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KotakuThe gaming industry is constantly full of rumors. More so in April where you have the gullible falling for all the crazy April Fools pranks that pop up. This week, Japanese gaming mag Weekly Famitsu went through the trouble of gathering up a bunch of …Game Review: “Final Fantasy” Remaster Brings SubstanceThe Arkanas Traveller all … Read more
Research: Online Gaming Expands the Social Life of GamersT.H.E. JournalPeople who play massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) may notprefer the company of avatars to live humans after all. In fact, reports new research supported by the United States Air Force Research Laboratory, online gaming expands players’ social … and more …read more Source: Gaming News … Read more
7 questions with Xbox exec and gamer Major Nelson, a Syracuse University alumThe Post-StandardSyracuse, N.Y. — If you’re a fan of the Xbox or gaming in general, you’ve probably heard of Major Nelson. That’s the online handle used by Xbox Live’s director of programming, Larry Hryb, who is also a well-known gamer within the Xbox … Read more
Nvidia Shield Takes PC Gaming on the Road, but Mileage May Vary [Update]TIMEI love my Nvidia Shield, but the $200 gaming handheld is much less useful when I’m not at home. Its best feature, which lets you stream PC games from a networked computer, had only worked over a local Wi-Fi network, so you were … Read more
Game Developer Stocks Fall On Amazon Report EA TTWO AMZNInvestor’s Business DailyThe Post story said Amazon is wooing game developers and is leveraging Fire TV to enter an area now ruled by Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOGL). It added that a successful Fire TV push “would help displace some of the millions of costlier Microsoft … Read more
State Gaming Commission Hears Testimony On Problem GamblingWAMCThe New York State Gaming Commission is holding hearings on the issue of gambling addiction. It is part of a process that will allow the building of up to seven new casino gambling resorts in New York over the next several years. Among those testifying …Commission discusses problem … Read more
Video: Is publishing dead?GamasutraThe business of game publishing is rapidly evolving, so it’s worth watching venture capitalist and game industry veteran Mitch Lasky’s GDC 2014 talk about the pros and cons of the competing next-generation publishing models: super-developers like … …read more Source: GDC 2014 News From Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie … Read more
Move Over, Bros: The Future of Video Gaming Looks Decidedly FemaleTakePartYes, forget what you think you know about who’s playing video games. A 2013 report from the Entertainment Software Association found that women and girls are 45 percent of all game players and 46 percent of the most frequent purchasers of games. …read more Source: … Read more
The Gamer HeadlinesIn a statement of support for the recent decision to include computing in the UK national curriculum, Microsoft UK has made a video blog highlighting the importance of teaching children how to code. …read more Source: Game Developers News Feed From Google News Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is … Read more
German game developer eyes PH operationsManila Standard TodayCrytek GmbH, a game developer and publisher based in Germany, is seeking tax incentives from the Board of Investments, as it plans to set up Philippine operations soon. The Game Developers Association of the Philippines said representatives of Crytek … …read more Source: Game Developers News Feed From … Read more
Gaming Guru: More information on new social games at casinosPress of Atlantic City (blog)A couple of months ago I responded to reader requests for information about social media slot games such as Playtika’s Slotomania, WMS Gaming’s Jackpot Party Casino and IGT’s Double Down Casino. The games, I explained, did not have to meet the … … Read more
GameSpot“To date, researchers have tended to explore passive aspects of gaming, such as whether looking at violent material in electronic games desensitises or aggravates players. We focused on the motives of people who play electronic games and found players …Study Reveals Real Reason Behind Gaming AggressionIGNAggression in gaming? Only if you loseIndependent OnlineThe real reason … Read more
GDC 2014: Gameforge shows us Sigils: Battle for RaiosPocket GamerJust in the nick of time (or two weeks too late, depending on your standards of punctuality), here’s the last of our videos from GDC 2014. Sigils: Battle for Raios is an RPG / MOBA mash-up that lets you play with and level-up 20 different champions … Read more
Odobo adds Probability Jones to roster of game developersGaming Intelligence Group (registration)Gibraltar-based game developer program Odobo has signed up game architects Probability Jones as its latest developer partner, with six games set to be launched on the Odobo Marketplace. The deal will initially deliver six original HTML5 game formats, … …read more Source: Game Developers … Read more
PolygonThe hardware was able to accurately pick up my motions between 80 to 90 percent of the time and, while those numbers are a vast improvement from earlier Kinect games on the Xbox 360, the number of errors was still way too high for the Kinect to …Kinect Sports Rivals review (Xbox One): An entertaining … Read more
Florida TodaySHARECONNECTTWEETCOMMENTEMAILMORE. TALLAHASSEE – Some Florida legislators are making a push again this year to end a requirement that greyhound dog-tracks have on-site races if they want to keep card games and other betting options.Sachs puts the brakes on greyhound racing de-coupling as hearing ‘melts down’MiamiHerald.com (blog)Senate panel approves greyhound injury reportingThe Florida Current all … Read more
Gaming News: GTA V Rumoured for PS4, Xbox One, Borderlands 2 on PS Vita …International Business Times AUBut if a tweet from German retailer Saturn, found by Behind Games, is to be believed, the PS4 and Xbox One versions of GTA V may be coming really, really soon. The translation of the tweet reads: Since … Read more
