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The interactive nature of video games is vastly different than passively listening to music, watching a movie, or reading a book. With interactive video games, the child becomes a part of the action which serves as a potent agent to facilitate violence and over time learns the destructive behavior. This immersion results in a [...]

Hachimaki has pulled some info from a magazine interview with the manager of Tokyo game shop Games Maya. This interview pertained to the retailer’s relationship with both Sony and Nintendo. In the interview, we never hear one complaint about Nintendo. The only thing we do hear is that Nintendo provided the retailer with a [...]

“It took us years to build the physics into the game of how one of those proton beams might hit a wooden table and just cut it in half, with one-half actually falling away from the other–and then one of the characters could actually interact with the destroyed object.” - Terminal Reality cofounder and president [...]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 22, 2009 — Raptr (http://raptr.com), the social utility that allows you to connect with your gaming friends and see what the world is playing, today announced Activision Publishing, Inc. and THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) as the newest members of the Raptr Partners Program. Activision and THQ join leading game companies Sony [...]

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 22, 2009 — Raptr (http://raptr.com), the social utility that allows you to connect with your gaming friends and see what the world is playing, today announced the launch of its new multi-network instant messaging service. The next step in delivering a comprehensive communications platform for gamers across the social web, Raptr [...]

“The way I see it, it’s like selling a set of thieves’ tools. If you make off with a physical item, everybody knows that’s a crime. If you stole an apple from a fruit stand, then you’re plainly committing the crime of shoplifting; going into someone’s house and taking their jewelry is robbery. Everyone [...]

July 22, 2009 - Santa Monica, CA - Activision Publishing, Inc. announced today that beloved comic book legend Stan Lee will make his first onscreen videogame cameo in the highly anticipated Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, slated for release this September. Lee lends his likeness and voice to a character whose role is significant to the [...]

The official website for FFCC: The Crystal Bearers has been updated with some new bits of information. First off, as you can see in the image above, some more character profiles have been added to the site. Also, the ‘World’ section of the site has a small blurb about the story. Nothing [...]

The Pepsi Rock Band Nintendo Point situation has been a bit rocky over the past couple of days. Last we heard, Pepsi was working hard to replenish their stock of Nintendo Points. Just now, reader Prinny_Dood wrote in to let me know that he was just credited for the caps that he logged [...]

LOS ANGELES - July 22, 2009 - Consumer software and entertainment company TOMY Corporation announced today plans to feature tournament play of NARUTO Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 for the first time this week at the 2009 Comic-Con in the San Diego Convention Center. Fans aged 13 and older can test their mettle and [...]

WHAT: Signing session WHEN: HMV London, 150 Oxford Street W1 WHEN: Tuesday 28th July 2009 at 12.30 pm Hailed as the best leg spin bowler in cricket’s history, Australia’s Shane Warne helps celebrate the release of the new game, ‘Ashes Cricket: 2009’ with a visit to HMV’s flagship store on London’s Oxford Street on Tuesday 28th July. Shane will [...]

Gameplay Producer Blog – Responding to Community Feedback Before becoming part of the FIFA Development team, I was a FIFA fan for as long as I can remember. Growing up in Bogota, Colombia, I bought a copy of FIFA 96 when I was about 13 years old, and have played every subsequent title since. Back then [...]