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CES 2009: Halo Wars re-dated Feb. 28 at Microsoft keynote

8 January 2009 |Sci-fi RTS moved up three days, demo due Feb. 5; Windows 7 and Windows Live CEO's presentation; 10 billion hours of "gaming and socializing" clocked on Xbox Live.

Aussie game charts: December 22-28, 2008

8 January 2009 |Which game was a Santa's favourite gift for Aussies during Christmas last year?

Red Bull, Cuboid hit PS3s this week

8 January 2009 |Energy drink maker's Air Race game set to go live on PlayStation Home as Creat Studios' downloadable puzzler launches.

CES 09: No new Rock Band in ‘09

8 January 2009 |Harmonix cofounder says studio's primary focus will be creating Beatles project and downloadable content this year; 30 million songs downloaded.

NPD: Kids embrace downloadable games

8 January 2009 |Market research firm study reveals children aged 2 to 14 increasingly go online for content, gaming by far more popular than music, videos, ringtones.

Grand Theft Auto teaches 6-year-old to drive

8 January 2009 |Virginia boy takes family car to school after missing bus, makes it most of the way before crashing.

White Knight Chronicles US release likely

8 January 2009 |Level 5 CEO projects PS3-exclusive Japanese RPG will make it stateside, though no release date has been determined.

IGF 2009 finalists named

8 January 2009 |PixelJunk Eden, The Maw among this year's crop of honored indie gaming efforts; winners to be named in March.

MySims Party, Race to Wii, DS

8 January 2009 |EA's spin-off series to widely popular life-simulator gets minigame compilation, racer for Nintendo's platforms in 2009.

Nintendo leads UK gaming growth

8 January 2009 |30 percent fewer PC games sold at retail in 2008 than 2007, but massive console growth saves industry's blushes.

HAWX Hands-on

9 January 2009 |Tom Clancy's HAWX (X360)Ubisoft's latest proves to be a family affair - hands-on with the co-op and campaign.

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames - Spare Parts Map

9 January 2009 |Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (PS3)Mercenaries 2 World In Flames Spare Parts Map

CES 2009: Halo Wars Preps Its Assault

9 January 2009 |Halo Wars (X360)Ship date set and demo announced.

CES 2009: Microsoft Press Conference

9 January 2009 |The company talks Xbox 360 popularity, Halo Wars, ODST, more.

CES 2009: Doritos Dash of Destruction a Hit

8 January 2009 |Dorritos' Dash of Destruction (X360)People love free stuff.

CES 2009: No Rock Band 3 This Year

8 January 2009 |Harmonix drops some knowledge in Vegas.

WordJong Party Review

8 January 2009 |WordJong Party (Wii)Nothing says "party" like spelling!

Free Speech, Vol. 3: Pillagus Maximus

8 January 2009 |The peasants are revolting, and that makes for a great time.

Petz Catz Clan Review

8 January 2009 |Petz: Catz Clan (DS)Monkeyz House, minus monkeys.

Lord of the Rings: Conquest Video

8 January 2009 |The Lord of the Rings: Conquest (X360)See multiplayer in all of it's glory.

Mytheon Interview

8 January 2009 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Petroglyph's best known for its work on real-time strategy games (Universe at War, Star Wars: Empire at ...

1UP Live at Microsoft’s CES Keynote

8 January 2009 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> 6:00pm - In time honored tradition we queued on the fifth floor of the Venetian's conference area to be ...

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

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Rock Band 3 Not Planned for ‘09; Keyboard Controller Coming?

9 January 2009 |You'll get plenty of music to download this year, but don't expect a new Rock Band. Harmonix's Alex Rigopulos also called the addition of a keyboard a "maybe."

Sony to Merge Wipeout and MotorStorm Developers

8 January 2009 |The talented folks at Liverpool Studio and Evolution Studios will be working closely together moving forward.

Wii Core Gamers Should ‘Vote with Their Dollars,’ says Developer

8 January 2009 |It's hard to say whether it's lack of demand or lack of supply when it comes to core titles on Wii, but Jordan Itkowitz of Rainbow Studios suggests they buy Deadly Creatures or "it's back to mini-games."

