To be a game or not to be a game, that is the question.
Imagine sitting on the bus, your eyes focused on a small device in front of you. Soothing music is playing out of your headphones, and your hand casually is moving around the device's screen. Keep that image in your head, but alter it a little. Now you are playing a game. The music, though still soothing, changes based on how you play, and all…
Tuesday at GDC Microsoft announced a number of upcoming additions to Games for Windows, including stronger protection against piracy, as well as some nifty features to make playing your PC games simpler if you have multiple systems. There will also be storefront support added so publishers can add sales directly into their game. Drew Johnston, the product unit manager for the Windows Gaming Platform, and Dave Luehmann, GM for Microsoft Game Studios, described to Ars what these updates will entail.
A minor controversy erupted in Clevelend, Ohio recently, where a teachers union and school board are at odds with how one area principal handled the removal of the November issue of Nintendo Power from a middle school library. The issue in question features a character from Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on the cover prominently holding a handgun.
In an effort to increase development for PlayStation 3, Sony today lowered the cost of its PS3 development kit to $2,000, the second price cut the company has made since demo units began shipping to developers in 2005.
By the time you read this, most of the gaming press will be headed towards San Francisco for the Game Developers Conference, knowing full well that we are at best mild interlopers at the event. GDC is a time where industry professionals can share ideas and speak about their games, while drinking massive amounts of alcohol afterwards. Still, many game companies have booths or meeting rooms set up in the Moscone Center or off-site to show off their upcoming releases to the press, and we have our schedules booked solid with meetings. What are we hoping to see?
This week Sony gets more pressure to cut the PS3’s price, Resident Evil 5 review remains popular, and Vin Diesel reveals how Steven Spielberg got him into the business of creating games. If you’re tired of the Wii’s kiddie image, be sure to check out our Mad World review. This is the week in gaming.
This purposeful game blurs the line between game and learning tool.
Now players of all ages, especially students, have even more reason to carry their Nintendo DS everywhere with MyDoItAll. This party-like mini game collection has several practical and educational uses. The easy-to-use modes have great applications to other games while meeting several real-life needs of organization.You can custom your own basic…
Virtual economies of MMO games have been becoming increasingly intertwined with real-world money over the past few years. Titles like Second Life allow players to exchange cash for in-game currency, while others like EVE Online are player-driven and don’t limit currency or materials in the game’s economy. Now, however, the lines are being blurred even further, as a Swedish video game developer has been granted preliminary approval for a real banking license by the Swedish Finance Supervisory.
The NPD gaming numbers are in, and February sales enjoyed a 10 percent bump over last year, while gaming enjoyed an 11 percent bump thus far this year. While the overall story stays the same this year, there are some interesting wrinkles to be found in the numbers. Let’s take a look.
As previously reported, the new Capcom Unity Card is rife with hidden fees. To wit, card activation, point of sale denials, customer service calls, adding
money, idle activity, and even “Visa settlement” fees. As Ben so eloquently put it, “That’s not worth having a picture of Ryu in your wallet.”
