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video games stories: 186 news summaries

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(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

Coming Soon: On-Demand Video Game Service

Will it kill consoles?

Mar 24, 09 1:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - If Steve Perlman—the veteran entrepreneur behind WebTV—has his way, console gaming’s days are numbered. Today, Perlman and his partners unveiled OnLive, an on-demand video game service that offers the tantalizing prospect of playing any game, as soon as it’s released, on any computer or TV. The... More »

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video game console • video games • Steve Perlman • OnLive

 Help Jim Cramer—Arcade Style 

New game lets you fend off Mad Money host's critics

Mar 17, 09 2:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jim Cramer is facing his share of critics, from Jon Stewart to Fox Business, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Now you can help him defend himself in a new web video game: Jim Cramer’s Crashsteroids. Steer Cramer’s sneering mug as he takes aim at his detractors in... More »

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CNBC • Fox Business Network • investment • Jon Stewart • Jim Cramer • video games • financial adviser


 Hip-Hop Fans 
 Get Own Guitar Hero 

Scratch 'could reinvigorate DJ culture'

Mar 17, 09 1:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Could DJs be the next Guitar Heroes? The publisher of Scratch: The Ultimate DJ hopes so. "I know that Scratch can reinvigorate DJ culture," turntable icon Mix Master Mike tells Ars Technica of the videogame, due out this summer. It'll push kids "into getting real turntables to... More »

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music • hip-hop • Guitar Hero • video games

(Newser) - EA has a new poster boy: Mike Tyson. The infamous boxer will adorn the cover of Fight Night Round 4 alongside Muhammad Ali and will be a playable character within, Silicon Alley Insider reports. As the star of Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out! for the original Nintendo, Tyson was... More »

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boxing • Mike Tyson • Muhammad Ali • Electronic Arts • video games

 World of Warcraft: 
 the 'Cocaine of Gaming' 

Fantasy game involved in nearly every case of game addiction, foundation says

Feb 27, 09 4:45 PM CST
(Newser) - World of Warcraft is the most addictive video game on the market, the Local of Sweden reports. WoW is the most popular of the online multiplayer fantasy games—by far the most addicting game genre, according to a study by the Swedish Youth Care Foundation. The Blizzard title is "... More »

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cocaine • World of Warcraft • MMORPG • multiplayer games • crack cocaine • online gaming • video games

 Gamers, Beware 
 This Skin Disorder 

Console controller linked to painful hand sores

Feb 24, 09 5:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Dedicated gamers beware—researchers have identified a skin disorder just for you, the BBC reports. “PlayStation palmar hidradenitis” is characterized by painful lumpy sores on the palms. British researchers think it's caused by gripping the controller tightly with sweaty hands for extended periods. Good news, though: Symptoms appear to... More »

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video game console • Sony • PlayStation 3 • PlayStation • video games • skin disorder

(Newser) - A federal appeals court ruled today that violent video games can be sold to minors in California, GameSpot reports. Upholding a lower court's decision, the judges struck down a state law that sought to ban the sale of violent games to those under 18. The law violated free speech rights,... More »

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free speech • Arnold Schwarzenegger • First Amendment • video violence • video games

 Obama's Nightly Fix: 
 BlackBerry Games 

President plays BlackBerry game 'to unwind'

Feb 20, 09 1:33 PM CST
(Newser) - The president  uses his super-secure BlackBerry to keep in touch with pals back in Chicago. But he's also a closet gamer, Star reports. It seems Obama is a big fan of the game BrickBreaker. "He plays to unwind," an insider says. "Every night before bed, he gives... More »

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Barack Obama • BlackBerry • mobile devices • video games • Obama administration • President Obama • BrickBreaker

NEW RELEASE

 GTA IV Rides Again in 
 Lost and the Damned 

Download-only add-on episode revs new life into franchise's fourth outing

Feb 18, 09 10:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and the Damned brings gamers back to a Liberty City as gritty and darkly funny as ever, Seth Schiesel writes in the New York Times. The add-on episode, only available as a download through the Xbox Live service, swiftly ditches GTA IV's protagonist... More »

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Xbox 360 • Xbox Live • video game reviews • Grand Theft Auto • Grand Theft Auto IV • video games

 Amazon Yanks 
 Video Rape Game 




Finally decides it's not appropriate after consumer complaints

Feb 15, 09 11:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Amazon will no longer offer a video rape game, following consumer complaints, reports the Daily Telegraph. The Japanese game Rapelay instructs virtual players to stalk and rape women, then force them to abort any resulting pregnancies. "We determined that we did not want to be selling this particular item,... More »

