Sony to launch motion controller for PlayStation 3 in spring 2010

June 4th, 2009 Microsoft, Sony take aim at Nintendo Wii at E3 LOS ANGELES — This year's Electronic Entertainment Expo has been quite the moving experience. During presentations at the video game industry trade show, both Microsoft and Sony debuted prototype motion-control devices for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 that could rival Nintendo's popular Wii, the first console to employ a motion-detecting controller when it debuted in 2006.

August 28th, 2006 The spare processing power of Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) will be harnessed by US biologists trying to understand the cause of diseases like Alzheimer's. Sony has teamed up with US biologists who already run the distributed computing project, folding@home (FAH).

August 18th, 2009 PS3 price cut by $100; slimmer model to comeNEW YORK — After months of rumors and anticipation, Sony Corp. is slashing the price of the PlayStation 3 by $100 in hopes of boosting sales of the console ahead of the important holiday season.

May 14th, 2009 Sony reports $1 bln annual loss, first in 14 yearsTOKYO — Sony Corp. reported its first annual net loss in 14 years and forecast a bigger loss this year, saying the pressure from sliding sales, competition in gadget prices and a strong yen was expected to continue.

May 14th, 2009 Sony reports $1B annual loss, first in 14 yearsTOKYO — Sony Corp. reported its first annual net loss in 14 years and forecast a bigger loss this year, saying the pressure from sliding sales, competition in gadget prices and a strong yen was expected to continue.

June 12th, 2009 US video game sales slide 23 pct in MayLOS ANGELES — U.S. video gamers spent less on games, hardware and accessories in May compared with a year ago, a sign that this year's release schedule couldn't compete with Take Two Interactive's "Grand Theft Auto IV" last spring.

July 30th, 2009 Game makers pause, reload: Are price cuts next?Kathleen Byrnes and Justin Choi, a married couple attending medical school at Tulane University, say $40 is just too much to fork over for a Nintendo Wii game they might not enjoy. They haven't bought one since last fall, when they picked up "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed." Since then? "Nothing really interesting came out," said Byrnes, 23.

October 19th, 2009 Video game sales improve slightly in SeptemberNEW YORK — After six straight months of double-digit declines, U.S. video game sales finally saw an improvement in September.

September 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bharti Airtel, the country's largest telecom operator in terms of subscribers, Wednesday said it will launch third generation (3G) mobile telephony services by October 2010. "If everything goes well on time with regard to spectrum auction, by February or March we should receive spectrum allocation, Bharti Airtel chief executive Manoj Kohli told reporters on the sidelines of a telecom conference here.

October 14th, 2009 NASA invites Twitterers to next shuttle launchCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is inviting its Twitter followers to the next space shuttle launch.

March 22nd, 2006 Sony's president confirmed a November release for the PlayStation 3 and said the company is also committed to a simultaneous worldwide launch of the PS3 in Japan, the rest of Asia, North America, Europe and Australia. SCE President Phil Harrison told an audience at the Game Developers Conference here that Sony will produce about a million PS3s per month and capacity will ramp up quickly.

September 23rd, 2009 Nintendo cutting Wii price by $50 to $200NEW YORK — Nintendo on Sunday will cut the price of its popular Wii console by $50, in a bid to broaden its appeal among potential new customers as it prepares to release the Wii Fit-Plus and New Super Mario Bros. games. The Wii, whose game control senses motions without having relying solely on buttons and levers, is the top selling console worldwide.

October 29th, 2009 more images more imagesNintendo's profit dives as Wii demand dwindlesTOKYO — Nintendo's first-half profit plunged as sales of its hit Wii home console fizzled, forcing the maker of Super Mario and Pokemon games to forecast annual earnings would fall for the first time in six years. The recent global price cut for the Wii also hurt Nintendo Co., which Thursday reported a 69.49 billion yen ($772 million) profit for the April-September period.

August 14th, 2009 July video game sales show sharp declineNEW YORK — Hurt by the recession and few hit game launches, U.S. retail sales of video games dropped sharply in July, showing an even bigger decline than what many analysts were expecting.

May 30th, 2009 Exhibitors gear up for upgraded E3LOS ANGELES — The Electronic Entertainment Expo may be back on the upswing after two years of downsizing, but that doesn't mean the gaming industry's once showy spectacle known as E3 is returning to its heyday of a few years ago. Some 70,000 people flocked to the Los Angeles Convention Center to see the latest in video games back in 2005.