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Reggie Fils-Aime Prefers Nintendo’s Positioning in the Gaming WorldTechnoBuffalo“Nintendo is down and out.” That was the atmosphere of the gaming world for a few years while the company struggled to get its Wii U console up and running and vehemently refused to adhere to the growing trend of smartphone gaming. Times are getting a …Nintendo: … Read more

Southland Park gaming expansion completeMemphis Business Journal (blog)Sammy Hagar’s Red Rocker is part of a 41,000-square-foot, $37.4 million expansion at Southland Park Gaming & Racing that began construction in January. Southland Park is opening the main gaming floor of the expansion this weekend, and Sammy’s Red … …read more From:: Gaming News By Google News … Read more

Blizzard CEO says harassment is tarnishing gaming’s reputationThe VergeBlizzard president and CEO Mike Morhaime is the latest major figure to call for an end to the vitriol that has infused the world of gaming since August. At the BlizzCon 2014 opening ceremony, Morhaime condemned harassment that has taken place against …Blizzard president Mike Morhaime condemns … Read more

Kickstarter Campaign Launches for eNcade, Portable 3D Printed Raspberry Pi …3DPrint.comlogo The grass is always greener. And the gamers of this generation really do have the best of all worlds and all technology, as they can time travel in their gaming delights from generation to generation, re-living popular games like ‘Sonic’ and ‘Metroid.and more …read … Read more

Why winter is coming to China’s mobile gaming sceneTech in AsiaMobile gaming is the future—people have been saying that more or less since the first iPhone. Especially in the developing markets of Asia like China, where even hardcore gamers typically didn’t own their own PCs or consoles, plenty of pundits have … …read more From:: … Read more

Gaming lets you ‘plug in and escape’Stuff.co.nzWhat has changed is the ability to have the thinking done for you in games that appear online, on PlayStation or Xbox – I lose track, there are several different ones. All the permutations of the games have been pre-thought out, there isn’t a situation … …read more From:: … Read more

Mass. voters reaffirm gaming, some fear saturationWRGBEAST GREENBUSH — A day after Massachusetts voters reaffirmed their decision to have casino gaming, some New York residents remained concerned about over saturation. Some Capital Region operators estimated their casinos would open within 18-24 …As Massachusetts elects to keep casino gaming law, Northampton votes it down …The Republican … Read more

Video-game nostalgia on tap for inaugural Pittsburgh Retro Gaming ExpoPGH City PaperBut it’s the existence of gamers like Deighan, 28, with his uncontrollable urge to buy and protect copies of “Shaq Fu,” that have led him and his best friend and business partner, Matt Jurcic, 33, to launch the inaugural Pittsburgh Retro Gaming Expo … … Read more

I’m addicted to online gaming, and it almost ruined my lifeWashington PostEditor’s note: This guest essay by Michael Murphy is expanded from a post Michael published to Reddit on Oct. 29. “Murphy” is not his last name; we’re allowing Michael to use it because of the personal nature of this piece. Any opinions or observations … Read more

HP sees the future of PC gaming in the OmenCNETHP at one time produced many gaming laptops and desktops, especially after acquiring the Voodoo brand in 2006, but has of late left the PC gaming market to others. The new Omen is, the company says, part of its overall consumer strategy to drive growth …HP … Read more

New board gaming store opens in KentwoodWZZMHis store, Out of the Box, has locations in Zeeland (114 E. Main Ave.) and in Kentwood (5212 S. Division Ave.), and sells thousands of games that come in a variety of themes. You can be a railroad tycoon in Empire Builder. You can fight in Game of Thrones. … Read more

Internet Archive brings 900 classic arcade games to your browserPCWorldLate last year the Internet Archive branched out into video games, adding a section of the site called the Console Living Room that backed up early console games. What started with five systems—the Atari 2600 and 7800, the Magnavox Odyssey, the …Internet Arcade puts 900 free … Read more

Amendment Q would expand gaming in DeadwoodRapid City JournalProponents say Constitutional Amendment Q would help Deadwood remain competitive with other gaming destinations throughout the United States. They argue it will up the ante, attract new gamers and satisfy the desires of experienced gamblers who …and more …read more From:: Gaming News By Google News Zennie … Read more

Microsoft: “We Definitely Haven’t Told Our Full Story About Gaming On Windows”GameSpotMicrosoft’s gaming boss, Phil Spencer, wants to show gamers how Microsoft being both the Windows company and the Xbox company can be a real win for them. He isn’t talking about specifics yet (those details are coming in 2015, he says), though he …and … Read more

Macau Oct gaming revenues set for worst drop on recordReutersBeijing’s two-year anti-corruption campaign has taken its toll on the gaming sector, keeping big-spending, wealthy gamblers away – data from Macau’s gaming and inspection bureau shows that VIP revenue accounted for a record low 56 percent of total …Macau October gaming revenues set for worst ever … Read more

Five Exciting Things About The Future Of PC GamingKotaku AustraliaI’ve been to a few panels at PAX Australia this year, but one of my personal favourites was “What’s Driving The Future Of PC Gaming”, which featured an all-star cast including the man behind Star Citizen, Chris Roberts. Listening to a number of smart … …read … Read more

ASUS’ ROG G751 review: a properly oversized gaming laptopEngadgetSo, you noticed that NVIDIA has trotted out its latest GPU architecture and you’re wondering if you should retire your old gaming laptop for something with a little more… pep. You aren’t alone. Every time NVIDIA downsizes its flagship GPUs for the …and more …read more From:: … Read more

