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'Angry Birds' adapted for political satireupdated: Mon Sep 12 2011 03:55:00

When Indian activist Anna Hazare last month succeeded in pushing his government to take tougher steps against political dishonesty, victory came only after he endured days on hunger strike.

'The Sims' comes to Facebookupdated: Thu Aug 18 2011 16:44:00

What do you get when you combine the top-selling PC game franchise of all time with the world's biggest social network?

Should Android apps list minimum requirements?updated: Tue Jun 07 2011 17:43:00

Given the stunning diversity of Android handsets, it's not surprising that not all Android apps run well on all Android devices. But so far, information about which hardware or version of the Android operating system is required to support specific apps isn't consistently available.

Sid Meier: Games are taking over the worldupdated: Tue May 10 2011 16:36:00

Sid Meier is the director of creative development at Firaxis Games. But to millions, he's better known as the "Father of Computer Gaming."

Sony: PC game network was also hackedupdated: Mon May 02 2011 22:21:00

Sony said the Internet security breach targeting its networks was more extensive than originally thought.

What's next for downloadable games?updated: Tue Jan 25 2011 09:35:00

From the Nintendo 3DS's ability to grab titles on demand to the increasing popularity of retail sites like Steam and Direct2Drive.com, downloadable games will be everywhere in 2011.

South Korea to impose online game banupdated: Tue Apr 13 2010 23:16:00

CNN's Errol Barnett examines South Korea's plans to curb gaming addiction by banning online gaming after midnight.

Tiger Woods online gameupdated: Tue Apr 06 2010 12:44:00

Check out the EA Sports demonstration of the new Tiger Woods online video game.

Couple: Internet gaming addiction led to baby's deathupdated: Fri Apr 02 2010 10:07:00

A South Korean couple whose three-month-old daughter died of malnutrition while they were raising a virtual child in an online game pleaded guilty to negligent homicide on Friday.

Online game seeks to empower Africaupdated: Thu Apr 01 2010 10:53:00

Some people think of online gamers and see gaunt loners huddled in dark rooms, the sad blue glow of the computer screen on their faces as their lives pass them by.

Video game keeps player hookedupdated: Fri Mar 26 2010 08:50:00

Modern Warfare 2 has 25 million unique users online. One of them is CNN photojournalist Gabe Ramirez.

Virtually addicted: Weaning Koreans off their wired worldupdated: Fri Mar 26 2010 08:50:00

While in high school, Cheong Beom-seok often slept through his classes and played online games seven or eight hours at night, sneaking in front of the computer while his parents were in bed.

Fixing the world with online gamesupdated: Tue Feb 16 2010 14:45:00

Game developer, Jane McGonigal, hopes to harness kids' passions to create change.

CNN at TED2010updated: Mon Feb 15 2010 13:35:00

Preview our conversations with speakers from the TED conference in Long Beach, California.

Ten big ideas from TEDupdated: Mon Feb 15 2010 13:35:00

Pointing to a graphic of a spider's silk-spinning organ projected on a giant screen, scientist Cheryl Hayashi said, "That's the business end of a spider," drawing laughs from hundreds in the TED2010 conference audience. "Hey don't laugh, that's my life."

Virtual cash meets the real worldupdated: Thu Jul 09 2009 03:10:00

While China is seriously cracking down on the exchange of virtual currencies for real cash, virtual economies backed by newfound legitimacy elsewhere are quickly gaining ground in the real world.

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