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Electronic Gaming Monthly shutting down

7 January 2009 |January 2009 issue featuring Wolverine cover story signals an end to magazine's nearly 20-year run; sister sites sold to UGO Entertainment.

Gears 2 patch squashing bugs, exploits in January

7 January 2009 |Epic Games' Xbox 360-exclusive shooter slated to receive update for nagging multiplayer issues later this month, new DLC-related achievements.

Midway gets credit extension

7 January 2009 |Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe publisher now has until February 19 to pay back $75 million, in talks with remaining debt-holders.

Microsoft layoff rumors swirl

7 January 2009 |Xbox 360 purveyor said to be reducing workforce significantly as early as this month; initial estimates of 15,000 layoffs labeled "grossly exaggerated."

Report: Free Radical on the auction block

7 January 2009 |Resolve Partners said to have received "very strong" interest from a number of parties to purchase bankrupt TimeSplitters, Haze studio.

North American PS3 sales rise 40% in ‘08

7 January 2009 |Sony reports sales of its console increased 130 percent during 10-week holiday window in the US and Canada; NPD figures point to just less than 3.6 million-unit domestic haul.

EA expands Hasbro lineup

7 January 2009 |Scrabble slated to sleuth on DS, PSP in March; Family Game Night community channel for XBLA to include competitive crossworder, Connect Four, Boggle, Yahtzee, others this spring.

28 million Xbox 360s sold

7 January 2009 |Microsoft announces another sales milestone for cheapest current generation console; Xbox Live membership now tops 17 million, XBLM revenue $1 billion.

Silent Hill: Homecoming unbanned in Australia

7 January 2009 |Australian Classification Board revises refused classification status; Konami’s survival horror game green-lit for sale.

Kirby returns to Wii VC

6 January 2009 |SNES platformer Dream Land 3 arrives on Virtual Console alongside WiiWare Sandy Beach; Interpol tails XBLA.

Resident Evil 5 PS3 Bundle for Japan

8 January 2009 |Capcom and Sony preparing special PS3 unit for March release.

Stormrise: The Console RTS Comes of Age

8 January 2009 |Stormrise (PS3)Aussie-developed and looking great.

Pirate Master III iPhone Review

7 January 2009 |Pirate Master III (iPhone)A good game buried underneath bad controls.

Petz Sports Review

7 January 2009 |Petz Sports (Wii)An attempt to combine virtual pet care with athletic events that doesn't quite cross the finish line.

Silent Hill: The Escape iPhone Review

7 January 2009 |Silent Hill: The Escape (iPhone)Touch the nightmare.

Puzzle Arcade Video

7 January 2009 |Puzzle Arcade (X360)Jigsaw puzzles without the frustration of lost and broken pieces.

Interpol Videos

7 January 2009 |Interpol: The Trail of Dr. Chaos (X360)Hunt for clues around the world.

Merv Griffin’s Crossword Video

7 January 2009 |Merv Griffin's Xwords (X360)The gameshow comes home.

Merv Griffin’s Crossword Video

7 January 2009 |The gameshow comes home.

Interpol: The Trail of Dr. Chaos Review

7 January 2009 |Interpol: The Trail of Dr. Chaos (X360)Travel to exotic places and stare at pictures.

UGO Entertainment Acquires 1UP

7 January 2009 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> You may have heard the rumors in the past, but today the announcement we?ve all been waiting for has ...

PS3 Had a “Strong Holiday Season,” Says Sony

7 January 2009 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Not to be bested in the battle of marketing spins by Microsoft, Sony has released figures of their own ...

Leak Seemingly Confirms Forza Motorsport 3

7 January 2009 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Forza Central, a fansite dedicated to Microsoft's and Turn-10's racing series, discovered an interesting ...

Nintendo Dominates Contracting Japanese Videogame Market

7 January 2009 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Kotaku's Brian Ashcraft translated Famitsu's report on the 2008 year end sales data for Japan put together ...

Midway Reaches Extension Agreement with Bondholders

7 January 2009 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> It's hard to call this good news, considering the circumstances, but it's one step in the right ...

Xbox 360 Records its Biggest Year Ever in 2008

7 January 2009 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Following up on yesterday's announcement that the Xbox 360 had its best ever Christmas performance in ...

Top 5 Most Irritating RPG Protagonists

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First Details on Ubisoft’s I Am Alive Unearthed

7 January 2009 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> <embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="500" height="319" ...

