USA TODAY (blog)
Netflix had originally planned to offer video games as part of a spin-off, DVD-rental website called Qwikster. But less than a month after unveiling the service, Netflix killed off Qwikster to keep both its DVD and streaming rental services together.
USA TODAY (blog)
5 Essential YouTube Channels for Gamers
Mashable
If you're a gamer and you haven't already done so, add these five picks to your channel subscription feed as soon as possible. I promise that you will not be disappointed. Is there a YouTube gaming star that you love the most?
Kid video games that parents can get behind …
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
OK, I may be taking this a little too far, but I do have very little guilt about letting my children play with apps and video games. We generally limit game playing to the weekends, but that has more to do with my worries about eyesight problems and ...
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Why Video Games Are the New Pulps
io9
But, in truth, the new pulp has been around for about 20 years, right under our noses: video games. They're not cheap to make, no. Nor are they particularly cheap to buy. But they fulfill the same role that the classic pulps did: easily digestible ...
Hot Pocket Dispenser Is The Lazy, Hungry Gamer's Dream Come ...
By Josh Wolford
How many times have you been playing Skyrim and thought the only thing that would make this better is food? My personal answer is 100+ times. If you've ever.
WebProNews
Eye Level: The Art of Video Games: Announcing GameFest
By Georgina
To celebrate the opening of The Art of Video Games exhibition, we will be holding three jam-packed days of events and activities from Friday, March 16 through Sunday, March 18, 2012. The schedule kicks off on Friday with panel discussions ...
Eye Level
Lana Del Rey Gives Impressive “Video Games” Performance On ...
By Robbie Daw
Each successive performance Lana Del Rey has given after her widely-discussed one for Saturday Night Live has been pretty decent, and her latest, for BBC Radio.
Music News, Reviews, and Gossip...
Netflix Drops Plans To Rent Video Games | Geeky Gadgets
By Julian Horsey
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings made the announcement in an investor earnings meeting call earlier today, explaining that the strategy is no longer one that the company finds viable.
Geeky-Gadgets
Upcoming video games in 2012 | TFW - The Free Weekly
By Blair Jackson
Upcoming video games in 2012. 0 Comments 26 January 2012. By Mike Mahardy TFW Contributing Writer. Courtesy Photo: Combat is action oriented, with a plethora of smaller enemies in addition to huge bosses. “Kingdoms of Amalur: ...
TFW - The Free Weekly
Netflix DVD Business Falling, No Video Games By Mail | GantDaily ...
By 814Editor
When you last heard from embattled Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, he was licking the deep wounds cut by Qwikster, the ill-fated DVD and video game service Netflix.
GantDaily.com
To Beat the Unbeatable Game | VoVatia
By Nathan
I was thinking recently about the concept of unwinnable video games, and whether there were any. I believe that, at ... As I pondered the subject a little more, it occurred to me that most early video games were unwinnable. There's no way to ...
VoVatia
Shadow Planet Productions Blog: The Independent Gamer Issue 2
By Michel Gagne
Issue 2 of The Independent Gamer is out and it features an interview I did with them about a week ago. You can download a digital copy of the magazine for free or get a printed one for $3.80. Check it out! You can also visit their official website ...
Shadow Planet Productions Blog
Netflix Will Not Be Renting Video Games | TechnoBuffalo
By Joey Davidson
When the split was announced, Hastings mentioned that Qwikster would rent console video gamesin addition to movies. Then Qwikster was scrapped. Word came from Netflix that they were still considering adding video game rentals to their ...
TechnoBuffalo
Netflix Kills Plan For Video Game Rentals
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Netflix Kills Plan For Video Game Rentals. Netflix Video Games. The Huffington Post Catharine Smith First Posted: 01/25/2012 8:29 pm Updated: 01/25/2012 11:19 pm. React. Inspiring Funny Obsolete Scary Must-Have Amazing Innovative Nerdy. Follow. Netflix , Video , Netflix Dvd , Netflix ....It won't effect me, I'm not gamer, and I'm happy with NF, but that's too bad they made this plan before thinking this the whole way through. I hope they have learned something about PR after all ...
