by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 8:03 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Top Global Markets, which combines sales numbers from The NPD Group, GfK Chart-Track Limited and Enterbrain, Inc., has released its global video game sales revealing that the market grew 11% in 2008 to 409.9 million, compared to 2007's 367.7 million units. Both US and UK showed growth, with 15% and 26% respectively, while Japan saw a 13% decline in 2008, mainly due to a decrease in PS2 titles.
by Rainier on Feb. 2, 2009 @ 6:18 a.m. PST | Filed under
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A new survey released by national video game retailer Game Crazy finds that nearly 80 percent of Americans would enjoy playing video games with their significant other. Relationship expert Dr. Diana Kirschner states that in her experience the couples that play together stay together!
by Rainier on Jan. 29, 2009 @ 5:07 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Nolan Bushnell, creator of Pong and founder of Atari, will receive the Fellowship at this year's GAME British Academy Video Games Awards. Nolan is credited by many for kick-starting the video games revolution; and was named one of Newsweek's '50 Men That Changed America'.
by Rainier on Jan. 28, 2009 @ 5:43 a.m. PST | Filed under
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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 Jan. 22, 2009 @ 5:47 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Terminator Salvation: The Videogame, developed by GRIN Studios, is a 3rd person action game with concentrated armed combat against all of the Skynet enemies from the film while encountering new enemies specifically designed for the game.
by Rainier on Jan. 21, 2009 @ 6:06 p.m. PST | Filed under
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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 Jan. 9, 2009 @ 7:42 a.m. PST | Filed under
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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. Earlier this week Sony Pictures revealed the game launch will coincide with the 25th Anniversary Edition of the movie, which is now confirmed by Atari itself ...
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2009 @ 3:28 p.m. PST | Filed under
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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.
Last month, the release date was narrowed down to June 2009, and now Sony Pictures revealed its launch will coincide with the 25th Anniversary Edition of the movie on June 16, 2009,
as we predicted last year.
by Rainier on Jan. 7, 2009 @ 9:52 a.m. PST | Filed under
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The doctors of Seattle Grace Hospital deal with life-or-death consequences on a daily basis – it’s in one another that they find comfort, friendship and, at times, more than friendship. Together they’re discovering that neither medicine nor relationships can be defined in black and white. Real life only comes in shades of grey.
by Rainier on Dec. 15, 2008 @ 6:18 a.m. PST | Filed under
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505 Games has signed a partnership with Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, to develop next generation console videogames. The first title is scheduled to release in spring 2010 and will be developed by its new Los Angeles studio.
by Rainier on Dec. 8, 2008 @ 4:43 p.m. PST | Filed under
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survey released by the Pew Internet & American Life Project reveals that 53% of American adults play video games and 20% play just about every day. In all, 81% of people between 18 and 29 play games, compared with 23% of people 65 and older, while 50% of all women get their game on, slightly less than males, at 55%. While video games don't make you smarter, the higher your education, the more likely you are to play (57% of gamers went to college, against 40% had less than a high-school education).
by Rainier on Dec. 4, 2008 @ 12:26 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Games industry trade body ELSPA (Europe's ESRB equivalent) urges parents looking to purchase video and computer games for Christmas to always check the game's packaging for the PEGI age ratings and content descriptors.
by Rainier on Dec. 2, 2008 @ 1:11 p.m. PST | Filed under
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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. 20, 2008 @ 7:07 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Terminator Salvation: The Videogame, developed by GRIN Studios, is a 3rd person action game with concentrated armed combat against all of the Skynet enemies from the film while encountering new enemies specifically designed for the game.
by Rainier on Nov. 19, 2008 @ 10:28 a.m. PST | Filed under
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More than 40% of all homes in the USA contain at least one video game console, adding up to serious demand for electricity.
A study by NRDC and Ecos Consulting on the energy use of game consoles reveals that they consume an estimated 16 billion kilowatt-hours per year, enough to power the city of San Diego for an entire year, while more user-friendly power management features could cut the nation's electricity bill by more than $1 billion per year.
by Rainier on Nov. 12, 2008 @ 4:50 p.m. PST | Filed under
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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. 7, 2008 @ 1:19 a.m. PST | Filed under
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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 Oct. 31, 2008 @ 5:07 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Belgian Entertainment Association (representing game publishers)
revealed that starting Dec. 1, 2008, you will no longer be able to rent games in Belgium. While renting out video games was never legally allowed, it has been condoned for many years. The BEA managed to pass a law, in effect since Jun. 1, that new titles could no longer be rented out, but the current stock could, but only until December. Outlets like GameMania cry foul play, claiming that banning rentals will reduce business by 10%.
by Rainier on Oct. 30, 2008 @ 7:21 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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As
hinted at yesterday, MTV Games has signed an agreement with Apple Corps, The Beatles license holder, to develop a "new" video game that will be an unprecedented, experiential progression through and celebration of the music and artistry of The Beatles spanning the UK band's entire discography, with tracks from their first album Please Please Me to Abbey Road.
by Rainier on Oct. 16, 2008 @ 6:50 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The NPD Group has released sales numbers for the month of September and to no surprise the Wii is still on top of everybody's game, followed by the DS. Sales for the Xbox 360 continue to surge after its recent price drop, putting it in a solid 3rd position well ahead of the PS3. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed became the #1 selling title with over 600k units while Wii Fit sold over 500k copies. The games industry sales dropped 7% ($1.27 billion) compared to Sept. 2007's numbers, which did include Halo 3.
by Rainier on Oct. 7, 2008 @ 5:14 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Bio-sensors manufacturer NeuroSky announced that it will unveil a brainwave-controlled video game at the Tokyo Game Show 2008, based on a new game concept being jointly developed with Square Enix.
by Rainier on Oct. 3, 2008 @ 9:30 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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America’s Video Game Expo is expanding the scope of its exhibit include a new game industry conference, the ‘East Coast Games Summit’. Designed to serve the professional colleagues in the game industry, as well as those interested in starting a career in games, the Summit offers programming for all VGXPO attendees.
by Rainier on Sept. 24, 2008 @ 6:15 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Mini-Motion: Cars of Fury distinctively combines a motion-sensing controller modeled to look like a nuclear powered RC car of the future with a futuristic racing game, making an unparalleled gaming experience at the player’s fingertips.
by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2008 @ 9:24 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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A recent video game habits survey fielded by PoshMama, a women exclusive online community, revealed that many women would rather play video games than catch up on sleep.
by Rainier on Sept. 10, 2008 @ 12:31 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Broward County Public Schools announced that it will begin delivering supplemental pre-algebra and algebra concepts to students at 24 middle schools using Tabula Digita's DimensionM video gaming software.