Hasbro Developing Several Board Games, XBLA Channel

7 January 2009 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Hasbro announced today that it is working with Electronic Arts to develop several new board games for ...

Wii Sports Now Bestselling Game Of All Time

7 January 2009 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Well that sure didn't take long. A little over two years since its release with the Nintendo Wii, Wii ...

Turbine Confirms New Micro-Transaction MMO

7 January 2009 |The Lord of the Rings Online developer is turning to micro-transactions for its new project... will it be a harvest of mythril or will they awaken a balrog's worth of upset core fans?

Midway Gets Month Extension on $75 Million Worth of Debt

7 January 2009 |Midway isn't finished yet, but they need some serious help if they are going to survive the entirety of 2009.

EVE Online Achieves New Concurrent User Record

6 January 2009 |Iceland-based CCP has seen its virtual universe reach a new concurrent users milestone. Over 45,000 players were online at the same time.

Molyneux Anticipates ‘Price Pressure’ for Games

6 January 2009 |Among other things, the Fable II lead designer wonders if new titles should release at Christmas and whether 2009 will have any good games at all.

Kojima: ‘2009 Will be a Year of Change’

6 January 2009 |While Metal Gear Solid 4 was no doubt a success, Kojima isn't resting on his laurels and he wants Kojima Productions to compete on a broad scale.

Halo 3 is Xbox Live’s Most Played in 2008

6 January 2009 |Master Chief reigned supreme last year, topping Gears 2 and others as the most played on Xbox Live. Also, Castle Crashers was revealed to be the best selling XBLA title of 2008.

MLB 09 The Show On Deck for Spring

24 December 2008 |Just a couple months until pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training, and shortly thereafter Sony will release the next edition of its MLB baseball franchise.

Rock Band Getting Roy Orbison Tracks

24 December 2008 |Here's hoping the songs from the early rock legend include Only the Lonely, Pretty Woman, and You Got It.

Online Gaming Study Challenges Gaming Gender Stereotypes

24 December 2008 |While the methods of this study are questionable, one thing is certain: MMORPGs are no longer overwhelming populated by men.

World of Warcraft Exceeds 11.5 Million Subscribers

24 December 2008 |The world's largest subscription based MMO just keeps on getting bigger. The Wrath of the Lich King has also sold over 4 million copies in its first month.

Breaking: Ziff Davis Sells 1UP To UGO/Hearst, Closes EGM

7 January 2009 |Following repeated rumors to the effect, Gamasutra has learned that Ziff Davis has sold its 1UP division to Hearst's UGO Entertainment, and is shutting long-running print magazine EGM in the process. According to a statement ...

Double Fusion’s Friedman To Head Worldwide In-Game Ad Sales

7 January 2009 |In-game ad company Double Fusion has promoted Jana Friedman to senior vice president of worldwide ad sales, replacing Julie Shumaker. Friedman was formerly sales VP for the company's Casual Games Group, and the company says her ...

Star Ocean, RE5 Xbox 360 Bundles Announced For Japan

7 January 2009 |Microsoft announced two limited edition hardware bundles for the Xbox 360 coming to Japan -- an Arcade system packed with Square Enix RPG Star Ocean: The Last Hope, and a Premium model bundled with Capcom's Resident Evil 5. ...

Analyst: GameStop Lost Holiday Traffic To Big-Box Discounters Like Wal-Mart

7 January 2009 |Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey says that GameStop stores likely lost traffic during the holidays to big box retailers like Wal-Mart. Hickey suggests that highly discounted pricing on consumer products attracted shoppers away ...

Midway Gains Reprieve In Bankruptcy Struggle

7 January 2009 |Midway says it's reached a forbearance agreement with its bondholders that will allow it to delay $75 million in senior note buybacks until February 19. According to an SEC filing, the company is also currently negotiating with its ...

Feature: A Guide To iPhone Development In 2009

7 January 2009 |There's great potential in the iPhone/iPod Touch gaming platform, but alongside the promise of great success comes the possibility of zero revenues in a burgeoning market. And there are even further possibilities ahead for ...

Student Postmortem: Bloomfield College’s Rage of the Elements

7 January 2009 |Lori Cerchio and four of her peers at Bloomfield College spent one academic year creating Rage of Elements, a 2D side-scrolling action game. Even though the game was scoped modestly for a year-long project, the team still ended up ...

