PUBLISHED: May 7, 2008
The Harvard Biz Review concludes that managing guilds in games like World of Warcraft could be modelling a future leadership style that can be applied to far more than games.
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PUBLISHED: May 7, 2008
Sony's PlayStation 3 games console has outsold Microsoft's Xbox 360 in Europe, according to figures released by Sony.
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PUBLISHED: May 6, 2008
The publisher of the controversial "Grand Theft Auto 4" video game sued the Chicago Transit Authority on Monday, accusing it of pulling ads promoting the blockbuster without explanation.
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PUBLISHED: May 6, 2008
With one of the summer's most anticipated blockbusters - the return of Indiana Jones- due in theaters in less than three weeks, you'd expect producer Steven Spielberg to be all about movies right now. But here he is, enthusiastically chatting up another subject dear to his heart: video games.
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PUBLISHED: April 30, 2008
Industry analysts say the release this week of the video game "Grand Theft Auto IV" could put a dent in Marvel Studios' opening weekend box office for the movie "Iron Man."
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PUBLISHED: April 29, 2008
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of about 71,000 Nintendo character-themed lapel pins. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
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PUBLISHED: April 22, 2008
A special webcast featuring PTA national president Jan Harp Domene, ESRB president Patricia Vance, and Andrew S. Bub of GamerDad will take place at 7:00 pm EDT on April 23, 2008.
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PUBLISHED: April 19, 2008
According to new research from Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl Olson, kids who don't play video games at all are at greater risk to get into trouble.
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PUBLISHED: April 7, 2008
It's hard to plunk down cash for a brand new video card when you know that something better is just down the road. Are the continuous rumors of new NVIDIA graphics cards slowing down upgrades and generally hurting gamers?
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PUBLISHED: April 7, 2008
Revealed for the first time publicly at GDC in San Francisco last month, the new Q middleware is designed to be a flexible system for Wii developers to create their games.
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PUBLISHED: April 1, 2008
A professor and some students at the University of Toronto have come up with a way to use a Mac and a webcam to view molecules in 3D via head tracking. The demo software will be available soon on their
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PUBLISHED: March 31, 2008
The new web browser game which is teaching girls the way to be happy is through diet pills and plastic surgery is generating quite a stir.
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PUBLISHED: March 28, 2008
Like other movie studios and media companies, Paramount is seeing the reason (and value) of opening up their own game publishing business for their new and old movies.
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PUBLISHED: March 28, 2008
Could the PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii be the last round of true consoles? Sandy Duncan, who ran the Xbox business in Europe, envisions a radical change to the games industry.
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PUBLISHED: March 24, 2008
Online games are becoming more popular, but retail stores are still where shoppers buy the majority of their games.
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