Scientists highlight racial landscape in gaming worldJuly 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A comprehensive study of gaming characters has revealed that video games do not accurately represent minorities. The study encompassing the top 150 games in a year across nine platforms and all rating levels, and weighted by each title's popularity, shows that the video game industry showed that less than 3pct of game characters were "recognizably Hispanic."
Latinos were nearly invisible and women and other groups were underrepresented.
Nyko's New Charge Station Quad for Uninterrupted Gaming ExperienceNovember 21st, 2008 Some gadgets are only for a particular group of people. And this one too is for you if you are a gaming freak.
MYRACER MF101 - The Mega Gaming Console with Music, Movies, Maps and MoreNovember 21st, 2008 After myCOMMAND from Mercedes, its now time for myracer. Korean company MYRACER has released its first hand held gaming console, the MYRACER MF101.
Sony cuts PlayStation 3 price around world, offers upgrade, could worsen earnings woesAugust 19th, 2009 Sony cuts PS3 price around world, offers upgradeTOKYO — Sony Corp. slashed the price of the PlayStation 3 around the world in a move that analysts said is likely to boost sales of the game console while not adding much to its money-losing earnings.
Activision Blizzard shares climb in premarket trading after strong 3rd-quarter resultsNovember 6th, 2009 Activision Blizzard shares rise after 3Q resultsNEW YORK — Shares of Activision Blizzard Inc. rose Friday after the video game publisher posted strong third-quarter results and backed its full-year outlook amid a difficult time for the video game industry.
Alienware M11X Features, Specification and PriceJanuary 8th, 2010 more images
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Los Angeles (GaeaTimes.com) - Apart from the tablet PCs like HP Slate, there were some more things at the CES 2010 drawing attention of many. One of them is surely the Alienware M11X from Dell.
10 things to look for in a gaming laptopAugust 20th, 2009 The difference of core strengths between a laptop and a desktop is rapidly closing to make gaming experience every bit as satisfying as what you expect from a full size desktop tower at home. Additionally you get the portability, connectivity and versatility of a laptop that also has mind blowing graphics and atmosphere enhancing audio to make modern gaming fully immersive.
Toshiba's High End Gaming Laptop - The Qosmio X305-Q708October 22nd, 2008 Toshiba played it big and risky as their new gaming laptop Qosmio X305-Q708 comes out at around $4,000+! With the specification that is as impressive as it should be to lure people into such a big investment, I wonder what will be the battery life like and most importantly why not a BRD (blu ray disc)player even at this price!
Specification
Vista Ultimate (32-bit or 64-bit)
Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9300 CPU
17-inch display at 1680×1050
HDMI out, DisplayPort
Four Harmon Kardon speakers + subwoofer
4GB of RAM
320GB SATA hard drive at 7,200 RPM
A second 128GB SATA solid state drive
DVD burner
1.3-megapixel webcam
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics,
Dual 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTS graphics cards set up in SLI mode (So basically you get three graphics card in one.)
Video game bragging rights reach Facebook as Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 integrate social networkNovember 18th, 2009 more images
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Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 friend Facebook
NEW YORK — Users of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles can now brag about their achievements on Facebook as both systems integrate the social network this week. Microsoft Corp.
Video Gamers get addicted to consoles like compulsive gamblersAugust 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - People who play video games may get addicted for life to their consoles, just like gamblers get hooked to cards, warn health experts. This is quite evident from the growing sales of the games and the hardware amid the ongoing economic slowdown.
Startup Spawn Labs begins selling box for playing console video games on a laptopSeptember 14th, 2009 Startup lets you play console video games remotelySAN FRANCISCO — As any a video game aficionado knows, it's easy to pop a game into your Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 and spend hours working your way from one level to the next. Without the hefty console, though, you're out of luck if you want to keep blasting those aliens while away from home.
Microsoft, Sony take aim at gaming leader Nintendo at Electronic Entertainment ExpoJune 3rd, 2009 Microsoft, Sony take aim at Nintendo during E3LOS ANGELES — Both Microsoft and Sony debuted prototype motion controllers for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, while the only gadget that gaming leader Nintendo unveiled was a device that Wii users can use to check their pulse. "I wasn't surprised to see Microsoft and Sony copying Nintendo," said Forrester analyst Paul Jackson.
Females, black people, children, elderly under-represented in US video gamesSeptember 23rd, 2009 LONDON - The first ever "virtual census" of the human characters used in US video games has shown that males, adults and white people are over-represented in such games, while females, black people, children and the elderly are under-represented. Dmitri Williams of the University of Southern California-Los Angeles (UCLA), who carried out the study with colleagues at Indiana University, Ohio University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute, says that the mismatch between real-world and videogame populations could be excluding some groups of potential players from games.
Industry group says US video game sales fall 19 percent in OctoberNovember 12th, 2009 more images
more imagesNPD: October video game sales tumble 19 percentNEW YORK — After a slight reprieve in September, U.S. video game retail sales slumped again in October, unable to escape the economic turmoil that's cutting into consumer spending and swelling the ranks of unemployed.
Industry group says US video game sales fell 19 percent in OctoberNovember 12th, 2009 more images
more imagesNPD: October US video game sales tumble 19 percentNEW YORK — After a slight reprieve in September, U.S. video game sales slumped once again in October, hurt by the economic turmoil that's cutting into consumer spending.
Computer Gaming is perhaps one of the most intense and addictive passtimes now. But did you ever know that you can make a living out of it? Different championships have different format of gameplay. Most of the contests are arranged online. There are also contests for game development and innovative games. After writing some articles on racing games, first person shooter games, flash games etc., we have made a list of gaming contests that are held around the world.
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March 25th, 2010 at 11:35 am
2BeeGames sets to provide a multi-platform publishing contract and $100,000 cash prize in an upcoming contest for independent game developers.
San Francisco, CA - March 15, 2010 — 2BeeGames, an online community for independent game developers, gamers and video game enthusiasts, has announced the launch of a video game development contest while at the 2010 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this past week. The contest will challenge independent developers to create and submit new and exciting video games for the chance to be the next big thing in interactive software. Game industry experts will award $100,000 and a multi-platform publishing deal to the developer of their choice while the online community will award a cash prize to the developer whose game earns the most votes. The contest rules will be posted and the competition will begin on May 1 at 2BeeGames.com.
2BeeGames’ contest asks amateur developers to submit their original, non-commissioned work which is then voted on by the online community and industry experts. The game that receives the most votes from industry experts will be announced as the Publisher’s Choice; the winner will receive a multi-platform publishing deal with Zoo Games, a leading publisher of interactive software, and a $100,000 prize. The game that receives the most votes from the online community, known as “The Hive”, will be announced as the Community Favorite and receive a cash prize along with the opportunity to be published.
This contest will be the third time that 2BeeGames has sought out hidden talent in order to showcase indie developers’ creativity on a national platform. “We are thrilled to extend this contest once again,” said Mark Seremet, industry veteran and CEO of Zoo Games. “The talent and creativity that lies within independent developers is incredible, and we are very excited to see what they come up with this time around.” The first two contest winners, Auditorium and Storm, are set to hit multiple retail and digital platforms in 2010.
Although Zoo Games is initially offering a publishing deal for one lucky developer, the potential to offer more than one deal is a reality. “There is a chance that we will receive numerous games with publishing potential throughout the contest,” said Seremet. “We will consider providing more than one publishing contract should the submission warrant it, and with the level of innovation that developers have shown in contests past, it’s a great possibility. For developers, this is an opportunity for their games to reach millions of consumers.”