World's first flying car takes test flightsMarch 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Arguably the world's first flying car took its first test flight sometime this month, a milestone in a project started four years ago by MIT students. At 7:40 a.m on March 5, the winged car taxied down a runway in Plattsburgh, N.Y., took off, flew for 37 seconds and landed further down the runway - a manoeuvre it would repeat about a half dozen times over the next two days.
Game maker pulls plug on 'Six Days in Fallujah' video game after criticismApril 28th, 2009 Company pulls plug on 'Fallujah' video gameNEW YORK — The publisher behind a video game based on one of the Iraq war's fiercest battles has pulled the plug on the title, called "Six Days in Fallujah."
A spokeswoman for Japanese game company Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. confirmed that the company is no longer publishing the game, which was set to go on sale next year.
Islamic Group finds Muhammad fighting in a video game offensive, asks to remove it, deniedApril 28th, 2009 Islamic group calls video game offensiveCAIRO — The designers of an online video game depicting religious figures in mortal combat say they will take it off the Internet after an influential Islamic organization complained it is offensive to Muslims and Christians. Italy-based Molleindustria told The Associated Press by e-mail the game "Faith Fighter" was intended to satirize intolerance but was misunderstood.
Key to designing a hit video gameSeptember 13th, 2009 LONDON - Two researchers at University of Birmingham, UK claim to have found the key to designing a hit video game. According to Russell Beale and Matthew Bond, it may just be a matter of social interactions and avoiding bad pricing.
Game over: Fla. cops caught playing Wii game in house they had just raided, face disciplineSeptember 22nd, 2009 Game over: Fla. cops caught playing Wii on the jobLAKELAND, Fla.
Microsoft Xbox executive Shane Kim to retire after 19 yearsSeptember 15th, 2009 Xbox exec Shane Kim to retire after 19 yearsNEW YORK — Shane Kim, the Microsoft Corp. executive who oversaw the growth of its video game business from the original Xbox and through such hits as "Halo" and "Gears of War," is retiring after 19 years with the software maker.
Squeezed by recession, video game sales drop for fourth straight month in JuneJuly 17th, 2009 June video game sales drop sharplyNEW YORK — Squeezed by the economic downturn, U.S. retail sales of video games dropped sharply in June.
Sheriff embarrassed that drug investigators caught playing video game during Fla. raidSeptember 23rd, 2009 Fla. cops caught playing video game during raidBARTOW, Fla. — A Florida sheriff says he is embarrassed that investigators from a narcotics task force were caught on camera playing a video game while searching a convicted drug dealer's house.
Average age of adult video game player is 35: US studyAugust 18th, 2009 LONDON - The average age of an adult video gamer has been found to be 35, which is higher than previously believed, reveals a new US study. According to a team from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), players were also less healthy, fatter, and more depressed than those who stayed away from the device.
Investors largely shrug off dismal July video game sales; EA, Activision post modest gainsAugust 14th, 2009 Sector Snap: Stocks shrug off low video game salesNEW YORK — Investors seemed to look past dismal July video game sales on Friday to expectations of a better second half to the year, with shares of game makers holding up despite the fifth straight month of declines. Market researcher NPD Group reported a 29 percent drop in sales of game hardware, software and accessories Thursday, an even steeper decline than analysts were expecting.
US video game retail sales tumble 29 percent in July, says market researcher NPD GroupAugust 14th, 2009 July video game sales show sharp declineNEW YORK — Hurt by the recession and few hit game launches, U.S. retail sales of video games dropped sharply in July, market researcher NPD Group says.
E3 2009 Round UpJune 5th, 2009 The Electronic Entertainment Expo, commonly known as E3 - the world's largest convention for video games - has ended this Thursday with a total of 40,000 attendees compared to about 5,000 over the past two years. We have to wait till June 15th to 17th, 2010 for the next E3 to be held at Los Angeles Convention Center.
Microsoft proposes (Project Natal) but Sony PS 3 exposes the real motion controller first! Game on buddiesJune 3rd, 2009 The Game is on. After Microsoft demoed their Project Natal concept for Xbox 360, Sony showed off a real prototype of their motion controller which looks like a wand with a color changing ball on top.
Video game shares take a hit as PlayStation price cut rumors mountAugust 17th, 2009 Sector Snap: Video games take a hitNEW YORK — Shares of video game companies took a hit Monday, even as rumors mounted about a looming price cut for Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3. The shares dropped just a few days after market researcher NPD Group reported a sharp drop in video game retail sales for the month of July.
Sony to launch motion controller for PlayStation 3 in spring 2010September 24th, 2009 Sony to launch new motion controller next springNEW YORK — Sony plans to release a new motion controller next spring for the PlayStation 3 video game console. The controller will work with the PlayStation Eye camera, which can track players' voices, faces and body motion.
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October 12th, 2009 at 2:39 am
Games like this are often short lived even with their target audience, this game is going to have to have cutting edge customization capabilities if its going to take root.