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Android's booming gamer industry hatches new markets Android Apps Appolicious Sony Ericsson's currently running a promo to give away a special edition Xperia PLAY sporting a Minecraft skin, appealing to an already geeked-up gamer demographic. Minecraft's mobile version was only released last week, marking a new era for existing ...

Back To School, Back To Video Games Boise Weekly These are rehashes of previously released games, but any dyed-in-the-wool gamer will be happy to hear the names like Donkey Kong, Super Mario Brothers or The Legend of Zelda. Between network hacking woes and low console sales, Sony has had its share of ...

This week in video games: Deus Ex: Human Revolution Dallas Morning News (subscription) (blog) I've been a gamer since my hands were big enough to grasp the controller of my dad's NES, and I've been providing news, reviews and previews for the game industry professionally for several years now at outlets like GameSpot, GamesRadar and The Daily ...

Decide-o-tron app to recommend video games The Independent The webcomic Penny Arcade is teaming up with industry analysts EEDAR to offer the Decide-o-tron 8000, a free iOS app that recommends video games based on user tastes, review scores, and celebrity charts. The Decide-o-tron catalogue is to encompass ...

Sony: Video games can read emotions in a decade Ubergizmo Well, that's exactly what we've been doing for the past few years with the Wii and Kinect, but Sony has another take on how video games will work in the future. It seems that all it takes would be 10 years before video games are able to read your ...

Beyond the Screen: Latitude Study Profiles the New Gamers San Francisco Chronicle (press release) A new study just released by the research consultancy Latitude offers an investigation into the new gaming landscape and the profile of tomorrow's gamer, suggesting opportunities for both game developers and companies across industries. ...

F1 2011: Stephen Hood interview Telegraph.co.uk By Tom Hoggins, Video Games Editor Formula One returns this weekend, with the Belgian Grand Prix in Spa signalling the end of the mid-season break. Sebastien Vettel sits pretty at the top of the driver's championship, though some gamers will fancy a ...

London South Bank to host Video Games Heroes concert bit-tech.net The London Philharmonic Orchestra will play a concert celebrating video games as part of the Vision Sound Music festival. Comedian Iain Lee will host a concert that will celebrate the music of computer and video games as part of the Vision Sound Music...

SpecialEffect invite you to make history at this year's Eurogamer Expo PSPworld The participant with the fastest lap time over the duration of the Expo will be crowned the new Guinness World Record holder and considered for inclusion in the next Guinness World RecordsGamer's Edition. It is hoped the record attempts will showcase ...

Not All Video Games Are Bad For Kids! Wiki Peers We have all read about the ill-effects of video games. Parents often complain that kids and young adults spend long hours engrossed in the game-world with no time for their real-life family. However, a recent study has unearthed some beneficial aspects ...

Decide-o-tron app recommends video games for the indecisive Ubergizmo which will be able to recommend video games based on user feedback, review scores as well as celebrity charts. The Decide-o-tron catalogue is a rather comprehensive one, comprising of 10000 games at least which covers the last decade of gaming, ...

Dude, This Video Game Promotion Is Sweet New York Times (blog) By STUART ELLIOTT The “dudes” who interrupt their playing of video games only for the slamming of sugared sodas –- or interrupt their slamming of sugared sodas only to play video games — have a reason to live until the fall. Activision is teaming up ...

Forza 4 to pave the way for better looking games Videogamer.com So impressive is the image-based lighting used in Forza Motorsport 4 that it will pave the way for all future video games to look better, Turn 10 studio creative director Dan Greenawalt revealed at gamescom last week. Greenawalt couldn't say enough ...

Video Games: Munch on Babes in Shark Night 3D App ShockTillYouDrop.com From the developers of the popular "Hungry Shark" games, Future Games of London and Relativity Media bring you something extra special: "Hungry Shark Night." The game is an adaptation of this Fall's sexy and terrifying release of Shark Night 3D, ...

