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Gaming Revolution

Forget the 16-bit monsters of your childhood: With Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox, and Sony's Playstation, video games are all grown up - and worth billions

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March 2008
- Take-Two Promises Solid 2008
  
  New York Times | Mar 12, 08 8:25 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Videogame maker Take-Two Interactive—owner of gamer favorites Grand Theft Auto and Bioshock—said first quarter losses jumped nearly 77% to $38 million while revenue fell some 13% to $240.4 million, reports the New York Times . But the company projected an upbeat 2008 with revenues growing 40% to $1.4 billion and earnings of $1.55 per share. More »
- D&D DNA Endures in Digital Era
  
  Wired | Mar 11, 08 3:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax valued interaction and innovation above all. He devised the game with friends equally inspired by war games and bedtime stories, starting with tabletop battle re-enactments, then injecting magic and mythology into his creations. Wired visits Wisconsin for a lengthy profile that was in the works before Gygax died last week. More »
- World of Warcraft Inspires Porn
  
  Village Voice | Mar 3, 08 4:55 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Perhaps it was inevitable: The 8 to 10 million members of the user community for Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft multiplayer game now have porn tailored specifically to the details of their escapist world, the Village Voice reports. Entering its second season, the “Whorelore” web-series (originally “Whorecraft,” before Blizzard complained) depicts roleplaying’s salacious side. More »
February 2008
- EA Maneuvers to Nab 'Grand Theft Auto'
  
  Wall Street Journal | Feb 25, 08 8:08 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Video game kingpin Electronic Arts disclosed yesterday a $2 billion hostile takeover bid to acquire rival Take-Two Interactive Software, and capture the popular “Grand Theft Auto” franchise. EA, publisher of Madden NFL titles, said the $26-a-share offer represented a 50% premium over Take-Two’s closing price on Friday, but Take-Two’s chairman complained the offer was “woefully undervalued.” More »
- Wii Fit Among Highlights of Gamers' Conference
  
  USA Today | Feb 22, 08 12:53 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Fitness program Wii Fit for the Nintendo Wii system, video games that let players warp Disneyized fairy tales, a parents-oriented video game review site, and initiatives by major publishers to let independent designers and even players develop games—those were the highlights of the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this week, reports USA Today . More »
- Microsoft Opens Game Creation to Users
  
  MSNBC | Feb 21, 08 4:01 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Microsoft says it's going to bring democracy to video game creation and distribution, MSNBC reports. Microsoft's game-making kit has been a popular download, and the company is now introducing a way for gamers to share the games they make with millions of fellow enthusiasts. They plan to launch a YouTube-style XBox Live Community this fall where gamers will share, play, and rate their creations. More »
- Aerosmith Rocks Guitar Hero
  
  USA Today | Feb 15, 08 12:30 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Aerosmith can add another big honor to its already-lengthy list: first solo act on a Guitar Hero release. Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, due out in June, will include realistic animations of the band's 30-year history, from high school band to Super Bowl halftime act, reports USA Today . The Hall of Famers have a new album coming up and hope to benefit from the promotion. More »
- 'Spore' to Finally Debut in Fall
  
  MarketWatch | Feb 12, 08 6:12 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - EA said that its “Spore” videogame, long in development, would be released September 7, Marketwatch reports. The company is expecting the game, designed by “Sims” and “SimCity” creator Will Wright, to generate big revenues, given the near-mythical status its long gestation time and solid-gold pedigree have endowed it with. More »
- Wii Points to Gaming's Future
  
  Forbes | Feb 11, 08 3:56 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The upset Nintendo has secured against Microsoft and Sony as its simple-but-innovative Wii continues to dominate their processor-heavy rival consoles portends much for the future of gaming, writes Michael Noer for Forbes . Expect much more casual gaming and gamers, Noer writes, as low-time-commitment experiences and Wii-like intuitive controls snag demographics beyond the young male diehard. More »
- Growing Pains Yield Virtual Reality Check
  
  Der Spiegel | Feb 1, 08 3:18 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The paparazzi have left, but the party isn't over for Second Life, the virtual world's founder says in a combative interview with Der Spiegel . Philip Rosedale acknowledges that the media hype has all but dried up but says he hopes new voice and education tools will turn the spotlight back on. Making the system crash less, however, is his "number one mission." More »
- Profits Burnout at Electronic Arts
  
  Associated Press | Feb 1, 08 1:08 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Video game sales are at an all-time high but the world's largest independent publisher of them has reported a third-quarter loss, reports the AP. Electronic Arts says the loss is down to restructuring and accounting changes. Revenue was up 17%, but the company saw its share of the market slip in Europe and North America and could face a difficult 2008. More »
January 2008
- Exploding World of Warcraft Population Hits 10M
  
  GamePro.com | Jan 24, 08 1:39 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Online role-playing game World of Warcraft has topped 10 million subscribers, making it by far the most popular game of its kind, GamePro.com reports. The fantasy kingdom of Azeroth now has a higher population than many of the real world's countries. More than half of the game's addicts are in Asia, with 2.5 million in North America and 2 million in Europe. More »
- Green Groups Push TV Tax to Get Kids Off the Couch
  
  Huffington Post | Jan 22, 08 5:20 PM CST