As with several other poor earnings statements posted by land-based gambling concerns, casino giant Harrah's posted a loss of $187 million in the first quarter of 2008. This represents a reversal for the WSOP host, which posted a gain...
23-year-old Olivia "Liv" Boeree is more than just the new European Ladies champion; there's an educated astrophysicist behind those darting eyes. Boeree, originally from Kent, became the UK spokesperson...
The 4th Annual Bad Beat on Cancer Texas Hold'em Poker Tournament was held on May 6, 2008, in Washington, D.C., and raised more than $300,000 for the Prevent Cancer Foundation (formerly the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation)...
The World Series of Poker® announced this week that it has reached a multi-year agreement with XP Events, a turn-key retail merchandising partner for sports organizations and world-class events, to distribute WSOP merchandise broadly...
Publisher Capcom has released new screenshots from We Love Golf! (Wii), which it claims to show the "first African-American incarnation of [Street Fighter's] Ken Masters."The outfit comes out of contest in which Capcom asked fans to pick alternate costumes for
Next week's downloadable content for Harmonix's Rock Band will consist of the nine bonus tracks added to the UK edition of the instrument-based music game, which debuts on May 22. Studio owner MTV Games had previously confirmed to Shacknews that
Gears of War creator Cliff "CliffyB Bleszinski has confirmed that the much-anticipated sequel will feature four-person cooperative play.During a video interview with GameSpot, he revealed that the game will feature "four-player co-op," which he further specified to be "drop in,
Blizzard producer J. Allen Brack has said that World of Warcraft will "probably" undergo a major graphical upgrade at some point in its lifespan. "Will we need a graphical update from the ground up at some point? Yep, probably," said
Following this week's revelation of numerous hardware figures, Nintendo has added yet another to the listdigg_url = 'http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52729';, detailing that the Nintendo DS has sold 19.6 million units in the United States since it launched in late 2004. Given ...
Anxious to avoid deep cuts in education spending, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today on Wednesday proposed dramatically expanding the state lottery and slashing programs for the poor and disabled instead, to help close a budget gap now pegged at $17.2 billion.lottery,
Photo Courtesy of unitedpokergroupNot all people know that the internet is a treasure trove of winnings. The Online Poker firm, PartyGaming, was floated on the London Stock Exchange for over £4 billion, valuing the 8-year-old company at more than British
Attorney Lee Rousso, who is also the Washington state director of the Poker Players Alliance, went before a judge, the other day, to argue his stand that Washington State's ban on Online Poker was unconstitutional. According to reports, one of
If you are wondering what runs in the mind of an Online Poker champion, this post is for you.ACTING IS A PREREQUISITE IN POKERTo be a champion Poker player, means to know how to hide your anxieties and emotions. The
Predator 10-Ball Championship / Las Vegas, NV by InsidePOOL Staff Thursday's billiard matches at the Predator 10-Ball Championship at the Riviera Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, NV, left 8 billiards players remaining undefeated and 24 in the one-loss bracket. With
After a long presentation, a fair amount of hands-on time and a chat with producer Jason Allen, I still don't know what to make of Silent Hill 5--now known as Silent Hill Homecoming. As the first American studio to handle
Though sales-tracking firm NPD Group will not release April's data for another hour, Nintendo has already chimed in with some results.According to the company, the Wii ranked as the month's top-selling hardware with 714,000 units sold in the United States
Valve has revealed the results of its latest PC hardware survey, which polled 1,728,662 Steam users from November 13, 2007 to May 15, 2008.Among the findings, the company reported that Nvidia cards occupy the top six slots of video hardware
Sega has announced a four-game publishing deal with PlatinumGames, the independent studio formed by the ex-Capcom staff responsible for Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, Steel Battalion, Viewtiful Joe, and Okami. The titles include Madworld (Wii), Infinite Line (NDS), Bayonetta (PS3,
Media conglomerate CBS announced today that it will purchase the whole CNET web network for $1.8 billion, with the deal expected to close in the third quarter of this year.The offerings of CNET include gaming website GameSpot, which was marred
Namco Bandai sends along the first screenshots from the downloadable Xbox Live Arcade edition of its fighter Soul Calibur, due out on Xbox 360 this summer.Though it does not feature online multiplayer, the XBLA rendition of Soul Calbiur will have
