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New This Week in Video Games Attack of the Fanboy El Shaddai: The Ascension of the Metatron ( PS3, Xbox 360) - El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is a third-person, single player action-adventure game in which players must subdue rogue angels, loose on the Earth in order to uphold God's divine plan ...

Noel Gallagher: Brutal TV and video games caused UK riots Metro Noel Gallagher blamed 'brutal 'TV and video games' for causing the riots that took place last week around the country and said more prisons should be built to house offenders. The guitarist, who has recently launched his own solo career, ...

More Video Games Will Be Added to Major League Gaming Competition in 2012 Forbes In addition to a new central MLG location and shorter mini-seasons throughout the year, there will be new video games and more opportunities for amateur gamers to compete for cash and prizes. DiGiovanni talks about what games are likely candidates for ...

Retail Sales of Video Games Tumbled in July CIO Today Sales of software, or the video games themselves, fell 17 percent to $336.2 million. That's much worse than the 7 percent decline that Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter had expected. Sales of game accessories slid 8 percent to $127.8 million. ...

Preview: Fargo's fantasy 'Warehouse 13' lives in 'Don't Hate the Player' Chicago Tribune (blog) By Curt Wagner RedEye I'm not a gamer, but the gaming plot of the latest episode of “Warehouse 13” makes it my favorite of the season by far. “Don't Hate the Player” (8 pm Aug. 15, Syfy; 3.5 stars) was written by Ian Stokes, who proves himself a worthy ...

Zumba Fitness Tops UK Video Games Charts, Again ITProPortal Nine weeks in succession and a total of 12 weeks and Zumba Fitness still aces the UK All Format Gaming Charts fending off competition from LEGO titles. The game from 505 Games has registered sales of a total of three million copies around the world and ...

The Problem of Genre in Video Games PopMatters Mario Party, Leisure Suit Larry, Shadow of the Colossus, Guitar Hero, Limbo, and Resident Evil are all considered “video games,” even though anyone with a passing knowledge of these examples can tell you that they're nothing alike. ...

Google Plus & Video: Real-Time Collaboration, Video Games, & More Invites ReelSEO Online Video News Thankfully, it's proving itself useful in a number of ways, particularly with video, and has recently added a huge new component to help keep its members engaged: video games. First off, there's a cool new way to use Hangouts, the awesome group video ...

Family Gamer TV Show Launches August 29th Gamasutra Family Gamer TV covers games from a family perspective in a 15 minute chat show format. Expertise is provided by veteran gamer Andy Robertson while newcomers are represented on the show by guest families who are getting started with gaming. ...

Live Gamer Enhances Elements with Subscription and Physical Goods Support ... PR Web (press release) Live Gamer (http://www.livegamer.com), the world's first combined digital commerce and advertising platform for the interactive entertainment industry, announced today that it has released a feature-rich upgrade to its flagship Elements e-commerce ...

Film Council Welcomes Video Games to Full Incentive Club Austinist In accordance with Governor Perry's announcement at the EA Sports dog and pony show a few weeks ago (that Texas become the Nation's Leader in Video games by some time in the future), The Texas FIlm Commission has raised incentives for developers in ...

Noel Gallagher blames video games for UK riots Afterdawn.com Of course, who didn't think that eventually video games would be blamed? Enter Noel Gallagher, the ex-Oasis star currently pursuing a solo career. We wrote about Noel's opinion on Britain's knife crime over three years ago. "People say it's through ...

Video games publisher RebelPlay sets up in Liverpool Liverpool Daily Post by Alistair Houghton, Liverpool Daily Post THE founders of a video games publishing company say they want to become the gaming equivalent of the punk record labels of the 1970s. Phil Gaskell and Leo Cubbin, both former employees of Sony, in Liverpool, ...

Google+ gamer play is direct challenge to Facebook AdNews By Wenlei Ma Google has made another play in its battle with Facebook for social network dominance with the introduction of a games platform on Google+. The Google+ games page will launch with 16 games, including the hugely popular Angry Birds as well ...

Five Things Video Games Taught Me About Real Life IGN But Mario's many clouds have had a silver lining for this particular gamer. If his wild adventures have taught me any real life lesson, it's that you should never chase a girl who only wants to see you suffer. Getting crushed for love? Poisoned? ...

Deus Ex: Human Revolution dev talks PC specific features: Eyefinity, DirectX11 ... PC Gamer Magazine “I am convinced this is one of the best decisions we made to ensure the quality of the game.” Deus Ex: Human Revolution is out on August 23 in the US and August 26 in Europe. You can read our eight page review in the latest issue of PC Gamer UK. ...

All Zombies Must Die! Preview Complex.com (blog) There's a reason why zombies have become so prevalent in film and television; a reason that is arguably even more grounded under the context of video games. The sheer joy of knocking down zombies with a variety of weapons excuses the unoriginal ...

Batmam: Arkham City 3D and PhsyX detailed for PC Videogamer.com PC Gamer magazine (via the Arkham city website) has revealed Nvidia 3D vision and PhysX support in Batman: Arkham City. The game will display in stereoscopic 3D if you've got the right kit, and includes extra physics effects thanks to PhysX. ...

GamesCom 2011: GamerLive.TV and TwitchTV to Broadcast GamesCom Live from Germany GamerLive.TV TV (http://gamerlive.tv) is one of the top online video content sites and syndication network on the Web covering video games, the game industry and the making of games. Covering over 300 events annually, GamerLive.TV video content reaches millions of ...

Article Rating New York Daily News BY Ebenezer Samuel Catherine" draws tense emotion from a gamer in ways that few games before it have ever managed. LOVED IT: Fantastic story sucks you in, brilliant sense of urgency pushes you forward, tremendous blend of puzzling and role-playing ...

Iran video games in German expo Press TV Seven Iranian video games including Mir-Mahna, Hidden Treasure, Mountaineer, Black Gold, The story of the Island, The Heart of Simorgh and Dream Farm will participate in this international event, Mehr News Agency reported. Ancient Persian tales and ...

Top 10 handheld games we're looking forward to playing at Gamescom 2011 Pocket Gamer by Mike Rose It's that time again - Pocket Gamer is heading to Cologne to see how the Germans take care of business. Gamescom (and its industry-focused sister event GDC Europe) is one of the most exciting gaming events of the year. ...

Do Video Games Provoke violence? Wiki Peers Is there a link between violence in video games and that in real life? Norway Bombing accused was allegedly inspired by one such game. Heads of Christian associations from various countries have called for a ban on Darkness II: a video game which is a ...

Interview: Scarlett Etienne on video games, sex-scenes and musical goals Skiddle.com Hot property in the worlds of fashion and music, DJ and model Scarlett Etienne is a fast rising star of the UK dance scene. Jack Oughton pins down this diva of the decks for a quick chat about… well, everything really. Born into a US military family ...

Gamer's Gripe: A Kingdom Hearts Rant 2D-X Sora and Riku walked through the door to light and splashed down into the waters of Destiny Island. After enduring countless trials of will and friendship, strength and love, the epic journey was finally over. For any fan of the series that waited ...

SpyParty Beta entry and bonuses revealed Metrowny.com Indie video games are becoming a big deal as it's getting easier and easier to make higher quality products on a lower budget. Also, Indie devs tend to really make their fans feel appreciated and part of the development experience. ...