We knew that FIFA 10 was big. After all, millions of people have been playing the series since its first release and the hype surrounding it is high. Electronic Arts has officially announced that FIFA 10 is the fastest selling sports-based videogame ever and that it is the biggest launch the publisher has seen in Eur... |
10 October 2009
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In the wake of E3, where the titles that companies should release in the coming year were showcased, the Entertainment Software Association, which organizes the show itself, outed an interesting report revealing how important gaming has become to the American way of life.The main thing that jumps off the page is... |
13 June 2009
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A new study related to videogames and addiction is out and the results are rather interesting for the average gamer. The study, which was conducted by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Congress, shows that one in 12 gamers or about 8% of those who play videogames are showing signs of addic... |
30 May 2009
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A few days ago, we talked about a study according to which no less than 8.5% of gamers are addicted to the videogames that they play. We'll show you how science can support our old habit by pointing out to a study performed by a Doctor named Souvik Mukherjee, who is a researcher and computer game narrative exper... |
24 April 2009
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In an editorial in the Washington Post, columnist George F. Will writes, as part of a rant against the Denim Generation, as he calls it, that “Seventy-five percent of American 'gamers' - people who play video games - are older than 18 and nevertheless are allowed to vote.” You can read the rest ... |
20 April 2009
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Most of the time, when the traditional media talks about games, it can only adopt one tonality, that of the concerned party pointing out the evil influences that videogames have on players and especially on kids. Now, there's a new meta study that points out that the previous reports which researched the link be... |
18 March 2009
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Sony is a giant of the Japanese industry and when the company sneezes, the whole country catches a cold. Well, there's sure to be an upsurge in the sales of tissues in Japan as Sony announced that, for the quarter which ends on September 30, profits took a 70% tumble. In a statement earlier in the month, the com... |
30 October 2008
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We discussed yesterday about a new Pew study which talks about how teens approach videogames and how they are affected by the experiences they get from them. The study says that both social skills and interest in the community and ethics can be boosted by playing games, both alone and with other people.According... |
18 September 2008
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There are still people out there who imagine gamers to be sad and lonely people who only look at the monitor, have no real friends and will never get a girlfriend. This stereotype is so persistent that I still occasionally get weird looks from people who find out that I play games and make a living out of it.Now... |
17 September 2008
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In a move that is pretty much unprecedented in the gaming world, Electronic Arts has implemented DRM in Spore that limits the number of times the game can be installed to three. If you need to install the game more than three times, you have to call Electronic Arts and ask them for that right. From a custom... |
15 September 2008
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The videogame industry only managed to grow by 9% in August compared to last year. This is one of the smallest increases this year and shows that the overall economic performance in the United States might be finally catching up with gamers and videogaming companies.The industry has had revenues of 1.08 billion dolla... |
12 September 2008
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As soon as the NPD releases the numbers regarding console sales for a month, it's time for the spin to begin. So far, only Sony has released some statements and analyses regarding the records for June, mainly because the numbers are mostly positive for the company. It might take some more time for Microsoft to c... |
23 July 2008
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When was the last time you sat down in front of a computer to fire up a role playing game or an adventure title, and then spent the next 6 hours staring at the screen as you leveled up, talked your way through dialog scenes and battled monsters? I bet that most of you will not remember the last occasion this happened... |
9 July 2008
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Europeans seem to prefer racing and football games (European football, that is) instead of the first person shooter and adventure action games that Americans love. The tendency towards less violent titles is also reflected in an increased relevance of casual titles.The International Development Group put out some dat... |
27 June 2008
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The Entertainment Software Association has been taking a lot of flak recently for failing to adequately represent the videogame industry in the United States. Activision and Blizzard, the soon-to-merge videogame giants, and then LucasArts and id Software, all have withdrawn membership from the trade association, with... |
12 June 2008
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Forbes has decided to compile a Top Ten of the best selling videogames on the American market, so it enlisted the help of the NPD, a company that watches the videogames market and puts out monthly reports on sales figures. The results were a bit surprising and showed a relative minority of titles having a secure grip... |
9 June 2008
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