Orange County college student arrested, charged with modifying video game consolesAugust 4th, 2009 OC man charged with modifying video game consolesLOS ANGELES — A Southern California college student has been arrested on federal charges that he illegally modified video game consoles to enable the machines to play pirated video games. The U.S. Attorney's Office says 27-year-old Matthew Crippen was released Monday night after posting $5,000 bond.
Report: 8 Singapore teen 'slayers' planned group suicideSeptember 8th, 2009 Report: S'pore teen 'slayers' planned mass suicideSINGAPORE — A Singapore newspaper says eight teen fans of the video game Slayers planned to commit suicide together last month, but most backed out after watching two of them jump to their deaths. The New Paper says Tuesday that according to a police investigation, 16-year-old Ku Witaya, a self-proclaimed Taoist medium, convinced his younger brother and six other boys that they had to die to become 'slayers' who would kill demons in a World War III.
Startup Raptr looks to make gaming more social, integrates Facebook, Twitter, chatsJuly 22nd, 2009 Social network for gamers helps friends playNEW YORK — Raptr, a social network targeting gamers, is hoping to make it easier to see what your friends are currently playing on a broad range of platforms such as the Xbox 360 and personal computers. And if you want, you can join them in the action.
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.
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.
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.
Some video games make kids kinder, not violentJune 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Previous research has suggested that playing violent videogames is linked to aggressive behaviour in kids. Now, three new studies have concluded that the other side of the coin also holds true: playing prosocial video games promote friendly behaviour.
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.
Surviving Nirvana members dismayed by Kurt Cobain character in 'Guitar Hero 5'September 10th, 2009 Nirvana members dismayed by 'Guitar Hero 5'LOS ANGELES — Kurt Cobain's appearance in the latest "Guitar Hero" video game is not hitting the right notes with the surviving members of Nirvana. Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl said in a joint statement Thursday that they were "dismayed and very disappointed" that an avatar of the late Nirvana frontman could be used to play songs by other artists.
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.
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.
GM investing more than $21M at Flint plant to build 2011 Chevrolet light-duty crew cab truckSeptember 21st, 2009 GM investing $21 million in Flint Assembly plantFLINT, Mich. — General Motors Co.
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.
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.
Lifetime's 'Project Runway' to become video game for Nintendo's Wii systemOctober 8th, 2009 'Project Runway' to become Wii gameLOS ANGELES — "Project Runway" is strutting to Nintendo's Wii. Atari Inc. is developing a video game based on the popular reality TV fashion competition.
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July 28th, 2009 at 9:02 am
Are the teenagers really playing car tag or did they just had a few too many drinks, thus the swerving of their trucks? Seriously, teenagers nowadays are very undisciplined. Kids like these two deserve some punishment.