Could used video game sales kill the industry?

Could used video game sales kill the industry?
CNET
Developers can't stand used video game sales. Just ask Silicon Knights chief Denis Dyack. "I would argue, and I've said this before, that used games are cannibalizing the industry," Dyack told GamesIndustry International in an interview published ...

Got a Profitable Flash-Based Video Game? Adobe Wants a Cut
Wired News
By Scott Gilbertson Adobe has released Flash Player 11.2 and has decided it's high time the once-ubiquitous browser plug-in started earning the company a bit of money. For most Flash developers that means the new revenue sharing plan will not have any ...

Developers can't stand used video game sales. Just ask Silicon Knights chief ...
CNET
"I would argue, and I've said this before, that used games are cannibalizing the industry," Dyack told GamesIndustry International in an interview published yesterday. "If developers and publishers don't see revenue from that, it's not a matter of hey ...

'Street Fighter X Tekken' Video Game Review
ABC News (blog)
The “Street Fighter” and “Tekken” video game series have been going head to head for over a decade, but putting the two franchises together gives fans a whole new experience. With great animation, new moves and features, and a whole lot of extras to ...

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The '80s: Great for junk food and video games
msnbc.com
Video games and its ties to childhood obesity has been a hot and serious topic for some time now. In fact, video game historian Patrick Scott Patterson notes the worst examples can be traced all the way to the '80s. These days, most fast food tie-ins ...

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Can an Energy Drink Really Make You a Better Gamer?
TIME
that'll make you a better gamer. Better, that is, than the sort of gamer you might otherwise be tossing back a Red Bull or Lucozade. The claim: Traditional energy drinks make you jittery and cause post-buzz crashes, while upstart GungHo claims it's ...

TIME

Gamer Survey: Obama on Top
MarketWatch (press release)
LOS ANGELES, Mar 28, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Barack Obama is the overwhelming favorite presidential candidate among players of the online game MapleStory, according to a poll conducted by Nexon America regarding its players' political interests.

Video Game Review: Disappointing 'Silent Hill: Downpour' Frustrates More Than ...
HollywoodChicago.com
CHICAGO – I keep going back to “Silent Hill” even though I so rarely find the scares that made this one of the most beloved franchises in the history of games. There have been eight “Silent Hill” games (with a ninth in May for the Vita) in thirteen ...

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Haney book, Tiger Woods video game hit US stores
The Citizen Daily
Woods had the strongest opening sales for any of his video games last year when Augusta National Golf Club allowed its course to be measured and portrayed in a video game -- an unprecedented move for the famed pine-tree-laden lay-out.

Gamer's Piece: How Should Games End?
UConn Daily Campus
On the one hand, all the controversy does show how much video game storytelling has improved as millions of people clearly do give a darn about it. But at the same time, all this stress does bring up the question of what, exactly, do players want for ...

Gamer technology to be used to create exact replicas of Constitutional ...
St. Augustine Record
BY DARON DEAN, daron.dean@staugustine.com By PETER GUINTA A 3-D scan technician employed making highly technical video games for a California company will visit St. Augustine on Saturday and use a spinning laser to take exact measurements of the city's ...

The Curious Insecurity of the Smithsonian's 'The Art of Video Games' Exhibit
ThinkProgress
Perhaps the biggest problem with The Art of Video Games is how much space it feels compelled to devote to testimonials insisting that video games are, in fact, art and worthy of an exhibit of this magnitude. Judging by the massive crowds at the show, ...

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The Greatest Video Game Theme Songs
CBS Local
After pulling the audio clips from all of the video games, I wanted to make my Top 10 list of the best video game songs and find out if you agreed or disagreed. Let me know in the comment section below. OK, first off just a few rules I went by while I ...

CBS Local

Gamer Survey: Obama on Top
SYS-CON Media (press release)
By Business Wire Barack Obama is the overwhelming favorite presidential candidate among players of the online game MapleStory, according to a poll conducted by Nexon America regarding its players' political interests. Additionally, a majority of ...

Allen advances to 2nd round of Madden '13 video game
CBSSports.com
DE Jared Allen defeated Cowboys DE DeMarcus Ware in the first round of the Madden '13 video game cover voting bracket by a score of 58 percent to 42 percent. Allen is currently taking on No. 2-seeded Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski in what will surely be a ...

Do Violent Video Games Lead to Violent Behaviour?; MacPhee
Journal Pioneer
I absolutely love video games. Ask anyone who knows me; they'll probably try to make some kind of joke regarding how much of a gaming nut I am. I'm extremely opposed to people who accuse violent games as being a sort of hub for turning people into ...

Video Game Deal: James Bond 007: GoldenEye
Geeks of Doom
The video game deal of the day over at Amazon today is James Bond 007: GoldenEye for Nintendo Wii for only $14.99 (that's 50% off the list price of $29.99). Note – this deal is valid only for today, Wednesday, March 28, 2012, until 11:59pm PST, ...

