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Ricky Bobby's Fast Track

The Ricky Bobby's Fast Track racing game was released to promote the Talladega Nights movie starring Will Ferrell. August 7, 2006

Video Games and Symphony Music

CBS News has an intersting article about symphony music that is being composed for computer games. August 4, 2006

Create a Superhero With Online Hero Machine

The Sci Fi Channel has created a Hero Machine to promote their upcoming TV series, Who Wants To Be A Superhero?. August 1, 2006

Make Sushi With Nintendo DS

New Launches reports that the Nintendo DS has other uses besides gaming. July 31, 2006

WOW Steals Gamer Time From PC and Video Games

In a recent interview on Gamasutra, Age of Empires co-creator and Iron Lore co-founder Brian Sullivan calls World of Warcraft the biggest threat to retail PC Games. July 25, 2006

Dead Rising Zombie Game Not Banned in Germany

Early reports, like this one from Gaming Horizon, indicated that Dead Rising, a zombie game that takes place in a small town, was going to be banned in Germany. July 24, 2006

You Sunk My Google Earth Battleship

Julian Bleecker at University of Southern California has embarked on a summer project to create an online version of the popular Battleship gaming using a Google Earth mashup. July 21, 2006

GamePro Selects Best Video Game Franchises

GamePro has made a list of what they think are the ten best video game franchises. July 17, 2006

Mark Rein Warns Against Serial Video Games

The BBC reports that Mark Rein, vice president of Epic, makers of Unreal Tournament, has warned against the idea of serial games. July 14, 2006

A Wii Bit Early?

There are rumors that Wii, Nintendo's new game system, could be released earlier than expected. July 11, 2006

Nintendo DS Becomes Spy Gadget in Movie

In the October film Stormbreaker (The Weinstein Company) a teenage spy named Alex Rider (played by Alex Pettyfer) turns his Hot Rod Red Nintendo DS into a spy gadet. July 10, 2006

Big Business Behind Adorable Pikachu

Pikachu is cute, yellow and totally innocent looking. July 6, 2006

Brad Coleman Credits Video Games for Racing Success

Young racer Brad Coleman credits his success as a racer to video games. July 5, 2006

Self-Governing Could Limit Griefing

The Guardian has a great article about griefers and what gamers and game developers are doing about them. June 26, 2006

Sudoku Comes to Nintendo DS

A new Nintendo DS game called Sudoku Gridmaster makes it easy for Sudoku lovers to take Sudoku puzzles on the road. June 23, 2006

Store Offers Sony PlayStation 3 Pre-Orders

The BBC reports that a European retailer named Play. June 21, 2006

Fashion Retailer to Open Second Life Store

Now even real retailers are building stores inside the popular Second Life persistent online world. June 20, 2006

The Busy MapWoW.com Team

The MapWoW Team created the impressive MapWoW. June 16, 2006

Beat Italy's Goalkeeper in Online Game

If the World Cup has you fired up you can try Puma's free Beat the Keeper game featuring Italy's great goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. June 14, 2006

RuneScape Generates Buzz

Yahoo's Buzz Log reports that the RuneScape MMORPG, which offers a free web browser version, is generating a lot of buzz and search activity. June 13, 2006