August 31, 2008
More video game art is now museum quality (usatoday.com)
USATODAY.com - LOS ANGELES - In a step toward acceptance as fine art, video games have spawned their own pictures at an exhibition.
Videogames getting more social (afp)
AFP - Videogame makers are riding the social-networking wave with a flood of soon-to-be-released titles that let friends play online as teams and even create their own characters.
August 30, 2008
’star wars’ video game bridges gap between films (ap)
AP - Consider it “Star Wars III and a Half” ? complete with a pivotal plot twist.
Nintendo wins over outside game publishers with wii (reuters)
Reuters - In the video game industry, the spoils of the console wars come in the form of support from third-party software publishers selling games to run on your machine.
August 29, 2008
Ubisoft videogame targets girl athletes (afp)
AFP - Hot French videogame maker Ubisoft is launching titles geared for girl athletes in a bet that it’s not just boys that love sports both real and virtual.
Dc universe players invent their own videogame superheros (afp)
AFP - Sony Online Entertainment is letting comic book lovers be first to try an online videogame that lets players invent superheroes that could go on to thrash even Superman.
August 28, 2008
Sony slashes $100 from price of 80gb playstation 3 (newsfactor)
NewsFactor - On the heels of Microsoft’s $50 price cut for the Xbox 360, Sony has announced a price cut of $100 for its 80GB flagship PlayStation 3 and said it is dropping the 40GB version of the PS3.
Video game industry tries to broaden its appeal (ap)
AP - A tough little blob must splash color over a town wallowing in gray. Bug-eyed rabbits do a dance routine. And then there’s the “perfect equine farm” of wild horses for little girls to tame and train.
August 27, 2008
Review: facebook scrabble flashy, but not better (ap)
AP - A sanctioned version of Scrabble for Facebook, released this week by video game maker Electronic Arts Inc., boasts animated graphics and true-to-the-board-game design.
Netflix to stream videos to microsoft’s xbox 360 (newsfactor)
NewsFactor - Microsoft and Netflix have forged an exclusive partnership under which Netflix will begin streaming feature films and TV programs to owners of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 gaming console. Beginning this fall, Netflix subscribers who also have an Xbox Live Gold membership will be able to download and view movies at no additional cost, said Microsoft Corporate Vice President John Schappert.