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  In Pictures: 3 decades of hand-held game systems

• Sony to release PlayStation Vita in Japan

  By AAP | 15 September, 2011 08:43

  Sony has announced it will release its next-generation PlayStation Vita games console in Japan on December 17, as it looks to mount a fresh challenge to rivals, including struggling Nintendo.

• PlayStation 3 sees record holiday sales

  By Martyn Williams | 08 January, 2010 08:02

  A mid-year price cut and a strong lineup of software titles gave Sony's PlayStation 3 a record holiday season, the company said Wednesday. Sales of the console in the last five weeks of the year totaled 3.8 million units worldwide, a 76 percent jump on 2008.

• Nielsen: Xbox 360 used most in US, PS2 edges Wii

  By Matt Peckham | 07 January, 2010 06:54

  The Xbox 360 topped Nielsen's top US game consoles ranked by usage minutes (23.1%), polling slightly ahead of Sony's PS2 (20.4%) and the Nintendo Wii (19.0%). No, that's not a typo. I meant to write PlayStation 2. Sony's PS3? Not on the fact sheet, which either means Nielsen didn't want to embarrass Sony, or they've done the rest of us a disservice by failing to include Sony's flagship game and Blu-ray box in their breakout.

• In Pictures: 3 decades of hand-held game systems

  By Benj Edwards | 08 December, 2009 11:39

  Three decades after the debut of Milton Bradley's Microvision, here's a look at how handheld video game systems evolved, from early flops like the Atari Lynx to the gaming innovations of the iPhone.

• Sony's big plans for PlayStation brand in 2010

  By Martyn Williams | 19 November, 2009 23:11

  Sony is hoping to return its PlayStation business to profitability next year with the help of new hardware devices and expansion of its network-delivered services platform, it said Thursday.

• Nintendo to launch DS with larger screen next month

  By Martyn Williams | 30 October, 2009 08:56

  Nintendo will launch a new version of its handheld DS next month with a larger screen, it said Thursday.

• Sony's PS3 Slim carries updated Cell chip

  By Agam Shah | 20 August, 2009 15:42

  The PlayStation 3 Slim gaming console from Sony Computer Entertainment is not only smaller and cheaper, but adds hardware enhancements that make it speedier, including a new Cell microprocessor.

• Japanese computer game market sinks 24 percent in first half

  By Martyn Williams | 02 July, 2009 05:48

  Japan's computer game market saw a 24 percent drop in sales in the first half of the year, according to data released Wednesday.