Study: China’s Online Games Biz To Reach $2.67B In 2010

7 January 2009 |China's booming online games industry may reach sales of RMB 18.21 billion ($2.67 billion) in 2010, says a report from business news organization and research group Interfax China. Current online game operators are generating ...

The Most-Awaited Games Of 2009: Xbox 360

7 January 2009 |With nearly a full year of of game releases ahead, Gamasutra is picking out noteworthy titles due in 2009 for each home and handheld platform, beginning with the Xbox 360. The oldest seventh-generation home console on the market, ...

GDC 2009 Reveals Localization Summit Specifics

7 January 2009 |The organizers of the inaugural Localization Summit at the 2009 Game Developers Conference have announced initial speakers and sessions for the innovative two-day localization summit, including a keynote from Electronic Arts VP ...

News: UK games market worth £4.03bn in 2008

8 January 2009 |Wii software accounts for almost a quarter of all games sold according to ELSPA

News: Activision stock price falls back to 2006 levels

8 January 2009 |Publisher's shares drop despite strong Holiday for Call of Duty and World of Warcraft

News: Sony: New studios will help us innovate

8 January 2009 |Two-pronged development approach will see internal studios collaborate more closely while start-ups inspire fresh products

News: Lich King tops last US PC chart of 2008

8 January 2009 |Sims expansions and other regulars lead as triple A titles fall back

News: Double Fusion promotes Friedman to senior advertising VP

8 January 2009 |Former EA online ad sales exec replaces Julie Shumaker

News: Ziff Davis sells 1UP Network, closes EGM

8 January 2009 |UGO Entertainment picks up four consumer sites, print publication closes after 20 years

News: Note holders grant Midway breathing space

7 January 2009 |Beleaguered publisher seeks further extension on potential debts owed to holders of Convertible Senior Notes

News: Turbine at work on micro-transaction MMO

7 January 2009 |Developer says the move will be for an as yet unnamed title

News: Japan to receive Resident Evil 5 Xbox bundle

7 January 2009 |Special edition version of Capcom title to be shipped with discounted hardware

News: “Very strong interest” in Free Radical Design sale

7 January 2009 |Administrator considers whole or part sale for Haze studio as January deadline looms

UGO Acquires 1up… Mass Layoffs… EGM Dead

8 January 2009 |As numerous sources are reporting, Hearst's UGO Entertainment has acquired 1UP from financially-troubled Ziff-Davis. Along with the 1UP sale, ZD is folding Entertainment Gaming Monthly. Perhaps the best-known print publication ...

Midway Staves Off Bankruptcy For Another Month

8 January 2009 |As GamePolitics reported last month, Mortal Kombat publisher Midway was sold at the fire sale price of $100,000 to mystery investor Mark Thomas, who also assumed $150 million worth of Midway debt.The troubled company's ...

Midway Staves Off Bankruptcy For Another Month

8 January 2009 |As GamePolitics reported last month, Mortal Kombat publisher Midway was sold at the fire sale price of $100,000 to mystery investor Mark Thomas, who also assumed $150 million worth of Midway debt.The troubled company's ...

PETA Names Fable 2 Most Animal-Friendly Game of 2008

7 January 2009 |Animal rights organization PETA has named Xbox 360 role-playing adventure Fable 2 its Most Animal-Friendly Video Game of 2008.In announcing its 6th annual Proggy Awards, PETA recognized "companies, people, and products for ...

Silent Hill: Homecoming Un-banned in Australia

7 January 2009 |In September, GamePolitics reported that Silent Hill: Homecoming had been refused classification (i.e., banned) by Australia's Office of Film and Literature Classification.However, as we've seen with other game bans, OFLC ...

Do Consumers Need Govt. Protection From DRM? It’s on the Agenda at FTC Conference

7 January 2009 |Last September's controversial release of Spore demonstrated the extent to which digital rights management (DRM) has become a wedge issue between game publishers and game consumers.Might the government step in on the side of ...

FCC Commish Who Blamed WoW for College Dropouts Resigns

7 January 2009 |Last month GamePolitics broke the news that FCC commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate blamed World of Warcraft as a leading cause of college dropouts: You might find it alarming that one of the top reasons for college ...

Does Wii Fit Really Work? Researchers Aim to Find Out

7 January 2009 |Will Nintendo's best-selling Wii Fit really help you get into shape?What They Play reports that Scott Owens, a researcher at the University of Mississippi wants to find out. Owens equipped eight families with Wii Fit last autumn. ...

