Brisbane lizard a world famous gamer
Sydney Morning Herald
When Australian Philip Gith realised his pet lizard was a better smartphone gamer than him, he didn't euthanise it for embarrassing him - he whipped out his camera. And now the female bearded dragon he calls Crunch has become an internet celebrity due...
Sydney Morning Herald
40th anniversary of video games: From Computer Space to Skyrim
ExtremeTech
What crosses my mind, however, is the question of whether or not these young gamers realize how far video games have come since their inception. I always get a chuckle when I see a teenager walking around Best Buy with a shirt emblazoned with a classic...
ExtremeTech
VIDEO GAMES: Star Trek RPG
Comic Book Movie
I understand that a video game based on the new 'Star Trek' was recently announced, and that its production is well underway, but I had this idea for a long time beforehand. So here's the rundown. If you're not familiar with how I do this then don't be ...
Comic Book Movie
I'm an Actor. I'ma Gamer. But I'm No Street Fighter
Kotaku
About how actors look like idiots playing video games on TV. Lisa: Even Cliff Bleszinski liked it! He told me! So we have to do this right or everyone on the Internet will call me a 'hypocritical whore!' …Which they usually do anyway. ...
Picking the Right Video Games for Kids
GoLocalProv
Video games are one of the top items on kids', and some adults', holiday wish list this season. It is important, however, to know what you are buying. GoLocalProv asked Nicole Franklin, MD, a fellow in child and adolescent psychiatry at Bradley ...
GoLocalProv
GAMER-ONLY LINE UP FOR DUBAI 24 HOURS
3D Car Shows
Nissan and PlayStation® are aiming to demonstrate the phenomenal success of their GT Academy programme with a ground-breaking driver line-up at the prestigious Dubai 24 Hours (12 to 14 January 2012). All four winners of the innovative ...
3D Car Shows
2011: The Year in Video Games
Motley Fool
By Patrick Martin | More Articles It's been an interesting year for the video game industry. We've seen individual companies post record-breaking sales, but overall spending is still well below its 2009 peak. Moreover, the growth of social and mobile ...
NASDAQ, Meet Zynga! The Social Gamer Looks at the Public To Fertilize its Future
Benzinga
By Lear Yann Farmville crops aren't expected to eradicate hunger in the world anytime soon, but they may just make their creators a cool billion when Zynga's shares are available publicly later today. Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) becomes the latest merchant to ...
NYU Is Taking Video Games Seriously
New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV
COM If the girlfriend complains that video games take up all your time, or there's lack a significant other due to your long term relationship with your X-box, NYU has the solution . New York University will be laucnhing a master's program in game ...
New video games worth checking out: 'Oregon Trail' and 'Doctor Lautrec'
NOLA.com
By The Times-Picayune If you're looking for a new video game to spice up your collection, here are two to consider. "Oregon Trail," the more educational, but fun game, and "Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights," a game for the detectives among us. ...
NOLA.com
Video Games on Train Handles? Yes Please!
Penn Olson
Here's a great design concept from Chinese designer Jiang Qian, who has a vision to gamify the straps that passengers grip while standing on trains. His idea for a Game Strap is a pretty creative one, and we hope that one day it becomes a reality. ...
Penn Olson
Video Games Key to Learning for Chicago Charter School
Education Week News
By Joe Robertson, The Kansas City Star, Mo. (MCT) He's laughing. He's roaring back over the din of sixth-grade science students who are hurling arguments over the custom-made board game that is the curriculum for the hour. ...
Average Gamer 12.16.2011: Year End Awards II
411mania.com
The Average Gamer's Year-End Awards of 2011 continue! Welcome back to the Average Gamer. Well I really jinxed myself last week when I said we were pushing records for latest snowfall. That very next day, snowfall. So, now I am going to say it is...
