Gifts and Gadgets 2007 - Part 3

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Gifts for Gamers

In the third part of this series about what is hot in high-tech this holiday season, New York bureau chief Scott Gurvey explains why it's still difficult to chose between Playstation, Wii, and XBOX when it comes to video game systems.



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External Links/Articles*

To find out more about the tech products mentioned in Scott Gurvey's report, explore these external links:

• Activision's Guitar Hero
  Guitar Hero is a music experience game that allows users to play guitar against guitar legends and other players.
• Electronic Arts' Rock Band
  Rock Band is a music experience game that allows users to play the role of famous rock band musicians.
• Microsoft Flight Simulator
  Flight Simulator is a PC-based game that allows users to fly planes. As Scott Gurvey mentions in his report, the game has a new add-on that allows users to talk back to air traffic controllers.
• Microsoft Xbox 360
  Xbox 360 is the latest version of Microsoft's video game console. It was first released in the U.S. in November 2005.
• Nintendo Wii
  Wii is Nintendo's latest video game console. It was first released in the U.S. in November 2006.
• Sony Playstation 3
  Playstation 3 is the latest version of Sony's video game console. It was first releasd in the U.S. in November 2006.

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