MIT brings video games to the classroom

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Planetwide Games Brings the 1st Fantasy
Player vs. Player MMORPG "Risk Your
Life" to North American Video Game
Players

Planetwide Games Brings the 1st Fantasy
Player vs. Player MMORPG "Risk Your
Life" to North American Video Game
Players 12/22/2004 01:05 AM
Open Beta for “Risk Your Life” Passes 100,000 North American Registered Player Milestone in 8 Weeks, Joining 1.2 Million Players Worldwide [PRWEB Dec 21, 2004]

Planetwide Games to Publish Pixel
Poppers™ Library of 80 Video Arcade
Games

Planetwide Games to Publish Pixel
Poppers™ Library of 80 Video Arcade
Games 06/05/2005 10:52 PM
Games based on uWink Game Library Developed by Nolan Bushnell. [PRWEB May 18, 2005]

`Typhoon Rising' brings online war games
to a new level

`Typhoon Rising' brings online war games
to a new level 06/26/2004 08:44 PM
Mercurynews.com - Sat Jun 26, 04:05 pm GMT

Midasplayer brings skill games to Yahoo!
Europe

Midasplayer brings skill games to Yahoo!
Europe 09/13/2004 08:56 AM
Netimperative Sep 13 2004 1:09PM GMT

Three O'clock Ltd., the Free
International Video Magazine Service for
Mobile Phones Launches their premiere
Video Games, Urban Music, Cars, Surfing
and Female Fashion magazines.

Three O'clock Ltd., the Free
International Video Magazine Service for
Mobile Phones Launches their premiere
Video Games, Urban Music, Cars, Surfing
and Female Fashion magazines. 08/20/2004 06:29 AM
Three O'clock Ltd., a mobile entertainment company, announces the launch of the world's first video magazine service for mobile phones. Subscribers can gain free access to 60 video magazines to watch and read on their java-enabled mobile phones. Coinciding with the launch of the Three O'clock video magazine service, the company is offering 5 special magazines covering Video Games, Urban Music, Cars, Surfing and Female Fashion. [PRWEB Aug 20, 2004]

Avistar brings desktop video to IP
networks

Avistar brings desktop video to IP
networks 08/09/2004 09:24 AM
ZDNet Aug 9 2004 2:21PM GMT

MPEG NATION brings broadband streaming
video service to the masses

MPEG NATION brings broadband streaming
video service to the masses 03/30/2005 05:20 PM
Digital Silo, Inc. has launched MPEG NATION, a "one-price-fits-all solution" for placing video in blogs, auctions, personal and corporate websites. The new service supports Microsoft Windows Media, RealNetwork's RealPlayer and Apple's QuickTime video formats. A 3-step online form allows for the selection of a number of customer options including password protection and logging. As soon as a video file is uploaded to MPEG NATION it is transcoded into the various Internet media formats for instant streaming Internet delivery. Once a file upload is complete an http link is provided to the customer which they can paste into an email, blog, auction or website. Clicking on the link instantly brings up their video. A one to sixty minute video uploaded to MPEG NATION, encoded into Microsoft Window's Media Format (150k, 300k & 700k), costs just $4.95 including unlimited streaming (viewing) bandwidth and storage for six months.

BetaPlayer Brings More Music and Video
Choices to Mobile Device Fans

BetaPlayer Brings More Music and Video
Choices to Mobile Device Fans 02/01/2005 09:57 PM
CoreCodec today announced version 0.5 of BetaPlayer for Mobile Devices is now available for download at 1 a.m. EST on Jan. 25, 2005. BetaPlayer is the most popular Open Source Media Player for mobile devices. It is designed to make it easy for the mobile media community to play all their digital media. [PRWEB Jan 28, 2005]

Online video streaming network brings TV
commercials to web banner
advertisements.

Online video streaming network brings TV
commercials to web banner
advertisements. 08/02/2004 02:38 AM
The Aura Group, a new media marketing and advertising company in Orange County, has launched a worldwide online video banner advertising system, revolutionizing the way video advertising is delivered on the web. [PRWEB Aug 2, 2004]

Video Games

Video Games 12/02/2003 01:19 AM
On September 22nd of this year I pre-ordered Gran Turismo 4 through work. The listed release date for the game was November. The next month...

All for Ads Within Video Games

All for Ads Within Video Games 06/25/2004 03:53 PM
Advertising revenue is a great opportunity for video game makers.

