Video Game Consoles

Despite Reports, Gay Cheating Elves Haven't Quite Rocked the Video Gaming World

Eliot Schrefer | Posted 12.09.2009 | Technology


Eliot Schrefer

I've spent many hours in recent weeks living in the virtual world of Dragon Age Origins. So is Zevran bisexual? After playing the game, it seems that the elf rogue may swing both ways.

Potential E-Waste Nightmare: Microsoft Bans Nearly a Million Xbox Users

treehugger.com | Posted 11.19.2009 | Green


After discovering nearly a million users had modified their consoles to play pirated games via the Xbox live service, Microsoft gave them the boot fro...

Manhattan's Latest Parental Punishment

Vicky Ward | Posted 05.28.2009 | Style


Vicky Ward

I had often wondered, since we gave our twin six-year-old sons a Nintendo Wii at Christmas, why it is not just the children but my husband who looks utterly wiped out on a Sunday morning?

Best Buy Profits Jump 52 Percent

AP | Joshua Freed | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Electronics retailer Best Buy Co. said Tuesday its third-quarter profit jumped 52 percent, boosted by an extra week of holiday shopping and sales of h...

Overwhelmed By Toy Recalls? Buy Video Games

Los Angeles Times | Alex Pham | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Kathleen Buczko, a mother of three, is the toy industry's Grinch this year. She plans to cut her spending on toys by 25%. To the video game industry,...

Wii Flies Off Shelves

Seeking Alpha | Steven Towns | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Nintendo achieved its best week for Wii sales in the U.S. last week since the console's debut-week sales a year ago, with 350,000 units sold, compared...