Report: Asia Pacific Mobile Game Revenues to Hit $4.4 Billion in ...

Report: Asia Pacific Mobile Game Revenues to Hit $4.4 Billion in ...

Digital Media Wire - Los Angeles,CA,USA... of the mobile gaming industry, revenue sharing issues, poor user experiences, competition from dedicated portable gaming devices, and game piracy are all ...

50 Cent & Method Man Present Callused Thumbs At Video Game Awards

50 Cent & Method Man Present Callused Thumbs At Video Game Awards
SOHH Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:30 PM PST

50 Cent and Method Man are slated to serve as presenters at Spike TV's fourth annual Video Game Awards next month. Visit SOHH.com for the complete story.

German School Shooter Played Counter-Strike

German School Shooter Played Counter-StrikeBy lindsay As you have been informed by the mainstream media for quite some time now, video games are the root of all evil....(read more)

Students at BSC donate video game system to St. Alexius

Students at BSC donate video game system to St. Alexius
Bismarck Tribune Wed, 22 Nov 2006 2:20 AM PST

The TV screen showed adoring fans, as the college students strummed a video guitar. His goal: Guitar hero. As he played the video game in the hallway of St. Alexius Medical Center, hospital administrators stood marveling, not at his video game skills, but his generosity.

Tattersall's and Macquarie to buy UK's Talarius

Tattersall's and Macquarie to buy UK's Talarius
Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News Wed, 22 Nov 2006 3:28 AM PST LONDON, Nov 22 (Reuters) -

Australian gaming group Tattersall's and investment bank Macquarie have teamed up for an agreed 137 million pounds ($260 million) offer for British amusement arcade firm Talarius Plc .

EU probes "cultural" French video games

EU probes "cultural" French video games
AFP via Yahoo! - Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:04 AM PST

Regulators said they were opening an investigation into whether proposed tax breaks for the French video games industry constituted legal support for "genuine cultural projects."

Hey Don't Forget The Poor Souls Who Had To Wait Online For A Game Console Too

Hey Don't Forget The Poor Souls Who Had To Wait Online For A Game Console Too

Tuesday November 21, 2006 5:06 PM EST
For all of the stories about the insanity of people waiting for days in line to get one of the hot new video gaming consoles, the NY Times wants to make sure you don't forget the struggles of folks who waited online as well . You see, sites like Amazon didn't give a precise time when they were going to sell the Nintendo Wii, and it wasn't clear how many they had either. So, people were forced to sit at their computers (in one case moving a laptop from a desk to a couch to bed) and keep...

DDR and Video Games: Not Quite Enough?

DDR and Video Games: Not Quite Enough?
By Diet Blog Dance Dance Revolution is a very popular video game that exercises the whole body rather than just the fingers. Just how effective is it when it comes to weight loss?...

EMPIRE INTERACTIVE ACCEPTS ACQUISITION OFFER

EMPIRE INTERACTIVE ACCEPTS ACQUISITION OFFER
Shareholders agree on Silverstar takeover deal...

EA SIGNS NEW DEAL WITH WARNER BROS.

EA SIGNS NEW DEAL WITH WARNER BROS.
Fifth Harry Potter game down for July release...

Update: Tracking video game sales by console

Update: Tracking video game sales by console
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA... Keeping in mind the caveats mentioned in that original post, the numbers show Microsoft's consoles attracting a growing percentage of video game sales -- a 36 ...

The week in video game news

The week in video game news
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - Columbus,GA,USAAP. _ENJOY THE VIOLENCE: Video games are often criticized for violence, and even the industry's staunchest defenders had to be rattled by some of the mayhem ...