Immersion and Microsoft End Six-Year Court Battle
(NewsFactor)
 NewsFactor - After more than six years of disputes and battles between Immersion and Microsoft, the companies are waving white flags. After suing Microsoft for patent infringement on Xbox controller technology and winning, and then suing again for breach of a confidentiality agreement, Immersion will now pay Microsoft $20.75 million of the $26 million it received in a previous settlement.
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'Ratchet & Clank' leads wave of fresh PSN games
(AP)
AP - Of the three video-game console manufacturers, Microsoft was the first to embrace online gaming, and its Xbox Live has become essential to anyone who wants to play against faraway competitors. Sony and Nintendo are trying to catch up with, respectively, the PlayStation Network and the Virtual Console.
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EA, Take-Two in confidential talks
(CNET)
 CNET - Rival game makers Electronic Arts and Take-Two Interactive Software signed a confidentiality agreement after agreeing to hold private talks about a potential transaction, EA announced Monday in a regulatory filing.
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Electronic Arts, Take-Two in confidential talks
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Video game makers Electronic Arts Inc
and Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc signed a confidentiality
agreement after agreeing to hold private talks about a
potential transaction, EA said on Monday.
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Video-game news: Europe's big show
(AP)
AP - Real news from the virtual world:
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Register to Vote via Your Xbox 360
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Rock the Vote has partnered with Microsoft in a move to help achieve its goal of registering two million under-30 voters in time for this fall's election.
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Sony to launch new high-resolution PSP
(AFP)
 AFP - Sony will launch a new PlayStation Portable in October with a high-resolution screen and a built-in microphone that enables it to be used as a telephone, the company said Thursday.
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US company sues Nintendo in Wii wand patent suit
(AP)
 AP - Nintendo's hit Wii console with its wandlike remote controller has been targeted in patent infringement complaints by a U.S. technology company.
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