BioShock 6 a Possibility, says 2K Boss

8 January 2009 |By 2017, will we be looking at BioShock 6: Revenge of Ryan? It could happen, according to 2K's Global President. However, he's well aware of having the series "jump the shark."

SanDisk Leveraging Rock Band Brand with New SD Cards

8 January 2009 |No hard drive for Wii means you need to find another way to store all those Rock Band downloads. SanDisk is offering a new line of Rock Band branded cards.

MySims Throw Party, Go Racing

8 January 2009 |EA sees the fertile grounds of the DS and Wii and looks to harvest great bounties by planting MySims seeds in the form of popular mainstream genres.

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.

CES: Microsoft’s Bach Talks Xbox’s Plans For 2009

9 January 2009 |At Microsoft's Steve Ballmer-presided CES keynote, Microsoft's Entertainment & Devices Division head Robbie Bach discussed the state of Xbox 360, trailing the Xbox Live Primetime online game show service and LittleBigPlanet-like ...

Rock Band 3: Not This Year, Says Harmonix’s Rigopulous

8 January 2009 |According to a report from consumer site Crispy Gamer, Harmonix co-founder and CEO Alex Rigopulous has confirmed that 2009 will not see a new numbered installment in the Rock Band franchise. This decision was made as the ...

Ubisoft Announces Grey’s Anatomy Game

8 January 2009 |Ubisoft announced that it will release Grey's Anatomy: The Video Game, an adaptation of the ABC medical soap opera taking place in the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital. Slated to appear on the Nintendo DS, Wii, and PC in early ...

Craft Animations, Gamecaster Announce Virtual Cinematography Solution

8 January 2009 |Craft Animations and Gamecaster have announced a hardware and software bundle called Craft Camera Tools for GCS3, a solution for virtual cinematography intended to allow for real-time camera controls within Autodesk 3ds Max and ...

SCEJ Announces Resident Evil 5 PS3 Bundle

8 January 2009 |Sony Computer Entertainment Japan has revealed a PlayStation 3 bundle for Capcom's forthcoming shooter Resident Evil 5 (or Biohazard 5), scheduled for Japanese release with the game on March 5th. The bundle will be priced at ...

Industry Notables Talk Front Line Awards Winners

8 January 2009 |As part of Game Developer magazine's 2008 Front Line Awards honoring the year's best game tools, industry notables like game designer Noah Falstein Venture Arctic creator Andy Schatz share their experiences working with the winning ...

Bonus Feature: ‘Visualizing Floats’

8 January 2009 |Floating point numbers permeate almost every area of game programming. They are used to represent everything from position, velocity, and acceleration, to fuzzy AI variables, texture coordinates, and colors. Yet, despite their ...

EA Announces MySims Party, Racing For Wii, DS

8 January 2009 |Electronic Arts announced two new MySims spin-off titles for the new year, MySims Party and MySims Racing, each game developed by The Sims Studio and set to appear on both the Nintendo DS and Wii. In MySims Party, familiar MySims ...

The Most-Awaited Games Of 2009: PlayStation Portable

8 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. Looking at the PlayStation Portable's slate, we've previewed 15 standout titles, from ...

Interview: The Turbo-Charged Making Of Arcade Mania

8 January 2009 |[Continuing with a series of interviews exploring alternative looks at gaming, Gamasutra sits down with Arcade Mania co-author Brian Ashcraft to look at his and Jean Snow's new book about the Japanese arcade game scene.] A new ...

News: Call of Duty 4 hits over 14 million players

9 January 2009 |Infinity Ward's community manager breaks down figures recorded on PS3 and Xbox 360

News: Activision stock rebounds following analyst endorsement

9 January 2009 |Piper Jaffary rating helps publisher to gain 11 per cent over the day

News: UK households spend 6 hours gaming per week - survey

9 January 2009 |Media survey reveals wider adoption of videogames in the UK, with users viewing console gaming as "family time"

