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7-Eleven to sell games 24-7-365

21 November 2008 |Convenience store chain commits to stocking titles year-round, expanding selection beyond blockbusters.

Terminator Salvation GRIN-ning

21 November 2008 |Warner Bros. enlists PC GRAW and Bionic Commando Rearmed developer to craft third-person sci-fi shooter based on forthcoming fourth Terminator film.

THQ, Activision settle Baja box art suit

21 November 2008 |SCORE International Baja 1000 publisher opts to swap out cover art as part of out-of-court agreement.

Report: PS3 trophies mandatory in 2009

21 November 2008 |Sony Europe reportedly confirms all new games released for console from January on must include award system.

GameStop profits trimmed, expectations lowered

21 November 2008 |Retailer posts record quarterly sales but misses earnings target; share price takes an 8 percent hit in wake of announcement.

Codemasters revving up DIRT 2

21 November 2008 |Successor to Colin McRae rally racer returns for a second heat for the Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, Wii, DS, PC in 2009.

Lich King claims 2.8M souls in 24 hours

21 November 2008 |Second World of Warcraft expansion officially fastest-selling PC title of all time following beyond-brisk day-one sales.

Grand Theft Auto IV DLC due Feb. 17

21 November 2008 |Rockstar delays, dates, and details 360-exclusive "Lost and the Damned" add-on to crime-action blockbuster, which will follow all-new biker-gang protagonist.

Aussie game charts: November 10-16

20 November 2008 |World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King takes hold of the game charts down under.

Bungie warns against full Halo 3 install

20 November 2008 |Following NXE launch, studio warns that putting entire shooter on the 360's HDD will actually increase load times.

Elebits: The Adventure of Kai and Zero Videos

21 November 2008 |Elebits: The Adventures of Kai and Zero (DS)Check out how useful Omegas are.

LocoRoco 2 Screens

21 November 2008 |LocoRoco 2 (PSP)Yup; they're as cute as ever.

Killzone 2 Gameplay Vids

21 November 2008 |Killzone 2 (PS3)All new multiplayer gameplay footage.

Killzone 2 Screens

21 November 2008 |Killzone 2 (PS3)Blood that's straight from the multiplayer beta...

Prince of Persia’s New Creed

21 November 2008 |Prince of Persia (X360)Find out which Ubisoft character is playable in the upcoming platformer.

OGPlanet Introduces New Zones, LaDeck System in La Tale

21 November 2008 |La Tale (PC)La Tale is opening yet another chapter of its fantastic world.

Tomb Raider Underworld Video

21 November 2008 |Tomb Raider Underworld (PS3)The enviroment is your worst enemy.

Suikoden Tierkreis Videos

21 November 2008 |Suikoden Tierkreis (DS)Hey, there's actually voice acting.

Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon - Courtship & Marriage FAQ/guide

21 November 2008 |Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (DS)Rune Factory 2 A Fantasy Harvest Moon

Lips Review

21 November 2008 |Lips (X360)Put down that hairbrush and pick up a glittery mic.

Xbox Live Avatars Spawn User-Made Music Videos

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Romero Dead Rising Lawsuit Dismissed

21 November 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> Last month, U.S. Magistrate Judge Richard Seeborg dismissed a suit against Capcom's Dead Rising filed by the producers of Dawn of the Dead, reports GameSpot. The MKR ...

ESA President Mike Gallagher on the Election of Obama and Its Impact to Videogaming

21 November 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> The election of Barack Obama as the 44th President met with dramatic response across the country. Along with the celebrations it fueled, the optimism of the moment ...

First Lips DLC Coming Tomorrow

21 November 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> We know that Microsoft sees Lips as a platform, and they're hitting the ground running by announcing the first two weeks of DLC on the Gamerscore Blog. They state ...

Wrath of the Lich King Obliterates PC Sales Records

21 November 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> It's been just a week since Blizzard released their Wrath of the Lich King expansion to World of Warcraft (longer if you shop at 7-Eleven), and already the game is ...

Suikoden Tierkreis Hands-On Preview

21 November 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> The decidedly hardcore Suikofandom's been up in arms the past couple of months after learning that Suikoden: Tierkreis -- the first-ever DS entry in Konami's ...

Google Lively Ending This December

21 November 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> Last July, Google launched Lively, a virtual world service vaguely similar to Second Life, but without its potential for content creation and intellectual property ...