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
EGM Feature: Top 5 Comic Book Based Video Games | EGMNOW
By EGM Staff
Top 5 Comic Book Based Video Games. POSTED ON January 26, 2012 AT 09:00am By EGM Staff. Tweet. Older than our grandparents in some cases, comic-book heroes have stimulated the imaginations of audiences young and old ever ...
EGMNOW
Follow @sobeq
Mashable
If you're a gamer and you haven't already done so, add these five picks to your channel subscription feed as soon as possible. I promise that you will not be disappointed. Is there a YouTube gaming star that you love the most?
Kid video games that parents can get behind …
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
OK, I may be taking this a little too far, but I do have very little guilt about letting my children play with apps and video games. We generally limit game playing to the weekends, but that has more to do with my worries about eyesight problems and ...
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Why Video Games Are the New Pulps
io9
But, in truth, the new pulp has been around for about 20 years, right under our noses: video games. They're not cheap to make, no. Nor are they particularly cheap to buy. But they fulfill the same role that the classic pulps did: easily digestible ...
The Gamer's Notebook
Ventura County Reporter
By Chris O'Neal 01/26/2012 A friend of a friend links to a website where a strange series of numbers is scribbled onto a torn piece of paper, which also appears to be on the side of a storage building. Clicking on the paper reveals a door, ...
Ventura County Reporter
8 Best Lego Video Games
Game Guru
And adding a twist to this entire experience doesn't hurt at all, which is why Lego Rock Band has struck a chord with many a gamer. The traditional Rock Band gameplay receives a Lego twist, with certain elements that are incorporated within the game.
Game Guru
Senior Citizens Extending Health and Wellness with Video Games
PR Web (press release)
SeniorsGuideOnline.com examines studies showing video games help seniors with exercise, memory care and other cognitive abilities for their health later in life. Seniors Guide encourages playing Video Games as a great way to connect with and help your ...
Video games at a water park? Get your game on at Great Wolf Lodge
Globe and Mail
The kids in pyjamas are everywhere, sprinting and shouting through the lodge's third- and fourth-floor hallways with plastic wands clasped in adrenalin-clenched hands. They're aiming the wands at the buzzing, flashing portraits and the talking treasure ...
Globe and Mail
Talking About Video Games, History, And Teens At America's Summit On National ...
National Parks Traveler
Thirteen hours at America's Summit on National Parks raised questions about video games as an enticement to lure youth into the parks, in-park history lessons, and how the economy affects affection for the national parks. Those and other issues filled ...
Robert Childs' Top Five Video Games in Honor of Retro Arcade Night at Laser Wolf
Broward-Palm Beach New Times (blog)
26 2012 at 11:05 AM Gamer nerds, and just plain old nerds, drinkers of beer, and those who care about what beer you're drinking, will all be thrilled to know that Retro Arcade Night is back at Laser Wolf this Friday. After its December debut, ...
Broward-Palm Beach New Times (blog)
RockYou's Galactic Allies shows declining MAU despite strong core gamer ...
Inside Social Games
3 Blokes were brought on board to the RockYou family to produce Facebook-based strategy combat titles that would appeal to the core gamer market, as well as offer some competition to other combat-heavy games such as Zynga's Empires and Allies.
On the Web and Video Games with Staton Facts
Anderson Independent Mail
By Michael Staton I've always thought He-Man was a little feminine. Sure, he had bulging muscles, but those blonde bangs he sported made him look like the steroid-fueled ladies on the cover of so many muscle magazines. However, thanks to some clever ...
Demon's Souls offers a challenge
NorthJersey.com
BY THE NICHE GAMER "Demon's Souls" for the Playstation 3 is hard, the kind of hard that will put many casual gamers off. It is by no means meant for everyone but if you hunger for a challenge, it's right up your alley. Narrative is light in "Demon's ...
NorthJersey.com
Spire-corp Sonex 6010 Gamer Chassis Debuts | Spire-corp,Sonex,6010,Gamer ...
Benchmark Reviews
Introducing the Sonex 6010 pc case, the Sonex 6010 is a versatile gamer chassis. This tower structure is well build and just pure cool looks. The meshed aluminum front panel allows unrestricted fresh air intake which is mandatory for today's extremely ...
