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Survey: Nearly every kid a video gamer

Katherine Graden doesn't really like shoot-'em-up video games. She prefers games on her Wii system that test her fitness and agility - the ones her guy friends tease are her "sissy games."
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Keeping Up Nintendo's Momentum

After overseeing several years of rapid growth at Nintendo, President Satoru Iwata faces new challenges: how to keep players of the company's videogames interested, and how to cultivate a new wave of customers.
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The Wall Street Journal 'Grand,' but No 'Godfather'

Critics have hailed 'Grand Theft Auto IV' as equal to great movies and books. But here's what it's missing.
06/28/08
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Yahoo! News Microsoft Xbox Executive out Amid...

PC World - A key Xbox marketing leader is leaving Microsoft amid executive restructuring in the company's gaming business.
06/13/08
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macenstein Review: Marware Game Grip is a triple...

At first glance the Marware Game Grip looks like the holy grail of iPhone gaming – a gaming controller for the iPhone that will free you from the sometimes flakiness of touch...
11/18/08
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WRAL.com Video games feature ads for Obama's...

Too busy playing video games to watch presidential ads on television? Barack Obama has found you, too, by becoming the first presidential candidate to buy ad space inside a game.
10/14/08
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msnbc Obama ads: 'It's in the game'

Too busy playing video games to watch presidential ads on television? Barack Obama has found you, too, by becoming the first presidential candidate to buy ad space inside a game.
10/14/08
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PCWorld GameOn Japan: PS3 Catches Up to Wii, Xbox...

In Japan, the Wii's lead over the PS3 shrank from six-to-one in May to just one-point-seven-to-one in June, according to Japanese magazine publisher Enterbrain. According...
07/03/08
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TUAW

Raging Thunder tries online multiplayer

Raging Thunder is one of those games we've been watching since the App Store was first announced, and now it may have reached another milestone. Polarbit says that with version 1.0.3, which is in the App Store now, they've released online, real-time competitive multiplayer. They say it's an App Store first, and I think they're right -- a few games have offered wifi multiplayer before (Apple's Hold'em does, and Raging Thunder did previously), and some games have done some non-real time multiplayer (Loot Wars is interesting in that way) but allowing players to play competitively online in real-time is something that hasn't been done much.It's not quite on the level of Xbox Live yet -- Polarbit is offering a free beta of their server software on the website, so you've apparently got to have your own server running (or sign on to someone else's) to race against your friends online. I just gave it a shot, and it worked well. The lobby system is a little awkward and without voice chat (strange how much I've just taken it for granted in multiplayer nowadays), it's hard to tell whether people are playing or just waiting in a room (or why they're dropping out of the race, as a few players did while I played). But once you get into the game, it's Raging Thunder with other people driving the cars. Well done.It would be nice to see player names above cars. Easier to do trash talking when you know who you're talking about. This is only the beginning, however -- here's to many, many great online multiplayer experiences on the iPhone.TUAWRaging Thunder tries online multiplayer originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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The PC World Games For Windows Live Interview, Part Two

In which we chat with Microsoft's Kevin Unangst about the media death knell over PC gaming, the digital distribution boom, the new PC-centric GFW Live interface, what's coming in DirectX 11, and the possibility of Xbox Live free. Game...
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Arstechnica The week in gaming: Fallout,...

This week in gaming and gadgets brought us the horrendous Sonic RPG, a dose of Brainball, and news about the DRM for Fallout 3. Oh, and night vision goggles.Read More...
10/04/08
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chicagotribune.com Survey: Nearly all kids play video games

CHICAGO (AP) _ Katherine Graden doesn't really like shoot-'em-up video games. She prefers games on her Wii system that test her fitness and agility — the ones her guy...
09/16/08
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chicagotribune.com Survey: Nearly every kid is a gamer

CHICAGO (AP) _ Katherine Graden doesn't really like shoot-'em-up video games. She prefers games on her Wii system that test her fitness and agility — the ones her guy...
09/16/08
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WRAL.com Game news: 'GTA IV' hits 10 million,...

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09/08/08
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AppleTell More free apps from the App Store -...

Section: Software + Apps, iPod + iTunes, iPod touch, iPhone + Communications, iPhone, iPhone SDK & Apps, Originals I don’t know about you, but I’ve had to cut back on the...
08/23/08
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Forbes Gaming Season Kicks Off

Madden 2008 hits shelves Tuesday, marking the start of the flood of holiday video games.
08/12/08
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msnbc

'Fable II' is a fresh, essential game experience

The freedom to chart your own course, morally and throughout the game's landscape, makes “Fable II” a fresh and essential game experience.
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Yahoo! News

Microsoft, Sony Copy Nintendo's Playbook (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Nintendo raised the bar for casual, easy-to-play video games again Tuesday, as rivals Microsoft and Sony scrambled to imitate the family-friendly appeal of Nintendo's Wii game console with their own product announcements this week.
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Forbes Gaming Season Kicks Off

Madden 2008 hits shelves Tuesday, marking the start of the flood of holiday video games.
08/12/08
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Yahoo! News U.S. game sales jump 47 percent in...

Reuters - U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 47 percent from a year earlier, as Take-Two Interactive Software Inc's "Grand Theft Auto 4" and Nintendo Co ...
05/16/08
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The Sydney Morning Herald GTA helps boost video game sales

US sales of video game hardware and software rose 47 per cent from a year earlier, as Take-Two Interactive Software's Grand Theft Auto IV and Nintendo's Wii console stole the...
05/16/08
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Yahoo! News GTA IV May be Driving Sales of Gaming...

NewsFactor - While Grand Theft Auto IV is racking up sales records, console makers are vying for bragging rights of their own, and Microsoft seems to be the victor.
05/09/08
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B.B.C. NEWS How gaming is running with sport

Sport and gaming are moving closer together argues Margaret Robertson.
06/26/08
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Yahoo! News GTA IV Helps Boost Sales of...

NewsFactor - As most people are probably aware, 2008 is a presidential election year. One of the things political analysts will be looking at closely is whether the winning...
05/02/08
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Forbes A Jolting Game

Novint's Falcon controller gives gamers a real feel for action. But don't try waving it in the air.
06/25/08
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International Herald Tribune 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...
06/20/08
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