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OPINION

 The Top Arcade Classics 

Star Wars impressed, but Donkey Kong was barrels of fun

Jul 7, 09 7:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - They may seem primitive alongside your Wii, but lest we forget the glory days of arcade games, Peter Hartlaub counts down the best in the San Francisco Chronicle. The top five:
  1. Donkey Kong: 30 years on, “they’re making documentaries about this incredible video game,” whose barrel-throwing
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entertainment • list • Donkey Kong • arcade games • Star Wars • video games • X-Men

 Universal Turning  
 Atari's '70s Asteroids 
 Game Into Movie 

Crudely drawn '70s arcade classic to become full-length film

Jul 3, 09 6:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Universal Studios has shot down three rivals to win the movie rights to the classic '70s Atari game Asteroids, reports the Hollywood Reporter. Matt Lopez, writer of Disney's Bedtime Stories, has been tasked with turning the game's story of a spaceship firing at crudely drawn rocks and the occasional... More »

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Universal Studios • movie rights • video games • Asteroids

ANALYSIS

 Tips for Parents of Gamers 

Play with your kids; look beyond ESRB ratings

Jul 1, 09 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Video games can present a real challenge to parents—banning them from the household is too harsh, but allowing children to play without restrictions can lead to unhealthy consequences. Ars Technica compiles seven pointers:
  1. Remember that it’s like any other parenting challenge. The easiest way to discern
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parenting • Xbox Live • video games • Microsoft Xbox 360

Interview

Tetris Creators Want It in the Olympics

They dream of world connected by 'universal language' of game

Jun 13, 09 1:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - As it celebrates its 25th anniversary, Tetris is still selling like wildfire, so you’d have to forgive the men behind it a little arrogance. Creator Alexey Pajitnov and Blue Planet CEO Henk Rogers want Tetris to be an Olympic sport, they told CNN, and no, they’re not joking... More »

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Nintendo • video games • Olympics • classics • Tetris

(Newser) - A realistic video game featuring a historic Fallujah battle involving US forces in Iraq has incensed vets and their families, reports ABC News. Six Days in Fallujah is due out next year, and involves Marine consultants to ensure accuracy of the action. "It's upsetting," said a mom who... More »

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Iraq • military • Fallujah • ultimate fighting • Marine • video game developers • video games • Marine Corps • troops

 Rendition: Gitmo Joins 
 Shunned Video Games 

Many games have been met with outrage

Jun 4, 09 3:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - A storm of bad publicity about Rendition: Guantanamo—a video game about falsely-accused Gitmo detainees trying to escape—forced the game makers to can it this week. It's far from the only game to test the boundaries, ABC reports:
  • Atomic Games dumped development of Six Days in Fallujah amid
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list • Guantanamo Bay • video violence • Grand Theft Auto • video games • Rendition: Guantanamo

 How Tetris Fell Into Place 


Jun 2, 09 10:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alexey Pajitnov was supposed to be an artificial intelligence researcher for the Soviet Academy of Sciences, but when he got his first computer 25 years ago, he used it to write games. He tweaked and translated mathematical puzzles he’d always loved, and one stood out right away. “The... More »

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Nintendo • video games • classics • Game Boy • Tetris

(Newser) - Dan Aykroyd has been trying to get the Ghostbusters to cross streams again for 15 years, and now it’s finally happening—in video-game form. Unlike most movie tie-in games, Ghostbusters isn’t an afterthought—Atari’s giving it blockbuster treatment, complete with voices from Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and... More »

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entertainment • Bill Murray • Atari • Dan Aykroyd • movies • video games • Ghostbusters • Harold Ramis • Ernie Hudson

OPINION


 An Addict Warns: 
 Beware iPhone Game Apps 

Cheap, simple games can suck non-gamers in

May 22, 09 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - You don’t have to be a gamer to become an iPhone-game addict, writes Farhad Manjoo for Slate. The apps follow an established recipe for great games: “They're easy to learn but difficult to master.” As a gaming system, the gadget doesn't have the sophistication of a Nintendo... More »

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iPhone • application • iPod Touch • video games • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - Just-released patent applications suggest Microsoft has indeed created a so-called “Magic Wand” to rival the Wii remote, the BBC reports. It could come out at next month's industry expo in Los Angeles. The applications say the wand has "biometric sensors" that would detect "fingerprint, hand geometry, hand... More »

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technology • Microsoft • Xbox • sensors • video games • Wii

(Newser) - Video game lovers in Ottumwa, Iowa, are ready to see the world's gaming hall of fame on their front doorstep, MSNBC reports. Forget Silicon Valley, home to Atari. And Kyoto, Japan, where Ninentdo was born. No, the town that hosted the first world championship 26 years ago “was the... More »