News: Mad Catz stock rises on new products

9 January 2009 |Share price jumps 10 per cent following announcement of new peripherals

News: Sony questions value of rival consoles

9 January 2009 |Wii "lacks enhanced features", while Xbox 360 "puts a burden on the wallet" says SCEA

News: Square signs distribution deal with Ubisoft

9 January 2009 |Final Fantasy publisher to handle Ubisoft's games in Japan

News: Halo series sells 25m worldwide

9 January 2009 |Microsoft reveals sales stats for its flagship Xbox 360 franchise at CES, and pins down dates for Halo Wars and Halo 3: ODST

News: Videogame sales dropped 15 per cent in Japan during 2008

8 January 2009 |Lack of new hardware blamed for decline in market

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

Work for Game Retailer? You Might Be Eligible For Scholarship

8 January 2009 |The Entertainment Merchants Association, the trade group which represents a large slice of video game retailers, has announced that it is accepting applications for its 2009 Entertainment Merchants Association scholarship.Grants ...

Six-year-old Learned to Drive (Badly) From Video Games

8 January 2009 |A six-year-old Virginia boy who tried to drive his family car to school told police that he learned to drive from playing Grand Theft Auto and Monster Truck Jam.As reported by the Associated Press, the boy missed his school bus and ...

New Game Is a Protest of Israeli Invasion of Gaza

8 January 2009 |At the Georgia Tech News Games Project, Ian Bogost discusses Raid Gaza!, an editorial game dealing with Israel's offensive against Hamas in Palestine.Raid Gaza! is hosted at Newgrounds and has an RTS-like interface in which the ...

Anti-Israeli Protests in Second Life

8 January 2009 |Israel's controversial incursion into Gaza has sparked virtual protests in Second Life, reports scribe Wagner James Au.On his New World Notes blog, Au describes the protests taking place at SL Israel, a Second Life area which ...

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 ...

PSA: Rock Band 2 SD card not required for Wii DLC

9 January 2009 |Filed under: Nintendo Wii We're sure that most of our readers will already know this, but this is for our more casual audience. Rock Band DLC for the Wii is quite exciting, but let's be clear that nobody needs to buy the recently ...

GameTap Thursday: On the GRID

9 January 2009 |Filed under: PC, Online GameTap drives in its first update of the new year with the addition of GRID. Fans of Codemaster's DiRT might find it worth their time to check out the high-speed arcade style races found in GRID. GRID ...

Skate 2 demo lands a half cab impossible on PSN Jan. 15

9 January 2009 |Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Sports EA announced today that the Skate 2 demo will roll onto PSN January 15. It features a taste of the single-player campaign, along with two of the title's online "Party Play" modes: Thrasher's ...

LGJ: Here comes the FTC

9 January 2009 |Filed under: FeaturesEach week Mark Methenitis contributes Law of the Game on Joystiq ("LGJ"), a column on legal issues as they relate to video games: GamePolitics is reporting that the Federal Trade Commission is ready to look ...

Coupon: $10 off BioShock PS3, other 2K games

9 January 2009 |Filed under: Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 In case you're not in the habit of scouring 2K Game's site for coupons, might we direct you to the company's latest promotion? This coupon is valid ...

CES 2009: Halo Wars demo coming to Live on Feb. 5

9 January 2009 |Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Strategy Microsoft's entertainment and devices boss, Robbie Bach, revealed during the company's CES 2009 keynote that a demo of Ensemble Studios' Halo Wars will hit Xbox Live Marketplace on February ...

Mad Catz reveals Street Fighter IV controllers, accessories

9 January 2009 |Filed under: Arcade, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Fighting, Peripheralsclick for high-res product gallery With a little more than a month left before Street Fighter IV hurricane kicks its way to retail, the peripheral ...

Best of the Rest: Chris’ Picks of 2008

9 January 2009 |Filed under: Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Meta (about Joystiq) Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of DarknessIt's almost a no-brainer if you know me: Take the Penny Arcade ...

Sony Pictures dates Ghostbusters game for Jun. 16

8 January 2009 |Filed under: Nintendo DS, PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action Amid a slew of press releases it shot out in the hours leading up to CES 2009, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment may have stepped on Atari ...

