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Is Sony finally taking aim at Apple's iPhone? The Japanese business daily Nikkei reports that Sony plans to form a skunkworks team whose job it will be to design a hybrid video game-cell phone gizmo—one that taps the company's years of producing PlayStation Portable gaming consoles and Sony-Ericsson handsets.

Kenji Hall, Eye on Asia

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How World of Warcraft Promotes Innovation

This video game demonstrates in its structure and scoring some fundamental principles for training employees to think creatively

 

Voices of Innovation

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Jane McGonigal's Brave New Worlds

As director of games research and development at thinktank Institute for the Future, Jane McGonigal is bridging entertainment, research and business

 

Independent Games

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BusinessWeek Arcade

Welcome to the all-new BusinessWeek Arcade, a collection of some of the Web's best free, independently produced games

 

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Games for Change

EA's new casual games boss discusses why titles aimed at wider audiences offer designers greater opportunities to innovate

 

Game Reviews

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Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure

Rating: Star Rating
Platform: DS
Release Date: 03/17/2009
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Genre: Puzzle

 
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Trivial Pursuit

Rating: Star Rating
Platform:Wii
Release Date: 03/10/2009
Publisher:Electronic Arts
Genre: Puzzle

 
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MadWorld

Rating: Star Rating
Platform: Wii
Release Date: 03/10/2009
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Action

 

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Top Stories

Zeebo Seeks New Gamers in Emerging Markets

Startup Zeebo is betting the 'next billion' consumers will buy its less expensive (and less powerful) video game console

Will the iPhone Grab the Lead in Games?

Game developers are looking to Apple iPhone owners as a new audience for their latest creations

Hideo Kojima: Gaming's Designer-in-Chief

Kojima's Metal Gear series, which combines an almost cinematic story line with stealth action game play, has redefined a video game genre

Sneak Peek

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Codemasters' FUEL: An Ambitious Adventure

This racing game includes 5,000 square miles of terrain based on classic U.S. locales, and challenges such as tornadoes and sandstorms

 

IN YOUR FACE: ELECTRIC CAR BATTERIES

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Reader Dave Jones Writes:

"When a gasoline car battery fails, a new battery costs less than $100. Estimates for an electric car or hybrid car battery run at about $10,000."


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Innovation Top Story

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How to Turn Research into Innovation Gold

You did the interviews, got the photos, and compiled the reams of data. Now what? A Steelcase experience could guide your next innovation project

 

Featured Special Report

The Power of Play

Gaming Trends: 2008

Game companies will continue to bulk up to compete, while game designers try to make the most of new technology and a broader base of players

Making Some Wii Modifications

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