Dragon Age Info Blowout from gamescom DeltaGamer By Ajané Celestin-Greer | August 23, 2011 | Interviews | No comments | Share If you're a fan of the Dragon Age series, you'll want to know all the info that was gleaned at gamescom 2011 last week. We've got enough facts so that even the most hardcore ...

New Expansion Coming to 'Catan' Touch Arcade Capitalizing on this is developer Exozet, who just shot Pocket Gamer a note that a new expansion is slated to hit later this year. So, what is this upcoming expansion? Cities and Knights, which is easily one of the most aggressive expansions of the ...

Competition time! Win tickets to Gears of War 3 launch event JOE JOE.ie has teamed up with Xbox in anticipation of the arrival of Gears of War 3, which has been described as the most spectacular conclusion to one of the most memorable and celebrated sagas in video games. It even deserves an exclamation mark! ...

Infographic: How Gaming Has Gone Social PC Magazine By Damon Poeter Video games are big business and business is good. It's also growing—the number of gamers around the world has grown more than four-fold over the past decade to reach about 1.2 billion, according to some estimates. ...

Fulham partners with EA Sports FIFA 12 Videogamer.com ... match days over the course of the season at Craven Cottage fans can try out FIFA 12 and play against their friends and family. Plus there will be a Pro Player Tournament at the training ground to determine which Fulham player is the best FIFA 12 gamer.

Testing the Fan-Base The State Press As a gamer, I am appalled that Capcom has the audacity to pull a maneuver like this. If they receive some bad press but people still buy this “Ultimate” version, then more of these same practices can be repeated. I believe strongly in speaking with ...

Star Legends: The Blackstar Chronicles Comes To Android Phones Review Star Legends: The Blackstar Chronicles for Android is a sci-fi online multiplayer game where the gamer joins other online players in futuristic adventures in highly advanced, mystery enshrouded science laboratories, hijacked space ships, ...

Research: Video Games Help Reduce Crime Rates in U.S. | GamePolitics Video games help reduce crime rates in the United States, according to new research conducted by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim ... gamepolitics.com/.../research-video-games-help-reduce-crime-...

Play Video Games With Your Eyes | The Creators Project Blink, glance and guide Mario to victory with this DIY controller alternative from Waterloo Labs. thecreatorsproject.com/blog/play-video-games-with-your-eyes Samsung Launches Series 7 Gamer Laptop Techtree.com The company's latest offering Series 7 Gamer 700G laptop promises desktop-like gaming experience without losing much of portability. At the heart of this device is an Intel i7 quad core chip, with a minimum of 8GB of RAM (up to 16GB). ... Social Media Gamer Bunchball Adds Brand-Friendly Apps brandchannel.com Bunchball, a leader in social media gaming, has just released two new plug-and-play apps built on their Nitro gamification platform that give brands influence over website navigation and content sharing. FanBox boosts website content consumption and ... element14 and Ben Heck Celebrate Gamer Culture at Penny Arcade Expo Prime 2011 PR Newswire (press release) 27 at 1:30 pm in the Serpent Theatre, Ben will join the "Gamers Doing Good" panel, presented by the AbleGamers Foundation, focusing on how video games can have a positive impact on people's lives. Ben will join other gaming authorities and industry ... The Boring, Mundane Things We Do In Video Games Geekosystem by Rollin Bishop | 2:45 pm, August 24th, 2011 The world of video games is a magical place. The possibilities are near limitless when everything about the reality that the player inhabits is constructed from the ground up. ... Video Games: For Kids and Businessmen Only – Midweek Feature Metro Are you sick of rude, intolerant people ruining the reputation of video games? Xbox Live is one thing but what about when the yobs are publisher executives? 'All I want to do, if you will, is to have them rot from the core.' - John Riccitiello, CEO of ... FWD News: Video Games Promoting Mental Health Game Forward Individuals dealing with depression, post-traumatic stress disorder or anxiety have been found to find help though video games. Backed up by research in the field of mental health, these psychological conditions have benefited from exposure to a ...