In Video Games, Everything Old Is New
Again

In Video Games, Everything Old Is New
Again 05/23/2004 02:57 PM
Boston Globe May 23 2004 5:48PM GMT

Video games on a Movie T

Video games on a Movie T 08/29/2004 12:50 PM
Techzonez Aug 29 2004 5:21PM GMT

Video Games Aren't Just For Guys...
Again

Video Games Aren't Just For Guys...
Again 09/01/2004 08:58 PM
Every few month or so, there seems to be some random story about how only guys play video games, and how a bigger effort needs to be made to make games for women. Of course, nearly every attempt to target women specifically has failed -- but what people haven't noticed is that women are playing games all the time. In fact, they're considered some of the hardest core gamers, though, more focused on word and puzzle type games. However, that's clearly not all. New studies are showing that as new games become more character driven, instead of kill-everything-driven, women are playing those games as well. As obvious as it seems, it appears the trick to getting women to buy into video games wasn't to make games for women, but to make games for everyone.

Academics get serious about video games

Academics get serious about video games 02/13/2004 05:10 PM
San Jose Mercury News Feb 13 2004 9:45PM GMT

Video games in court

Video games in court 02/07/2005 02:07 AM
Cory Doctorow: I wrote a short story called Anda's Game that Salon published last year -- it's about kids working in sweatshops playing Massively Multiplayer Online RPGs, grinding through repetitive tasks to earngold for sleazy operators who sell the product of their labor on eBay. The inspiration came from a real-world account of that sort of sweatshops, which has hit the news again today, in a story about the courtroom shenanigans stemming from video games:

A multiplayer online game is sued for allowing its players to dress up like comic book heroes. An upstart company winds up in court for creating a Tijuana sweatshop to manufacture digital weaponry.

A funny thing is happening in these sprawling online multiplayer arenas. The ultimate in digital escapism, virtual worlds keep ending up in the ultimate in depressing reality: the courts.

Link (Thanks, Rob and Aaman!)

In Video Games, Everything Old Is New
Again (Reuters)

In Video Games, Everything Old Is New
Again (Reuters) 05/23/2004 09:23 AM
Reuters - Hold on to something long enough, the theory goes -- a car, a tie or even a hairstyle -- and eventually it will be cool again.

Education Via Video Games

Education Via Video Games 08/16/2004 06:48 AM

Video Games Gone Wild!

Video Games Gone Wild! 10/29/2003 12:11 AM
Check out the hottest and newest XCubeStation titles. By David Cross from Wired magazine.

Sports video games

Sports video games 02/10/2004 02:55 AM
Reading this Salon article on sports video games brought back a ton of memories from college. I never got into Madden properly, but I played a ton of Tecmo Bowl, Tecmo Super Bowl, and NHL '94, the latter of which is, in my estimation, the best sports video game of all time (with which Stewart would agree, I'm sure). A quote from the article: [Bo] Jackson isn't the only athlete... (with comments)

Best Selling Video Games

Best Selling Video Games 07/09/2004 06:39 PM
The NPD Group has released their latest list of the top 10 best selling PC games in the US. This list is for the week ending June 26th. Most startling is the fact the Sims made number 7! Who in their right minds plays the Sims? :o)

This Month's Top 10 PC Video Games

This Month's Top 10 PC Video Games 05/26/2004 04:48 PM
Half-Life 2 (Full Product, PC) City of Heroes (Full Product, PC) Unreal Tournament 2004 (Full Product, PC) Far Cry (Full Product, PC) Half-Life Counter-Strike: Condition Zero (Full Product) Half-Life Counter Strike (Full Product, PC) Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight (Full Product, PC) Battlefield Vietnam (Full Product, PC) Call Of Duty (Full Product, PC) Warcraft 3 BattleChest (Full Product, PC/Mac)

Video games get raunchy

Video games get raunchy 05/13/2004 09:40 AM

Coming soon: ads in video games

Coming soon: ads in video games 04/11/2005 11:27 AM
CNN Money Apr 11 2005 3:35PM GMT

Video games to get emotional! !

Video games to get emotional! ! 08/30/2004 01:52 PM
123Bharath.com Aug 30 2004 5:59PM GMT

Chatting up video games

Chatting up video games 05/27/2004 06:29 AM
Chicago Tribune May 27 2004 10:51AM GMT

Video Games Hit The Big Screen

Video Games Hit The Big Screen 08/28/2004 10:16 PM

Video Games As The Modern Car
Commercials

Video Games As The Modern Car
Commercials 02/16/2004 12:57 AM
Apparently, the car racing video game Gran Tourismo has been so popular helping automakers sell cars to young adults, that many car companies are starting to put out their own video games and are setting up places to play the games in dealerships. The article talks about kids who play Gran Tourismo and get so involved in modding and driving a specific car that they want that car in real life as well. However, now that the automakers are realizing this is a good way to sell cars, some are wondering if the fad is over, suggesting that as soon as the folks in suits figure something out, the kids know better than to stick around. Still, it's yet another example of companies realizing that you're better off creating promotional items that people want, and then getting them out there into the world.

