Steve Jobs: Not a Gamer, but a Game Changer

Steve Jobs: Not a Gamer, but a Game Changer TIME By Matt Peckham on October 6, 2011 Steve Jobs was many things, but if we're being honest, agamer wasn't one of them. It was a running a joke in enthusiast gamer circles, that until the iPhone came along, the Mac was where games went to die. ...

VIDEO GAMES: Take A Gander At Gameplay Footage Of Robin In Batman: Arkham City Comic Book Movie See Tim Drake take on some Black Mask goons in this gameplay trailer from GameStop. Batman: Arkham City is the sequel to action-adventure stealth video game Batman: Arkham Asylum, based on DC Comics' Batman, for Onlive, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U, ...

Steve Jobs: Accidental video games visionary CNET (blog) The one thing that every video game visionary has in common  is that they all set out to make something about video games better. From the guys that came up with the whole concept in the first place, to all of the auteurs, artists, storytellers, ...

Remembering Apple's One Serious Attempt at a Video Games Console Kotaku So today's Total Recall will be all about Apple's one and only crack at the video games market: the Pippin. Sure, the iPhone and iPad have blossomed into powerful gaming platforms in recent years, and even the once-derided desktop and laptop Macs are ...

Gamer is the hero in edgy new ad The Sun At the end it is revealed 'Michael' is the teenage gamer who has led them through their adventures and a special framed picture of him is put on the wall. The company, who are weeks away from releasing adventure blockbuster Uncharted 3, ...

Forza Motorsport 4 review Telegraph.co.uk By Tom Hoggins, Video Games Editor Driving simulators have always had a reputation for lustful car voyeurism, cameras caressing every polished angle of their digital Ferrari F40 or Koenigsegg CCX... mmm, shiny. It's natural. I don't earn enough money ...

Practical play: Interactive video games appear valuable for ICU patients Science Daily (press release) ScienceDaily (Oct. 4, 2011) — Interactive video games, already known to improve motor function in recovering stroke patients, appear to safely enhance physical therapy for patients in intensive care units (ICU), new research from Johns Hopkins ...

Lana Del Rey – “Video Games” (Jamie Woon Remix) Stereogum Two of the bigger, more divisive names from Stereogum's 40 Best New Bands Of 2011 list come together on this remix, in which London dance&B transmorpher Jamie Woon reworks “Video Games,” the luminous breakout single from music-blog flashpoint Lana Del ...

Video games provide fodder for career as an author phillyBurbs.com (blog) This sparked Ryan's interest in the history of video games. Throughout his research, Ryan noticed the history of video games was written in a scattered way. Noticing room for improvement, he decided it was much easier to trace the history of Nintendo ...

The man who's rebuilding Halo: Combat Evolved Computerandvideogames.com Without even making a game Microsoft's 343 Industries has shot to the top of every gamer's watch list. As the new custodian of the Halo franchise the studio has high expectations to live up to. What you might not know, however, is that 343's first full ...

The Four Video Games That Shaped Metal Gear Creator Hideo Kojima Kotaku Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear series—which turns 25 next year—says he's drawn influence from four video games above all others. They are four very different games, each "very important" he says. What are they? The game designer who says "70 ...

Huntington, LI Spends Most Money on Video Games NY Convergence Video games have become a multi-billion dollar industry; the average household, Money Bundle stipulates, spends more money on video games than on print subscriptions, premium TV, DVDS, CDs and digital music. The addictive quality inherent in gaming has ...

Microsoft preparing OnLive rival for 2012 - report Computerandvideogames.com With built-in Xbox Live functionality, Windows Phone devices currently enable users to "connect and play with friends" on the go, using their Xbox Live avatar and gamer profile to keep track of scores and wins.

In Which Your Favourite Video Games Become Beautiful Cartoons Kotaku Artist Gobeur has a neat calling card: she takes video games, sometimes gritty, sometimes less gritty, and makes images in which it looks like there's an expensive cartoon based on them. Even though there's no such thing. Some of the franchises she's ...

Gabe Newell explains why PC games still matter Computerandvideogames.com Speaking in the latest issue of PC Gamer UK, the Valve boss said gaming PCs are "great value for money" and allow gamers to "have the one they like". He told PCG: "People like their PCs. There are huge numbers of them and each person gets to have the ...

Interview: Kevin Garnett Talks Favorite Video Games, "NBA 2K12," And "Call Of ... Complex.com But you may or may not be surprised to learn that Kevin Garnett is also an avid gamer. Yes, gamers come in all shapes, sizes, and avatars! We had the chance to chop it up with the future Hall of Famer while he was out West for the first annual Call of ...

Long Live Play Is A Hell Of An Ad Complex.com (blog) Sony made an open call to its fans last month on the PlayStation Blog asking dedicated gamers to send them a picture of their selves holding their PS3 controller along with a short statement as to what made them the ultimate PS3 gamer. As it turns out, ...

This week's video games Arizona Daily Star More a puzzle game than a racer, this download recalls the collision-heavy spirit of the previous-generation "Burnout" titles which were all about ramming vehicles to cause chain reactions that lead to as much mayhem as possible. ...