Publisher Wants Politicians to Practice with Computer Game

7 January 2009 |Before taking office on January 20th, Barack Obama might want to spend some time playing Democracy 2.At least, that's the view of Cliff Harris of UK publisher Positech Games. Harris has offered a free copy of his firm's  ...

Soccer Game Has 90% Piracy Rate But Will Not Add DRM

7 January 2009 |Although PC soccer management sim Championship Manager is experiencing a 90% piracy rate, its publisher is not planning to add DRM to the mix.Roy Meredith of Beautiful Game Studios told CVG:[The 90% piracy figure is] not just ...

iPhone adventure ‘1112’ potentially WiiWare-bound

8 January 2009 |Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Adventure, Mobile According to a post by its developer on NeoGAF, the multi-touch intensive iPhone/iPod Touch adventure, 1112, may be headed to WiiWare. Alexandre Leboucher states that a friend ...

The best of WoW Insider: December 30th, 2008 - January 6th, 2009

8 January 2009 |Filed under: Online, Meta (about Joystiq), MMO 2008 was the best year in the World of Warcraft yet -- we got a terrific expansion, a few content patches, tons of class improvements, and lots and lots of great gameplay out of it. ...

Army using arcades to find new recruits

8 January 2009 |Filed under: Arcade, Culture, Action, Simulations Army Recruiter: "Listen, I see you've been having a lot of fun gunning for bad guys on this here arcade game. But tell you what, how would you like to get shot at for ...

Logitech’s new PC gaming peripherals go over(key)board

8 January 2009 |Filed under: PC, Peripherals Is your desk just not looking enough like the dashboard of an Imperial TIE fighter? Logitech is seeking to solve what it evidently sees as a common dilemma with its new G-Series gaming peripherals.The ...

Microsoft to Woolworths: Return the 360s we sold you; we’ll keep your money

8 January 2009 |Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Business UK retailer Woolworths is set to close the remainder of its stores today after being put into administration (what we in the States know as liquidation) back in November. Microsoft is one ...

Japan-only: Sexy ‘Yakuza 3’ PS3 with dragon etching

8 January 2009 |Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3 The new PlayStation 3 bundle, accompanying the release of Yakuza 3 in Japan, comes with two silver dragons etched into the system's white exterior. We don't know how the effect appears in person, but ...

Console war to be settled this week in Street Fighter IV

8 January 2009 |Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Fighting We're as tired as you are of getting missives from the front lines of the console wars, so we're relieved to hear that they'll finally be behind us after this week's ...

Wii Fit helping UK amputees lead a balanced life

7 January 2009 |Filed under: Culture, Nintendo Wii Say what you will about the efficacy of Wii Fit as a fitness tool, but at least one UK hospital has found a perfect use for its balance-centric design: helping amputees adapt to walking on their ...

Assessing the damage at 1UP

7 January 2009 |Filed under: Culture, Business While Ziff-Davis CEO Jason Young's message to his company -- including current 1UP Network staff -- today, along with coordinated press releases regarding 1UP's sale to UGO, painted a picture of ...

THQ, Gamebryo vets launch Azo Studios

7 January 2009 |Filed under: Business We look on in anticipation and give a collective "awww" as 2009's newest game company pecks its way out of its shell. Going by the name of Azo Studios, the fledgling outfit was founded by a trio of game ...

Please Be Seated For This King Of Fighters XII Trailer

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CES 09: We’re In Vegas!

8 January 2009 |Worry not, for we have made it to Las Vegas for the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show safe and sound. We'll be picking up CES press badges and listening to Microsoft's keynote tomorrow, so stay tuned. <!-- Gawker ...

Japan Getting Resident Evil PS3 Bundle, Console

8 January 2009 |On the heels of Microsoft's bundle, Sony has announced its own bundle for multi-platform Resident Evil 5, complete with special RE5 design console. <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: capcom, japan, news, original, ps3, resident ...

Europe Still Gets A Free Killzone 2 Demo

8 January 2009 |In the US, you have to pay for a demo of Killzone 2. Crazy days. In Europe, however, it's the demo will be free. Which is good news for Americans! <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: ps3, europe, killzone 2, news, playstation 3, ...

Fewer Zombies? More Outfits!

8 January 2009 |From images we've seen, Dead Rising for the Wii looks light in the brain-eating zombie department. But that doesn't mean it skimps on other things. <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: dead rising: chop till you drop, capcom, dead ...