Xbox 720 Spec Leaks – What if The GPU Rumours Are True?
NowGamer (blog)
It's common to see some onlookers entering the “Screw those guys, I'ma hardcore gamer, casual gamers suck” mindset, but the reality is that this 'casual' market is both massive and incredibly lucrative, not to mention keeping many developers in ...
Ubisoft wants more (and more) Assassin's Creed. Do You?
Lazygamer
While some might feel that regular, annual iterations will only dilute the brand and led to gamer fatigue, Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot believes otherwise. The regular releases, he says, are necessary to "satisfy the demand".
Lazygamer
Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation
Pocket Gamer
by Brendan Caldwell If first-person shooters on console are a gamer's bread and butter, then an FPS on smartphone is a gamer's Ryvita. It doesn't taste the same, but at least it's lighter. Unfortunately, where most Android and iOS versions of ...
Alienware X51
PC Magazine
The Alienware X51 gaming desktop goes after the console gamer that wants a bit more out of their gaming experience. The Alienware X51 ($999.99 direct) fits everything a serious gamer needs into a compact chassis. The desktop has a full sized hard drive ...
You call it a problem, I call it a hobby
Suburbanite (blog)
I am able to talk about video games and call it work at the same time. Achievement unlocked! When I heard about the national blogs we are doing, and all the topics that would be covered, I noticed this glaring omission. Video games.
One Life to Live: Denigrated Media Cultures
Gameranx
Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the Dept. of Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies, Elana Levine is familiar with the low cultural position of soap operas and video games. While not the biggest gamer, she is an avid ...
Gameranx
Think twice about violent video games
Surrey Leader
A young letter writer believes money could be better spent than on video games that glorify violence and bloodshed. I'm sure all of you have heard of the video games Call of Duty: Black Ops and Halo. These are often called shooting games.
Diversity, service help video store survive
Maryville Daily Forum
Some of those trends include card and video games and playing host to gamer competitions and community events. But the sheer volume of the VHS tapes, DVDs and video games is what makes Movie Magic different than most video stores.
Stephen Strasburg talks 'MLB 2K12,' 'COD'
ESPN (blog)
By Jon Robinson Scott Ryan/Diamond Images Stephen Strasburg is as competitive playing video games as he is on the mound. Stephen Strasburg boasts some of the nastiest pitches in all of baseball. Then again, his video game character might have even ...
VIDEO: Insane High-Level Ambidextrous "Street Fighter III" Play from Pro Gamer ...
Crunchyroll News
A while back in a review, I mentioned that playing fighting games online taught me that I was a small fish in a very big ocean. Of course, it's one thing to see titans going head-to-head, like the EVO Finals, but it's a whole different thing to see ...
Crunchyroll News
California taxpayers reimburse ESA $1.3M after SCOTUS defeat
Gamasutra
Last June, the Supreme Court voted 7-2 in favor of overturning the 2005 law enacted in California that banned the sale of violent video games to minors without parents' approval, finding it unconstitutional and ruling that video games qualify for First ...
Gamasutra
SteelSeries Sibera v2 Natus Vincere Edition Headset | SteelSeries Sibera v2 ...
Benchmark Reviews
It's hard to be a PC gamer and not hear of SteelSeries. They're renowned for some of the highest quality gaming peripherals produced today. Partnered with some of the biggest games companies in the world, and sponsoring some of the best professional ...
Thermaltake Overseer RX-I Full Tower Case | Thermaltake Overseer RX-I Full ...
Benchmark Reviews
The RX-I aka Overseer is a full sized chassis that is aimed purely at the gamer in us. From the future-like front facial to the interior opening for large video cards says I want to be a gamer rig. But what Thermaltake has done with the full-sized case ...
Notch Seeking Permission To Track 'Minecraft' Player Data
Ology
He's really only famous for just the one, but in truth, the Minecraft mastermind is a designer, agamer, and... a spy? Notch's latest post to his personal blog includes a poll asking Minecraft fans whether they'd give permission to have anonymous ...