Sony Explains Little Big Planet’s Slow Sales Numbers

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Activision Changes Box Art Due to Baja Dispute

21 November 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> Joystiq reports that Activision and THQ have settled their previously reported box art lawsuit out of court. Activision has taken the step of changing the art ...

Apple Pins Its Hopes on Gaming

21 November 2008 | <!--Begin feature--><!-- for syndication --> Back when I was in college -- way back in early 1997, I'm afraid -- I wrote a well-reasoned letter to the online arm of Ultra Game Players magazine in defense of ...

DiRT Sequel Revealed

21 November 2008 |The popular off-road racer is getting a sequel, and yes, it will continue to bear the name of the late rally racer Colin McRae.

Activision Changes Baja Artwork, THQ Drops Lawsuit

21 November 2008 |It seems like the two parties have agreed to settle things like adults, and THQ appears satisfied by Activision's change in SCORE International Baja 1000's artwork.

Guitar Hero, Rock Band Sales to ‘Moderate’ for Holiday, says GameStop

21 November 2008 |Although music games are still expected to sell very well, they aren't expected to be quite as robust this holiday season, GameStop said.

Wii Fit in ‘Very, Very Short Supply,’ says GameStop

21 November 2008 |Nintendo's fitness title continues to perform very well, so much so that the world's biggest video game retailer cannot keep up with demand.

GTA IV DLC Dropping February 17, 2009

21 November 2008 |The first episode, titled The Lost and Damned, will have a new story, hero, items, modes and music. Still no pricing yet, however.

Wrath of the Lich King Felt by 2.8 Million Players

21 November 2008 |Proving that they are the king of MMOs, Blizzard sets a new record for PC sales by selling 2.8 million copies of the latest World of Warcraft expansion in 24 hours.

GameStop Sales Climb to Almost $1.7 Billion, But Profit Dips in Q3

21 November 2008 |The tough economy and a tough comparison against Halo 3's launch led to a net earnings drop and slightly lowered guidance, but GameStop remains quite strong.

Square Enix Brings LostWinds to Japan

20 November 2008 |The surprise hit WiiWare title from Frontier Developments will be brought to Japan and Asia by the publisher of Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy.

Unreal Engine to Blame for Midway’s Woes?

20 November 2008 |Midway's attempt to adapt the Unreal technology for all its projects was a massive undertaking that led to too many delays and the release of games with compromised quality.

Midway Investing Millions in Wheelman Marketing

20 November 2008 |Hey, when you've already lost $75 million in your Q3, why not invest a few more in a game you believe will sell well?

Ziff Davis CEO Considering Shuttering Print Version Of EGM

21 November 2008 |Yesterday, publisher Ziff Davis announced it will cease distribution of the paper version of PC Magazine -- but is its lone remaining print magazine, veteran game periodical Electronic Gaming Monthly, far behind? According to a New ...

WB, Halcyon, GRIN Announce Terminator Salvation Video Game

21 November 2008 |Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is distributing a game based on the 2009 Terminator Salvation film starring Christian Bale, currently under development by Stockholm, Sweden-based GRIN, which is also working on WBIE's Wanted. ...

Trion, Sci-Fi Hire Carbine Co-Founder For Connected MMO

21 November 2008 |Online world firm Trion World Network announced the appointment of Kevin Beardslee as senior development director for its massively multiplayer online game co-developed with the Sci-Fi Channel. Previously, Beardslee founded Carbine ...

Will a New Xbox Experience Translate Into Higher Sales?

21 November 2008 |The latest report from analyst group DFC Intelligence analyzes the rollout of Microsoft's New Xbox Experience -- is the Xbox 360 slowly expanding its demographics? What role is the online experience continuing to play in the ...

GameStop Revenue Up, Profits Down As Firm Cuts Outlook

21 November 2008 |Leading worldwide specialty retailer GameStop has announced sales up 5.2% to $1.695 billion in the quarter ending November 1st. But as profits edged down despite good November sales indications, it cut forecasts for the rest of the ...

Microsoft’s Cammarano: Games Need Visual Targets, Not Just Concept Art

21 November 2008 |As part of today's Gamasutra feature, Microsoft Game Studios director of art Ben Cammarano has been discussing why cutting out "ambiguous references" and rendering more realistic "visual targets" early in a game project will lead ...

