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The Wii U’s main selling point is a new touch-screen controller that is a cross between the iPad Mini and a traditional video game controller.

Once again, Steve Wozniak proves that he is the absolute best guy in the world of technology. Forget all the other antics of the world’s tech billionaires combined, this is a guy who is just having fun with it – witness the fact that he’s co-starring in an upcoming iOS game with “Machete” star Danny Trejo.

Better-than-expected results from both media and telecommunications businesses pushed Vivendi SA to bump up its full-year guidance, easing pressure on the company as it pursues a strategic review that could lead to asset sales.

Microsoft said sales of "Halo 4," the latest in its sci-fi alien shooting-game series, topped $220 million in global sales during its first 24 hours of availability.

Seven members of an elite U.S. Navy SEAL team, including one who participated in the raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, have been reprimanded for disclosing classified material while helping produce a videogame, officials said on Thursday.

Assassin's Creed III is an impressive looking game with tremendous scope. But while it gets many things right, it falls short of greatness.

Nintendo slashed its full-year profit outlook by 70%, weighed down by weaker-than-expected demand for its 3DS handheld game machine, the strong yen, and manufacturing costs.

Nintendo announced Monday that it is dropping the price of its Wii console to $130 in the United States as it prepares to sell the next-generation Wii U in a little over a month.

Far Cry 3 producer Dan Hay doesn't subscribe to the practice of holding a player's hand, telling them what to think about a person or situation at any given moment. Instead, the developers of the survival shooter prefer to let great writing and great acting steal the spotlight, while they let the virtual cameras roll.

Elmo, Big Bird and the rest of the 'Sesame Street' crew have always talked to kids. Now, they'll try to have a two-way conversation with their pint-sized audience using Kinect, the motion and voice-sensing controller created by Microsoft.