Where's My Water? on iOS updated with new acid-filled levels
Pocket Gamer
Unlike earlier updates to the Pocket Gamer Silver Award winner, though, this one - entitled Cranky's Story - involves in-app purchases. To explain: the Cranky's Story update adds 40 new levels to the Where's My Water? experience.
Netflix drops plan to offer video games like it was Qwikster | Joystiq
By Jessica Conditt
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, who you may remember from his Match.com profile video explanation video of Netflix's aborted split into two companies, said Netflix has no plans to offer video games right now, speaking in a Q4 investor meeting ...
Joystiq
Ventura County Reporter
By Chris O'Neal 01/26/2012 A friend of a friend links to a website where a strange series of numbers is scribbled onto a torn piece of paper, which also appears to be on the side of a storage building. Clicking on the paper reveals a door, ...
Ventura County Reporter
8 Best Lego Video Games
Game Guru
And adding a twist to this entire experience doesn't hurt at all, which is why Lego Rock Band has struck a chord with many a gamer. The traditional Rock Band gameplay receives a Lego twist, with certain elements that are incorporated within the game.
Game Guru
Senior Citizens Extending Health and Wellness with Video Games
PR Web (press release)
SeniorsGuideOnline.com examines studies showing video games help seniors with exercise, memory care and other cognitive abilities for their health later in life. Seniors Guide encourages playing Video Games as a great way to connect with and help your ...
Video games at a water park? Get your game on at Great Wolf Lodge
Globe and Mail
The kids in pyjamas are everywhere, sprinting and shouting through the lodge's third- and fourth-floor hallways with plastic wands clasped in adrenalin-clenched hands. They're aiming the wands at the buzzing, flashing portraits and the talking treasure ...
Globe and Mail
Talking About Video Games, History, And Teens At America's Summit On National ...
National Parks Traveler
Thirteen hours at America's Summit on National Parks raised questions about video games as an enticement to lure youth into the parks, in-park history lessons, and how the economy affects affection for the national parks. Those and other issues filled ...
Robert Childs' Top Five Video Games in Honor of Retro Arcade Night at Laser Wolf
Broward-Palm Beach New Times (blog)
26 2012 at 11:05 AM Gamer nerds, and just plain old nerds, drinkers of beer, and those who care about what beer you're drinking, will all be thrilled to know that Retro Arcade Night is back at Laser Wolf this Friday. After its December debut, ...
Broward-Palm Beach New Times (blog)
RockYou's Galactic Allies shows declining MAU despite strong core gamer ...
Inside Social Games
3 Blokes were brought on board to the RockYou family to produce Facebook-based strategy combat titles that would appeal to the core gamer market, as well as offer some competition to other combat-heavy games such as Zynga's Empires and Allies.
On the Web and Video Games with Staton Facts
Anderson Independent Mail
By Michael Staton I've always thought He-Man was a little feminine. Sure, he had bulging muscles, but those blonde bangs he sported made him look like the steroid-fueled ladies on the cover of so many muscle magazines. However, thanks to some clever ...
Demon's Souls offers a challenge
NorthJersey.com
BY THE NICHE GAMER "Demon's Souls" for the Playstation 3 is hard, the kind of hard that will put many casual gamers off. It is by no means meant for everyone but if you hunger for a challenge, it's right up your alley. Narrative is light in "Demon's ...
NorthJersey.com
Spire-corp Sonex 6010 Gamer Chassis Debuts | Spire-corp,Sonex,6010,Gamer ...
Benchmark Reviews
Introducing the Sonex 6010 pc case, the Sonex 6010 is a versatile gamer chassis. This tower structure is well build and just pure cool looks. The meshed aluminum front panel allows unrestricted fresh air intake which is mandatory for today's extremely ...
Xbox 720 Spec Leaks – What if The GPU Rumours Are True?
NowGamer (blog)
It's common to see some onlookers entering the “Screw those guys, I'ma hardcore gamer, casual gamers suck” mindset, but the reality is that this 'casual' market is both massive and incredibly lucrative, not to mention keeping many developers in ...
Ubisoft wants more (and more) Assassin's Creed. Do You?