GTA IV: The Last And Damned DLC Coming February 2009

21 November 2008 |Rockstar Games announced that its delayed Xbox-360 exclusive downloadable content for Grand Theft Auto IV, titled The Lost and Damned, will debut worldwide on Xbox Live on February 17, 2009, with pricing details still forthcoming. ...

Lich King Sells 2.8 Million On Launch Day, Blizz Scores New Record

21 November 2008 |The second World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, sold 2.8 million copies in its first 24 hours -- making it the fastest-selling PC game of all time, Blizzard says. The company also claims the previous record -- 2.4 ...

The Divnich Tapes: Music & Rhythm Game ‘Fad’ On The Way Out

21 November 2008 |[Following last week's release of NPD's October North American sales figures, EEDAR's director of analytical services Jesse Divnich presents his Gamasutra-exclusive study of October's hardware and software trends. In this analysis, ...

Activision Changes Boxart In Baja Dispute

21 November 2008 |Activision changed the box art for SCORE International Baja 1000 in response to a lawsuit from THQ, which claimed the original imagery was "virtually identical" to that of its own Baja racing game, Baja: Edge of Control. Although ...

News: GameStop sales up to $1.69 billion

21 November 2008 |Madden NFL, The Force Unleashed, Fable 2, Wii Fit, and Guitar Hero World Tour push software sales up 10%

News: Wrath of the Lich King breaks first day sales record

21 November 2008 |Blizzard's second expansion sells 2.8 million units to become the fastest-selling PC title ever

News: Square Enix LA studio to focus on digital titles

21 November 2008 |XBLA, PSN and WiiWare titles all under consideration, with headcount to grow to 30 in 12 months

News: gamescom advisory board formed

21 November 2008 |Representatives from publishers, developers and the city of Cologne to organise the European trade show

News: GDC Canada opens up speaker submissions

21 November 2008 |Talks, panels or roundtable discussions to come under the theme of the stages of game development

News: Romero lawsuit against Capcom dismissed

21 November 2008 |Producer's claims that Dead Rising infringes on copyrights held by Day of the Dead has been denied by US judge Richard Seeborg

News: Court orders Sony to pay Agere $18.5m

21 November 2008 |Two-year legal battle brought to an end with the electronics giant found to be willfully violating copyright

News: PS3 breaks DS stranglehold on Japanese charts

21 November 2008 |Two Sony titles manage to disrupt Nintendo's top ten dominance

News: THQ drops cover art lawsuit against Activision

21 November 2008 |Dispute over similar artwork resolved as publishers agree to changes

News: Grand Theft Auto IV DLC due February 17

21 November 2008 |New episode The Lost and the Damned delayed until next year

Majesco Bites Back at PETA Attack on Cooking Mama

21 November 2008 |Earlier this week, animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) took a bite out of Majesco’s Cooking Mama: World Kitchen. To make its point, PETA offered Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals, a ...

“Series of Tubes” Senator (and crook) Ted Stevens Concedes Election

21 November 2008 |Following more than two weeks of counting ballots, Ted Stevens, the 85-year-old Republican Senator from Alaska, has conceded the Nov. 4th election to Democrat Mark Begich.The Seattle Times reports that Stevens' concession came by ...

Did Jack Thompson Lose Weight? He Looks About $42K Lighter

20 November 2008 |As part of Jack Thompson's permanent disbarment by the Florida Supreme Court, the anti-game crusader was also ordered to pay $43,675. The figure represents the Florida Bar's cost to prosecute Thompson's case.That amount was later ...

GTA IV Ads Back on Chicago Buses, But Future M-Rated Game Ads Banned

20 November 2008 |Shortly before the April 29th Grand Theft Auto IV launch, the Chicago Transit Authority pulled ads for the game from its vehicles and facilities. Prompting the move was a rash of unrelated shootings in Chicago and a Fox News ...

Obama’s FCC Transition Team Has MMO Background

20 November 2008 |The co-chair of President-elect Barack Obama's FCC transition team is a World of Warcraft geek.That word comes by way of GigaOm, where Wagner James Au writes that Wharton Prof. Kevin Werbach (left), a Net Neutrality advocate ...

Sudden Death For CGS Game League (and we don’t mean overtime)

20 November 2008 |Direct TV has deep-sixed its Championship Gaming Series professional gaming league, according to the Hollywood Examiner.An announcement on the CGS website calls the league "an idea whose time came too early" and ...