Dawn Of War II Specs Will Wage An Endless War On Your PC

7 January 2009 |Developers Relic - otherwise known as "they who can not put a foot wrong" - have released both the minimum and recommended specs for Dawn of War 2. Worried? Let's take a look. <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: pc, dawn of war 2, ...

Mass Firings At 1UP After Sale

7 January 2009 |Oh boy. Looks like the sale of 1UP to Hearst hasn't gone as smoothly as you'd expect. Rather than simply move house, it seems most of the site's most experienced/popular writers have instead been let go. <!-- Gawker ...

Energizer Reveals Hot Controller On Controller Charging Stations

7 January 2009 |Battery maker Energizer wants to be more than just your battery maker of choice. It wants a slice of that sweet video game accessories revenue, announcing four controller charging stations in advance of CES '09. <!-- Gawker ...

Want To Buy A Games Mag? Hardcore Gamer Is For Sale (On eBay)

7 January 2009 |Now isn't the best time to be buying into the games mag business. Times are tough. But hey, if you're not swayed by this harsh reality, Hardcore Gamer are for sale. And for only $42,000! <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: kotaku ...

Rumor: NiGHTS Sequel Was Originally An Xbox 360, PS3 Game

7 January 2009 |Sega's NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams for the Wii was once planned for release on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, but shifted platforms against the wishes of Sonic Team producer Takashi Iizuka. <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: wii, ...

2009: The Road Ahead

8 January 2009 |<!--paging_filter-->For the game industry, January isn’t just an arbitrary point in the calendar, merely designated by tradition as a time for renewal. With the peak-selling Holidays at an end, it’s a time to ...

Essay Questions on Storytelling

8 January 2009 |<!--paging_filter-->Essay Question 5. In his closing keynote at MIGS 2008, Jon Blow expressed opinions about the intersection between stories and videogames. Summarise what he said and offer an opinion of your own.Jon Blow ...

Atari Cuts Silent Hill to Duck Rating Ban

8 January 2009 |<!--paging_filter-->Atari has made last-minute cuts to Silent Hill Homecoming in order for it to gain entry into Australia’s retail outlets.  The Australian Board of Classification has told Edge that the revised ...

LittleBigPlanet Takes ELSPA Gold

8 January 2009 |<!--paging_filter-->LittleBigPlanet has been given gold status by industry group ELSPA, a milestone for games which sell over 200,000 copies in the UK. read more

UK Game Market Soars 17%

8 January 2009 |<!--paging_filter-->Videogames became the UK’s fastest growing entertainment retail sector of 2008, according to trade group Entertainment Retailers Association.ERA claims that the games market posted unit sales of 82.8 ...

EGM Closed; 1Up Sold

8 January 2009 |<!--paging_filter-->Ziff Davis, a veteran player in games magazine and website publishing, has quit the business, closing long-running consumer mag EGM and selling its games web properties to UGO Entertainment and its parent ...

PETA’s Thoughts on Chicken-Kicking in Fable II

7 January 2009 |Choice and consequence are major themes in Lionhead Studios’ Fable II, and the ability to choose veggies over meat landed the game a Proggy Award for “most animal friendly videogame” from animal rights group ...

Turbine Hiring for Microtransaction Manager

7 January 2009 |Turbine, the Westwood, Mass.-based developer behind Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach, is currently hiring for a "microtransaction/e-commerce manager," a position that implies a ...

Analyst: Wal-Mart Stole Market Share from GameStop

7 January 2009 |Big-box retailers such as Wal-Mart gained market share against specialty retail GameStop over the holiday season due to highly-competitive pricing, Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey said in a research note Tuesday. "We expect ...

Midway Secures More Breathing Room

7 January 2009 |<!--paging_filter-->Chicago-based Midway has struck a deal with noteholders who agreed to extend their right to demand that the company buy back notes.The creditors, who hold $75 million in Midway bonds, agreed to push back ...

Crayon Physics brings out inner (physics-loving) child

8 January 2009 |Ever since the initial game was developed in the summer of 2007, it has managed to garner much press and acclaim, especially since developer Petri Purho revealed that he was working on a deluxe version that would include improved ...

Crayon Physics brings out inner (physics-loving) child

8 January 2009 |Ever since the initial game was developed in the summer of 2007, it has managed to garner much press and acclaim, especially since developer Petri Purho revealed that he was working on a deluxe version that would include improved ...

