Wal-Mart Ranks Last in Video Game Pricing Survey (Reuters)

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Video Gamers Get Older, Get Online -
U.S. Survey (Reuters)

Video Gamers Get Older, Get Online -
U.S. Survey (Reuters) 05/12/2004 09:44 PM
Reuters - Contrary to a popular stereotype, the average video game player is not a teenage skateboarder but a more mature fun-seeker old enough to be his dad, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

SA ranks last in e-government survey

SA ranks last in e-government survey 05/17/2004 10:19 PM
Daily Mail & Guardian May 18 2004 1:49AM GMT

U.S. Election: the Video Game (Reuters)

U.S. Election: the Video Game (Reuters) 06/03/2004 08:38 AM
Reuters - The typical video game calls for shooting aliens, racing cars and beating enemies into submission, but publisher Ubi Soft Entertainment has decided gamers may also enjoy stumping for votes at a nursing home somewhere in Ohio.

Hackers Add Web, Chat to PSP Video Game
Player (Reuters)

Hackers Add Web, Chat to PSP Video Game
Player (Reuters) 04/05/2005 02:14 PM
Reuters - Sony Corp.'s (6758.T) new PlayStation Portable is turning into a great tool for Web browsing, comics reading and online chat -- and it also happens to play video games, movies and music, if you prefer that sort of thing.

Ubisoft to Publish U.S. Election Video
Game (Reuters)

Ubisoft to Publish U.S. Election Video
Game (Reuters) 06/02/2004 06:16 PM
Reuters - The typical video game calls for shooting aliens, racing cars and beating enemies into submission, but publisher Ubi Soft Entertainment has decided gamers may also enjoy stumping for votes at a nursing home somewhere in Ohio.

Eidos and Former Developer to Spar in
Video Game War (Reuters)

Eidos and Former Developer to Spar in
Video Game War (Reuters) 02/12/2004 11:29 AM
Reuters - A high-stakes video game battle has erupted on the virtual soccer pitches of Britain, with an independent British game developer announcing on Thursday it will go head-to-head with former business partner Eidos.

Microsoft Cancels 'Mythica' PC Video
Game (Reuters)

Microsoft Cancels 'Mythica' PC Video
Game (Reuters) 02/13/2004 06:37 PM
Reuters - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) has canceled the development of "Mythica," an online PC role-playing game centered in Norse mythology, and up to 40 developers may be laid off as a result, Microsoft Game Studios said.

Colleges Offering Video Game Studies
(Reuters)

Colleges Offering Video Game Studies
(Reuters) 05/12/2004 08:35 AM
Reuters - Playing video games is no longer just a pastime of young boys. Now it's also homework for American college students.

EA Video Game 'Madden' Tops 1.3 Million
First Week (Reuters)

EA Video Game 'Madden' Tops 1.3 Million
First Week (Reuters) 08/19/2004 11:06 PM
Reuters - "Madden NFL 2005," the latest version of Electronic Arts Inc.'s (ERTS.O) pro football video game franchise, sold more than 1.3 million copies in its first week of release, the company said on Thursday, citing internal figures.

Video Game Sales Seen Pausing After
Record 2003 (Reuters)

Video Game Sales Seen Pausing After
Record 2003 (Reuters) 08/31/2004 07:26 PM
Reuters - Video game sales soared to a record $18.2 billion last year, but the days of strong growth are on pause as players await a new generation of consoles in 2005 and 2006, a new study showed on Wednesday.

Violent Video Game Sales Decline -
Report (Reuters)

Violent Video Game Sales Decline -
Report (Reuters) 01/27/2004 01:46 PM
Reuters - As local and national politicians rail against what they say is the proliferation of violent video games, industry researchers and executives said on Monday that sales of "Mature"-rated games declined as a percentage of total game sales in 2003.

Video Game Sales Fall 3 Percent -
Analysts (Reuters)

Video Game Sales Fall 3 Percent -
Analysts (Reuters) 05/18/2004 01:09 PM
Reuters - Sales of video game software fell 3 percent in the United States in April, but sales of Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT.O) Xbox game console more than doubled after a price cut, financial analysts said on Tuesday.

Judge Strikes Down Washington Video Game
Sales Law (Reuters)

Judge Strikes Down Washington Video Game
Sales Law (Reuters) 07/15/2004 08:13 PM
Reuters - A federal judge struck down a Washington state law designed to restrict the sale of violent video games to minors on Thursday, saying that such restrictions violated free speech rights, court documents showed.