Report: Game Consoles Waste Energy

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Suicide Game Sparks Outrage

20 November 2008 |An online game which parodies the struggles of a deeply depressed musician faces severe criticism in the U.K.The Sun reports that, in particular, Billy Suicide is outraging suicide prevention advocates. In the game players attempt ...

Copyright Lobby Group Adopts Dick Cheney Dialogue Model

20 November 2008 |If comments by the head of the Copyright Alliance are any indication of things to come, it's going to be difficult, indeed, for video game consumers to have an intelligent and productive dialogue on IP issues with the video game ...

Police Use Video Game, Beer Goggles to Warn Teens Of DUI Risk

20 November 2008 |Yesterday GamePolitics reported that police in Australia and Winnipeg engaged in a bit of game bashing by relating stolen cars and reckless road behavior to driving games.Today, the Peterborough Examiner reports that cops in ...

Will Arnett, Neil Patrick Harris star in Eat Lead

29 October 2008 |Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action Remember a long time ago (OK, so it was at 8 a.m) when we complained about Eat Lead's generic game design and other problems we spotted during a demonstration? Well, ...

Xbox 360 wireless ‘Dragon’ controller w/ headset available now

29 October 2008 |Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Peripherals The Wal-Mart/Sam's Club exclusive "Dragon" controller we'd previously mentioned is now available on Walmart.com (and we understand making its way to stores), at a lower price than ...

World of Warcraft of reaches 11 million mark

29 October 2008 |Filed under: Mac, PC, MMO We decided we weren't going to make any sort of snide comments about how little Blizzard needs the money, this time. Nope, we're just going to hit you with the facts: World of Warcraft recently hit 11 ...

Joystiq review: Fallout 3

29 October 2008 |Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Reviews, Microsoft Xbox 360, First Person Shooters, RPGs As an Oblivion fan, I was ready for Fallout 3 to completely blow me out of the irradiated water. I had the shiny "Game of the Year" ...

Tomb Raider: Underworld demo unearthed on Xbox Live

29 October 2008 |Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Adventure It's a fantasy we've all indulged in: rummaging through forgotten history, examining ancient artifacts, dodging rickety death traps and fending off ferocious wildlife ... all ...

Metareview: Guitar Hero: World Tour

29 October 2008 |Filed under: Sony PlayStation 2, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm This week marked the debut of a second contender in the full-band-simulator genre. It's hard to find a review for Guitar Hero: World Tour ...

Avalanche Studios sliding 77 employees pink slips

29 October 2008 |Filed under: Business Avalanche Studios is preparing to terminate 77 of its 160-member staff following the loss of two publishing contracts worth $34 million. The Just Cause developer is currently working on a sequel to that game ...

Fable 2 slays Far Cry 2 in UK sales charts

29 October 2008 |Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Business More appropriately, we should probably say, "Fable 2 slayed Far Cry 2, then farted on it, did a heroic pose for the crowd, brought it a shoddy necklace, bought it a house to live in and ...

Don’t call ‘em achievements: Greenhouse adds ‘triumphs’ and ‘standings’

29 October 2008 |Filed under: Mac, PCthis will have triumphs </GLaDOS> Greenhouse Interactive - the digital distribution portal operated by the familiar faces at Penny Arcade and Hothead Games - announced the availability of its very own ...

Metareview—Fallout 3 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)

29 October 2008 |Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, RPGs If, like us, you were frantically grasping at any excuse to avoid Fallout 3 and give the ol' wallet a break from its October pummeling, these glowing reviews of ...

Animal Crossing: City Folk Review: Crossing Over Again

21 November 2008 |One of Nintendo's most beloved franchises, Animal Crossing has seen millions of players around the world creating and maintaining their own tiny, cartoon animal inhabited towns since the original game's release seven years ago. ...

More Warhammer Online Fiction On The Way

21 November 2008 | Having seen success with the first novel based on the Warhammer Online MMORPG, Empire In Chaos, Mythic Entertainment and Games Workshop publishing division The Black Library have gone ahead and announced a new novel in the ...

Vexed by Online Bigots’ Language? Psychologists Say They Want You to Be

21 November 2008 |By now it's sadly common experience, hearing racist, homophobic, even anti-Semitic slurs during online games. Often it's for no apparent reason other than as a term of abuse used against competitors, that packs more of a punch than ...