Lazygamer
While some might feel that regular, annual iterations will only dilute the brand and led to gamer fatigue, Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot believes otherwise. The regular releases, he says, are necessary to "satisfy the demand".
Lazygamer
Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation
Pocket Gamer
by Brendan Caldwell If first-person shooters on console are a gamer's bread and butter, then an FPS on smartphone is a gamer's Ryvita. It doesn't taste the same, but at least it's lighter. Unfortunately, where most Android and iOS versions of ...
Alienware X51
PC Magazine
The Alienware X51 gaming desktop goes after the console gamer that wants a bit more out of their gaming experience. The Alienware X51 ($999.99 direct) fits everything a serious gamer needs into a compact chassis. The desktop has a full sized hard drive ...
You call it a problem, I call it a hobby
Suburbanite (blog)
I am able to talk about video games and call it work at the same time. Achievement unlocked! When I heard about the national blogs we are doing, and all the topics that would be covered, I noticed this glaring omission. Video games.
One Life to Live: Denigrated Media Cultures
Gameranx
Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the Dept. of Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies, Elana Levine is familiar with the low cultural position of soap operas and video games. While not the biggest gamer, she is an avid ...
Gameranx
Think twice about violent video games
Surrey Leader
A young letter writer believes money could be better spent than on video games that glorify violence and bloodshed. I'm sure all of you have heard of the video games Call of Duty: Black Ops and Halo. These are often called shooting games.
Diversity, service help video store survive
Maryville Daily Forum
Some of those trends include card and video games and playing host to gamer competitions and community events. But the sheer volume of the VHS tapes, DVDs and video games is what makes Movie Magic different than most video stores.
Stephen Strasburg talks 'MLB 2K12,' 'COD'
ESPN (blog)
By Jon Robinson Scott Ryan/Diamond Images Stephen Strasburg is as competitive playing video games as he is on the mound. Stephen Strasburg boasts some of the nastiest pitches in all of baseball. Then again, his video game character might have even ...
VIDEO: Insane High-Level Ambidextrous "Street Fighter III" Play from Pro Gamer ...
Crunchyroll News
A while back in a review, I mentioned that playing fighting games online taught me that I was a small fish in a very big ocean. Of course, it's one thing to see titans going head-to-head, like the EVO Finals, but it's a whole different thing to see ...
Crunchyroll News
California taxpayers reimburse ESA $1.3M after SCOTUS defeat
Gamasutra
Last June, the Supreme Court voted 7-2 in favor of overturning the 2005 law enacted in California that banned the sale of violent video games to minors without parents' approval, finding it unconstitutional and ruling that video games qualify for First ...
Gamasutra
SteelSeries Sibera v2 Natus Vincere Edition Headset | SteelSeries Sibera v2 ...
Benchmark Reviews
It's hard to be a PC gamer and not hear of SteelSeries. They're renowned for some of the highest quality gaming peripherals produced today. Partnered with some of the biggest games companies in the world, and sponsoring some of the best professional ...
Thermaltake Overseer RX-I Full Tower Case | Thermaltake Overseer RX-I Full ...
Benchmark Reviews
The RX-I aka Overseer is a full sized chassis that is aimed purely at the gamer in us. From the future-like front facial to the interior opening for large video cards says I want to be a gamer rig. But what Thermaltake has done with the full-sized case ...
Notch Seeking Permission To Track 'Minecraft' Player Data
Ology
He's really only famous for just the one, but in truth, the Minecraft mastermind is a designer, agamer, and... a spy? Notch's latest post to his personal blog includes a poll asking Minecraft fans whether they'd give permission to have anonymous ...
Where's My Water? on iOS updated with new acid-filled levels
Pocket Gamer
Unlike earlier updates to the Pocket Gamer Silver Award winner, though, this one - entitled Cranky's Story - involves in-app purchases. To explain: the Cranky's Story update adds 40 new levels to the Where's My Water? experience.
Netflix drops plan to offer video games like it was Qwikster | Joystiq
By Jessica Conditt
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, who you may remember from his Match.com profile video explanation video of Netflix's aborted split into two companies, said Netflix has no plans to offer video games right now, speaking in a Q4 investor meeting ...
