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It seems that among European countries, Britain’s inhabitants are those that play online and use videogame consoles the most, according to the United Kingdom National Gamers Survey of 2009. Among those questioned, no less than 73% reported that they are playing videogames regularly and it seems that the trend i... |
30 September 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Nintendo needs to walk quite a fine line with its upcoming games. Last year, hardcore players were flustered by the fact that the Japanese publisher released titles geared towards more inexperienced players.This year, the announced line up includes titles like a new Zelda game for the Wii, Super Mario Galaxy 2 and a ... |
14 July 2009
17:41 GMT |
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It seems that the “Demo Play” feature, which allows players to go through tough areas of Nintendo games easily, will be available not only on the Wii home gaming console but also on the DS and DSi handhelds. This means that, in the near future, players could be just laying back and waiting while games sol... |
9 July 2009
07:27 GMT |
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Tecmo and Koei have just completed their merger, and the company has begun to be increasingly vocal regarding the various hot stories of the videogaming world. Recently, it urged Sony to quickly cut the price of the PlayStation 3 home gaming console in order to increase the install base of the platform and make devel... |
8 July 2009
15:01 GMT |
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A lot of people are eager to find out what's the secret behind the success of each videogame developed by Blizzard, from the original Starcraft to World of Warcraft going through the Diablo series.Recently, one of the most important people at the company, Rob Pardo, who is the chief of game design, might have of... |
3 July 2009
14:51 GMT |
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In the gaming industry, there has been a lot of debate over the importance of the hardcore and casual gamer market. Nintendo has proven, through its less powerful, but hugely successful, Wii console that casual gamers are much more numerous than dedicated ones and are more attracted to other types of titles, like Wii... |
2 July 2009
13:01 GMT |
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SEGA released two M-rated videogames for the Nintendo Wii lately and the results have been less than stellar, with both titles failing to sell more than 100,000 units in the United States in their first month on sales, if NPD Group numbers are to be believed. Many saw this as proof that the Wii is a platform suited o... |
2 July 2009
02:31 GMT |
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For a hobby long thought of as exclusively masculine and for an industry defined as being a boys’ club, videogaming in welcoming a lot of new gamers each year. A fresh NPD Group report shows that, in 2009, the percentage of female gamers who play on consoles has grown from 23 to 29%, which is really impressive.... |
30 June 2009
03:42 GMT |
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The gaming industry, despite being quite profitable even though the worldwide recession is still taking a toll on other branches of entertainment, hasn't been spared by the economic downturn and the fact that people aren't spending money on video games like they used to speaks volumes in this sense.As such,... |
24 June 2009
11:01 GMT |
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Nintendo is a hugely successful company, thanks to its very popular consoles and to the fact that it has a lot of franchises that sell like proverbial hot cakes when they arrive on devices made by the Japanese company, whether they are the Wii or the DS handheld. However, even thought the company is quite successful... |
18 June 2009
13:11 GMT |
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We already know that Nintendo is working on a new Zelda game, called Spirit Tracks. What we don't know is what direction it will take. Will it be an upgrade, visually and in terms of gameplay, for the Phantom Hourglass? Will it be something completely new?Nintendo is keeping its cards close to the chest, not off... |
8 May 2009
05:07 GMT |
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The Nintendo Wii is a record-breaking console, due to the fact that it has been enjoying a massive popularity ever since it was released. The big number of titles available for the platform have also contributed to the large number of users that the small, white Japanese console enjoys. But while it has a lot of tit... |
5 May 2009
02:46 GMT |
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2008 is not a good game for the economy overall and although the videogaming industry has not been hit as hard as, say, the financial segment, there are a lot of publishers and developers facing difficult situations. Still, the industry is on track to posting a growth of 20% over 2007, which is more than the analysts... |
29 December 2008
12:01 GMT |
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Recession is hitting hard. Midway was just sold for around 100,000 dollars. Eidos is looking for someone to bail it out. Brash Entertainment went under. Electronic Arts has laid off 1,000 people, about 10% of the staff it employs and announced closing down nine studios, including Need for Speed Undercover developer B... |
23 December 2008
11:21 GMT |
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Gears of War is one of the most popular new shooter franchises out there. It was developed by Epic Games, Cliff Bleszinski being the lead creative designer behind the series and heavily promoting it. The franchise gained an impressive number of fans after the first game was launched in 2006, and it will soon have its... |
27 October 2008
15:01 GMT |
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The season of big game releases is rapidly coming and developers are already handing out games to publishers in order to have their creations reviewed. They want them to be ready to appear when the titles go on sale to determine people to buy them. They also send out certain notes and features list. These usually co... |
8 October 2008
12:01 GMT |
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Ever since it was announced, eager fans have gone through every piece of information regarding the game, trying to see how the new release in the very popular Blizzard mechanic is shaping up. A storm in a tea pot developed when fans started a petition regarding the color palette in the game and the fact that it... |
2 October 2008
03:54 GMT |
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PopCap announces that a new game will be launched in the Bejeweled franchise. It will be called Bejeweled Twist and it is the first fresh addition to the series since 2004.Initially, PopCap will only make the game available through its own site and the full unveiling will take place in Seattle, on October 27.Since th... |
30 September 2008
03:36 GMT |
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Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto talked to MSNBC, which is partly owned by Microsoft, and sought to tackle growing concerns from videogame players regarding the fact that Nintendo, as a company, was becoming too interested in the casual gamer to pay any attention to the more hardcore fans that have supported the comp... |
21 July 2008
19:16 GMT |
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If the consoles war should be ever decided by the number of people tattooed with things inspired from the two consoles (yes, we're only talking about Xbox 360 and PS3), the PlayStation faction would win with.... 1-0. The one that scored in the final seconds of the game is a guy that calls himself Mobiletone and ... |
10 March 2008
03:30 GMT |
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There weren't too many supporters for the Wii console from Nintedo before the launch. Sure, it sounded great on paper (or better yet online), but the low processing power and the simplicity of the design and concept were a deterrent. After the console hit the market, things started to change and, slowly but sure... |
30 January 2008
11:04 GMT |
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The PlayStation 3 had a rough start and even now it's not really standing on its own. If the Xbox 360 from Microsoft and the Wii console from Nintendo are slowly and surely building a consolidated market base, the PS3 has yet to prove itself. All the other big boys on the market already have a bunch of accessori... |
29 January 2008
11:02 GMT |
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You've just bought your first (or second, for that matter) Xbox and, after unpacking it, you feel like there is something missing and you cannot quite figure it out. Maybe it's just a cable or maybe is the second controller. On the other hand, it might not go with your girlfriend's last dress and you c... |
28 January 2008
10:23 GMT |
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What do you know, even though Nintendo's strategy has always been quite appealing for a broad gamer population (which actually includes non gamers as well), they are not giving up on the hardcore just yet. According to Slashdot.com, at the company's E3 presentation yesterday the balance board begged the que... |
14 July 2007
08:21 GMT |
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