Now, facing history and our video games

Now, facing history and our video games 05/17/2004 01:40 AM
Boston Globe May 17 2004 5:05AM GMT

Vintage Video Games Go Highbrow

Vintage Video Games Go Highbrow 04/19/2005 07:02 AM
A new art exhibit in Los Angeles pays tribute to the golden age of gaming. Are Pac-Man, Centipede and Dig Dug really ready for the museum? By Chris Baker.

AOL Launches Site for Video Games

AOL Launches Site for Video Games 05/05/2004 04:51 PM

Product Placement And Video Games

Product Placement And Video Games 06/18/2004 02:32 PM
You really can't escape advertising any more. It's absolutely everywhere. While the concept isn't all that new, it appears that the new fascination is on how to advertise within video games ("this frag brought to you by..."). Already, of course, automak ers are huge fans of advertising in videogames. But, what's interesting about Viacom's announcement about their desire to advertise within video games is that it will convince many other companies they need to do the same thing. Of course, if the advertisers are paying for part of the game, shouldn't the games get cheaper for buyers?

Video games 'good for children'

Video games 'good for children' 08/11/2004 06:31 AM
Computer games can promote problem-solving and team-building in children, say games industry experts.

downloadable tracks from video games

downloadable tracks from video games 04/18/2005 10:30 AM
The Video Game Pianist

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Are Video Games Good For Kids?

Are Video Games Good For Kids? 08/11/2004 05:30 PM
While it does seem that the anti-videogame folks blow the danger of video games way out of proportion, a new festival seems to be going in the other direction by claimin g video games are good for kids. It's such a broad statement that it has to be untrue. Certainly, some video games might be good for kids, in helping them deal with differe nt kinds of challenges, but it hardly seems like random anecdotal evidence (about all that's presented in the article) proves that video gaming is "good." For example, the article includes this sentence: "Dr Judy Robertson, of Edinburgh University, said some children had told her during computer games workshops that playing violent games did not result in violence in real life." Just because some kids say something doesn't necessarily make it true (even if it probably is true). If they really want to show this, wouldn't it make more sense to actually promotes the ways that video games can be helpful to kids, rather than just declaring it so? I'm all for real studies that show the positive impact games have for kids, but hyping up something without substance just makes the arguments seem weak.

Video games 'good for you'

Video games 'good for you' 11/07/2003 05:31 AM
BBC Nov 7 2003 4:58AM ET

Implicit ideology in video games

Implicit ideology in video games 04/10/2004 03:21 PM
From Reason Magazine, an article analysing the ways that video games influence our politics and world-view.

So implicit politics might be the better way to influence player opinion. But as a political vehicle, games may have an inherent bias. Bridging an ideological chasm, libertarian Iain Smedley and socialist Julian Stallabras agree that computer games possess a native individualism. Writing a decade ago, Smedley noted the "heroic and individualistic philosophy" of video games, in which the player "does not merely cheer on the hero in [his] struggle; the player’s actions determine the outcome." Writing contemporaneously in New Left Review, Stallabras concurred: In games, "the passivity of cinema and television is replaced by an environment in which the player’s actions have a direct, immediate consequence on the virtual world." For Stallabras, this makes computer games "a capitalist and deeply conservative form of culture."

Stallabras’ wide-ranging indictment of computer games is remarkable for its combination of savvy ("in Doom...all the corpses of a particular monster always look exactly the same") and pessimism ("The defining image in all this comes, not from any game, but naturally enough from a blockbuster film, Terminator 2; it is the jarring crunch of human skulls under the bright chrome of a robot foot"). Stallabras contends that many offensive traits of games are concealed by "chrome," by which he means slick user interfaces and graphical eye candy. What would he think of the recent release whose title is Chrome? Probably the same thing he writes about the video game as a medium: that it tricks players into imitating idealized markets and sweatshop labor through repetitive manipulation of game objects and numbers, that it is shaped by "the parameters of the computer industry’s links with the military," and that its innate objectification "leads to...an ever greater blurring of the use of people as instruments in the world and the game." But he might appreciate the irony that Chrome developer Techland is located in Poland.

Link (via Terra Nova)

Women take a shine to video games

Women take a shine to video games 09/01/2004 07:11 PM
The makers of video games need acknowledge that women like to buy and play games, says a study.

Some Upcoming Video Games Include Sex
(AP)

Some Upcoming Video Games Include Sex
(AP) 05/13/2004 09:17 PM
AP - The hot new creation at the world's top video game convention may be procreation. Amid the thousands of new products at the Electronic Entertainment Expo featuring shooting, racing, punching, slashing and pummeling, a handful of upcoming titles like "The Sims 2" and "Playboy: The Mansion" have focused on "love" — or at least the physical act of it — as the player's main goal.
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