Neowin News Feed for: Entertainment

Microsoft hires TV exec to run new Xbox entertainment studio

John Callaham — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:03:30 +0100

Microsoft has announced it has hired former CBS president Nancy Tellem as its new Entertainment & Digital Media president who will run an LA-based production studio for making Xbox-based content. Read more...

Review: USB Missile Launcher

Paul Ferson — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 03:57:18 +0100

Paul Ferson launches rockets at things from the comfort of an armchair in order to bring you this this review of a USB-powered missile launcher for your own computer. Read more...

Filesonic goes offline with no explanation provided

Paul Ferson — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 21:48:01 +0100

Filesonic, previously one of the major file-sharing websites on the internet, has been gone for the past few days with no explanation, and the main domain having suddenly changed hands. Read more...

IKEA launches integrated TV and entertainment centre

Andy Weir — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:41:34 +0100

Famous for its stylish self-assembly furniture, IKEA is entering the home entertainment market with an all-in-one smart TV, Blu-Ray player and music centre, built into a modular furniture system. Read more...

YouTube launches Hollywood Movie rental service

Brody McKee — Tue, 10 May 2011 02:53:07 +0100

YouTube let the world know that they’ve entered movie-rental business with a simple tweet: "Say hello to my little friend!" http://youtube.com/movies #ytmovies. A wide range of movies are already available at YouTube Movies, including titles... Read more...

Playboy releases entire catalog on hard drive, easy to hide

Brian Blasius — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 03:30:20 +0000

In a world where printed media is struggling to cope with the digital age of distribution, companies who survive on this type media are always looking for ways to stay afloat and compete with their... Read more...

Xbox 360 is only used for gaming 60% of the time

Brandon Boyce — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 01:41:30 +0000

Microsoft always said that the Xbox was intended to be more than a gaming device. It has always been a media hub but until recently most people used the system solely for gaming. Now it... Read more...

Microsoft shakes up consumer business with the departure of Bach and Allard

Tom Warren — Wed, 26 May 2010 09:35:44 +0100

Microsoft announced a major shake up of its Entertainment & Devices Division on Tuesday. Both Robbie Bach and J Allard, the men behind Xbox and Zune, are departing the company. The departures signal a massive reorganization... Read more...

Review: Microsoft Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000

Tom Warren — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:13:58 +0000

Looking for a new keyboard and mouse combo? Got a bit of spare cash? Look no further, this is the "Ultimate" keyboard and mouse combo set that Microsoft has ever created. The Wireless Entertainment Desktop... Read more...

Activision to "bring entertainment to troops"

Sam Alderwick — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:37:41 +0000

Activision, publishers of the popular game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, as well as the upcoming shooter, Call of Duty: World at War, have announced a partnership with the USO which will provide up... Read more...

Creative Entertainment Center 3.40.21 for Windows Vista

EL1TE — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:00:51 +0000

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There is a growing trend of people starting to use their PC as a Home Entertainment Center. This introduces the challenge of controlling the PC when you sitting on a couch 10 feet away, with... Read more...

Casual Gaming is Most Popular Online Entertainment Activity

Slimy — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:30:25 +0100

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The Internet has quickly grown to become a very popular, if not the most popular, source of entertainment. A study by Parks Associates has concluded that the most popular online activity for entertainment is playing... Read more...

Gmail, Yahoo, MSN Passwords Exposed By Entertainment Site

Slimy — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:23:05 +0100

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Los Angeles Splash Magazines Worldwide, which publishes local versions of its magazines under URLs like NYCSplash.com and LASplash.com, has exposed the personal e-mail addresses and passwords for hundreds of its subscribers. The list of e-mail... Read more...

IDG Names E3 Replacement Show - Entertainment For All Expo

Todd Tanner — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 01:08:22 +0000

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IDG World Expo today announced the official name of its newest event: "Entertainment for All(™) Expo" (E for All(™) Expo), scheduled for October 18-20, 2007, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The name... Read more...

Sony Online Entertainment licenses Unreal 3 engine tech

Todd Tanner — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 10:15:44 +0100

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In what has to be one of the biggest new stories to hit the online gaming scene in quite awhile, Sony Online Entertainment announced yesterday that they had licensed Epic's Unreal Engine 3 technology for... Read more...

Cartoon Network developing MMORPG with Grigon Entertainment

Todd Tanner — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 02:30:36 +0100

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According to Yahoo Biz, for the first time ever (I'll have to check on that one) a major U.S. entertainment company and a top Korean MMOG developer are working together on a new MMORPG. Cartoon... Read more...

EA To Acquire Mythic Entertainment

oddcrap — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 22:11:41 +0100

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Electronic Arts Inc. yesterday announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Virginia-based Mythic Entertainment. Upon completion of the acquisition, Mythic Entertainment will become EA Mythic, a wholly-owned studio dedicated to developing Massively... Read more...

Philips Launch Tabletop Entertainment Device

Mr magoo — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 14:34:19 +0000

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Philips, best know for lightbulbs and electric razors, are launching a 'traditional' boardgame device with some very modern touches - a 30" touch screen LCD, to be precise. Designed... Read more...

Videogames will save entertainment industry

Todd Tanner — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 14:16:05 +0100

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An article on IGN has an interesting take on the Video Game industry. According to projections from PricewaterhouseCoopers the worldwide Entertainment sector will grow by 7.3% to $1.9 Trillion by 2009. The Video Game sector... Read more...

Sony Online Entertainment announces Dragons of Norrath

Todd Tanner — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 20:39:57 +0000

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If you thought 8 expansions for the original Everquest was alot, get ready for a 9th expansion. Dragons of Norrath will continue the story for the original Everquest. Adding new dragons, enhanced graphics and improved... Read more...