411mania.com
Sorcery shows why 'Move is better than Kinect and Wii', says Sony
Computerandvideogames.com
By actually mastering the system, I can feel like I'm a more powerful gamer. The fact that Move is so precise, it lets us create that very technical focused, skill-based motion control game. "I think this title does an excellent job of showing what ...
The Gaming Club
Slate Magazine
Perhaps what I am is an aspiring gamer. Speaking of which, am I correct in saying that the term “gamer” hasn't really been in existence very long? Back in the day (the '80s and early '90s), I don't think people who played video games were thought of as ...
Actually, Vita is locked to a single PSN account
Computerandvideogames.com
"In other words, PlayStation Vita is intended to be played by only one user," they confirmed, which this writer - whose wife is just as keen a gamer - personally thinks is ridiculous. Vita games had better have mandatory multiple save slots.
Applying the GENEVA CONVENTION To Games? What Next?
Newsarama
... not the international treaties signed to protect the those caught up in war, soldiers and civilians alike, known as the Geneva (and Hague) Conventions were being weakened by the perception that they were not being applied properly in video games....
Newsarama
Gamer Fest to Draw in Video Game Enthusiasts Tomorrow
WJON News
Gamer Fest 2011 will feature “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.” The winner will walk away with $1000 worth of cash and prizes. The cost is $20 if you pre-register, $25 at the door, and free if you're just watching.
Cali Dev Working on "Established 3D Horror/Action"; Could it Be "Resident Evil 6"?
Complex.com (blog)
As Now Gamer points out, that relationship sounds really similar to how Capcom's handled the development of other recent games, including Dead Rising 2 (with Blue Castle Games), RE: Operation Raccoon City (with Slant Six) and Devil May Cry (with Ninja ...
Pocket Gamer iPhone and iPad gaming podcast: Episode 155 - GTA III ...
Pocket Gamer
by Will Wilson Jon's ill this week, so it's just Keith sitting (virtually) alongside me in the podcast booth to discuss all the latest releases and iPhone / iPad gaming news. I say 'news', but really this podcast is mostly us talking about the new ...
Activision Blizzard: The Perfect Holiday Stock
Seeking Alpha
By Scott MacDonald If you are looking for the perfect gift for the video gamer in the family, perhaps you should consider skipping the hustle and bustle of Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) during the holidays and purchase a handful of shares of Activision ...
Indie Game: The Movie Releases Official Trailer, Premieres January 20th, 2012
Complex.com (blog)
It goes without saying that this film is poised to be one of the best documentaries on video games, so far. It seems to be full of well-arranged, truthful moments with game developers who have been, in many ways, consumed by their projects and see them ...
Portalarium: Garriott's Ultima conversations with EA were “casual”
PC Gamer Magazine
“There are no current conversations going on between Richard and EA regarding Ultima,” director of communications David Swofford told PC Gamer in an email. “There have been conversations before regarding Ultima, but I'd refer to those as casual and ...
PC Gamer Magazine
Vita games instruction manuals go digital
Gamertell (blog)
The sheet says the manual is on the cartridge, includes a Vita firmware update and has those typical warning messages that accompany all video games. Inside Games also seems to indicate that this will be normal practice for Vita games. ...
'Infinity Blade II' is cutting edge
Boston Herald
By Video Games garrett Martin Maybe you heard about Alec Baldwin getting booted from a plane last week. He was playing “Words with Friends,” that long--distance “Scrabble” game for smartphones. “Words with Friends” is an addictive classic, ...
Five games enterprise developers can learn from
SDTimes.com
By Alex Handy Though enterprise applications and video games are both software, there's very little the two have in common when it comes to the end user. Few people would choose to spend a weekend playing with an expense report application, ...
SDTimes.com
And in other PC gaming news…
PC Gamer Magazine
Today in the PC Gamer office, Chris Thursten came in wearing all black clothes, no, he hadn't reverted to his goth phase, he was in mourning for Star Wars Galaxies. Speaking in sombre tones, he crafted a eulogy to his beloved friend, speaking of huge...