Do You Like Difficult Video Games? SodaHead News That alone is enough to raise the hair on the back of a timid gamer's neck. But it wouldn't be so bad if save points were frequent (they're not), or if enemies were reasonable (there are dragons). Enemies reset, bosses chase you to the ends of the ...

Old Politician Slams Video Games, Says Men Should Grow Up Aussie-Gamer.com But rather than focusing on real world aspects, such as the fall of the global economy, high unemployment rates and a sliding education system, Bennett has placed the blame squarely onvideo games. “In 1950, 5% of men at the prime working age were ...

OnLive cloud gaming: review Telegraph.co.uk There is no installing or downloading: once you've made your choice you're straight into the game, like a BBC iPlayer for video games. Full OnLive games cost around the same as their normal counterparts, although early adopters are being offered their ...

Gamer heaven at upcoming expo Gold Coast Mail "It's pretty much a must-see for any gamer." Mr Whittaker said there would be a Cos Play Competition in which you could dress up as your favourite dots-per-inch hero. "A few customers have talked about dressing up as characters such as Mario or one ...

Pocket Gamer will be at GDC Online Pocket Gamer.Biz Which is why - for the first time - Pocket Gamer will be in attendance; indeed, it seems like I might even be in on the act, moderating a panel talk about monetisation. More importantly, this also means that together with our friends at PapayaMobile ...

John Carmack: Treating Consoles Equally Was A Big Mistake Lazygamer Dooms, Quakes and now Rage has said to PC Gamer in a video interview that treating consoles as equals was a big mistake and that PCs will be priority from now on. The major issue seems to be that when they started working on Rage 6 friggin' years ago,...

Gamer's Delight Financial Express : Alienware is under the wing of Dell, and has been specialising in developing powerful custom made computers mainly intended for game players. The company's M17x is claimed to be the most powerful 17-inch gaming laptop and offers mind blowing ...

Impressions of Red Orchestra 2 Student Life It's a pity, because Tripwire Interactive is a champion of PC gaming, having gotten its start through modding (or modifying, to the non-gamer) Unreal Tournament. In fact, I pre-ordered Red Orchestra 2 based on the strength of Tripwire's reputation. ...

Are you ready for Steven Spielberg's Halo movie? JOE Although the latest movie project news could be a misunderstanding, it's tough to imagine Hollywood continue to pass up the opportunity to bring one of the biggest franchises in video games to the silver screen. Other video game adaptations currently ...

Crab Armor Announced as First Skyrim DLC! Kotaku It appears that PC Gamer has poked some fun at The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion's horse armor DLC, which I'm sure is remembered fondly. It was available for $2.50 as DLC for Oblivion, much to everyone's surprise and chagrin. But seriously, Crab Armor. ...

Entertainment Litigation Update JD Supra (press release) Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Prohibiting Sale of Violent Video Games to Minors; The Hurt Locker; and In Re NCAA Student-Athlete Name. Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Prohibiting Sale of Violent Video Games to Minors: The Supreme Court ended its term ...

Give Video Game Britain a Break Huffington Post UK (blog) The UK video games industry is the largest in Europe, contributes £1 billion to our economy and employs 26000 people. but while the video games industry globally goes from strength to strength, the UK economy has barely grown over the last year. ...

Digital Living - gaming and your brain ABC Local Download this mp3 file If you watch a 19 year old gamer glued to the screen of his or her PC or purpose built gaming console, you can be forgiven for thinking they're addicted to the gaming world - especially when they tell you they don't want to go ...

Lana Del Rey – “Video Games” (Jamie Woon Remix) at Pretty Much ... By Luis Tovar British singer and producer, Jamie Woon has just released a remix of the debut single from the most talked about new artists of the last few months, Lana Del. PMA | Pretty Much Amazing

Conservative Pundit Says Video Games Are Making Men "Pathetic ... By Matt Helgeson In the article, entitled "Why Men Are In Trouble," Bennett calls out video games in a couple of passages. In the first he writes, "Man's response has been pathetic. Today, 18-to- 34-year-old men spend more time playing video games a day than ... News

CheapSkate Gamer | Kotaku Australia By Lamboman007 Cheapskate Gamer is back, rearing it's ugly head once more! Well, that is if you're name's Gerry H. If not, Cheapskate's head is probably more baby cu... Kotaku Australia

IAmA professional gamer and recently won $400000 playing Call of ... My name is Nadeshot, and I've been a pro gamer since 2008. I also have built a pretty big following on youtube. Here is a picture of my championship... www.reddit.com/.../iama_professional_gamer_and_recently_w...

Lana Del Rey - Video Games - Jamie Woon Remix by woon on ... Listen to Lana Del Rey - Video Games - Jamie Woon Remix by woon | Create, record and share the sounds you create anywhere to friends, family and the world ... soundcloud.com/woon/lana-del-rey-video-games-jamie

Worst Hunting Video Games - UGO.com - UGO.com These are the 11 worst hunting video games of all time. www.ugo.com/games/worst-hunting-video-games

A gamer's dream come true | Inquirer Technology Every gamer has dreamed about being able to take their games with them wherever they go. Sony Ericsson's Xperia PLAY smartphone, launched on Tuesday in ... technology.inquirer.net/4829/a-gamer’s-dream-come-true/