Grey’s Anatomy operating on PC, Wii, DS in ‘early 2009’

8 January 2009 |Filed under: PCcheck out the whole, educational gallery We'll be honest: we fell asleep during anatomy class. But we knew our destiny was in video game blogging, not cutting people (and/or frogs) open. The plus side: some extra ...

Kodu CES Presentation Clip

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Nintendo DS Sales Dropped 82 Percent Last Year

9 January 2009 |Nintendo has a massive year with the DS in 2006 in Japan. 2007? Less massive, but huge. And last year? Not huge, but very, very big. <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: rumor, business, ds, japan, nintendo, psp, sony -->

Believe, There Will Be New Ghost Recon & Rainbow Six

9 January 2009 |According to sources speaking to CVG, Ubisoft are planning to release new versions of both Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six this year. Try and regain your composure from the shock of it all to read on. <!-- Gawker ...

No Men Allowed (For A Long Time Now…)

9 January 2009 |Girls only. Japan's Asahi Shimbun has an article about how Japanese arcades are banning men from sticker picture machines. Why'd they do that? <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: purikura, arcade, arcade mania, culture, japan, ...

When Female Games Characters Invade Facebook

9 January 2009 |Our friends over at Lesbian Gamers have been having some fun imagining what a Facebook feed might look like if it were solely populated by female videogame characters.

Final Fantasy XIII’s Battle System Detailed

9 January 2009 |Final Fantasy XIII is due out this year in Japan. For those who are familiar with its battle system, let's learn about it. Everyday you should learn about something, you know. <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: square enix, ...

Some Call Of Duty 4 Stats To Boggle The Mind

9 January 2009 |Over on his blog, Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling has posted some user statistics they've gleaned from the 360 version of Call of Duty 4. Stuff like how there's now been, oh, over 10,000,000 unique users. <!-- Gawker ...

Sony Expects Metal Gear Solid 4 Type Sales From Killzone 2

9 January 2009 |Worldwide, Metal Gear Solid 4 racked up big sales numbers — 4.3 million copies, actually. Sony, apparently, expects the same or better from Killzone 2. What about you? <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: rumor, guerilla ...

The Final Copy Of EGM That (Almost) Never Was

9 January 2009 |1UP is a husk. EGM is dead. Sad news, especially for subscribers, especially for those anticipating what would have been the magazine's 20th anniversary issue. But hey, chin up, here's your silver lining. <!-- Gawker ...

Yes, Yes, White Knight Chronicles Is Getting North American Release

9 January 2009 |In an announcement that should surprise no one, developer Level 5 has confirmed its PS3 exclusive White Knight Chronicles is getting a North American release. <!-- Gawker Tags/Categories: level 5, news, ps3, white knight ...

Square Enix and Ubisoft Strike Japan Deal

9 January 2009 |<!--paging_filter-->Square Enix has entered a publishing deal allowing it to distribute a number of Ubisoft titles across Japan. read more

Microsoft Talks Halo, Xbox at CES

9 January 2009 |Amidst announcements about Windows 7 and Windows Live, Microsoft's Robbie Bach touted a "spectacular" 2008 for Xbox 360 and revealed new Xbox-related stats and applications at CES in Las Vegas Wednesday evening. Bach, ...

Sony: Competitors “Continue Peddling Add-Ons”

8 January 2009 |As the new year begins, Sony Computer Entertainment America's public relations department has issued a newly-formulated feature run-down that favorably compares the PS3's value to that of Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii, directly calling ...

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 ...

Level-5 on White Knight U.S. Release

8 January 2009 |The PS3 RPG White Knight Chronicles, developed by Japan's Level-5, has garnered attention from gamers worldwide, but little has been said about a U.S. release. However in a recent interview with GameTrailers, Level-5 CEO Akihiro ...

NPD: Kids Choose Games Over Digital Music

8 January 2009 |On electronic devices, gaming's popularity is greater than digital music and video entertainment in kids aged two to 14 years, NPD Group found in the new report,  Kids and Digital Content III. According to a Wednesday press ...

