to do. Send in your probing questions, quirky comments and any other subversive suggestions, crackpot theories or parlor games dealing with the world of college basketball. For the love of Alan Ogg and Aminu Timberlake, we're even back to taking Where Are They Now nominations. So get to it!)Wed, 21 Nov 2007 20:28:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/arash_markazi/11/20/on.scene/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/arash_markazi/11/20/on.scene/index.htmlLAS VEGAS -- Traveling with Jamie Gold has its perks. A flight to Las Vegas, for example, isn't simply a one-hour trip from San Francisco to Sin City; it's a theatrical production worthy of a casino showroom.Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:37:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/09/markets/spotlight_nintendo/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/09/markets/spotlight_nintendo/index.htmNintendo, thanks to the Wii, its groundbreaking game system, is not just the toast of the video game industry. It has also been a hot stock on Wall Street.Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/01/news/companies/bearstearns_ceo/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/01/news/companies/bearstearns_ceo/index.htmBear Stearns CEO James Cayne fired back Thursday at criticism of his leadership and allegations of inappropriate behavior published in the Wall Street Journal.Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/11/01/simpsons/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/11/01/simpsons/index.html#cnnSTCText"The Simpsons Game's" most notable trait is that it's funny, so funny that I can't believe how often I actually laughed out loud at the wonderfully produced cutscenes that have been made for the game, despite how weird it is seeing Simpsons animation in HD. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/10/29/100792953/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/10/29/100792953/index.htmWhen Bobby Kotick took over Activision in 1991, the once-thriving videogame company was nearly bankrupt. Kotick, a college dropout and serial entrepreneur, threw himself into resuscitating the business. He shored up the company's balance sheet, selling furniture to pay down debt.Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:30:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1674397,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1674397,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe country has long lagged behind in Olympic sports. And that's why grandmaster Viswanathan Anand is a national heroMon, 22 Oct 2007 18:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/01/technology/casual_gaming.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/01/technology/casual_gaming.fortune/index.htmFor all the hype about Microsoft's Halo 3 video game, 10 times as many people have played the hit online game Diner Dash.Mon, 08 Oct 2007 16:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/09/25/halo3.review/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/09/25/halo3.review/index.html#cnnSTCTextNot only is Microsoft Game Studios' "Halo 3" the most eagerly anticipated video game of the year -- it achieved a milestone of a million preorders two months ago -- but this action sci-fi series has become a cultural phenomenon, spawning novels, comics, action figures and a top-secret project with Academy Award-winning director Peter Jackson ("The Lord of the Rings. The Return of the King").Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/09/25/halo.reader.feedback/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/09/25/halo.reader.feedback/index.html#cnnSTCTextSome people might call 17-year-old Joshua Hanson one the luckiest people on the planet. Others might call him crazy.Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:21:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/20/news/international/bc.apfn.japan.sony.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/20/news/international/bc.apfn.japan.sony.ap/index.htmIn yet another embarrassing delay for Sony, the company is delaying the launch of its "Home" virtual world for the PlayStation 3, initially planned for later this year, until next spring.Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1661084,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1661084,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs Alexander Pichuzkin goes on trial, observers are waiting to find out if the self-confessed multiple killer achieved his goal: becoming the grandmaster of murderWed, 12 Sep 2007 15:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/getaways/08/24/new.river.climbing.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/getaways/08/24/new.river.climbing.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou press your body tightly against the rock, fingers running along its crevices, trying to keep from slipping.Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/getaways/08/08/hawaii.campers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/getaways/08/08/hawaii.campers/index.html#cnnSTCTextNext time you visit the Big Island, why not skip the fancy resort and hop in a VW camper van? Wed, 08 Aug 2007 04:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/25/technology/bc.microsoft.electronicarts.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/25/technology/bc.microsoft.electronicarts.reut/index.htmMicrosoft Corp. said Wednesday it will pipe advertisements into a slate of popular sports video games from Electronic Arts Inc., including its best-selling "Madden" football franchise.Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:29:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/07/23/camp.sked/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/07/23/camp.sked/index.html.Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/17/technology/electronic_arts_chief.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/17/technology/electronic_arts_chief.reut/index.htmMicrosoft Corp. said on Tuesday the head of its gaming business, Peter Moore, would leave the company to join Electronic Arts Inc., the world's biggest video game publisher.Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:28:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/12/magazines/business2/gaming_e3.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/12/magazines/business2/gaming_e3.biz2/index.htmRemember the Electronic Entertainment Expo -- that action-packed madhouse of a video game conference that was once the industry's biggest event of the year? It took place again this week, only this time it was much smaller, tamer and, overall, a big snooze-fest.Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:16:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/10/technology/bc.gamesexpo.konami.update.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/10/technology/bc.gamesexpo.konami.update.reut/index.htmSony Corp.'s $100 price cut for the PlayStation 3 is not enough to turn the fortunes of the game console, which has suffered a slow start, an executive of game software maker Konami Corp. said.Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/07/01/100117054/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/07/01/100117054/index.htmCadillac tried a novel approach last year to get young male car buyers excited about its tricked-out V-Series Collection luxury vehicles. Rather than make its pitch through magazines, TV commercials, or online display ads, the automaker took its campaign to the Xbox 360.Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:11:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20044767,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20044767,00.htmlFresh from their Father's Day vacation in Hawaii, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck reunited in Las Vegas for some grownups-only fun - for a good cause.Sat, 07 Jul 2007 15:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/05/technology/videogames/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/05/technology/videogames/index.htmChristmas really does come in July for video game geeks. The industry's biggest event of the year, the E3 Media & Business Summit, will take place during July 11 through July 13 in Santa Monica, California.Thu, 05 Jul 2007 05:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/06/29/floss.masters/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/06/29/floss.masters/index.html#cnnSTCTextJust because you're good at something doesn't mean that something isn't really, really random.Sat, 30 Jun 2007 06:34:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1633841,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1633841,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe generation that grew up with "Pac-Man" and "Pong" are now having children of their own. And across the nation, fathers and their kids are finding the virtual worlds of video games a popular place to bondMon, 18 Jun 2007 16:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/fun.games/06/15/shadowrun/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/fun.games/06/15/shadowrun/index.htmlIf you listen closely, you might just be able to hear a confused video gamer struggling to find the single-player story mode in "Shadowrun," the latest video game published by Microsoft Game Studios.Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/06/14/bird.decline/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/06/14/bird.decline/index.htmlSome of the most common birds seen and heard in American back yards are becoming a less frequent sight and sound in much of the United States, according to a study released by the National Audubon Society.Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1624950,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1624950,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAncestry.com is unveiling more than 90 million U.S. war records from the first English settlement at Jamestown in 1607 through the Vietnam War's end in 1975Fri, 25 May 2007 17:25:00 EDT