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entertainment • Hall of Fame • Donkey Kong • video games • Ottumwa, Iowa • Billy Mitchell • Walter Day

Redstone Sued Over Midway Games Sale

Stake in Mortal Kombat company sold for peanuts for tax writeoff

May 14, 09 11:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Creditors of the video-game company behind the Mortal Kombat series are suing Sumner Redstone and board members after Redstone, Midway’s former majority owner, sold the company in a “fraudulent transfer,” the Chicago Tribune reports. Creditors say the media mogul sold his 87% stake for just $100,000... More »

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fraud • Sumner Redstone • lawsuit • Mortal Kombat • sale • video games • Jay-ZTV • Midway Games • Michael Thomas

ANALYSIS

Why Good Movies Make 
Bad Video Games

Parents, you certainly aren't helping

May 7, 09 8:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Movie buffs likely don’t remember The Chronicles of Riddick, a trundling sci-fi clunker from 2004. But for gamers, the title is hallowed because of its spin-off video game—a rare success for a movie tie-in. Too often, such games are rushed to coincide with the film, resulting in crappy... More »

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entertainment • Xbox • movies • video games • Vin Diesel

Recession-Wary Teens
Cut Back on Spending

Teens spend less on food, apparel while video games and DVDs still popular

Apr 27, 09 9:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The downturn is causing teens, who usually spend through recessions while parents absorb the pinch, to cut back, Advertising Age reports. Teenagers are spending about 14% less this spring than last, a “dramatic impact” from a demographic that spends an average of $125 billion each year. Unemployment is also... More »

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recession • gaming • unemployment • consumer spending • spending • teenager • video games • financial crisis • DVDs

 iPhone Tilts Gaming Industry 


Apr 13, 09 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - The videogame industry, recently geared toward churning out bigger and bigger blockbusters, is shrinking its ambitions down to iPhone size, the Los Angeles Times reports. Thanks to Apple’s App Store, the iPhone and iPod Touch have become surprisingly popular gaming devices—and developers have taken notice. Electronic Arts, for... More »

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iPhone • Nintendo • Apple • iPod Touch • Electronic Arts • video games • App Store • Nintendo DSi

Sims Creator Leaving EA for Think Tank

'Stupid Fun Club' incubator will partner with video-game giant

Apr 9, 09 7:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - The creator of The Sims is departing Electronic Arts to focus on "strange products and ideas," the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Will Wright plans to work full-time at his Stupid Fun Club think tank, which develops ideas for film, games, and TV. Wright says he has already cooked... More »

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robots • robot • Electronic Arts • The Sims • Will Wright • video game developers • video games

 Wii Muscles Up 
 With 'Sports Resort' 

Nintendo hopes Frisbee, fencing will boost flagging console sales

Apr 9, 09 3:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Get ready to pull a muscle as Wii expands its offering of audience participation sports to Frisbee (with a dog), fencing and jetskiing, reports Reuters. Sports Resort is scheduled to be released in June, said Nintendo executives. The company hopes the new activities will boost flagging sales of Wii game... More »

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Japan • Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • sales • game consoles • Wii Fit • video games • Wii • electronic games

 Study Links 
 Video Games to 
 Improved Vision 

Action games improve optics and brain's response

Mar 30, 09 4:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Adults can apparently improve their eyesight by playing action video games, a treatment less painful—for some, at least—than corrective lenses or eye surgery, according to researchers. Scientists compared study subjects who played the action games Call of Duty and Unreal Tournament 2004 to a group who played the... More »

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study • eye care • cognitive science • The Sims • Call of Duty • video games • eyesight

 Wii Becomes 
 Fastest-Selling 
 Console Ever 

Nintendo boss credits 50M milestone to gaming's move into the mainstream

Mar 26, 09 1:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Nintendo Wii has passed the 50 million milestone to beat out Playstation 2 as the fastest-selling game console, the BBC reports. The massive sales were beyond expectations, Nintendo boss Saturo Iwata said yesterday at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. He credited Wii's success to gaming's solid move... More »

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Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • game consoles • Game Developers Conference • video games • Wii

(Newser) - Remember Miss Cleo? Her thick Caribbean accent is familiar to many late-night TV watchers, from pitches for the Psychic Readers Network. The Miami Herald finds that since the lawsuit that took down Youree Dell Cleomili Harris’ former employer, she’s come out as a lesbian, voice-acted in a video game,... More »

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Florida • television • lesbians • lawsuit • video games • psychic • Miss Cleo • Howard Stern Grid

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