Joystiq
Hot Pocket Dispenser Is The Lazy, Hungry Gamer's Dream Come ...
By Josh Wolford
How many times have you been playing Skyrim and thought the only thing that would make this better is food? My personal answer is 100+ times. If you've ever.
WebProNews
Eye Level: The Art of Video Games: Announcing GameFest
By Georgina
To celebrate the opening of The Art of Video Games exhibition, we will be holding three jam-packed days of events and activities from Friday, March 16 through Sunday, March 18, 2012. The schedule kicks off on Friday with panel discussions ...
Eye Level
Lana Del Rey Gives Impressive “Video Games” Performance On ...
By Robbie Daw
Each successive performance Lana Del Rey has given after her widely-discussed one for Saturday Night Live has been pretty decent, and her latest, for BBC Radio.
Music News, Reviews, and Gossip...
Netflix Drops Plans To Rent Video Games | Geeky Gadgets
By Julian Horsey
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings made the announcement in an investor earnings meeting call earlier today, explaining that the strategy is no longer one that the company finds viable.
Geeky-Gadgets
Upcoming video games in 2012 | TFW - The Free Weekly
By Blair Jackson
Upcoming video games in 2012. 0 Comments 26 January 2012. By Mike Mahardy TFW Contributing Writer. Courtesy Photo: Combat is action oriented, with a plethora of smaller enemies in addition to huge bosses. “Kingdoms of Amalur: ...
TFW - The Free Weekly
Netflix DVD Business Falling, No Video Games By Mail | GantDaily ...
By 814Editor
When you last heard from embattled Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, he was licking the deep wounds cut by Qwikster, the ill-fated DVD and video game service Netflix.
GantDaily.com
To Beat the Unbeatable Game | VoVatia
By Nathan
I was thinking recently about the concept of unwinnable video games, and whether there were any. I believe that, at ... As I pondered the subject a little more, it occurred to me that most early video games were unwinnable. There's no way to ...
VoVatia
Shadow Planet Productions Blog: The Independent Gamer Issue 2
By Michel Gagne
Issue 2 of The Independent Gamer is out and it features an interview I did with them about a week ago. You can download a digital copy of the magazine for free or get a printed one for $3.80. Check it out! You can also visit their official website ...
Shadow Planet Productions Blog
Netflix Will Not Be Renting Video Games | TechnoBuffalo
By Joey Davidson
When the split was announced, Hastings mentioned that Qwikster would rent console video gamesin addition to movies. Then Qwikster was scrapped. Word came from Netflix that they were still considering adding video game rentals to their ...
TechnoBuffalo
Netflix Kills Plan For Video Game Rentals
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Netflix Kills Plan For Video Game Rentals. Netflix Video Games. The Huffington Post Catharine Smith First Posted: 01/25/2012 8:29 pm Updated: 01/25/2012 11:19 pm. React. Inspiring Funny Obsolete Scary Must-Have Amazing Innovative Nerdy. Follow. Netflix , Video , Netflix Dvd , Netflix ....It won't effect me, I'm not gamer, and I'm happy with NF, but that's too bad they made this plan before thinking this the whole way through. I hope they have learned something about PR after all ...
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
id Software Updates RAGE HD to Version 2.0 | GGS Gamer
By Joseph Haygood
26 Jan, 2012. Bethesda and id Software announced that they have released a full 2.0 update for their iPhone/iPad app, RAGE HD. The new update for RAGE HD includes new tweaks like full support for iOS5 and melee combat, as well as the ...
GGS Gamer
By Joseph Haygood
26 Jan, 2012. Bethesda and id Software announced that they have released a full 2.0 update for their iPhone/iPad app, RAGE HD. The new update for RAGE HD includes new tweaks like full support for iOS5 and melee combat, as well as the ...
GGS Gamer
EGM Feature: Top 5 Comic Book Based Video Games | EGMNOW
By EGM Staff
Top 5 Comic Book Based Video Games. POSTED ON January 26, 2012 AT 09:00am By EGM Staff. Tweet. Older than our grandparents in some cases, comic-book heroes have stimulated the imaginations of audiences young and old ever ...
EGMNOW
Follow @sobeq
