Jul 25, 2010

“This is what computer gamers are supposed to look like. A fourteen year old boy, totally absorbed in something noisy or violent or fast or preferably all three. But not all gamers are like Freddie Roach. Take his mother, Alyson. She’s a gamer too . . . though [the puzzle game she's depicted playing] is rather gentler than racing indie cars. Alyson...

Jul 11, 2010

A recent survey conducted by Resolve Market Research suggests that Apple’s latest gadget is taking a notable chunk out of the handheld gaming industry share. According to Mashable, 28 percent of respondents claimed that one of their main uses for the iPad was gaming, while 23 percent said between the iPad, smartphones and portable gaming devices, the...

Mar 12, 2010

Women have been serving admirably in warzones for the U.S. military for years. But they’re absent from the ranks of modern video game armies. A game developer offered Kotaku a justification of why we virtually fight as men. The answer, offered by Gordon Van Dyke, producer of the new Electronic Arts modern warfare game Battlefield: Bad Company 2, has to do...

Feb 8, 2010

Each week we parcel up the latest and greatest news that didn’t get our full attention over the last seven days. Here’s some link lovin’ to the stories we think you might like to know more about … - SEGA announced its latest console, the Sega Zone Wireless Gaming Console (hhmm, snappy title) - The number of registered Steam accounts grew...

Feb 7, 2010

GAMES FIRMS MUST SAVE CHILDREN THEY’VE MADE INTO HEALTH TIMEBOMBS. At least that’s what the CAPLOCK OBSESSED Sunday Express is crying for this fine Sunday morning. In a bid to combat what they deem to be the “spiral[ling] out of control” problem of childhood obesity, the Express are calling on UK government to invest the millions of pounds...

Feb 1, 2010

Each week we parcel up the latest and greatest news that didn’t get our full attention over the last seven days. Here’s some link lovin’ to the stories we think you might like to know more about … - We saw a new Naughty Bear trailer and a glimpse of the cover art - Sony confirmed the PlayStation Arc domain name - We’re told that...

Jan 19, 2010

Read it? Right – now discuss it! Any surprises there? What do you think of the gender spread? And are you as surprised as I am that Europe is lumped into the generic ‘other’ sales, unlike the US and Japan … ? Source: Online Education via Hawty...

Dec 28, 2009

It’s official – gaming makes you smarter! Okay, so it’s a tiny sample and the scientific basis of this is shaky at best but come on . . . how often do we hear that gaming is good for you? NEVER – that’s how often. So let’s roll with it. A psychology professor in the US took 40 students and, in the interest of science, told...