PC Gamer Magazine
Top five video games this holiday season
By Consumer Reports News
Just about every family contains at least one video-game fan—but unless you're a gamer yourself, they can be tricky to shop for. So to help you decide the right ... Top five video games this holiday season. Dec 16, 2011 8:00 AM. Just about ...
Consumer Reports News
Never Yet Melted » Even Australian Lizards Like Video Games
By JDZ
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. — D.H. Lawrence. « Löwenmensch Reconstructed. 15 Dec 2011. Even Australian Lizards Like Video Games· Amusement, Games, Natural History. line ...
Never Yet Melted
Video Games As Entertainment For the Close friends ...
By thegreenapple
For those who would go and have sneaked while in the amount of modifications gaming trade has had created within this last decade. You'll be astonished to find out the amount of reforms which have been brought to these lively video games. ...
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VIDEO GAMES AND PARENTING
By southeastpsychinternal
Did you know that video games aren't evil? Shocking. Video games, like many other activities children, teens, and adults enjoy, are not inherently bad for you! When enjoyed responsibly, rationally, and reasonably, playing video games helps ...
Southeast Psych
Discreet Gifts for the Closet Gamer | Apartment Therapy Unplggd
By Taryn Fiol
Who, when you mention the XBox in their entertainment center, will tell you they "don't really play it that much," but you still see them logged in to XBox Live nightly? That person is a closet gamer. They may love playing video games, but want ...
Unplggd
In-Game - Best written video games of 2011
By Todd Kenreck
Stay up to speed with news and reviews on video games for the PC, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, Android, iPhone, iPad, Facebook and more. ... Best written video games of 2011 ...
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Can Your Lizard Play Video Games?
By DrX
Can Your Lizard Play Video Games? ... Can Your Lizard Play Video Games? Should Police Officers in Treatment Be Stripped Of Their Weapons & Assigned to Desk Duty? Vintage Photos · The Great Satan's Holiday Music · I'll have a Venti ...
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40th anniversary of video games: From Computer Space to Skyrim ...
By Ray Walters
What crosses my mind, however, is the question of whether or not these young gamers realize how far video games have come since their inception. I always get a chuckle when I see a teenager walking around Best Buy with a shirt ...
Extremetech
Video Games As Entertainment For the Pals | es-fotografos.com
By Frances
Video Games As Entertainment For the Pals. Gaming has become the simplest way to entertain people today where buddies play with one another trying to show their superiority against one yet another. Gaming has become the favourite pass ...
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Vita To Be Tied To One Account After All? - GayGamer ... - Gay Gamer
By Super Swede
GayGaymer.net logo · Video Games · Electronics · Comics · Pop Culture · Tabletop Games · Forums · Store · Video Games · Podcast · Fan Art Gallery · Gamer's Closet · Gay Gamer of the Week · Top 20 Gayest Characters · Reviews · Videos ...
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EULAgony: EULA's For the Masses | GGS Gamer
By Tychus Findlay
A new wiki-based site has cropped up that promises to de-mystify the horrible legalese of the license agreements we all blast through when installing or using our software and games. As a wiki, it's dependent on user-generated content, so if ...
GGS Gamer
Video Games as Human Supremacist Propaganda - Joystick Division
With video games serving as our main media sources for anthropomorphized animal characters, rivaled only by perhaps Pixar films, we can see just how little ...
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Video Games as Human Supremacist Propaganda - Digg
Animals: If you want to get ahead in the world, imitate humans. If you don't, we will kill you. Best, Humanity.
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Christopher Ferguson: Video Games Don't Make Kids Violent | TIME ...
It's the holiday season and that means that kids by the millions are asking Santa for the opportunity to blow away enemy soldiers and aliens on the Xbox or ...
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The Best Video Games For Your Holiday Gift List : NPR
Jamin Warren of Kill Screen Magazine talks about the best video games, and how the industry ...CHRIS: I'm an avid gamer, 30 years old, have been all my life. ...
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