Guinness World Records: The Videogame, developed by TT Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, will offer players of all ages the opportunity not only to observe and marvel at the most remarkable activities in the world, but actually to participate in them.
Guinness World Records: The Videogame is full of amazing world records, giving players the opportunity to become a real world record breaker! The game’s quick-fire action challenges can be played solo, in teams, or in competitive multi-player groups.
Accessible game mechanics enable anyone to grow the longest fingernails ever seen; to walk a tightrope across the Grand Canyon;
by Rainier on Dec. 23, 2005 @ 8:24 a.m. PST | Filed under
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new California state law banning the sale or rental of violent video games to minors, saying a lawsuit challenging the measure was likely to prevail on grounds of free speech.
by Judy on Dec. 14, 2005 @ 1:03 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Video game sales dropped 18 percent to nearly $700 million, as consumers saved and waited for the launch of Microsoft's next-generation Xbox 360 gaming console and as overall hardware unit sales dropped.
by Rainier on Dec. 2, 2005 @ 5:53 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Back in May Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich introduced a bill to ban violent video games, which was then later approved and had to go in effect January 1st. On July 25, 2005, a lawsuit was filed challenging the law, claiming it violated the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of speech. Today, Federal District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly in Chicago, IL agreed with the plaintiffs and ruled that the video game restriction law is unconstitutional, and issued an order permanently enjoining the law's enforcement. You can read the full, 53 page, ruling
right here...
by Rainier on Nov. 30, 2005 @ 3:30 a.m. PST | Filed under
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This is starting to get boring! This holiday season, NIMF says it has found a bloody new wrinkle to hate: cannibalism. Compiling a list of 12 titles to avoid, F.E.A.R. and Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse are apparently their latest targets. Sen. Joe Lieberman says cannibalism is dangerous to your children's health. Really?
by Rainier on Nov. 24, 2005 @ 10:50 a.m. PST | Filed under
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To better prepare parents buying gifts for their kids, especially with the holiday season coming up Family Media Guide has prepared a list of the Top 10 Most Violent Video Games released so far this year. Trained video game analysts capture and document instances of profanity, sex, violence, and substance abuse using a database-driven technology.
by Rainier on Nov. 19, 2005 @ 3:23 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, the two-hour show will air on Spike TV Saturday, December 10 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT). Capcom's Resident Evil 4 got crowned Game of the Year, as well as Best Graphics. Ubisoft's King Kong won three awards including, Best Performance by a Human -- Male for Jack Black; Best Game Based on a Movie and Best Cast, while Blizzard's World of Warcraft won four awards including Best Multiplayer Game and Best PC Game.
by Rainier on Nov. 12, 2005 @ 2:14 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Market researchers NPD Group announced that U.S. retail sales of video games in October fell to $365 million, down 24 percent from a year earlier, console game sales were around $294 million, while sales of handheld games were about $71 million.
by Rainier on Nov. 9, 2005 @ 7:08 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Today a federal judge put a temporary hold on the violent video game law banning sales of violent video games to minors which was to go in effect December 1, 2005. The Entertainment Software Association ands several other organizations challenged the law and Judge George Caram from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan granted a preliminary injunction stating that the state had failed to show what harm could result from selling games to minors. Instead the judge claimed stifling free speech could cause more obvious harm.
by Rainier on Oct. 27, 2005 @ 12:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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On October 25 Florida state Rep. Sen. Alex Diaz de la Portilla introduced a bill that would ban the sale or rental of violent video games to minors, a near clone of legislation recently signed into law by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who himself is featured in several video games based on his action film roles.
by Rainier on Oct. 25, 2005 @ 7:36 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Spike TV announced today that its Video Game Awards 2005 will be hos(t)ed by actor and producer Samuel L. Jackson, who was a winner at last year’s show for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Vin Diesel, The Rock, Missy Elliot, Snoop Dogg, Carmen Electra, Xzibit and Ozzy Osbourne, amongst others, are also set to appear at the third annual awards event.
