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| Opinion Rebuttal: Si, Ceci Est Un Gamer |
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| Following Douglas Wilson's impassioned opinion piece discussing why developer and gamers alike should step away from a militant defense of the artform, writer and student Rene Patnode steps in to respectfully suggest that the phrase 'gamer' should not be a dirty word. |
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| MI6: Do Core Gamers Still Matter? |
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| As certain game properties like Rock Band and Hannah Montana push the boundaries of what it means to be a "gamer," marketers consider the importance of reaching out to the hardcore gamer. |
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| GamePro: The 28 Best FPS Games |
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| Even if it's just blasting away wave after wave of demons in Blood, or perhaps saving mankind from itself as you traverse Half-Life 2's City 17, the FPS genre has proven itself time and time again. GamePro is here today to pick out the best of the best the shooters that made your jaw drop the moment you booted them up. So grab a med-kit, holster your rocket launcher, and join them as they take a l |
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| Gartner: 90% Of Virtual Worlds Fail Within 18 Months |
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| According to a study conducted by Stamford-based information and technology research and advisory firm Gartner, nine out of ten virtual world businesses fail within 18 months, partly due to businesses focusing more on technology rather than on understanding user requirements. |
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| Best Buy stores refuse to display Wiis to avoid mob scene |
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| On the weekend before Christmas Day, many retailers across the country, including Best Buy, Circuit City, and Toy ?R? Us, were lucky enough to receive a shipment of Nintendo Wiis to the delight of last-minute shoppers. Depending on the store, some retailers reportedly received 40 to 60 Wiis on Christmas Eve. Others received a shipment over the weekend, but in both cases, the console sold quickly a |
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| 2007 Best gaming year ever? |
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| 2007 has been one to place a gold star next to in our gaming diary. A new generation of consoles has arrived, the PC platform has continued to push the technological platform and hand-held gaming devices are more popular than ever. On the software front we were blessed with many new IP?s, and the Wii and party games widened the gaming demographic more than ever. iTWire editor Mike Bantick looks |
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| Rumor: BioShock movie murmurs in Hollywood |
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| Digging through all the praise heaped upon BioShock, you're sure to scrape your nails across several repeated phrases such as "engaging," "gripping" and "atmospheric." Some have even said it's "pretty good." The most common one, however, is sure to be "cinematic," a term that places BioShock and Hollywood in rather close proximity. A reliable sourc |
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| What Game From Your Childhood Would Like To See Re-Released? |
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| Gaming Steve asks, "I was asked which game I would love to see come out for the Nintendo Virtual Console / Xbox Live Arcade / PlayStation Network. It was a tricky question as there are so many games I would love to play again from my childhood, but right at the very top of my list was one of my favorite games of all time, StarTropics. So imagine my shock when I heard that Nintendo was releasi |
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| CES 2008 Xbox Live Member Meeting |
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| If you are at the Las Vegas Convention Center Wednesday when the show closes, the Gamerscore blog guys will have their Xbox 360 Hummer on stand-by to give the first 20 people a lift over to the In-N-Out. Just be in front of the Microsoft Press Tent, located in the convention center parking lot across the street from Central Hall entrance C2, at 6:00pm sharp. (You can?t miss the tent, it?s the only |
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| Alabama Citizen on Trial for Murder: "Video Games Made Me Do It!" |
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| Andrew Lackey, 24, of Huntsville, Alabama is on trial for the murder of an 80-year old widower that happened on Halloween of 2005. The victim was found lying in his own blood in his living room with at least seventy stab wounds, an eye gouged out, and a gunshot wound. He faces either the death penalty or life in prison if convicted. His defense? "Video games made me do it." |
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