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Sony Corp is set to launch a head-on challenge to Nintendo Co Ltd and Apple Inc with a new handheld game device that analysts widely expect to be unveiled at an event in Tokyo on Thursday.

Nvidia has surprised the industry with reports stating that the graphic chip designer is due to showcase its Tegra 2 3D processor at the Mobile World Congress.

Jon Chu, the director, twitters his frustration

Nintendo raised questions about the health effects on children of using the 3DS, but the console also offers promise in treating visual problems, according to one expert.

Nintendo, one of the leading video game companies in the world, said it will launch its glasses-free portable 3D gaming console -- Nintendo 3DS - in U.S. on March 27.

A top Nintendo Co Ltd executive said reaction to a health warning on its new 3D handheld game player was overblown, portraying as routine the warning that hit its shares two weeks ago.

The gaming console comes with extensive 3D capabilities.

Soft games, hardcore gaming, linear or 3D effect, motion gaming has changed the way we look at the virtual world - Kinect or Move - take your pick

Nintendo Co plans to ship about 1.5 million units of the 3D-capable handheld game players in Japan in the first month after its launch on February 26, President Satoru Iwata said in an interview with the Nikkei business daily published on Monday.

GameStop Corp's same-store sales during the holiday shopping season rose a less-than-expected 3.4 percent, sending its shares lower on Thursday.

Hackers released a code that makes it easy for people to run homemade games, other operating systems or even pirated games on the PS3 console, previously considered the most secure.

PCs join the motion bandwagon and get their own interface device, the Wavi Xtion.

Wii, Kinect and Moves may be getting people to flay their arms around but it is still the console games which are exciting the gamers

Nintendo Co has warned children six years old or younger should not play games in 3D mode on a new 3D-capable handheld game player slated for an early 2011 debut, citing possible health risks.

Warning seems redundant when the 3DS is supposed to broaden the gaming market and is positioned at 7 to 77-years old.

Nintendo issues a warning on its Japanese blog that young children should avoid playing the 3DS when 3-D images are in play.

Activision said its sales of its latest video game Call of Duty: Black Ops have surpassed the $1 billion mark since its launch in Nov.9, as global audiences have logged billions of hours online with Call of Duty games

New research from Clemson University says helmet-mounted technology, a key component to virtual reality and a new feature in video games, can cause motion sickness.

A recent report from Nielsen says gaming consoles are taking over the living room as people use them for a wide range of tasks.

A report from In-Stat says phones will be the largest number of 3D mobile devices on the market.

At the Video Games Awards, release of 'Mass Effect 3' was announced, and winners declared. While just hours ahead of the 2010 ceremony, Microsoft delayed the news on much-awaited 'Gears of War 3'.