by Rainier on Dec. 14, 2007 @ 11:31 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
Consumer analysts at Turner Investment Partners
concluded that casual games are catching the eyes (and fingers) of women, baby boomers and even seniors, giving video games the potential to be "one of the few retailing success stories in what may be a lackluster holiday shopping season." The company fails to mention the real casual games from companies like PopCap and Bigfish Games, and instead touts several high-profile companies of which it just happens to own shares.
by Rainier on Dec. 13, 2007 @ 10:45 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
Parents and teachers might have to rethink their long-held belief that the more a child reads, the better. Ironically, in the just-released Book of Games Volume 2, the authors cite research indicating that video games actually can be better than books, both for your mind and body.
by Rainier on Dec. 8, 2007 @ 3:17 p.m. PST | Filed under
News
Not due to air until tomorrow, Sunday, Dec. 9 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on Spike TV, the 2007 Video Game Awards results are in. 2K Games' BioShock took home awards for Game of the Year, Best Xbox 360 Game and Best Original Score, while Microsoft's Halo 3 and MTV Games' Rock Band garnered two awards each.
by Rainier on Dec. 7, 2007 @ 5:17 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
Take on the role of a new recruit wanting to join the original film cast of the Ghostbusters team. Equipped with a variety of unique weapons and gadgets, players will hunt, fight and capture a wide range of supernatural villains in a funny and frightening battle to save New York City from its latest paranormal plague.
by Rainier on Dec. 6, 2007 @ 4:40 p.m. PST | Filed under
News
Video Games Live is an immersive concert event featuring music from the biggest video games of all time, now expanded with a wide variety of brand new segments such as Halo 3, BioShock, World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade, StarCraft II, Chrono Cross and a few very special guests and surprises!
by Rainier on Nov. 29, 2007 @ 1:10 p.m. PST | Filed under
News
For the 3rd time in a row, movie star Samuel L. Jackson has been tapped as host of the 5th annual Spike TV's Video Game Awards which tapes Friday, December 7 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and will premiere Sunday, December 9 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).
by Rainier on Nov. 16, 2007 @ 9:23 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
UK Book, DVD, music and games retailer Play.com announce a brand new consumer gaming, entertainment and lifestyle show, Play.com Live, to be hosted at Wembley Stadium in March 2008.
by Rainier on Nov. 16, 2007 @ 3:02 a.m. PST | Filed under
News
Take on the role of a new recruit wanting to join the original filmcast of the Ghostbusters team. Equipped with a variety of unique weapons and gadgets, players will hunt, fight and capture a wide range of supernatural villains in a funny and frightening battle to save New York City from its latest paranormal plague.
by Rainier on Nov. 15, 2007 @ 5:33 p.m. PST | Filed under
News
Medical News Today has published a
research paper based on tests of 2,500 kids by psychology professor J. Ronald Gentile and his son Douglas Gentile, assistant professor of psychology and director of research for video game critic National Institute on Media and the Family. The document claims that frequently playing violent video games produces hostile actions and aggressive behaviors.
by Rainier on Nov. 12, 2007 @ 2:42 p.m. PST | Filed under
News
A new poll by AOL Games/AP reveals 80% of all children between the ages of 4 and 17 regularly play computer or video games, while 38% of all adults admit to playing computer or video games, with 45% of those actually being female.
by Rainier on Nov. 12, 2007 @ 12:06 p.m. PST | Filed under
News
Spike TV's "Video Game Awards" returns this year with a 5th anniversary celebration that will gather some of the world's hottest creators and designers as they honor the year's greatest achievements gaming. This year, Halo 3 and BioShock lead the way with seven nominations apiece, including Game of the Year.
by Rainier on Oct. 24, 2007 @ 2:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
News
Battersea Evolution in London’s Battersea Park played host to the British Academy Video Games Awards. Wii Sports dominated the evening, winning six out of the thirteen categories (Gameplay, Casual, Innovation, Multiplayer, Sports, and Strategy & Simulation), while Crackdown, Okami, and God of War 2 each took two categories.
