Games and entertainment body Ukie said the new system provides "much needed clarity for consumers".
Having the same processors across all electronics in the home ecosystem will open up new opportunities for games and entertainment.
We look forward to his contribution to our team as Xbox continues to evolve and transform the games and entertainment landscape.
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Industry heavyweights Motorola and Sega Enterprises say in the future they'll jointly produce games and entertainment for cellphones and other mobile devices.
It's not just an upgrade -- it's an entirely new system that will change the way you and your family experience games and entertainment.
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While many brands already employ games and entertainment apps to engage customers, the healthcare sector has recently applied game mechanics to address bigger issues than human boredom.
With more than 23 million active members around the world, Xbox LIVE unlocks a world of friends, games and entertainment on Xbox 360, and now also on Windows Phone 7 Series.
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When Microsoft announced SmartGlass a second screen experience to augment Xbox 360 games and entertainment it delivered a subtle jab to Nintendo and their imminent Wii U console.
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'Adding a fourth UK-based studio to the incredible roster of talent already in place across Rare Ltd, Soho Productions and Lionhead not only increases our in-region studio presence, but will allow Microsoft Studios to explore the many creative and business opportunities that developing new games and entertainment experiences on Windows 8 tablet devices and platforms will afford.
With Kinect, Xbox 360 transformed gaming and entertainment in the living room with a whole new way to play games and find entertainment - no controller required.
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Additionally, increased ad revenue from National Football League (NFL) games and other entertainment related programming helped.
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Market research firms are touting games and other entertainment applications as a vast untapped money pool.
At Sony's event announcing the PlayStation 4, they showed off many new features for games and home entertainment.
The Journal also notes that the company envisions parents paying for games and other entertainment features used by their offspring.
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But it is to confront a reality that sports is still prissy about: that games are entertainment, and entertainment is what the networks pay top dollar for.
On Friday, a House subcommittee held hearings on a bill that would prohibit the targeted marketing to minors of adult-rated records, movies, video games and other entertainment material.
As well as being EA's chief executive, Mr Riccitiello also chairs the US's Entertainment Software Rating Board - which decides what age guidance and warnings should go on games packaging - and the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) lobby body.
The promotion gives Wii U Deluxe Set owners a big incentive to connect their systems to the Internet and discover a constantly expanding array of downloadable games, entertainment offerings and cool ways to connect with family and friends.
Their main activities may be more slanted to games, socializing and entertainment activities than North Americans and Europeans, but they are accessing the same Internet.
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The business has taken off rapidly since Apple introduced a model last July with higher-speed Internet access and the introduction of the App Store, which gives users access to thousands of games, entertainment software and other applications.
Banning boxing and other forms of violent entertainment like video games and movies could have the unintended consequence of increasing actual violence.
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Online WAP games are designed "not only to meet growing demand among young people for WAP-based entertainment and games, but also to encourage more non-WAP customers to join the WAP world, " says Prudence Chan, SmarTone's chief operating officer.
Why else would it emphasize that the Revolution will play GameCube games and downloadable games from Christmases past: Nintendo 64, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and even the two-decade-old Nintendo Entertainment System.
All game machines have suffered in recent years from the advent of smartphones and other mobile devices that have become more sophisticated and offer games and other forms of entertainment.
With the extra HDD capacity which has been extended from 320GB and 160GB, users can store and enjoy more and more entertainment content including games, music, photos, and video on the new PS3.
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Television, movies, and video games can all be wonderful entertainment, but balance is important, and those early years are the most important of all.
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However, some units and organizations have been turning to entertainment games for training, such as the Command and General Staff College using strategy games like Decisive Action (which you can buy and play at home).
Kid friendly features of the Child Pad include access to the Kids App Store powered by AppsLib which is filtered down to 14-friendly categories and 10, 000 apps including games, entertainment, communication, multimedia, books, comics, sports and more.
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App stores are emerging as major channels for selling software in a range of categories, such as games, entertainment, news and productivity.
The Caliber Advantage utilizes technology that is specifically optimized for games developed by industry leaders such as Epic Games and Epic's ChAIR Entertainment for the ultimate gaming experience.
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