The Implications of Sucking at Street Fighter

8 January 2009 |<!--paging_filter-->Over on MTV Multiplayer, games journo Stephen Totilo draws attention to how certain denizens of gaming forum NeoGaf have called him out for sucking at Street Fighter II.read more

Psych: Games Teach Kids Empathy

8 January 2009 |Certain groups enjoy making a controversy out of videogames, but one psychiatrist points out that games can help teach young gamers empathy, among other benefits. In a press release plugging his new book, Video Game Play and ...

MySims Expands

8 January 2009 |Electronic Arts said Wednesday that it is expanding its casual-focused MySims franchise with the addition of new Nintendo Wii and DS titles. MySims Party and MySims Racing will be available for Nintendo's mass market-friendly ...

Industry Focus: Recession Session

8 January 2009 |<!--paging_filter-->The entrenched mantra that tends to be rolled out from videogame industry commentators during times of economic turmoil is one of general positivity concerning the resilience of the games market to such ...

Where To Ditch Old Videogames

9 January 2009 |Videogames may offer one of the best entertainment propositions for the dollar, but with titles for the Xbox 360 and PS3 ringing in a penny shy of $60 at retail, they aren't cheap. Amid a recession, there's good news for the ...

The Worst Video Games, Trends and People of 2008

9 January 2009 |From gaming turning into a haven for babysitting software to developers calling out forum users, it was a strange time for our favorite hobby. Won’t you join us as we collectively hate the all-around worst parts of 2008? The ...

The Worst Video Games, Trends and People of 2008

9 January 2009 |From gaming turning into a haven for babysitting software to developers calling out forum users, it was a strange time for our favorite hobby. Won’t you join us as we collectively hate the all-around worst parts of 2008? The ...

The MMO Crash of 2008

9 January 2009 |Although 2008 saw the record release and sales of the new World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, it was one of few success stories of the year. Games such as Age of Conan, Tabula Rasa, Hellgate: London and Pirates of ...

Build Guide: $500 & $400 Gaming Rigs

8 January 2009 |In order to have a fully functional gaming rig, we're going to need a case, a power supply, processor, motherboard, memory, hard drive, optical drive and a video card. Let's look at some hardware options. For each component I'll ...

The Westernification of Metal Gear Solid 5

8 January 2009 |So, legendary Japanese developer Hideo Kojima is starting from "zero" in 2009, and wants Kojima Productions on an equal footing with western studios. From the great man himself: "We're currently reviewing everything - from the team ...

Feds Note Gaming DRM Woes: FTC to hold Town Hall Meeting

8 January 2009 |DRM has become a contentious issue in the gaming world, and now the Federal Trade Commission may be stepping in. The agency will hold a town hall meeting on March 25. Ars explores why the government may need to get involved, and ...

Nintendo leads the gaming industry to a record-breaking 2008

8 January 2009 |An in-depth overview of the video game market within the past year, including best sellers by region, total hardware sales, and market growth from 06' to 08'. Nintendo dominated 2008 with 26 million Wii's sold, more than PS3 and ...

CES 2009: 3D video gaming to become a reality next month

8 January 2009 |Mitsubishi will be pitching a 3D product consisting of Nvidia driver software, 3D glasses with a receiver and a sender that is placed on top of a TV. If you own a home entertainment PC with a potent Nvidia graphics card, the driver ...

UGO Buys 1up, Massive Layoffs

8 January 2009 |UGO just acquired 1up and canceled EGM, along with firing 30+ employees.

Playing Tetris Is Good For You

8 January 2009 |An anonymous reader writes "Some UK researchers found out that playing Tetris is actually good for people with post-traumatic stress disorder, by interfering with memory. I wonder if playing Minesweeper is effective against ...

The Best Gaming PC Money Can Buy

8 January 2009 |SlappingOysters writes "Gameplayer has gone live with their best PC hardware configurations for Q1 2009. They've broken it into three tiers depending on the investor's budget. And while the prices are regional, it is comparative ...

Federal Trade Commission To Scrutinize DRM

8 January 2009 |Ars Technica reports that the FTC is getting ready to take a hard look at gaming DRM, setting up a town hall meeting to be held on March 25th. They're currently recruiting panelists, and they say the meeting will, in part, "address ...

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 ...