PETA Beats a Dead Horse, Asks for Veggie Cooking Mama

21 November 2008 | We've been following the PETA Cooking Mama back and forth with bated breath. <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: peta, cooking mama, culture, majesco games, news, thanksgiving -->

Terminator Salvation Promises To Be A Good Movie Tie-In

21 November 2008 | It's time for another stab at a Terminator video game, this time based on the upcoming film Terminator Salvation, due out in theatres next May. Developed by GRIN studios, Salvation will be an intense action game featuring John ...

South Park Plays Call of Duty

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First Screens Of GTAIV’s Lost & Damned DLC

21 November 2008 | While last night's story from USA Today is all well and good, we prefer to get our news about the upcoming The Lost and Damned DLC for the Xbox 360 version of Grand Theft Auto IV directly from Rockstar itself. Why? Because the ...

Judge Bans Teens From Video Games For Cat Killing

21 November 2008 | An Edmonton judge banned two teens from playing video games for their connection in the microwave death of a cat, despite no direct link between gaming and the crime. <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: crime, animal cruelty, ...

Jack Thompson Pays $42k Bar Tab

21 November 2008 | When we last left our intrepid Florida anti-gaming attorney, he was not only being permanently disbarred, but was also ordered to reimburse legal fees to the bar to the tune of some $US43,675.35. Well never let it be said that ...

Frankenreview: Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360)

21 November 2008 | There's nothing quite as terrifying as hordes of hungry, screaming, mindless undead, roaming the streets in search of human flesh. Survival horror has known this for ages, yet most have failed to realise the key to truly ...

Trion Taps MMO, TV Talent

21 November 2008 |The Sci Fi cable network and online game developer and publisher Trion World Network have announced the hiring of two entertainment figures to help spearhead their unique game/TV show venture. Kevin Beardslee, who co-founded ...

PS3 Trophy Support Mandatory in ‘09

21 November 2008 |Sony Computer Entertainment will be requiring all PlayStation 3 games to incorporate the Trophy award system beginning in 2009. A rep for Sony Computer Entertainment America told Edge in an e-mail, "Yes, this is correct for ...

GameStop: Music Genre Not as “Robust”

21 November 2008 |The hot music videogame genre would seem nearly infallible, but retailer GameStop admitted on Thursday that the popularity of such games has declined year-on-year. GameStop EVP and CFO David Carlson said during an earnings call, ...

Ad Analysis: PSP 3000

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Lich King Sales Top 2.8m

21 November 2008 |World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, has become the fastest-selling PC game of all time with 2.8 million units sold in its first 24 hours of availability, developer Blizzard said Thursday. The record was previously ...

GameStop Lowers Guidance

21 November 2008 |Tex.-based retailer GameStop reported a slight sales increase for its fiscal third quarter, but the firm lowered guidance on global economic decline. Sales for the quarter ended November 1 were $1.7 billion, a 5 percent ...

NRDC Concerned by Console Power Consumption

21 November 2008 |<!--paging_filter-->Videogame consoles in the US consume as much electricity every year as the entire city of San Diego. This is the summary of an investigation undertaken by the Natural Resources Defence Council (NRDC) on ...

Baja Boxart Lawsuit Over

21 November 2008 |<!--paging_filter-->THQ has reportedly withdrawn its lawsuit against Activision-Blizzard for using “virtually identical” coverart in its Baja racing title, SCORE International Baja 1000. read more

Don’t Install Halo 3, Bungie Warns

21 November 2008 |<!--paging_filter-->Bungie has placed a notice on its forums which advises owners of Halo 3 to not install the game to the 360’s HDD due to “increased loading times”.The new option to install 360 games onto ...

Google Shutting Down Lively

21 November 2008 |<!--paging_filter-->Google has decided to put an end to its browser-based virtual community service Lively, effective from December 31.The web search giant has explained on its official blog that Lively will be closed so that ...

Italian Boy Diagnosed With ‘PlayStation Addiction’

21 November 2008 |An Italian boy has been diagnosed with “PlayStation addiction” following a marathon gaming session. The boy, 13, was rushed to a hospital where doctors thought he had suffered a stroke or some other serious condition.......

