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.Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:03:07 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2008/TECH/science/08/06/Futureofgaming/tztop.hold.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Hobbies_and_Pastimes14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Hobbies and Pastimes from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/08/06/Futureofgaming/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/08/06/Futureofgaming/index.html#cnnSTCTextBe excited, but be scared. A world of mind-blowing possibilities is suddenly being thrust upon the world of video gaming.Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/08/26/videogame.spore.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/08/26/videogame.spore.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextWill Wright is not offended by the explicit monsters some folks have created using his evolution simulator, no matter which private parts they may resemble. In fact, Wright said he's been impressed with the indecent beasts spawned by a slimmed-down edition of "Spore," his much-anticipated but difficult-to-describe game.Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:33:00 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.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/08/18/videogames.learning.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/08/18/videogames.learning.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextParents, don't put away those video games just yet -- today's gamer may be tomorrow's top surgeon.Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/08/07/dark.knight.game.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/08/07/dark.knight.game.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's a puzzle worthy of The Riddler: Why is there no video game based on "The Dark Knight"?Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:54:00 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://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, 20 Jun 2008 16:44:00 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 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/fun.games/05/04/review.spidey/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/fun.games/05/04/review.spidey/index.htmlWith the video game version of "Spider-Man 3" and its theatrical counterpart hitting the United States on Friday, we're not just seeing the continuation of a hugely successful movie franchise.Fri, 04 May 2007 15:32:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/05/01/8405654/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/05/01/8405654/index.htmA year ago it looked like game over for Nintendo's storied console business. The Kyoto-based gamemaker--whose Nintendo Entertainment System ushered in the modern age of videogames--was bleeding mar... Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/fun.games/04/20/ipod.games/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/fun.games/04/20/ipod.games/index.htmlApple's popular iPod mobile media device, with 100 million units sold since 2001, has evolved from a music machine to a digital photo album, video player and podcast platform.Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:47:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/09/news/companies/media_games/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/09/news/companies/media_games/index.htmTake-Two Interactive Software, the troubled maker of the popular Grand Theft Auto series of video games, has said that it might consider a sale.Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/04/04/bt.poker/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/04/04/bt.poker/index.htmlThe Internet has made poker into an international phenomenon played by millions around the world. By the nature of the game, most will be losers, but "Texas hold 'em" and the other variations of poker has a professional face, too, not just that of pasty-faced gamblers staring passively at computer screens.Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/30/commentary/column_gaming/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/30/commentary/column_gaming/index.htmThe boss battle at Take-Two Interactive Software is over - with the leaders brutally squashed, then discarded. It sounds like a storyline straight out of "Grand Theft Auto," but in this case, it was corporate Darwinism at work.Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:54:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/19/commentary/column_gaming/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/19/commentary/column_gaming/index.htmBracing for a shareholder revolt, the maker of the "Grand Theft Auto" video game said Monday it is considering new corporate strategies, including the sale of the company.Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:42:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/03/19/8402360/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/03/19/8402360/index.htmStrange things are afoot in the land of Azeroth. The most powerful humans, orcs, and night elves have grown restless, for many among them have explored all the known kingdoms, from the city of Tyr'... Mon, 19 Mar 2007 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/12/news/funny/poker_wpt/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/03/12/news/funny/poker_wpt/index.htmPoker may not seem as hip as it was just a few years ago. And nobody's feeling that more than shareholders of WPT Enterprises, operator of the World Poker Tour.Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:41:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/arash_markazi/02/26/on.scene/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/arash_markazi/02/26/on.scene/index.htmlPaul Wasicka is sitting in front of a pair of computers in the corner of his quaint hotel room searching for a pen. It wouldn't be so hard to find if he wasn't sharing the room with two of his friends and there weren't suitcases and clothes sprawled everywhere, but he is and it's making it hard to find anything in these cramped quarters.Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:28:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/23/commentary/column_gaming/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/23/commentary/column_gaming/index.htmThe hot-button topic of used video game sales is moving toward center stage once again, as Circuit City has begun selling previously-owned titles online and in select stores.Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:37:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/02/19/8400256/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/02/19/8400256/index.htmOne of the many joys of the World Cup is engaging in a 30-day frenzy of flag-hugging nationalism. Many Americans root for more than one team: the U.S. and the country of their ancestors. If you're ... Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/01/25/samsung.blackjack/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/01/25/samsung.blackjack/index.htmlCingular appears to be grabbing the lion's share of smart phones. In the last few months, the carrier has stocked its lineup with the Nokia E62, the HP iPaq hw6925, and the 3G-enabled Cingular 8525.Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/11/chess.melt/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/11/chess.melt/index.htmlChess is a challenging game at the best of times. But try playing it in Trafalgar Square, with huge pieces carved from ice -- on a relatively balmy British day that threatened to turn pawns to puddles.Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/fun.games/01/04/ps3.review/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/fun.games/01/04/ps3.review/index.htmlIn the gaming world, being first to market has its advantages, but it also has some downsides. With its Xbox 360, Microsoft has staked itself a year lead over archrival Sony in the next-gen gaming wars and, just as importantly, the battle for living-room dominance--these powerful minicomputers also do double duty as digital media hubs. In those 12 months, Microsoft has managed to sell several million consoles, work through some hardware glitches, upgrade the system's internal software, and bring out a full selection of accessories as well as a few signature games, including the company's own smash hit, Gears of War. But that year has also given Sony time to polish its more ambitious--and pricier--PlayStation 3.Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/12/19/family.history/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/12/19/family.history/index.htmlSearching for the perfect present for your children, one that won't get shoved in a closet or cost a fortune? Hoping to engage your children in activities other than video games and television over their winter break? Look no further than those piles of shoe boxes bursting with old photographs. This holiday season give kids the gift that they will treasure for a lifetime -- a family history.Tue, 19 Dec 2006 17:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/11/quest.magic/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/11/quest.magic/index.htmlFrom the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas theatres, seeing is disbelieving this month as Richard goes on a Quest for magic.Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:14:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/30/8391816/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/30/8391816/index.htmKnow when to press - and when to pull back.Wed, 08 Nov 2006 21:29:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/30/8391769/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/30/8391769/index.htmSeveral decades ago I owned five bowling centers in Detroit. I learned the ins and outs of how to operate them, but after nine years of running my own, I decided that the world needed a bowling cen... Wed, 08 Nov 2006 19:36:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/11/13/8393083/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/11/13/8393083/index.htmTurn on your TV this week and you may see a striking commercial: An animated baby doll sits in a white room looking at a small black box. It coos with delight. It laughs with an adult's demented ca... Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:45:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/27/markets/spotlight_erts/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/27/markets/spotlight_erts/index.htmElectronic Arts may be the video game sector's dominant player. But that hasn't made the past year much fun for shareholders.Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:26:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/10/01/8387286/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/10/01/8387286/index.htmBridge City Tool Works Dozuki Saw $129Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/20/nolan.prestige/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/20/nolan.prestige/index.html"It took a long time to figure out what the film was," says director Christopher Nolan of his latest, "The Prestige."Fri, 20 Oct 2006 13:51:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/20/technology/sony_ps3/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/20/technology/sony_ps3/index.htmWith the PlayStation 3 launch date less than one month away, Sony is finally answering some of the lingering mysteries about the video game system.Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:47:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/30/8391794/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/30/8391794/index.htmWhat makes Tiger Woods great? What made Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett the world's premier investor? We think we know: Each was a natural who came into the world with a gift for doing e... Thu, 19 Oct 2006 19:14:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/fortune/peak_performers/index.htmlhttp://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/fortune/peak_performers/index.htmlWe talked to everyone from an NFL kicker to a tech CEO to find out what goes into the secret sauce of excellence.Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:53:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/fsb/cool_tools/index.htmlhttp://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/fsb/cool_tools/index.htmlThe best new hardware made by small businesses.Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/10/11/popsci.kayak/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/10/11/popsci.kayak/index.htmlAmong water people, there are planers and there are displacers.Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:49:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/01/magazines/business2/episodic_gaming/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/01/magazines/business2/episodic_gaming/index.htmThe video game industry is taking a page out of TV's script.Sun, 01 Oct 2006 19:29:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/27/commentary/column_gaming/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/27/commentary/column_gaming/index.htmDirector Peter Jackson, who won an Academy Award for his "Lord of the Rings" films, is adding another title to his resume: video game mogul. The filmmaker and Microsoft Wednesday announced a partnership to launch a development studio and collaborate on a new "Halo" game.Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/08/28/poker.gold/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/08/28/poker.gold/index.htmlWhen he won $12 million in the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas this month, Jamie Gold, a television producer, pumped his first in the air, hoisted stacks of cash over his head, and wrapped his mother in an embrace.Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/22/commentary/column_gaming/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/22/commentary/column_gaming/index.htmThings are getting a bit more Unreal in the video game world.Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/07/01/8380528/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/07/01/8380528/index.htmLike Force Recon Marines scouting an enemy field, 11 over-the-hill birders and two tour guides jump from a pair of vans, toting binoculars and $2,000 Swarovski scopes. They rush to the top of a fre... Fri, 18 Aug 2006 14:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/07/28/czech.death/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/07/28/czech.death/index.htmlA promising young woman British chess player taking part in a chess tournament in the Czech Republic has died after a mystery fall from her hotel room.Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/fun.games/06/30/stacked/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/fun.games/06/30/stacked/index.htmlOften referred to as "America's new national pastime," poker has exploded over the past couple of years -- specifically Texas Hold 'Em games, a popular poker variant that has spawned TV shows, online competitions and even poker chips sold at local convenience stores.Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/06/23/family.adventure/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/06/23/family.adventure/index.htmlWhen Lauryn Axelrod plans a vacation with her teenage son Josh, she begins with one question: What new cultural and physical experiences do I want to give my child?Fri, 23 Jun 2006 14:20:00 EDT