Microsoft's Earnings Come In at the 'High End'
Microsoft Watch Sun, 05 Nov 2006 6:50 AM PST
Microsoft reported earnings on Oct. 26 for the first quarter of its fiscal year, which ended Sept. 30, that were at the high end of expectations. The increase comes on the back of strong demand for Xbox 360 consoles and SQL Server 2005.
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Microsoft's Earnings Come In at the 'High End'
Not your father's arcade
Not your father's arcade
BY CHAS REILLY. CHESTERTON | The days of sliding quarters into machines at the arcade are giving way to a new kind of video game business. ...
[PogoWolf]
Kinda cool, the idea here is to open a new Cyber-Café with more then just PC’s in it. Add in Xbox’s and PS2s, and you’ve got yourself a new age arcade!
Scarlett Johansson
Even the PS3 doesn't have the curves of Scarlett Johansson and developers should take notice.. THAT'S how you build controllers.Pass or fail? Video game consoles graded
Pass or fail? Video game consoles graded
By Kristine C.
While the rest of us are painfully counting the days, hours, and minutes for those shiny, new machines to finally be available, Robert Workman from GameDaily takes a step back to assess the video game consoles of our time, ...
PSP Updates - http://pspupdates.qj.net
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Is the Game Media Being Oblivious?
Is the Game Media Being Oblivious?
from Slashdot by ScuttleMonkey
MaryAlan writes "The National Summit on Video Games, Youth, and Public Policy was this weekend, and almost no one from the game media showed up. In fact, the game industry seems to pretty much be ignoring the whole event. There's an article up on GamesFirst, which attended the summit, that criticizes the mainstream game press pretty hard for not attending. Apparently only one game journalist showed up. From the article: 'The video game media owes it to our readers to come to events like this and listen, come here and think, and come here and base our editorials on the reality of what's being said instead of an interpretation of the talking points that are published afterwords. Too many of the people discussing these issues in forums do so based on the works of the game media, and too few in the gaming media are spending the time to make it justified.'"
from Slashdot by ScuttleMonkey
MaryAlan writes "The National Summit on Video Games, Youth, and Public Policy was this weekend, and almost no one from the game media showed up. In fact, the game industry seems to pretty much be ignoring the whole event. There's an article up on GamesFirst, which attended the summit, that criticizes the mainstream game press pretty hard for not attending. Apparently only one game journalist showed up. From the article: 'The video game media owes it to our readers to come to events like this and listen, come here and think, and come here and base our editorials on the reality of what's being said instead of an interpretation of the talking points that are published afterwords. Too many of the people discussing these issues in forums do so based on the works of the game media, and too few in the gaming media are spending the time to make it justified.'"
Saturday, October 21, 2006
ISU researchers part of summit on violent video game
ISU researchers part of summit on violent video game
Radio Iowa - Des Moines,IA,USA
... He says they hope to work with the video game industry and the software ratings board so people realize that there are some risks to letting children play ...
Police: Brother Shoots Brother Over Video Game
Police: Brother Shoots Brother Over Video Game
Source: NBC13.com - Birmingham,AL,USA MONTGOMERY, Ala.
A late-night argument between siblings over a video game led one to shoot the other. Few details are known, but ...
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[PogoWolf]
*sigh* So which game will be blamed for this one?
Study Shows Video Games Are Good For Kids
Study Shows Video Games Are Good For Kids
WIFR-TV
It could be tough to get our kids to turn off the video game and start their homework. But before you make them put the controller down, you might want to know they're learning some important skills.
Old video games make a comeback
Old video games make a comeback
PA via Yahoo!
Computer game fans will have the chance to get their hands on some arcade classics at a new exhibition.
Debate erupts over video game rating system
Debate erupts over video game rating system
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Fri, 20 Oct 2006 7:33 PM PDT
The rating system that's supposed to protect children from violent, sexually explicit video games doesn't work, U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum said Friday. "The rating system we have now is funded by the people who stand to make a profit off it," the St. Paul DFLer told a group of researchers who study the effects of violent video games on children. "I've come to the strong conclusion that we need to
[PogoWolf]
The only rating system a kid needs is PARENTS.
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