EA & Disney Bullish on the Rise of Social Gaming

EA & Disney Bullish on the Rise of Social Gaming Inside Social Games Another point of interest that was briefly touched on by the panelists and in the Q&A segment was the concept of casual players merging with core players that come from the traditional video games space. This move has been occurring in social games ...

Bias-Buster: Mainstream reviewers speak out! Adventure Gamers It's impossible to ask them all, of course, but I recently discussed the issue with three key members of the mainstream gaming press: editors Ashley Day from games™ and Chris Watters from GameSpot, and Logan Decker, Editor-in-Chief of PC Gamer (US). ...

Personal disgust cannot stop free speech Edmond Sun Q: I understand the US Supreme Court recently found a California law unconstitutional that regulated the sale of video games to minors. Can you tell me more about the decision? A: In our discussion last week of the case you reference, Brown v. ...

God Got Game Tablet Magazine Another part is spent at New York University, where I teach and research video games. And there are weeks, like this one, when these two undertakings seem remarkably intertwined. Reading this week's parasha, we come across an odd formulation. ...

The Hardcore Gaming Myth Kotaku I used to just call out in my mind whether a game or gamer was of the casual or hardcore sort without thinking about what I was doing—until this year's QuakeCon when I was finally challenged with articulating what those two terms mean. ...

Pocket Gamer iPhone gaming podcast: Episode 143 - iPhone 5 rumour, Whale Trail ... Pocket Gamer by Will Wilson It's a bumper episode of iPhone 5 rumours this week, with Jon claiming his October 4th source from last week is right, while Keith and I try to wind him up about it. Other news includes the revelation that 74 per cent of all App Store ...

Free iPhone games: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12, Cross Fingers, Trucker's Delight ... Pocket Gamer by Anthony Usher Welcome back to Pocket Gamer's daily round-up of the best iPhone and iPad titles that have been made free in the past 24 hours. This time around we have Tiger Woods and his latest PGA offering, two popular titles from Edge developer ...

Half of UK population play IP-connected video games New Media Age (subscription) Almost half (33m) of the UK's population play video games on IP-connected devices, according to research from the Internet Advertising Bureau's (IAB) Game Steering Group. The report, called Gaming Britain: A Country United By Digital Play, ...

Dish Network and Blockbuster Will Combine Their Wares Hollywood Reporter The new product, dubbed Blockbuster Movie Pass, includes DVDs, video games and unlimited streaming, but is only available to Dish subscribers. Dish Network and Blockbuster on Friday revealed their Netflix-killer – at least that's what some were calling ...

Bollywood Movies Now as Video Games Siliconindia.com By SiliconIndia, Friday, 23 September 2011, 04:22 Hrs Zoya Akhtar's 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara' (ZNMD) lets users participate in the La Tomatina festival, an annual event in Spain that involves throwing and squashing of unlimited supply of tomatoes on ...

Five Stars - Another World, Stardash, Where's My Water, and more Pocket Gamer You say great things about Another World here, and the feature is called "Five Stars," but the Pocket Gamer review you linked to kind of takes a dump on the game and awards it 5/10 -- a far cry from what one might call five stars. ...

COMMENTARY: Gaming proves to be a costly obsession North County Times (blog) ... the average gamer is 37 years old, meaning adults — not kids — are spending their hard-earned money on this expensive hobby. The video game industry has been struggling for much of 2011. According to the NDP Group, video games sales were down 26 ...

Quality Index: The week's best iPhone games – Infinity Field, Early Bird ... Pocket Gamer It's the Quality Index round-up, Quality Index being one of Pocket Gamer's many sister sites. It's like Metacritic for iPhone games, collating everybody's opinions in one handy resource. Annihilating the Quality Index competition this week with an ...

The Geek Genius Behind Ready Player One: An Interview With Ernest Cline Warp Zoned Read on to find out what influenced him, how much research he did for the book (spoiler: a surprisingly small amount), and just how many video games he's played. Warp Zoned: What were your main influences for the novel? Ernest Cline: Ready Player One ...

'Battlefield 3′ Expected PC System Requirements Game Rant If you're an avid PC gamer, and are wondering if your system is up to date for playing 'Battlefield 3,' the expected system requirements should give you a decent idea. Read on for details. When it comes to being a gamer, you typically fall into one of ...

How video gamers are saving the world Squamish Chief Until recently, I've always had to make excuses for being an avid video gamer. I mean, let's face it: Telling someone you're into video games rates slightly lower on the cool scale than saying you collect stamps or still sleep with “Teddy. ...

