Wednesday, November 08, 2006

SUAAB Video Game Contest

SUAAB Video Game Contest
By The University of Texas at Dallas
Compete agaisnt your friends in our video game contest! Big screens, cool games, and cooler prizes!

Survey Discusses Game Banning, ESRB Familiarity

Survey Discusses Game Banning, ESRB Familiarity
Gamasutra
Wed, 08 Nov 2006 11:03 AM PST
Data analysis firm Evolution Research has released the findings of its latest online survey aimed at determining the perceptions surrounding video games and how they influence the behavior of those who play them. The survey, which polled 2,077 individuals, found that the majority of those questioned (60 percent) noted that video games represented a significant influence, even more so than cable

Konami Sales Up, Profits Down

Konami Sales Up, Profits Down

 

Tuesday November 7, 2006 7:50 PM EST

Konami has posted higher sales and operating profit for the first half of its fiscal year, although net income is down.

 

Holiday Profile: RedOctane

Holiday Profile: RedOctane

 

Wednesday November 8, 2006 1:06 AM EST

Next-Gen visits RedOctane in the week that its mega-sequel Guitar Hero II hits the streets. We talk to marketing boss Stacey Hirata.

 

Survey: Gamer Ethics

Survey: Gamer Ethics

 

Wednesday November 8, 2006 9:39 AM EST

The majority of people think that playing Grand Theft Auto is more influential on behavior than watching a movie like Natural Born Killers--at least according to an extensive survey by Evolution Research. Click through for the firm's game ethics survey...

 

Atari Lands $15 mln Revolver

Atari Lands $15 mln Revolver

 

Wednesday November 8, 2006 10:09 AM EST

In a further attempt to get back on track, Atari has secured a $15 million three-year secured revolving credit facility.

 

Japanese video game developer draws inspiration from Kurosawa ...

Japanese video game developer draws inspiration from Kurosawa ...
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
Japanese video game producer Tetsuya Mizuguchi is the brains behind such games as "Lumines," "Rez," "Ninety-Nine Nights," "Space Channel 5," "Manx TT Superbike ...

Analyst Initiates Video Game Publishers

Analyst Initiates Video Game Publishers
Houston Chronicle - United States
NEW YORK — Bank of America analyst Michael L. Savner initiated coverage of four of the largest US video game publishers Wednesday, two of them with "Buy" and ...

Entertainment: Video Games Live 2006

Entertainment: Video Games Live 2006
I wasn't able to attend the Video Games Live music show, but a friend did; he mailed out ... Tuesday, September 12, 2006: Video Games Live at Massey Hall ... The orchestra sounded great and the hosts / video game composers Jack Wall and ...

Canada to invest in local video-game business

Canada to invest in local video-game business
GameDAILY BIZ - USA
Grabbing a piece of the $20 billion video game industry, the Canadian government on Wednesday said it would invest CAN$2 million ($1.76 million) to develop ...

France to Subsidize Games As Art

France to Subsidize Games As Art
Slashdot
Wed, 08 Nov 2006 1:32 PM PST
The New York Times is reporting on efforts by the French culture ministry to treat videogames as art. About time. This initiative will include giving tax breaks for game development, and national recognition of game developer achievements (like the arts award received by Shigeru Miyamoto this March). >From the article: " With a total of roughly 100 video game companies, France, along with Britain,

Bar Owners Have to Remove Certain Video Games in Ohio

Bar Owners Have to Remove Certain Video Games in Ohio
WTOL News 11
Wed, 08 Nov 2006 4:00 PM PST
COLUMBUS (AP) -- Bar owners must remove video gaming machines by Nov. 11 or face sanctions, the Ohio Investigative Unit announced.

2 arrested in video game store killing

2 arrested in video game store killing
Colorado Springs Gazette
Wed, 08 Nov 2006 1:24 PM PST
Two men were arrested Wednesday in connection with the killing last week of the clerk at a Colorado Springs video game store. Randy Eugene West, 29, and Michael Joseph Bowen, 25, were jailed on suspicion of first-degree murder.

 

Japanese video game developer draws inspiration from Kurosawa, Kandinsky

Japanese video game developer draws inspiration from Kurosawa, Kandinsky
CP via Yahoo! Canada News
Wed, 08 Nov 2006 12:38 PM PST
MONTREAL (CP) - His influences have ranged from filmmaker Akira Kurosawa to artist Wassily Kandinsky and the musical "Stomp."