'Penny Arcade,' 'Teenage Zombies' bring the funny (AP)
May 27, 2008
AP - Late last year, when I was playing Valve's brilliant puzzle game "Portal," I felt a weird sensation: Laughter. I'm not sure when I first noticed it; perhaps it was when GLaDOS, the insane artificial intelligence that was tormenting me, promised "grief counseling and cake" after my ordeal. What really threw me was the idea that a video game could make me laugh out loud.
At E3, video games shift their aim to casual players (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - This year's downscaled E3 video game expo drew about 4,500 gamemakers, analysts, retailers and journalists to L.A. last week - less than a tenth of E3's size two years ago - even as the industry grew from $10.5 billion in 2005 to $18 billion in 2007.
GAMES REVIEW: Wii suffers glut of weak games
Nintendo's Wii has dominated video-game hardware sales since its debut in November 2006, and it shows no sign of slowing down. In March, U.S. stores sold more Wii consoles than Xbox 360s and PlayStation 3s combined.
Videogames getting more social ...
AFP - Videogame makers are riding the social-networking wave with a flood of soon-to-be-released titles that let friends play online as teams and even create their own characters.
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Nintendo boss talks about what's next for the Wii
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Appletell Review - Fable: The Lost...
Section: Software + Apps, Games, Mac + Computers, Software, Features, Review
Genre: Action/RPG
Format: DVD
Developer: Lionhead Studios
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GAMES REVIEW: Action heroes
(AP)
AP - I don't envy video game designers who have to work on movie tie-ins. Artists have to duplicate the look of a film with a much smaller budget. Writers have to stick pretty...
GAMES REVIEW: Action heroes
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GAMES REVIEW: Wii suffers glut of weak games (AP)
AP - Nintendo's Wii has dominated video-game hardware sales since its debut in November 2006, and it shows no sign of slowing down. In March, U.S. stores sold more Wii consoles than Xbox 360s and PlayStation 3s combined.
GAMES REVIEW: Wii suffers glut of weak games (AP)
AP - Nintendo's Wii has dominated video-game hardware sales since its debut in November 2006, and it shows no sign of slowing down. In March, U.S. stores sold more Wii consoles than Xbox 360s and PlayStation 3s combined.
REVIEW: 3 of diamonds: This season's...
What do Mets shortstop Jose Reyes and Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard have in common? Both were key players in the Mets' notorious meltdown last season: Reyes couldn't buy a...
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Wii Fit's Sales Likely Healthy ...
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No fun! Wii suffers slew of bad games
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Action games deliver thrills
The truly great action films of our time — "Die Hard," "The Road Warrior," "Aliens," say — can be summed up in one word: relentless. Once they get in gear, they put the pedal to the metal and don't slow down. If only "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Whatever" had such single-minded drive.
Top Video Games For Gamers Of All Ages (TechWeb)
TechWeb - We look at World of Warcraft, Desktop Tower Defense, Orange Box, Wii Sports, Civilization IV, and other top video games to see why video gamers of all ages are getting hooked.
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AP - One of the best features of Nintendo's Wii is the Virtual Console, a downloadable library of more than 200 classic games. It's a great resource for young gamers who want to...
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Can Videogames Be Funny?
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