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.
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 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.
Shanda Games gets tepid reception for this year's biggest IPO; shares slide 14 percentSeptember 25th, 2009 Shanda Games IPO gets tepid receptionNEW YORK — Shanda Games Ltd., a Chinese video game company, raised $1 billion Friday in the largest initial public offering of the year. The company offered more shares than expected, but got a lackluster reception.
Shanda Games to launch this year's biggest IPO, raising $1 billion at $12.50 per shareSeptember 25th, 2009 Shanda Games to launch this year's biggest IPONEW YORK — Shanda Games Ltd., a Chinese video game company, raised $1 billion Friday in the largest initial public offering of the year. The company offered more shares than expected, but got a lackluster reception.
The Game Grip for i-Phones - A Cool App for Mobile GamersNovember 4th, 2008 Ever had problems with SMS buttons to control moves of fast action games or racy chases? I had. I have observed this with i-Phone as well as Nokia n series mobiles.
Top 10 Differences Between Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360March 30th, 2009 Both PS3 and Xbox 360 come from two major brand names who are indisputable leaders in their own fields. Deciding and choosing one of them over another would be a biased act if you don't know about your need and as both of them has their pros and cons.
Top 10 Free Game Cheats and Walkthrough ResourcesSeptember 3rd, 2009 Cheats and walkthroughs of a game are what gamers need to overcome those barriers with ease which sometimes seem to be impossible to cross. However, finding a specific cheat can be a hectic task.