Japanese Game Market Experienced Shrinkage in 2008

8 January 2009 |According to Famitsu's publisher Enterbrain, the Japanese game market is, like a frightened turtle, getting smaller compared to last year. But what was the biggest selling game hardware? Games? The 2007 data reflects the period ...

Things Gamers Don’t Actually Care About

8 January 2009 |Wow, videogames and the things they spawn! The industry produces everything from comics to vibrating mushrooms. You could listen to advertising, fanboys and Big Videogame’s secret infrared mind-control to find out what’s worth ...

Ziff Davis Sells 1UP To UGO/Hearst, Closes EGM

8 January 2009 |Ziff Davis has sold its 1UP division to Hearst's UGO Entertainment, and is shutting long-running print magazine EGM in the process. Ziff Davis Media's EGM Magazine, a consumer game print mainstay since 1989, will be discontinued. ...

A Look Inside China’s Game Addiction Treatment Centers

7 January 2009 |A Beijing treatment center for Web-addicted youths includes counseling, group games like laser tag, and physical exercise.

The Top 7… Biggest drunks in games

7 January 2009 |To celebrate the wonder of liquid refreshment of an alcoholic nature, here's a list of gaming’s biggest drunks and the perils and pitfalls each have faced thanks to their passion for hops, spirits and wines.

NEW: StarCraft 2 Screens [PICS]

7 January 2009 |We're posting these new StarCraft II screens with much reservation. After all, someone out there woke up this morning with no intention to die. But, having seen these new depictions of war-waging micro machines, this someone has ...

Awesome Geeky Gingerbread Creations

7 January 2009 |Forget your old fashioned ginger bread houses, we've moved on. Im not happy unless i have to crunch through at least one LED in my ginger bread man.

Top 5: Moments of 2008

7 January 2009 |Wow. Hasn't 2008 flown by? It only seems like yesterday that we were tearing up tarmac in Burnout Paradise, settling into an hour long cut-scene in Metal Gear Solid 4 and putting our fists through walls over Geometry Wars: Retro ...

The Future of Independent Game Development

8 January 2009 |The Guardian's Games Blog has an article discussing where indie game development will go in the next few years after its recent resurgence. The story follows the success of one small game studio, and suggests that the games ...

Gaming Patents From Years Past

8 January 2009 |The Technologizer has collected a series of electronic gaming patents spanning from 1969 to 1989. The list includes devices such as the Atari joystick, Simon Says, and Nintendo's Game Boy. It also has a variety of less popular ...

Lenovo to Bring Wii-Inspired Input to PCs

7 January 2009 |PCWorld reports on an upcoming Lenovo PC that includes a remote control with functionality similar to that of the Wii Remote. It will control games using the same motion-based method, and Lenovo appears to be coming out with sports ...

Setting a Learning Curve In MMOs

7 January 2009 |Ten Ton Hammer has an article looking at the learning curves of modern MMOs. Many of the more popular games, such as World of Warcraft, go to great lengths to make learning the game easy for new players. Others, such as EVE Online, ...

PS2 the Most Played Console In 2008

6 January 2009 |An anonymous reader writes "In terms of console usage, the aging PS2 still leads the competition, according to data from US research firm Nielsen. Data the company compiled between January and October 2008 shows that the PS2 ...

Why Game Developers Should Support OS X and Linux

6 January 2009 |kevind23 writes "Although Mac OS X and Linux have a small (but growing) market share, Jeff from Wolfire Games argues that supporting non-Windows platforms can lead to a huge increase in game sales. Using their popular game Lugaru ...

Apple IIe Emulator Released For the Wii

4 January 2009 |fortapocalypse writes "Yohanes Nugroho just released WiiApple, an Apple IIe Emulator for Wii. While the sound doesn't work, some games are playable (he shows a screenshot of Epyx Winter Games as well the execution of a program he ...

“Necessary Complexity” in Online Games

4 January 2009 |Massively is running a story about Google's short-lived virtual environment, Lively. The article examines why Lively shut down so quickly, and how its simplicity and its attempts at user-friendliness did more harm than good. ...

“Necessary Complexity” in Online Games

4 January 2009 |Massively is running a story about Google's short-lived virtual environment, Lively. The article examines why Lively shut down so quickly, and how its simplicity and its attempts at user-friendliness did more harm than good. ...

Pushing Linux Adoption Through Gaming

3 January 2009 |An article on CNet questions the viability of using games as part of a strategy to increase Linux adoption. It points out a blog post by Andrew Min which suggests: "... Linux companies also need to start paying attention to the ...