Archive for June, 2008

Minnesota Pays $65000 in Legal Fees to Video Game Industry - Gamespy.com

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Minnesota Minnesota Pays $65000 in Legal Fees to Video Game Industry - Gamespy.com Pays $65000 in Legal Fees to Video Game Industry
Gamespy.com, CA - 4 hours ago
”Courts across the United States have ruled consistently that video games are entitled to the same First Amendment protections as other forms of art,

Electronic Arts slams video game ratings proposals - Telegraph.co.uk

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Electronic Arts slams video game ratings proposals
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 9 hours ago
By Nicole Martin, Digital and Media Correspondent Plans to introduce cinema-style age classifications for video games have been criticised by the world’s

Video games are newest tricks in your library’s book - Chicago Tribune

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Video games are newest tricks in your library’s book
Chicago Tribune, United States - 18 hours ago
Los Angeles County librarian Lauren Talbott just put a video game in front of a bookcase of classics such as ”The Great Gatsby” for a youth gathering last

Minnesota Wastes $65K on Illegal Game Law - Shacknews

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Minnesota Minnesota Wastes $65K on Illegal Game Law - Shacknews Wastes $65K on Illegal Game Law
Shacknews - 3 hours ago
”Several other states have tried to regulate minors’ access to video games. Every effort has been stricken for violating the First Amendment.
Minnesota owes ESA massive legal fees Neoseeker
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Violent games ’sold to children’ - BBC News

Monday, June 30th, 2008


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Violent games ’sold to children’
BBC News, UK - 10 hours ago
Violent video games are being sold to children over the internet in several areas of Wales, a trading standards investigation has discovered.
Grand theft summer vacation Detroit Free Press
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Number could be up for new video game - The Times

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Number could be up for new video game
The Times, South Africa - Jun 29, 2008
And now, usurping the crown for ?best video game ever made?, we have MGS4. Maybe there is something in the collective psychology of gamers that can explain

In-Game Ads Put Brands in Play - Adweek

Monday, June 30th, 2008

In-Game Ads Put Brands in Play
Adweek, NY - 18 hours ago
Brand advertisers must figure out how to exploit video games to maintain mind share. The consoles serve as a key element in the emerging digital media

Study looks at video games, children’s behavior - Daily Camera

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Study looks at video games, children’s behavior
Daily Camera, CO - 1 hour ago
In their 2008 book, ”Grand Theft Childhood,” Harvard Medical School psychiatrists Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl Olson warn about video games.

Serious Fun and Games for Customer Service Training - CRM Buyer

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Serious Serious Fun and Games for Customer Service Training - CRM Buyer Fun and Games for Customer Service Training
CRM Buyer - 11 hours ago
This will earn you points — and we all know that high scores are the be-all and end-all of video games. The High Score rules.

PR Newswire - Gameloft’s "Asphalt" Series Tops The 10-Million Sales Mark

Monday, June 30th, 2008

April 22, 2008 — Asphalt 3: Street Rules set for Release on PR Newswire - Gameloft’s "Asphalt" Series Tops The 10-Million Sales Mark Nokia’s n-Gage and Other High-end Telephones PARIS, April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Gameloft(R), a…