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crime • rape • violence • video violence • Amazon • video games

 Single App Nets $600K in Month 

The gold rush continues in Apple's App Store

Feb 13, 09 10:42 AM CST
(Newser) - With more than 20,000 iPhone apps available, it seems inevitable that most would make peanuts. But Ethan Nicholas’ tank artillery game, iShoot, raked in $600,000 in one month——$37,000 on its best day—proving the gold rush is on in the App Store, Wired reports. The... More »

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iPhone • computer programming • Apple • iPhone applications • video games • Wired • App Store

Japan's
Square Enix to Buy 'Tomb Raider' Maker

'Final Fantasy' firm pays dearly for Lara Croft

Feb 12, 09 2:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Looks like Lara Croft has a new sugar daddy: Japan’s Square Enix will buy Eidos, maker of the “Tomb Raider” videogame franchise, for $119.9 million, Forbes reports. That's more than double the per-share price at yesterday's market close. With Square willing to pay such a premium, it... More »

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Japan • mergers and acquisitions • video game developers • video games • Tomb Raider

 Phantom of the Xbox: 
 Lloyd Webber Tries Gaming 

You'll soon be able to play along with your faves from Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar

Jan 14, 09 5:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Andrew Lloyd Webber, the man behind musical hits such as Phantom of the Opera and Cats, is getting into the video-game business, paidContent reports. The burgeoning female gaming audience and the popularity of music-themed hits encouraged Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group to begin developing games based on Phantom, Evita... More »

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BBC • gaming • musical • Andrew Lloyd Webber • Evita • video games • Phantom Of The Opera • Cats

OPINION

 Are Video Games Art? 

Outselling theater, music, and movies, but still not taken seriously

Dec 28, 08 8:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Video games are going gangbusters financially, but they're still generally relegated to "lowbrow" entertainment by the culturati. Some critics, however, are finally giving video games their due and deeming them art. "The best games are already beautiful, and I can see no reason why the look of video... More »

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art • Nintendo • Nintendo Wii • gaming • Ayn Rand • Shigeru Miyamoto • video games

REVIEW

Wii Music Offers Cute Fun
and Some Lessons

Don't expect your teen to embrace (outwardly) Nintendo's new offering

Dec 24, 08 11:17 AM CST
(Newser) - You might not rock out with Nintendo’s new Wii Music the way your teen would with Guitar Hero, but that won’t stop the family from having a ball with the game, Katherine Boehret writes in the Wall Street Journal. The game stays true to the Wii tradition of... More »

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Nintendo Wii • Rock Band • video games • Guitar Hero: World Tour • Wii Music

Phelps Splashes Into World
of Video Games

iPhone-ready product, due in spring 2010, will include, if not feature, swimming

Dec 18, 08 4:07 PM CST
(Newser) - It was probably inevitable: Michael Phelps, video game star. The Olympic swimmer is teaming with 505 Games to launch a Phelps-themed game in the spring of 2010, the Baltimore Sun reports. Swimming will play a role, but it won't be the main event. Beyond that, the game-maker is not revealing... More »

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Michael Phelps • iPhone • swimming • Olympians • video games

Analysts Fear Recession
Will Kill the Video Star

November sales dip aside, titles remain popular with gamers

Dec 13, 08 7:00 PM CST
(Newser) - With many Americans singing the recession blues this holiday season, they may not be willing to shell out $200 to groove to Guitar Hero or Rock Band. Some analysts say the dueling, popular video game franchises are beginning to peak, MarketWatch reports. “The music game genre is getting a... More »

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recession • Guitar Hero • Rock Band • video games

 Wii Are the Champions as Holiday Sales Rocket

Game sales stay strong despite recession

Dec 12, 08 4:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Video game sales remain strong despite the flagging economy, reports USA Today. Nintendo Wii had its biggest month ever in November, selling more than 2 million systems, twice what the company sold last November. Microsoft Xbox 360 also had a strong month with best-selling games Gears of War 2, and... More »

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Nintendo Wii • sales • PlayStation 3 • video games • Microsoft Xbox 360 • Gears of War 2 • Call of Duty: World at War

 Composers Score 
 With Video-Game Gigs 

Film-like scores have taken strides with technology—and pay as much as $2K/minute

Dec 8, 08 10:34 AM CST
(Newser) - The musical scores for video games have kept pace with the evolution of the games themselves, the Los Angeles Times reports, with composers bringing in as much as $2,000 per minute to create sweeping, film-like compositions. With sales projected to hit $50 billion this year, game developers can budget... More »

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music • composer • score • video games

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