Mobile gaming is a vibrant and exciting space and we don't see controller-based games replacing touch screen games, we expect them to enhance and enlarge the smart device gaming experience to include the living room experience.
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Meanwhile, it would render PS4 games almost as useless as the vast majority of touch-based mobile games out there.
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Touch-based games like Angry Birds can be comfortably played on the TV while relaxing on the couch.
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The Nintendo 3DS features two screens -- one that shows 3-D gaming content and another that users can touch to control games.
In trying to help the Olympic Games touch all corners of the globe, the International Olympic Committee has cared little about the internal economic mess that, in some instances, is left behind in the aftermath of international competition.
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During the second quarter, Lenovo announced its new IdeaCentre A520, a new all-in-one desktop PC featuring a compact 23-inch frameless 1080p display that supports multi-touch with a widely adjustable screen angle (from -5 to 90 degress flat) with perfect picture at any angle so users can watch movies, play touch-based games or enjoy video chat in any position.
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Also known as ARTS (action real-time strategy games) there has been a surprising absence of these multiplayer competitive games on touch-based devices.
Jobs showed off an advertisement that bombards the viewer with shots of the Touch being used to play games.
Ngmoco has been successful in free-to-play games like Eliminate Pro and Touch Pet Dogs, while Freeverse has done well in the paid apps market with its low-cost games, like Skee-Ball and Flick Fishing, often priced at 99 cents.
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Like so many people, one way she kept in touch with her father was through games on Facebook.
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Even with physical keyboards, modern phones need touch screens to control movies, games and other tasks beyond the BlackBerry's roots in messaging.
He would use the Internet sparingly, most of the time to play games or stay in touch with friends back home in the capital.
The playoff ratings game is a tough one in which the NHL often trails baseball by millions and no one can touch football with its much fewer games.
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Thirty-nine percent of children ages 2- to 4-years-old and 52% of kids ages 5 to 8 have used an iPad, iPhone or similar touch-screen device to play games, watch videos or use other apps, according to a survey last year by Common Sense Media, a San Francisco-based nonprofit group.
Touch screens have limited application in video games and a good controller is needed for the best experience.
Another feature will enable the iPhone or iPad to become a wireless controller, with full touch and tilt functionality, for playing games on a PC.
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It is capable of acting as a video link to keep in touch with doctors and family, playing games and giving updates on the news.
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These included games such as Scrabble and "Touch Hockey, " a database app, news services and more.
At, say, Apple, which is pushing games on the iPhone and iPod touch.
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That means games (controllable with the TV Touch remote), media, and more.
The current generation of smartphones with touch screens isn't "optimized for games, " said Mr. Nordberg, who took over as CEO in October 2009.
According to the 2010 International Games Survey by market research firm Newzoo, there are 40.1 million people in the U.S. who play games on the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.
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Spectators grew anxious: Had he lost the special touch that had made him so successful in the 2008 Games?
Until now, tablets provided gamers with touch controls that lacked response and compatibility for their advanced games, providing a disappointing gaming experience.
Someone put him in touch with an Italian developer known for making activist video games, named Paulo Perdecini with Molleindustria, and four months later Phone Story was born.
But even then, not all iPod touch users necessarily use the multi-purpose device to play games.
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In an effort to draw in game buyers, they have also deployed touch screen kiosks to allow customers to preorder and test new games.
Opening up the social games that are popular on the iPhone and iPod touch to an audience in the living room could let Apple make a grab for the casual gamers that make the Nintendo Wii so popular.
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The tablet--which might be called the iPad or the iSlate--is expected to have a 10- to 11-inch touch screen that will not only display movies, TV shows, games and publications, but also let consumers interact with them.
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Getting on the floor with kids, playing games and hanging out can all help us meet our need for touch.
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