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2005 @ 8:54 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA) and Entertainment Software Association (ESA) filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to overturn the recently passed California law banning the sale or rental of violent video games to minors.
by Rainier on Oct. 12, 2005 @ 12:03 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Interactive Entertainment Merchant's Association (IEMA)'s president Hal Halpin reacted today to the recent signing by govenor Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of the A.B. 1179 bill making it illegal to sell Mature rated games to minor.
by Judy on Oct. 10, 2005 @ 12:09 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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U.S. retail sales of console video games fell 20 percent in September, but are seen rebounding at year-end -- the traditionally strong holiday season when Microsoft also will launch its new game player, an analyst said on Monday.
by Rainier on Oct. 7, 2005 @ 3:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ignored strong lobbying from software makers and signed legislation on Friday that bans the sale of violent video games to children.
by Rainier on Oct. 7, 2005 @ 11:52 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The sixth annual computer and video game industry online charity auction, benefiting children's charities and featuring highly-prized computer and video games and memorabilia, begins today and runs through October 7 to 14th on eBay, the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced today.
by Rainier on Oct. 4, 2005 @ 9:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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EA, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Comics announced today that Superman Returns: The Videogame is scheduled for a summer 2006 release in conjunction with the Warner Bros. Pictures' film on June 30, 2006. The game, which features storylines from both the movie and more than 60 years of comic book content, is being developed by EA-Tiburon.
by Rainier on Sept. 30, 2005 @ 3:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Electronics retailer Best Buy has begun testing the sale of used video games in a handful of its stores, Piper Jaffray analyst Anthony Gikas said in a client note on Friday.
by Rainier on Sept. 20, 2005 @ 6:41 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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More than two thirds of all video gamers feel that video games already surpass, or will soon at least equal movies, music and books in delivering an emotional impact, according to a study released today by Bowen Research, a firm that studies consumer attitudes and behavior regarding high tech products, consumer electronics, software and web sites.
by Rainier on Sept. 15, 2005 @ 1:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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The trade association representing the industry's leading retailers of computer and video games, the Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association (IEMA) requested that California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger veto Assembly Bill 1179, which would criminalize the sale of video games that depict certain types of violence. The controversial bill was passed by the California State Legislature and the governor now has thirty days to either sign it in to law or veto.
by Rainier on Sept. 14, 2005 @ 12:43 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The computer and video game industry will file suit in Michigan asking that the state's new video game law be overturned, the Entertainment Software Association announced today. Similar laws were previously found unconstitutional and thrown out in St. Louis, Indianapolis, and Washington State, costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees.
by Rainier on Sept. 13, 2005 @ 4:12 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Video game composers, Tommy Tallarico (Advent Rising, Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Earthworm Jim) and Jack Wall (Jade Empire, Myst III: Exile, Splinter Cell), and Clear Channel Music Group today announced that the nationwide Video Games Live tour has been expanded after the huge success of the concert series' debut at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on July 6, 2005.
by Rainier on Sept. 12, 2005 @ 7:32 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Shortly after California passed the first bill banning sales of Mature or Adult Only rated games to minor, the state of Michigan follows suit. Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today signed legislation that that will make the sale or rental of mature or adult-rated video games to children illegal. The new law applies to children age 17 and younger and will take effect on December 1, 2005 (thanks Blues).
by Rainier on Sept. 12, 2005 @ 4:20 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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The Hollywood Reporter has the scoop that "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" is coming to a game platform near you. If you have ever answered to the nickname Blondie, it might be time to dust off your poncho and make sure your six-shooter is fully loaded. In a deal with MGM Interactive, Bits Studios has acquired video game rights to the three Sergio Leone movies often called "The Man With No Name" trilogy.
by Rainier on Sept. 12, 2005 @ 1:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Last week we reported how California passed a law ending the sale and rental of violent video games that depict serious injury to human beings in a manner that is especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel, to persons who are under 18 years of age. Today IEMA President Hal Halpin reacts to the events claiming that there is no need for such a law since stores are already doing the work on a voluntary basis, and Hal hopes Governor Schwarzenegger will veto the bill. Read more for the full statement.