The World of Nintendo

21 November 2008 |The stuff 'they' don't want you to know about

PC Magazine: “PlayStation 3 Simply the best Game in Town”

21 November 2008 |It may cost more, but as a high-definition gaming system and a high-quality Blu-ray player, the PlayStation 3 slays the competition.

Google shutting down ‘Lively’

21 November 2008 |Once thought to be its answer to virtual worlds like Second Life, Google's Lively launched this summer to much fanfare.

Incredible New Video Game Will NEVER Make Your Kids Violent

21 November 2008 |Electronic-entertainment giant Take-Two Interactive, parent company of Grand Theft Auto series creator Rockstar Games, released Stacker Tuesday, a first-person vertical-crate-arranger guaranteed not to influence young people's ...

Cooking Mama Responds To PETA

20 November 2008 |Food lover and culinary cutie Cooking Mama is a virtual chef who believes that good home cooked food, properly prepared from the best ingredients, can bring people together around the table and make the world a happier place. ...

Nintendo and its Fan Base; Who Abandoned Who?

20 November 2008 |Nintendo and You. Nintendo has always been there, been your best friend, and your toughest opponent. It brought you together with friends and you missed it when you were grounded from it.But now, here you are, feeling betrayed by ...

Report: Want to be a green gamer? Turn off your console

20 November 2008 |The National Resources Defense Council has a released a report revealing that a) your game consoles can greatly increase your annual electricity bill, and b) there are some very simple steps one can take to avoid such costs.

Kid Plays Guitar Hero with Bike

20 November 2008 |Guitar Hero/Nerd displays his...heroism by creating a Guitar Hero course on the streets of his hometown.

19 High-Scoring Old-School Arcade Games

20 November 2008 |With titles like ''Fallout 3,'' ''Mirror's Edge,'' and ''Gears of War 2'' redefining the cutting edge, we still smile when we remember the simple pleasures of the coin-op games that made us go ape back in the day. Here's a ...

Study Recommends Online Gaming, Social Networking For Kids

21 November 2008 |Blue's News pointed out a report about a study sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation which found that online gaming and social networking are beneficial to children, teaching them basic technical skills and how to communicate in ...

New Xbox Experience Goes Live

21 November 2008 |Today, Microsoft launched the New Xbox Experience for Xbox Live. The list of new features includes the streaming of TV shows and movies through Netflix, the ability to install games to the HDD, an avatar system, and the Community ...

iPhone Gaming Continues To Grow

21 November 2008 |1Up reports that the popularity of gaming on smartphones is growing, particularly on the iPhone. In fact, gaming on portable devices is growing even at home, where users presumably have access to more powerful platforms. CNN points ...

10 Years of Half-Life

20 November 2008 |intenscia writes "After 10 years of Half-Life and dealing with its silent protagonist Gordon Freeman, ModDB looks back at everything that Valve made possible with the release of its first game. The freedom and flexibility the ...

NRDC Rates Energy Efficiency of Video Game Consoles

20 November 2008 |An anonymous reader writes "Today, more than 40 percent of all homes in the United States contain at least one video game console. Recognizing that all that gaming could add up to serious demand for electricity, NRDC and Ecos ...

The Importance of Procedural Content Generation In Games

20 November 2008 |Gamasutra reports on a talk by Far Cry 2 developer Dominic Guay in which he discussed why procedural content generation is becoming more and more important as games get bigger and more complex. He also talks about some of the ...

Gaming Benchmarks For the New MacBook Pros

20 November 2008 |PC World takes a look at the performance of the new MacBook Pros compared to models from the middle of 2007. In addition to benchmarking software, they run comparisons on the Crysis demo and the World in Conflict demo. The results ...

National Geographic Getting Into Video Games

19 November 2008 |penguin_dance writes "The AP is reporting that National Geographic is getting into video games. National Geographic Games, a subset of the parent company, will 'work with game publishers to turn its material into games for PCs, ...

Crowdsourcing Site Offers Rewards To Bust Patents

19 November 2008 |holy_calamity writes "Article One Partners is a new startup that offers $50,000 rewards to people that find prior art for certain valuable patents. The company's founder told New Scientist she thought the initiative would improve ...

Game Designer Makes Case For Used Games

19 November 2008 |We've recently had a couple of discussions about the plans of various game developers to fight used game sales — in particular, the idea of a free, one-time download that may be bonus content or may be a vital part of the ...