Japan-U.S. Divide Splits Video Game
Industry (Reuters)

Japan-U.S. Divide Splits Video Game
Industry (Reuters) 05/15/2004 08:47 AM
Reuters - When Konami Corp.'s U.S. sales staff was asked to bring the off-beat, Japanese video game "Dance Dance Revolution" to American homes, they balked at the prospect of a costly flop, out of touch with local tastes.

Video Game Industry Switching on to Cell
Phones (Reuters)

Video Game Industry Switching on to Cell
Phones (Reuters) 06/03/2004 02:02 PM
Reuters - Koichi Okamoto's phone rings. Looking at the email message that appears on his mobile phone, Okamoto smiles and shakes his head.

Video Game Business Grows Wary of
Hollywood (Reuters)

Video Game Business Grows Wary of
Hollywood (Reuters) 05/23/2004 03:00 PM
Reuters - Is the honeymoon over for Hollywood and the video game industry?

Calif. Video Game Bills Fail in
Committee (Reuters)

Calif. Video Game Bills Fail in
Committee (Reuters) 04/13/2004 06:28 PM
Reuters - Two bills designed to restrict the access of minors to violent video games on Tuesday failed to clear a committee of California's state Assembly, killing them for 2004 unless the committee changes its mind.

EMI Sues Electronic Arts Over Video Game
Music (Reuters)

EMI Sues Electronic Arts Over Video Game
Music (Reuters) 04/22/2004 02:58 PM
Reuters - EMI Group Plc, one of the world's largest music companies, has filed a federal lawsuit against Electronic Arts Inc., the world's largest video game publisher, over claims of copyright infringement in EA's highly successful sports games.

Sega to Co-Publish 'Matrix Online' Video
Game (Reuters)

Sega to Co-Publish 'Matrix Online' Video
Game (Reuters) 05/10/2004 07:29 AM
Reuters - The U.S. arm of Japanese video game publisher Sega Corp. (7964.T) on Monday said it has struck a deal with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to co-publish an online game based on the "Matrix" movies.

Sequels Shine as Video Game Industry
Gathers in LA (Reuters)

Sequels Shine as Video Game Industry
Gathers in LA (Reuters) 05/09/2004 02:17 PM
Reuters - This week, the video game industry will descend on Los Angeles, along with a motley cast of zombies, aliens and the like.

Music video made with Soul Calibur video
game footage

Music video made with Soul Calibur video
game footage 07/19/2004 01:32 AM
Dance, Voldo, Dance is a music video made by synchronizing the movements of gladiators from the game Soul Calibur with a dance track, so that they appear to be getting down with their nasty selves to the music. It's quite good! 11.2 MB Quicktime Link (via Waxy)

Pricing big question on Sony PSP
handheld shown at Tokyo game show

Pricing big question on Sony PSP
handheld shown at Tokyo game show 09/24/2004 05:34 PM
San Jose Mercury News Sep 24 2004 9:02PM GMT

Web scribe ranks Olympic losers
(Reuters)

Web scribe ranks Olympic losers
(Reuters) 08/27/2004 02:00 PM
Reuters - For those who believe the adage "all Olympic athletes are winners," a Canadian man has dedicated the past 10 days to proving you wrong.

U.S. School Budget Woes Trim Teacher
Ranks (Reuters)

U.S. School Budget Woes Trim Teacher
Ranks (Reuters) 09/07/2004 10:53 AM
Reuters - Many U.S. public school districts are starting a new school year with fewer teachers as less state funding and other factors leave them with gaping budget holes and nothing else left to cut but instructors, school and teachers union officials say.

Video Gamers Get Older, Get Online -
U.S. Survey

Video Gamers Get Older, Get Online -
U.S. Survey 05/12/2004 11:09 PM
Boston Globe May 13 2004 3:27AM GMT

Is Gender-Based Pricing Fair? (Reuters)

Is Gender-Based Pricing Fair? (Reuters) 03/17/2005 03:16 AM
Reuters - Most women, accustomed to paying more than men for goods and services like clothes and hair cuts, simply shrug it off as part of life, but an Ontario legislator hopes to end all that.

Wal-Mart Discrimination Suit Is
Certified (Reuters)

Wal-Mart Discrimination Suit Is
Certified (Reuters) 06/22/2004 06:46 PM
Reuters - A federal judge on Tuesday said a lawsuit that charges Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N) discriminated against women in pay, promotions and training can proceed as a class action.

