Peter Thiel offers $100 thousand fellowships to drop out of school and start a business. CNN's Carol Costello reports.
Two new sci-fi video games cast you in the futuristic role of a space marine who must face off against deadly creatures.
Not 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").
Some people might call 17-year-old Joshua Hanson one the luckiest people on the planet. Others might call him crazy.
I-Reporter Joshua Hanson, 17, is the first to get his hands on 'Halo 3' in Woodbury, Minnesota.
The days of the Saturday matinee may have long faded from the local cinema, but they could be rising again in the world of video games like "Half-Life 2" and "Halo."
All right class, I know you're eager to clean out your lockers, but summer vacation doesn't begin until you've all received your end of term grades.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - While much of the attention at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo is focused on new hardware such as Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Co. Ltd's Wii, the success of the next generation of video game consoles will likely be determined by their game lineups.
Is the telecom boom back? Following rumors of a deal, Level 3 has acquired ICG, an operator of Colorado and Ohio fiber networks, for $163 million. The Rocky Mountain News says one driver of the acquisition is the continuing growth of the wireless business, since wireless calls and data are carried from cell towers to wired networks. Telcos are also considering expanding international fiber links, after years with a glut of capacity on the market. After overbuilding in the 1990s led to a telecom boom and bust, says Business 2.0 senior writer Om Malik, we may be heading into a period of balance between telecom supply and demand --a situation which will be good for both telecom suppliers and consumers.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - While Microsoft's Xbox 360 is one of the hottest gadgets of the holiday season, the rest of the video game industry isn't faring well.
CNNMoney: Pac Man turns 25updated: Tue May 10 2005 10:34:00
It's easy to see "Halo 2" fans lined up for several blocks in the hours before the game is released and think the industry has never been hotter; but if you want to see what a true phenomenon looks like, jump into your wayback machine and head to 1980.
In the video game "Narc," published by Midway, you play an undercover police officer busting drug dealers.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Dear Bill,
If you are looking to spice up your gaming console or Windows-based PC, pick up an accessory for your system.
It began as a Web-based mystery. Who hacked the website of a Napa Valley beekeeper, leaving behind a series of GPS coordinates? Why were pay phones at the Empire State Building delivering installme...
CNNMoney: Sex and sequelsupdated: Fri Dec 17 2004 10:56:00
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Looking back, we all should have guessed that 2004 would be the year of sex and video games.
CNNMoney: Playing an EA dropupdated: Thu Dec 09 2004 12:09:00
Electronic Arts CEO Larry Probst said on Monday that holiday sales of the company's video games have been mixed. Some are outselling expectations, while others are not living up to EA's hopes.
Money Magazine: 2004 Gift Guideupdated: Wed Dec 01 2004 00:01:00
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"Halo 2," which went on sale in November, shattered video game sales records, but does it live up to the hype? Yes. And in spades.
CNNMoney: 'Doom 3' vs. 'Madden'updated: Tue Nov 23 2004 10:35:00
Such top-selling video games as "Doom 3" and "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" made the National Institute on Media and the Family's list Tuesday of ten video games that parents should keep out of the hands of children and teenagers this holiday season.
Here's the problem if you've got an avid gamer on your holiday shopping list: They probably have all the hot holiday games already.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money ) - "Halo 2" has claimed early bragging rights in the 2004 video game battle.
CNNMoney: How big is 'Halo 2'?updated: Mon Nov 08 2004 12:14:00
How big is "Halo 2"? Pre-orders for the game topped 1.5 million copies. And hundreds of thousands of walk-up sales will push its day one sales total to at least $100 million.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - For the past 20 years, the gaming world has had one universal truth: AAA games cost roughly $50. As we close in on the next generation of game machines, though, change is in the air.
CNNMoney: Six to watchupdated: Fri May 14 2004 10:22:00
LOS ANGELES (CNN/Money) - E3 is not about the here and now. It's about the future - sometimes the distant future. While a lot of the titles on display here will get a lot of press ink in the coming months, a good percentage won't see the light of day until 2005 - and possibly 2006.
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