by Rainier on Oct. 23, 2007 @ 12:57 p.m. PDT | Filed under
News
A video game designed by McGill University researchers to help train people to change their perception of social threats and boost their self-confidence has now been shown to reduce the production of the stress-related hormone cortisol.
by Rainier on Oct. 10, 2007 @ 4:05 p.m. PDT | Filed under
News
Video Games Live, produced and created by veteran video game composers Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall, will continue its tour with the announcement of 25 new shows across North America and the United Kingdom.
by Rainier on Sept. 18, 2007 @ 4:47 a.m. PDT | Filed under
News
According to a series of new reports from DFC Intelligence the worldwide video game and interactive entertainment industry is expected to grow from about $33 billion in 2006 to as much as $47 billion in 2009.
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2007 @ 10:22 a.m. PDT | Filed under
News
Effective immediately, Games Media Properties will no longer produce the World Series of Video Games. The remainder of the 2007 season in Los Angeles, London and Sweden is canceled.
by Rainier on Aug. 14, 2007 @ 1:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under
News
Blast! Entertainment has agreed a major deal with Little Britain’s licensing agent Granada Ventures, to publish Little Britain The Video Game, based on the long running popular British comedy show on TV.
by Rainier on Aug. 8, 2007 @ 6:10 a.m. PDT | Filed under
News
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced Speed Racer, based on the upcoming film by the Wachowski brothers, where players will be able to take on the role of the characters from the film, getting behind the wheels of each character's signature vehicles to experience firsthand the film's high-adrenaline, combative racing style.
by Rainier on Aug. 6, 2007 @ 4:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under
News
On Oct. 7, 2005, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation banning the sale of violent video games to children. The video game industry filed an appeal few days later, and since the law was on hold until Judge Ronald Whyte had a chance to review the facts. According to
Gamepolitics the Judge has now thrown out the law as unconstitunional saying, "The evidence does not establish that video games, because of their interactive nature or otherwise, are any more harmful than violent television, movies, internet sites or other speech-related exposures."
by Rainier on July 27, 2007 @ 7:59 p.m. PDT | Filed under
News
LucasArts and TT Games announced LEGO Indiana Jones: The Videogame (working title), a tongue-in-cheek take on the first three cinematic adventures of pop culture’s most iconic archaeologist, including Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
by Rainier on July 25, 2007 @ 5:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under
News
Video Game Voters Network is a project of the ESA which empowers Americans who play video game to take action against stringent video game regulations. In order to help raise awareness of the regulation issues facing video games it has released
a trailer on YouTube explaining what we are facing ...
by Rainier on July 3, 2007 @ 5:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under
News
Atari announced its intention to move into the horse-themed video game market with the unique support and endorsement of the official license from the Fédération Equestre Internationale – the International Equestrian Federation (FEI).
by Rainier on June 28, 2007 @ 7:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under
News
GDC's parent company CMP Game Group conducted a study making a tally of the number of people working within the video games industry in North America. The Game Developer Census 2007 lists 39,700 professionals developing or publishing games within the United States, and more than 8,100 professionals in Canada.
by Rainier on June 25, 2007 @ 1:19 p.m. PDT | Filed under
News
Over the weekend Doctors backed away from a controversial proposal to designate video game addiction as a mental disorder akin to alcoholism, saying psychiatrists should study the issue more. Addiction experts also strongly opposed the idea at a debate at the American Medical Association's annual meeting, saying
more study is needed.
by Rainier on June 21, 2007 @ 11:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under
News
The Doritos brand is partnering with Xbox 360 challenging people in the United States to design the first-ever consumer-created Xbox LIVE Arcade video game. Five finalists will get to work side-by-side with Xbox LIVE Arcade development teams to build playable versions of their game concept, and win a prize package, valued at over $6,000.