Gaming Industry News Page 3
Microsoft Acquires Massive Incorporated (May 5, 2006): Forbes reports that Microsoft has acquired Massive Incorproated, a company that places advertisements in video games.
ESRA Launches Video Game Voters Network (March 21, 2006): Punch Jump reports that the ESRA has launched a political network targed at video gamers called the Video Game Voters Network.
Ballmer Says Microsoft Ready to Profit From PlayStation Delay (March 20, 2006): CNN reports that Microsoft's Steve Ballmer says Microsoft is ready to capitalize on the recent delay announced by Sony.
Red Cross Says Its Emblem Being Misused in Games (February 8, 2006): The Red Cross is upset at the way its emblem is being used in video games.
Top Ten Bestselling Games of 2005 (February 3, 2006): The NPD Group has reported the bestselling titles of 2005.
Marketing Article Suggests Advertising Reach Teens in Games (January 11, 2006): An eMarketer article suggests marketers trying to reach teens try games and the gaming and gadget websites they frequent.
Video Game Market Saturation (January 10, 2006): Making money in video games may be coming more difficult according to a new Forrester Research study.
Sony Uses Graffiti to Promote PSP (January 5, 2006): Wired reports that Sony is using graffiti drawings of urban kids playing with PSPs to promote the PSP brand.
Bloggers Speculate About Apple Game Console Possiblity (January 3, 2006): Joystiq has a post that highlights some debate in the blogosphere about speculation that Apple might debut a gaming console out of a Mac mini relaunch.
Philps Wants to Astound Gamers' Senses With AmBX (December 30, 2005): Philips will be releasing a new "sensory surrounding" technology called amBX for gamers in May, 2006.
Federal Court Blocks California Video Game Law (December 26, 2005): EcommerceTimes.
Working in China's Gold Farming Factories (December 12, 2005): Today's online worlds in massively online roleplyaing games are very popular.
Xbox 360 Crashes and Freezes Reported (November 27, 2005): By now everyone has heard about the Xbox 360 being sold out in stores and about the high bids for Xbox 360's on eBay.
Xbox 360 Arrives and Sells Out. (November 22, 2005): The New York Times and many other newspapers and bloggers are reporting people waiting in long lines for the new Xbox 360 that gamers have been discussing for the past several months in their blogs.
EA Reduces Price on Several Games (November 18, 2005): Reuters reports that Electronic Arts has cut prices on several of its games by $10 from $49.
Unhappy Xbox Holiday for Some (November 11, 2005): Game/Life, a new blog from Wired, discusses a recent post on Kotaku that obtained this list of Xbox 360 launch numbers.
Gamers Love Playing the Bad Guy (November 1, 2005): A new survey has found that teens love to play the villain in games.
Destroy All Humans Game Becomes TV Show (October 27, 2005): The Hollywood Reporter report that Fox has acquired the television rights to develop a game based on THQ's Destroy All Humans video game.
Avid Gamer Steven Spielberg Teams Up With EA (October 14, 2005): Steven Spielberg is teaming up with Electronic Arts' production team in L.
Orbitz Tries Advergaming (September 21, 2005): More marketers are trying advergames to promote their brands.