Geeks of Doom

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13: EA Sports Boasts Another Must-Own Video Game
Bleacher Report
It's been a long and amazing road to get to Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13. EA Sports comes out with a game that will have you throwing expletives and jumping for joy, all within the span of a few moments, just like the real thing.

Bleacher Report

Do Violent Video Games Lead to Violent Behaviour?; Schut
Journal Pioneer
Over the years, the video game industry has developed and really come to the forefront as a form of entertainment in society. Today, we have video games about a variety of subjects, but the area that causes the most controversy is the area of violent ...

Tim Schafer to open Melbourne video game exhibition
GameSpot
The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) in Melbourne announced today that Double Fine's Tim Schafer will be in Australia to open the museum's Game Masters exhibition this June. Schafer will be joined by former Lionhead game designer Peter ...

Senate passes limits on tax credits for video-game industry
Florida Times-Union
By Walter C. Jones ATLANTA — The Senate voted 46-0 Tuesday to pass limits on tax breaks for the video-game industry. The bill would whittle down tax credits that the gamers got originally along with movie makers in a law that observers credit with ...

VIDEO GAME REVIEW: PlayStation 3 exclusive 'Journey' a brief glimpse of ...
Central Michigan Life
Many players may actually find themselves reflecting on their personal journey while the credits roll, a rare occurrence in video games. The environments themselves are really interesting as well. From the barren desert to ancient city ruins, ...

Central Michigan Life

Career Profile: Video Game Developer
UNM Daily Lobo
“That is why I focused on video game development as one way to do it.” In addition to teaching classes for advanced video game development, Sen has directed and released three video games through the Xbox Live service: “Magnetic Defender,” “Toybox ...

Congressmen Propose "Violent Behavior" Warnings on Video Games
Crunchyroll News
"The video game industry has a responsibility to parents, families and to consumers--to inform them of the potentially damaging content that is often found in their products," he said. "They have repeatedly failed to live up to this responsibility.

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This week in Video Game Criticism: From Journey to Dear Esther
Gamasutra
We start off by checking in with our friend Sebastian Alvarado, who is onto the second installment of his Gamasutra blog series on nanotechnology in video games. Articles on Dear Esther are still trickling in, but Tommy Rousse came out on top this week ...

Gamasutra

One-Word Video Game Reviewers Pass Some Harsh Judgements
Kotaku
It can be hard to encapsulate the qualities of a video game in a bunch of paragraphs or on a 10-point scale. The About section of One Word Reviews says that the "site is intended to be a middle ground between the longform review and the very shortform ...

Focus On: Video Game Fitness
By Fitnessista
For a while, the only video game action our house saw was Call of Duty- the Pilot is a fan And then, the lovely representatives from Microsoft were so kind to send a couple of fitness video games that I.
The Fitnessista

23 Unseen Backstories of Classic Video Games | Cracked.com
Even the strangest movies usually take the time to explain the context of the weird ass universe in which they take place. But many of our favorite video games dropped us in the middle of complete madness and never bothered explaining ...
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Video Game Architecture - GameDev.net
I am curently having a problem deciding on a broad scope how my game engine will be structured. One important thing that i am looking for is separation of logic and rendering. In order to do this my first idea was to to have a Engine base ...
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Amazon's Buy 2 Get 1 Free Video Game Sale | TechnoBuffalo
By John Fick
Amazon.com has you covered. They're currently offering 3 games for the price of two in their Buy 2 Get 1 Free sale!
TechnoBuffalo

Gamertag Radio | Yo Soy Danny Pena Episode #6 – Gamer Next ...
By godfree
This week we continue with the second part of my interview with Gamer Next Door, Jo Garcia. During the interview I asked about her followers in Latin America and the increase in the number of women who play video games. She also threw a ...
Gamertag Radio

Gamer Soundtracks: Untested Methods Brings His New Game ...
By cebsilver
Gamer Soundtracks: Untested Methods Brings His New Game. by Curtis ... The album moves on through the gambit of video game emotions with “You're Still the Only Princess” which feels like it could be the romantic song of the year. I could ...
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Video Games Are Good For You–The Social Benefits of Gaming ...
By andy green
Sure we all know that playing many hours of video games can do wonders to keep you a virgin… but check out this infographic. It shows us that there are many social benefits of getting sucked into the world of the gamer. Ask your doctor if ...
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First look at Assassin's Creed III Wii U in issue 74 of Nintendo Gamer ...
The latest issue of Nintendo Gamer magazine hits UK shops today, and you'd be mad not to go out and buy it. Unless, of course, you don't want to read our ...
www.nintendo-gamer.net/.../assassins-creed-3-wii-ugameplay-...

Top 100 Video Game Weapons - IGN
Weapons are central to the gaming experience, offering infinite and imaginative tools to wield, waste and destroy. The best in-game weaponry is a topic often ...
www.ign.com/top/video-game-weapons

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