DirecTV Launches Vid Gamers League, More HD

DirecTV Launches Vid Gamers League, More HD

By Greg Tarr On Jan 22 2007 - 8:00am




DirecTV announced plans to launch the world's first professional video gamer's league, and gave an update on its efforts to add up to 100 national high-definition TV channels and up to 1,500 local HDTV channels starting around the third quarter of 2007.

 

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Newest GameBoy Gets Snapped Up By Consumers

Newest GameBoy Gets Snapped Up By Consumers

By Greg Tarr On Jun 25 2001 - 6:00am




As expected, early sales of Nintendo of America's new handheld game player Game Boy Advance created a stampede of retail traffic into toy and consumer electronics stores during the platform's June 11 release week.

Major retail chains, including Best Buy, reported selling through initial inventory allocations in a matter of hours on a somewhat staggered launch date, which came two-days later than the manufacturer's announced June 11 national release.