• Independent Games Take Flight

  
  Indie game makers look to the music and film business (and creative marketing) to learn how to nurture audience and interest.

• How Facebook Changed Gaming

  
  Analysis: The pace of life has cranked up, prompting a sea change in games to accommodate schedule constraints and other modern realities.
• Game Economy Grows with Micropayments
• Volvo Ocean Race Tracked Online
• Sony's Latest OLED TV Prototype Is 1 Millimeter Thin
• 8 Winning Ways of SOA
• At WiMAX World, a Technology in Search of Its Niche
• Real Life will Trump Second Life, Microsoft Says
• Holiday Gear Sneak Peek
• Google Conference Focuses on Africa's Tech Needs

Latest from E3

• Game On
  E3 2008: Sony Says 'Harder To Have Third-Party Exclusives' During a roundtable discussion at E3 earlier, Sony's Jack Tretton pinned his disappointment at losing exclusive publishing rights to Final Fantasy 13 on Microsoft spending money to "curry favor" with third parties.
• Game On
  E3 2008: Is Nintendo Spurning Hardcore Gamers? So the controversy du jour seems to be that because Nintendo didn't launch a new Mario or Zelda game (they merely confirmed stuff's in the works) at this year's E3 2008, we're supposed to be freaked out or something.
• Game On
  E3 2008: Hands-On with the New Sony PlayStation Video Store It's smart, it's got fantastic curves, it's got sexy moves and grooves, it's -- wait, you thought I was talking about the PlayStation Video Store.
• Game On
  E3 2008: Did Sony's Press Conference Underwhelm? It came and went with virtually no surprises, mostly just confirmations of long known rumors, but are we being too hard on Sony.
• Game On
  E3 2008: Good God of War 3 and Holy 80GB $400 PS3 You knew it was coming, I knew it was coming, even my dog knew it was in the pipe (and hey, you know what you get when you spell dog backwards).
• Today @ PC World
  Sony Ups $399 PS3 To 80GB, Unveils New PSP, PS2 Bundles SCEA's Jack Tretton has plans to get more PlayStation 3s and PlayStation Portables in gamer's hands.
• Today @ PC World
  E3 2008: Sony's Big Gaming Announcements Blu-ray may have won the HD wars, but Sony has a lot to prove this year at E3.
• Game On
  E3 2008: Sony Says Consoles Have 10 Year Lifecycle Jack Tretton launched Sony's E3 press conference today by claiming the stress of today's big Sony PR event has taken two years off his life.
• Today @ PC World
  Coming Soon: Wii Resort, Wii Music and Clone Wars Showing off what the new advanced Wii MotionPlus attachment can do: Wii Sports Resort.

Tech Events News

• Independent Games Take Flight Indie game makers look to the music and film business (and creative marketing) to learn how to nurture audience and interest.
• Sony's Latest OLED TV Prototype Is 1 Millimeter Thin Sony has unveiled at the Ceatec 2008 show a prototype OLED TV set that's just 0.9mm thin.
• How Facebook Changed Gaming Analysis: The pace of life has cranked up, prompting a sea change in games to accommodate schedule constraints and other modern realities.
• Game Economy Grows with Micropayments Game-makers build up revenue with in-game cash economies--which sometimes slip outside, too.
• Volvo Ocean Race Tracked Online Viewers can follow action recorded by on-boat Webcams via mobile phone, PC, on terminals at each port stop.

Tech Events Playing in PCW Video

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  Clarion: Internet-Enabled GPS Prototype Clarion's new personal navigation device: Web access, digital TV and GPS--all in one gadget.
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  Tegra Chipset For Mini-Laptops Nvidia launches the all-in-one Tegra chip set to compete with Intel's Atom.
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  Computex Preview Asia's biggest IT show, Computex, gets under way this week in Taipei.

Tech Events Slideshows

• Holiday Gear Sneak Peek Tech firms got a jump on the holidays this week in New York where they showed off cool new tech toys they hope will be big hits with gift givers. Here are some of the product highlights from the event sponsored by ShowStoppers.
• In Pictures: E3 2008 Picks and Pans For once it doesn't matter whether you swear by the Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, or PC gaming. It's all here. Here's what caught our eye--and what we wish we'd never laid eyes on--at this year's E3 gaming expo in LA.

Tech Events Reviews

• In Pictures: E3 2008 Picks and Pans For once it doesn't matter whether you swear by the Wii, Xbox 360, PS3, or PC gaming. It's all here. Here's what caught our eye--and what we wish we'd never laid eyes on--at this year's E3 gaming expo in LA.
• In-Depth and Hands-On: Nintendo Wii Sports Resort and Wii Music Here's a detailed look at Nintendo's next two powerhouse casual gaming titles.
• What the Film Industry Can Teach Games The film industry is taking a more active role in helping create better movie-licensed games.
• Microsoft, Netflix Team to Bring Movies to Xbox 360 Microsoft has announced an exclusive partnership which will bring select streaming content to the Xbox 360.
• E3 Games Expo This Week in LA: What to Expect PC World's gaming geeks debate which games and rumors are worth paying attention to. Post a comment to let us know what games interest you the most.