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Sugababes playing Xbox 360 - pictures (Xbox)

Nov 21, 2008

Last night in London's Bloomsbury Ballroom, Microsoft held a lavish launch party for it's (NXE) New Xbox Experience (Xbox 360's fancy new avatar-based user interface).

In order to guarantee a throng of national newspaper photographers to cover the launch, Microsoft promised a live appearance of actually quite acceptable UK girl group the Sugababes.

The result was very unusual for what was ostensibly a game event - ...

New Study Shows Violent Games Make Mornings Worse (Manhunt)

Nov 14, 2008

Negative Gamer writes:

"The paper, published in Acta Paediatrica, used 19 boys aged between 12 and 15 and told them to play one violent, and one non-violent game for 2 hours before bed. Measurements of their heartbeat and movement were measured whilst they played, and during the following night of sleep."

NG have essentially a nice translation of the report from technical talk (though the link to the report is given) into stuff we can understand.

NG conclude:

"So there you have it, violent games clearly have a different impact on the gamer, but not on the quality of their sleep. Saying that, if you want to make getting out of bed easier on a Monday morning, don't play Manhunt."

"Nobody ever cried over a videogame character's death" claims film critic (Max Payne)

Oct 16, 2008

Having recently viewed Max Payne and written up a review for it, where it was discussed how the film is an insult to the game and loses all of the interesting aspects of the game's intelligent and thought provoking plot, TVGB went online to see what fellow film critics had to say about it. We were confronted with one of the most insulting and ignorant statements about gaming we have ever read: "As good as a couple of its action beats are, Max still suffers from the heartlessness that makes games emotionally inferior to movies. Nobody ever shed a tear over a video-game character's death."

GTA: San Andreas Coming to XBOX Originals (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas)

Oct 16, 2008

GP Reports: "If you are still one of those people that have not played Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, you might want to pick the game up this coming Monday as Microsoft is releasing San Andreas..."

Halo Interactive Board Game Released in US (Halo 2)

Oct 15, 2008

The battle for supremacy begins - NOW. Genius Products, LLC and B1 Games today announced that the first-ever board game based on Microsoft Game Studios and Bungie's best-selling Halo property - Halo Interactive Strategy Game - has shipped to retail outlets nationwide. Bringing the Halo universe to a broader audience through numerous family-friendly features, the game features a modular board that can be reconfigured to create a virtually limitless gameplay experience...

Molyneux lists Fable II imperfections, says he overhyped Fable I (Fable)

Oct 8, 2008

Speaking to VG247, Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux has listed a string of minor imperfections that niggle him about Fable II, saying previous statements about elements not being perfect in the game are merely borne from honesty.

Holy crap! Golden Joysticks breezes past 600,000 votes (Xbox)

Oct 2, 2008

You read that right number fans - this year's Golden Joystick Awards has now amassed 600,000 votes. Immense! ...

Reminder: Vote in the Golden Joystick Awards NOW! (Xbox)

Sep 26, 2008

The 26th Annual Golden Joysticks are almost upon us. And, if you’ve still not voted for your favourite games, publisher and developer yet, now is the time. Like, right now ...

GamerBlips highlights best of video game blogs (Xbox)

Sep 25, 2008

Take your eye off the Web for a split second and you may not recognize it. Gaming information blasts out in a 24/7 cycle from Websites, blogs, and a barrage of social networking apps that dominate how people converse, socialize, and gather information. ...

Old GTA games sold 1 million units in May-July (Grand Theft Auto 3)

Sep 5, 2008

Speaking in an earnings call following the release of Q3 financials last night, Take-Two CEO Ben Feder said that old GTA titles have sold in seven figure units for the quarter.

GamesRadar is getting even more better (Xbox)

Aug 21, 2008

GamesRadar is pleased to announce that in the next few weeks users will be able to get properly involved with their favourite gaming site and become an important part of the dysfunctional-but-happy GR family thanks to the introduction of a host of dazzling new community features ...

Rumor: Tecmo CEO To Resign? (Ninja Gaiden)

Aug 20, 2008

A page translated by google appears to show that Yoshima Yasuda will be resigning from the position of Tecmo CEO effective August 20th. The rough translation is:

Tecmo, the company's web site, Mr. Yasuda Snake good CEO to resign as president on Wednesday. The resignation of release, "Today's (2008 year on August 20) meeting of the Board of Directors, President and CEO from Yasuda, President and CEO for personal reasons and that want to offer to resign as director of the Board of Directors We will accept it. Said the current Chairman of the Board, who is chairman of interlocking Yasuharu Kakihara. Perhaps Team Ninja has claimed one final victim…

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon storyline gets real (Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter)

Aug 9, 2008

Russia's invasion of Georgia Friday is eerily similar to the storyline of a video game, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon.

3 Teens Arrested; Say 'Grand Theft Auto' Taught Them About Molotov Cocktails (Grand Theft Auto 3)

Aug 7, 2008

WSBTV writes: "Fulton County officials said they have arrested three teens and charged them with 57 felony counts in connection with a recent series of car bombings with Molotov cocktails in the city of Milton, north of Atlanta.

The felony charges include arson, criminal damage to property and possession of explosive devices in six vehicle fires between 11 p.m. July 24 and 3 a.m. July 25. Each teen is charged with 19 counts.

Officials said the teens -- ages 15 and 16 -- told authorities they learned "how to do it" from playing the video game 'Grand Theft Auto.'"

Settlement Over Sex Scenes in Grand Theft Auto Hits a Snag (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas)

Aug 1, 2008

A federal judge has put the brakes on a lawsuit filed over sex scenes buried in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

United States District Judge Shirley Wohl Kram wrote that purchasers of the game could not be lumped together in a class action. The claims of members of the proposed class would be affected by the law in each purchaser's home state, Judge Kram wrote, and therefore could not be resolved in a single proceeding in federal court in New York.

"Accordingly, the court decertifies the settlement class on the grounds that common issues do not predominate over individualized issues," the judge wrote.

Mark Wahlberg Won't Play Max Payne Video Game - Cites Addictive Personality (Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne)

Jul 28, 2008

Ripten writes:

"Mark Wahlberg, the actor slated to play Max Payne in the upcoming film based on the popular video game franchise, states that he has not played, and will not play the video game. Why? Because he says he has an addictive personality, and that, combined with his other adult responsibilities, simply won't mesh well."

INTERVIEW: Sam Houser (Grand Theft Auto 3)

Jul 11, 2008

MCV: The Rockstar co-founder looks back over his amazingly successful career, discussing his biggest challenges, successes - and what's he's still to achieve.

Sam Houser: 'People want to put Rockstar out of business' (Grand Theft Auto 3)

Jul 11, 2008

MCV: Biggest challenge of legend's career has been the 'powerful people' who want to crush GTA firm

Sam Houser: Games industry has 'limitless' potential (Grand Theft Auto: Vice City)

Jul 11, 2008

MCV: Rockstar boss reveals his motivations and his vision of the future in an exclusive MCV profile

New Max Payne movie shots emerge (Max Payne)

Jun 20, 2008

Three new pictures from the new Max Payne movie have emerged online, revealing an NYPD squad vehicle, a darkened car and a whole lot of snow. Check 'em out here.

Considering that the movie is being directed by a chap most famous for remaking The Omen, it's looks both authentic to the game and quite atmospheric.

The NYPD squad vehicle also hints of some riveting action sequences. We expected as much, but there was the ...