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Bethesda Employees Enjoy Working in the Dark (August 15, 2005): The Washington Post has an article that gives you an idea of what things are like at some of the smaller gaming companies out there.
Michigan State Offers Minor in Game Specialization (August 7, 2005): Want to minor in gaming? We know the answer from many young gamers to that question is yes.
Top Sales in First Half of 2006 (August 4, 2005): A report from the NPD Group retail found that sales of U.
Bizarre Online and the Real Screenshot (July 8, 2005): Bizarre Online is developing a new game for Xbox 360 called Project Gotham Racing 3.
Video Games, Music and a Laser Light Show (July 6, 2005): Video Games Live combines video game music with a laser light show. A full orchestra and choir are used.
Golden Tee More Popular Than Pac-Man (July 5, 2005): The Golden Tee, an arcade golf game popular in restaurants and sports bars, is more popular than Pac-Man according to a recent CNN Showbiz Tonight report.
Game Industry Plans Increased Focus on Women Gamers (July 2, 2005): The game industry plans to focus more on women gamers in the future according to this BBC article.
Girl Researches Playstation Thumb (June 23, 2005): A 13-year-old girl in South Africa has done a research project on "Playstation Thumb" that has been picked up by the BBC.
Rent a MMORPG Character (June 15, 2005): Some gamers want to skip the beginning part of online worlds that require an often time intensive phase where they try to build a character up to higher levels.
Wheaton Explains Agreement Between Actors and Game Producers (June 14, 2005): Actor, blogger and writer Wil Wheaton has a detailed blog post explaining the deal between voice actors and video game producers.
$400,000 Traded Monthly Within Second Life (June 13, 2005): The Guardian's Gamesblog has an interesting interview with Philip Rosedale, the CEO and founder of Second Life.
Safe Games Illinois Act Passes (June 1, 2005): Illinois lawmakers have voted to pass a law that bans the sale of violent and sexually explicit video games to minors.
Voice Actors Considering Game Strike (May 27, 2005): Voice actors are threatening to strike against game makers like Electronic Arts and Rockstar Games.
Video Game Sales Soar (April 29, 2005): According to The NPD Group, first quarter 2005 U.
Sony Sells 500,000 PSPs in Two Days (April 13, 2005): Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc.
Men Spend More on Games Than Music (April 11, 2005): Reuters reports that a new Nielsen Entertainment study has found that men now spend more on video games then they do on music.
Giant Nintendo Store Opening (April 6, 2005): Can't get enough Nintendo? Then the giant the Nintendo World Store might be the place for you.
Cecropia Developing Romantic Comedy Game Called The Act (March 31, 2005): Cecropia is introducing a preview of its first game, called The Act.
Ubisoft Announces Game Plans (March 18, 2005): Ubisoft says it will launch 32 products during its fiscal year 2005-2006, including three for Nintendo DS, five for Sony's new PlayStation Portable console (PSP) and four for the new next-generation console from Microsoft.
IGDA Announce Award Winners (March 16, 2005): The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has announced the recipients of the 5th annual Game Developers Choice Awards at a ceremony during the 2005 Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco.