PolygonLogitech unveiled the G502 Proteus Core today, a customizable gaming mouse with a 12,000 DPI sensor set for release this month in Europe and North America for $79.99. The mouse sports a 32-bit ARM processor and includes Logitech’s Delta Zero sensor …Logitech announces G502 gaming mouse with 12000 DPI sensorPC Gamer MagazineLogitech G502 Proteus Core … Read more
INSIDE GAMING: Casinos shudder over possible federal requirement to divulge …Las Vegas Review-JournalLast September, FinCEN Director Jennifer Shasky Calvery told an audience at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas that casinos could be subjected to the same requirements as banks and other businesses. “Every financial institution, casinos included, … …read more Source: Gaming News … Read more
Motley FoolThe Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN ) Fire TV is the latest mainstream tech product with a credible chance of disrupting the increasingly crowded gaming space. The set-top box was announced and released at the beginning of April with an MSRP of $99 for the …Big push into gaming brings out Amazon’s gentler sideReutersAmazon’s new Fire … Read more
Video-game news: New research shows online gamers are social beingsSacramento BeeNew research finds that online social behavior isn’t replacing offline social behavior in the gaming community. Instead, online gaming is expanding players’ social lives. The study was done by researchers at North Carolina State University, York … and more …read more Source: Gaming News Feed … Read more
All Your Gaming Peripheral Needs In One Affordable BundleKotakuBest Buy is running a very cool promotion that bundles a Logitech G Series mouse, keyboard, headset, and mousepad together for just 70 bucks. It’s a sweet, very cheap deal for those looking to jump into the dedicated gaming peripheral space or anyone … …read more Source: … Read more
A Leading Online and Mobile Game Developer, Gaijin Entertainment, Selects …Wall Street JournalSafeCharge (LSE: SCH), a global provider of payments service, risk management and IT solutions for online businesses, has been selected by Gaijin Entertainment, one of the biggest independent video game developers in Russia, to provide a broad range … and more …read more … Read more
A Leading Online and Mobile Game Developer, Gaijin Entertainment, Selects …PR Newswire (press release)SafeCharge (LSE: SCH), a global provider of payments service, risk management and IT solutions for online businesses, has been selected by Gaijin Entertainment, one of the biggest independent video game developers in Russia, to provide a broad range … and more …read … Read more
GDC Vault: 300+ PresentationsZam NewsGDC 2014, this year’s Game Developers Conference, has come and gone. Hundreds of developers gathered to share their slice of industry wisdom. Miss anything you wanted to see? Good news: the GDC Vault has over 300 free presentations from this year … and more …read more Source: GDC 2014 News From … Read more
Times of IndiaSAN FRANCISCO: Amazon.com, a company known for its ruthless drive, is courting the free-wheeling coders and dreamers of the gaming industry with a lighter touch as it seeks to break into an arena now dominated by Apple and Google. The online retailer … and more …read more Source: Game Developers News Feed From … Read more
Tax breaks will raise awareness of UK-made games, says UKIEDigital Spy“We already have some great UK success stories like GTA and the LEGO games, which are made on our doorstep, which not a lot of people realize, particularly young people.” Having tax breaks will mean less risk for companies investing in the UK … and … Read more
PolygonA number of 2014 Game Developers Conference sessions are live and free to watch via the GDC Vault. Those interested are free to browse by session category, such as audio, visual arts, serious games, programming, game narrative and more. GDC 2014 …Video: #1ReasonToBe panel inspires standing ovation at GDC 2014GamasutraHyper Mode: GDC Diaries, Part ThreePaste … Read more
Fort Worth council may revisit game room restrictionsFort Worth Star TelegramUsually in nondescript buildings or gas stations with their windows covered up, they are full of the whirling electronic games similar to those at Chuck E. Cheese’s. But these machines, instead of a ticket or token for a stuffed animal, offer store … …read more … Read more
Republicans hit administration for timid response to Russian war gamingWashington TimesNATO is increasing the number of fighter jets and surveillance aircraft supporting U.S. allies in Eastern Europe, but some Republicans remain critical of the Obama administration for not taking a more proactive posture toward what they describe as … and more …read more Source: Gaming … Read more
How Flappy Bird Is Ruffling Feathers in the Gaming IndustryBloombergVideo games are often measured by their deep storylines and eye-popping action, both of which are optimized for the latest consoles or souped-up computers with high-end graphics cards. But smartphones are changing the game. Now, publishers are … and more …read more Source: Gaming News Feed … Read more
Regulation of gaming rooms could come before councilFort Worth Star TelegramUsually in nondescript buildings or gas stations with their windows covered up, they are full of the whirling electronic games similar to those at Chuck E. Cheese. But these machines, instead of a ticket or token for a stuffed animal, offer store … …read more … Read more
Video: #1ReasonToBe panel inspires standing ovation at GDC 2014GamasutraThe ever-popular #1ReasonToBe GDC panel, inspired by the #1ReasonWhy and #1ReasonToBe hashtagged discussions that erupted across social media in 2013, is a rapid, fun microtalk-style celebration and exploration of what it means to be a woman in … …read more Source: GDC 2014 News From Google News … Read more
How Big Could Macau’s Gaming Market Be in a Decade?Motley FoolThe Chinese are known for their gambling, but it’s a bit surprising to see double the gaming revenue as a percentage of GDP versus the U.S. Keep in mind the total market for gaming in the U.S. is about six times the size of the … Read more
GDC 2014 – Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary EditionAdventure GamersOnly a year ago, I was grabbing a spot on the well-traversed Moscone Center floor with Phoenix’s CEO César Bittar to look at their latest Erica Reed thriller. At this year’s GDC, with the studio now fully committed to being a publishing house … Read more