Wal-Mart nastygrams an amateur,
Wal-Mart-themed bl0g

Wal-Mart nastygrams an amateur,
Wal-Mart-themed bl0g 04/05/2005 07:03 PM
Xeni Jardin: Kevin Brancato, who maintains the "Always Low Prices" blog about all things Walmartian, just received a cease-and-desist from Wal-Mart lawyers after more than a year of blogging on the subject. Oddly, it's one of few blogs known for generally favorable posts towards the company. Link

Wal-Mart Says Radio Tracking Technology
on Pace (Reuters)

Wal-Mart Says Radio Tracking Technology
on Pace (Reuters) 05/18/2004 01:09 PM
Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N) said on Tuesday it was on schedule to launch new radio-based inventory tracking technology next January and will meet with its 300 largest suppliers next month to hammer out details.

U.S. Historic Group Targets Mega
Wal-Mart Stores (Reuters)

U.S. Historic Group Targets Mega
Wal-Mart Stores (Reuters) 05/24/2004 12:39 PM
Reuters - Vermont was designated an "endangered place" on Monday by preservationists who say Wal-Mart, the world's biggest retailer, threatens the picturesque state with huge new stores that smash rural life.

Wal-Mart Launches Windows Media Song
Downloads (Reuters)

Wal-Mart Launches Windows Media Song
Downloads (Reuters) 09/02/2004 03:38 PM
Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. launched an online music store that works with Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Media Player, the world's largest retailer said on Thursday.

The Politics of the Video Game

The Politics of the Video Game 04/30/2004 10:47 AM

Video game teenager gets DVT

Video game teenager gets DVT 01/30/2004 01:04 AM
A boy who spent an entire day kneeling down playing computer games needed hospital treatment for a blood clot.

Video Game TV Shows

Video Game TV Shows 12/17/2003 02:29 PM
Now that video games are becoming more like professional sports it should be no surprise that a whole bunch of television programs involving video gaming are set to hit the tube. There have been a few such shows that have come on in the last year or so, but now they're going to be everywhere. It seems to be part of the battle of TV execs to combat the fact that more and more people are playing video games rather than watching TV. So, they figure they'll just throw up some programming that involves video games and hope it works.

Alias: The Video Game

Alias: The Video Game 04/15/2004 07:38 PM

'Alias' takes on the gaming world: I'm not a big gamer, but this could temp me to start.

The main character — agile, clever and impossibly beautiful superspy Sydney Bristow (played by the agile, clever and impossibly beautiful actress Jennifer Garner) — could easily hold her own with the gallery from "Mortal Kombat."

Add in the fact that "Alias" and its epic, sometimes shocking sometimes schmaltzy storylines can be as engrossing as "Metal Gear Solid," one can convincingly argue that "Alias" is really just a video game that happens to come on your TV every Sunday night.

Apparently Marshall plays a prominent role. As it should be.

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Web Zen: Retro Video Game Zen

Web Zen: Retro Video Game Zen 07/02/2004 11:28 AM
quest for the crown
duckhunt
tron lightcycles
atari noise
cory arcangel
nes buckle
space invaders stickers
space invaders invasion
retrogames
Links to web zen home, web zen store, (Thanks, Frank).

If IKEA was a video game

If IKEA was a video game 01/25/2004 12:51 PM
Treating spousally mandated IKEA visits as a video-game seems like a pretty good coping strategy, especially when you've got a walk-through to crib from. This is a screamingly funny piece from The Morning News.

You start this world armed only with a UNIVERSAL FURNITURE-ASSEMBLY ALLEN WRENCH. This is the weakest weapon in IKEA: You will have to hit a person 16 times with it to kill them. So your primary goal in this level is to find more lethal means of dispatching your enemies.

As you enter the SHOWROOM, perform a rolling dodge to the left. Grab a free PAPER TAPE MEASURE and a handful of IKEA EMBLAZONED GOLF PENCILS from the kiosk near the entryway. The PENCILS serve quite well as ranged weapons, but it will take some time to master their use. Before venturing further in the world, stand at the kiosk and practice hurling GOLF PENCILS at patrons as they enter the SHOWROOM. Remember: Hitting the eyes does triple damage.

Link (via Dive Into Mark)

Episode III: The Video Game

Episode III: The Video Game 04/20/2004 11:38 PM
Check out this promotional image from the upcoming video game for Star Wars: Episode III sent in by Rebelscum reader Gilbert Hayes. According to the DVD news released earlier this week, this game will be released in spring 2005 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. More details as they become available.

The Video Game Pianist

The Video Game Pianist 04/16/2005 06:58 PM

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