Gaming’s Greatest MonstersGameSpotIn honor of Halloween and gaming’s achievements in the field of horror, we’ve compiled a list of our favorite monsters from the history of gaming. Some are old, some are new, but at one point or another, they’ve all left their mark on someone, and …Top 10 horror video games for HalloweenThe IndependentHorror … Read more

Gaming Deals: Target B2G1 Free on All Games and Halloween Steam SaleGameSpotDoes anyone know if this Target deal works online and if pre order games work. I was going to pre order Dragon Age and Far Cry 4 from Amazon but if I can order them at Target and get The Master Chief Collection for … Read more

Gaming events in Asia are always more for the fansTech in AsiaGamers buy the video games they want regardless of whether there’s a launch event or not. Some don’t even step out of their houses; they get the games shipped to them (or they download them online). Yet distributors, developers, and anyone working in … … Read more

Spooking Joystiq: Our scariest gaming memoriesJoystiqAround this time of year there are a deluge of horror game suggestions from all corners of the gaming world. Which game is the scariest? Which game is sure to make you jump out of your seat? We all have our favorites, but we’ve all come to remember … …read … Read more

The joy of rediscovery, the politics of gamingSt. George Daily SpectrumIf you are anything like me, your computer is full of games that could no longer fit on your device and are thus relegated, like old books, to a dusty (digital) shelf. However, upon picking up one of these old volumes, you occasionally discover that … Read more

3 Oculus Rift Apps That Prove Virtual Reality Goes Far Beyond GamingBloombergFidelity is among an experimental group of software developers stretching the Oculus Rift beyond its typical gaming applications. (Bloomberg LP, the parent of Bloomberg.com, has also demonstrated a version of the terminal built for the Oculus Rift.) …Oculus is meaningless without millions of salesLazygamerFacebook: … Read more

Korean gaming companies are being forced to team up if they want to competeTech in AsiaAccording to App Annie’s recently released September index for Korean games, these mergers are already yielding fruit, especially at the top of the revenue charts. Some of the top games on the charts have been made possible through these mergers.and … Read more

Gaming Stars Break Onto TV – 4 hours agoGamer UKIs it possible that gaming culture is now one of the most dominant forms of entertainment? Recent examples show how the gaming sub-culture is encroaching on traditional media outlets. E-sports are finding a foothold on television, with the … …read more From:: Gaming News By Google … Read more

Facebook gaming declines as fewer people use the social service on their desktopVentureBeatRemember when Farmville seemed like the biggest thing in gaming? Those days feel longer and longer ago. According to Eilers Research, Facebook gaming revenues were down 2 percent in the third quarter of 2014 when compared to the previous year. …read more From:: … Read more

Videogames museum will show ‘gaming is not for sociopaths’Telegraph.co.ukIan Livingstone, the gaming industry veteran and advisory board member for the centre, said: “For the millions of people who love them, it’s only natural that videogames should have their own permanent, cultural home – just as fine art enjoys the …British gaming to get its own … Read more

World of Warcraft, Hearthstone could dominate retirement home gamingPolygonA new study published by SuperData Research breaks down the demographics of gaming in several interesting ways. Their analysis says that MMOs will be a growing sector among gamers as they age. SuperData’s new findings generally confirm many …Gamer Study: Women prefer RPGs, men prefer FPS…DeveloperTechall 9 … Read more

British gaming to get its own ‘national gallery’ in NottinghamThe GuardianJust as film has the BFI and fine art has the National Gallery, the world of British gaming is to get what will be called the National Videogame Arcade (NVA) with the announcement of a £2.5m centre in Nottingham. The project will be the world’s … Read more

With this player, making chiptune music is as easy as gamingEngadgetChiptune music is one the many phenomena that ’80s era gaming nostalgia spawned — but to get into it you need to mod a working 30-year-old NES into an instrument. Now, a company called Assorted Wires has launched a hackable 8-bit chiptunes …This Controller Plays … Read more

“If Gamer Girls Acted Like Gamer Guys” Flips the Script to Expose Gaming’s …Mic“If Gamer Girls Acted Like Gamer Guys,” BuzzFeed’s latest in social commentary, examines the pervasive misogyny of the gaming world, #GamerGate and #StopGamerGate. The video demonstrates just how daunting it is to be a woman in the gaming industry …and more …read … Read more

Gamergate’s “ethics in gaming journalism” claim debunked by use of…JezebelThe idea of doing this sampling was this: If Gamergate was genuinely interested in focusing on changing the ethics of gaming journalism, you would see the biggest chunk of tweets going toward gaming journalists as opposed to gaming developers, and that … …read more From:: Gaming … Read more

Game Informer’s Guide To Recovering From A Gaming MarathonGame InformerSometimes the only way to stay up to date on all the great games coming out around this time of the year is to partake in a long, uninterrupted gaming binge. If you took our advice, you rolled your play time into the Extra Life marathon, … Read more

Gaming for 24 hours, all for a causewhnt.comThe games range from video to card games. While some of them have been there for hours, and others only for a few minutes, event organizer Russell Newquist says it doesn’t matter. Either way, they’re doing more than just playing. “What we’re doing is …and more …read more … Read more

Weekend Hot Topic, part 2: happiest gaming memoryMetroHappiest moment in gaming was probably completing Super Mario World 100% on Game Boy Advance. I was a bit young for the SNES version but second time round I gave it my all. Opened the Star and Special worlds, found every switch house and … …read more From:: … Read more