A Birthday Letter To Myself About Video Games | Kotaku Australia By Lisa Foiles Many video games turning twenty-five this year could set themselves on a podium and brag until their throats are sore. 'Hey, I'm ... Some time around 1999, I proclaimed that I hated video games. ...Every gamer I encountered was a jerk. ... Kotaku Australia

MIT Explores LGBT Content in Video Games, News from GamePro GamePro News: MIT Explores LGBT Content in Video Games. GamePro.com

How a Mainstream Media Story About Video Games is Born By Nathan Birch Good journalism is all about integrity, accuracy and objectivity -- unless of course you're a mainstream news channel reporting on video games, in which. Gamma Squad

CITE Game Innovation Lab » “The Beginnings of Video Games” By Chrystanyaa The Beginnings of Video Games Saturday, October 1, 2:00 p.m.. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Avenue (at 37 Street), Astoria, NY Live Skype discussion with Ralph Baer and demonstration of Tennis for Two Ralph Baer was one of ... CITE Game Innovation Lab

Video Games and Marriage: Game Related Divorce Rampant in ... By Michael Anderson Way back when gamers acquired the 'basement dweller' reputation, you needed a powerful desktop PC to be a gamer, and then a bit later a console system tied to a TV. Each of those was a 'tethered' activity, which ended up in fights about TV ... Gear Diary

The Weekly Gamer: Gaming News 9.23.2011 | GUY.com By Stewart Smith The Weekly Gamer 9.2.2011. War of the Worlds gets adapted into a game, we get our first look at BloodRayne: Betrayal, Sony wants you to play video games with a visor on and the independent game Hawken gets a trailer. ... GUY.com

New(ish) Sony Terms Of Use: Thank The Supreme Court - Gay Gamer By Super Swede That's not to entertain some kind of doomsday endgame (those of us who love video games have seen depicted time and time again), however: Companies cannot blindly trounce around and lay waste to the proles with impunity. Companies' ... GayGamer.net

Playboy's Gamer Next Door: The Evolution of Gaming with Jo Garcia ... By Alec Banks Playboy's Cyber Girl of the Year 2008, Jo Garcia, certainly inspires you to dust off those old gaming consoles. Featuring old favorites like Super Mario. Hypebeast

Gamasutra - News - Psychology Researchers Argue Gamer ... Psychology Researchers Argue Gamer 'Improvement' Studies Are Flawed ... A number of studies have shown that playing a wide variety of video games can ... gamasutra.com/.../Psychology_Researchers_Argue_Gamer_Im... Video games open to LGBT gamers with A Closed World Straight.com Since the days of old school video games, be it Donkey Kong or Mario Bros., the traditional narrative premise has usually been a story about a guy trying to save the girl. With the straight-male sex-drive as the structural foundation of most games, ... Pro Gamer Shawn "Sheth" Simon Talks MLG, StarCraft II and the Future of eSports Forbes What impact has the advent of streaming through companies like JustinTV/TwitchTV had on you as a pro gamer? It has allowed me as a pro gamer to have another area where I can reach those who enjoy watching games. It's definitely helped make Starcraft 2 ... Average Gamer 9.23.2011: Gears of War 3 Edition 411mania.com From what to level up and what weapons to choose to how to succeed in co-op and more, 411's Dan Watson gives his thoughts on Gears or War 3 and how to improve your skills in this week's Average Gamer! Welcome back to the Average Gamer, the only column ... Hard Reset patched in response to gamer demands and suggestions Video Game Writers We like it when game developers listen and that's exactly what Hard Reset developer Flying Wild Pig did with the first patch on Steam for it's sci-fi shooter. “In response to user demands and reviewer criticism, Flying Wild Hog has made some ... HANDS ON: Gears of War 3 review ABC Action News Other popular multiplayer modes returned to the game as well, such as King of the Hill, Capture the Flag (with an unlucky gamer playing the part of the human flag) and Wingman, where four teams of two battle it out elimination-style. ... F1 video games: a history Telegraph.co.uk The first game based on the Formula One Championship, F1 (1976) heralded the birth of a whole new gaming genre. Only available in arcades, this game was primitive to say the least. The race track was recorded on to film and projected on to the screen ... Mario as Michelangelo: Video Games as Art Daily Nexus I'm here to talk about video games. And yes, I believe video games are art. Similar to film, whenvideo games first came out, with Pong, and later with other arcade classics like Space Invaders and Pac-Man, it took the world by storm. ... Turn 10 explain why you can't drive Warthog in Forza 4 Videogamer.com Shooting a gun at other cars, while it would be tremendously entertaining - there's no doubt about that, I'm a core gamer as well - it really would not help us towards that vision of creating the next generation of car lover. ... Infinity Ward doesn't want blockbuster-driven industry Videogamer.com The video games industry is more diverse than ever before, Infinity Ward creative strategist Robert Bowling has told MCV. Commenting on the rise of the indie developer, Bowling said: "Games are definitely more diversified than they ever have been ... CVG's Heroes and Villains of the Week Computerandvideogames.com "Oooh, I'm Megan Fox and not only am I really sexy I'm a gamer as well, which makes you want me even more." "And the best bit is you've probably already spoken to me on Xbox Live. That's how accessible I am - attainable you could even say. ... Dark Souls is going to be brutal for "early" players Lazygamer It was without remorse, and it caused many a gamer to throw in the towel. Geoff still goes into a comatose state whenever we mention the game. Dark Souls, the spiritual successor to that game, is launching this week in Japan, but of course, ... The Best of the Upcoming Import Video Games GamePro.com These games will probably never be released in North America, but that doesn't mean you should ignore them. Here a few games importers should be adding to their lists. by Richard Eisenbeis What it is: In this RPG set in feudal Japan, a two-fold curse ... Deus Ex mod removes beer goggle visuals, looks much better Lazygamer This is merely the first version of the patch however, so expect even more improvements in the coming weeks with which to push your PC to the edge. Check out some of the images below for a comparison, courtesy of PC Gamer.