Apple Computer unveiled a lower-priced iPod nano recently and said it will sell shows from Showtime Networks on its iTunes Music Store. The 1GB version of the iPod nano, which sells for $149, comes in black and white and holds up to 240 songs or 15,000 photos.
According to Yahoo! News, E3 has caved in the face of the anti-videogame agenda of politicians seeking to censor videogames in manners deemed unacceptable for books, movies, and other media. The E3Expo has adopted rules prohibiting the use of "Material, including live models, conduct that is sexually explicit and/or sexually provocative, including but not limited to nudity, partial nudity and bathing suit bottoms, are prohibited on the show floor, all common areas, and at any access points to the show."
Microsoft chief Bill Gates has been speaking about Halo 3 for Xbox 360 and believes that it will be a "super great product".
Based on a recent survey conducted by Japan's top gaming magazine Famitsu, the PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS and Nintendo Revolution are going to be the big stories for the year 2006. The magazine gathered the opinions 113 retailers and 47 game developers on a variety of game related issues. The Online version of Famitsu, Famitsu.com, gathered the opinion of 370 regular gamers.
Analyst predicts misery for European PlayStation fans, with an estimated March 2007 launch of the PlayStation 3.
Nintendo will ship its next-generation games console, Revolution, in the US in time for the Thanksgiving November 2006 holiday sales period, the company's president has pledged.
Electronic Arts Inc, The world's largest video game publisher said it earned $259 million, or 83 cents per share, for the three months ended Dec. 31. That marked a 31 percent drop from the year-ago period, when the company posted a profit of $375 million, or $1.18 per share.