Gaming Industry News Page 5
Women in the Gaming Industry (March 14, 2005): The trend in gaming and technology is more focus on women as gamers and buyers of technology products.
New Tween Rating Category for Games (March 4, 2005): A new video game rating category, E10+ (Everyone 10 and older), has been introduced by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), to help consumers differentiate between games that have content appropriate for the whole family and games that are suitable for ages 10 and older.
Sony Promises 1 Million PSPs to Avoid Shortage (March 2, 2005): Sony says it will distribute enough PlayStation Portables (PSPs) in the United States so there will not be a shortage like there was in Japan.
Devry Offers Game Programming Degree (February 20, 2005): Devry has introduced a new bachelor of science degree program in game and simulation programming.
Sony to Launch PSP on March 24th (February 3, 2005): Sony announced that its new portable gaming consule, Playstation Portable (PSP) will be available on Marth 24th.
Interactive Achievement Award Winners Announced (February 2, 2005): The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS), a professional organization dedicated to the advancement and recognition of interactive arts, has announced the winners of this year's Interactive Achievement Awards.
Fox Games? (January 17, 2005): The BBC reports that News Corporation, the parent company of Fox News and 20th Century Fox, is looking into video games.
2005: A Look Ahead (December 23, 2004): 2004 proved that sex, violence and sequels can work in games as well as it does at the box office.
Electronic Arts Buys NFL Exclusivity (December 20, 2004): Electronic Arts (EA) has cut an exclusive licensing deal with the National Football League and Players Inc.
Illinois Governor Seeks Mature Game Ban (December 17, 2004): Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich wants to make it illegal for video game retailers to sell violent and sexually explicit video games to teens under the age of 18.
Video Game Award Winners Announced (December 16, 2004): The winners of Spike TV's 2004 Video Game Awards have been announced.
Second Annual Video Game Awards Tonight (December 14, 2004): Spike TV is broadcasting the second annual Video Game Awards tonight.
Some Electronic Arts Programmers Unhappy (December 3, 2004): Recent articles on Salon.
Study Finds Gamers Prefer Wal-Mart and Best Buy (December 1, 2004): A new survey from Phoenix Marketing International found that gamers prefer shopping at Wal-Mart and Best Buy for video game purchases.
Kids Choose Games Over Traditional Toys (November 29, 2004): Games are grabbing more and more of children's playing time while traditional toys are quickly becoming the forgotten toys -- just like in the hit animation children's film, Toy Story.
Games Too Violent, Watchdogs Say (November 24, 2004): The National Institute on Media and the Family (MediaFamily.
The Golden Age of Gaming (November 23, 2004): A recent USA Today article speculates that we might be in the golden age of gaming.
Sequels Help Christmas Come Early for Gamers (November 20, 2004): We are only a little over halfway through November but Christmas has already arrived for millions of people.
