All Posts by: GamerNode Staff

Study Blames Gaming for National Park Attendance Drop

By GamerNode Staff, July 27, 2006 0 GN

Video games have been the convenient whipping boy for the anti-gaming faction for quite a few years. Video games have been blamed for everything from contributing to the moral decay of youth all the way to causing acts of extreme… Read More »

Activision Sued For Labor Law Violations

By GamerNode Staff, July 27, 2006 0 GN

Activision has been slapped with a lawsuit accusing the game company of violating state and federal labor laws. Cathi Canuti, a former employee of Activision, brought the lawsuit against the second largest game publisher in the US. The legal action… Read More »

Study Finds Outsourcing Benefits Are Limited for Industry

By GamerNode Staff, July 27, 2006 0 GN

By Frank Ling, GN Senior Writer In the business world, the practice of outsourcing has become a standard practice in order to cut costs and increase profit margins. The use of outsourcing has also been incorporated into the production of… Read More »

Nintendo Sales Soar

By GamerNode Staff, July 27, 2006 0 GN

By Nathan Swyers, GN Writer Nikkei Business Publication Tech-On reported today that Nintendo’s sales are soaring, and they show no signs of slowing down. Both sales and income for the April-June 2006 quarter are up, with sales soaring 85.2% year-on-year… Read More »

AMD Purchases ATI

By GamerNode Staff, July 27, 2006 0 GN

After several months of speculation, AMD officials have finally announced their plans to acquire ATI technologies through a merger agreement worth approximately $5.4 billion (US). The combined efforts of these two well known companies, now operating under one roof, is… Read More »

DS Sales Top 21 Million

By GamerNode Staff, July 27, 2006 0 GN

Nintendo announced this week that it’s popular Nintendo DS handheld has sold 21 million units worldwide since its launch on November 21, 2004. In just two years, the system has managed to rise quickly to the top of its market,… Read More »

UK Reports Development of Burnout: Game Developers

By GamerNode Staff, July 27, 2006 0 GN

Gamers with dreams of working in the interactive entertainment industry may want to think twice before committing to such employment. According to the UK’s BECTU (Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union), the game industry frequently burns out creative talent due… Read More »

Miami Vice Video Game Announced

By GamerNode Staff, July 27, 2006 0 GN

The tie-in game to the movie Miami Vice has been released to retailers for the PSP, according to an announcement from Sierra Entertainment. Miami Vice: The Game, is a third person action shooter with Narc officers Crockett and Tubbs going… Read More »

Price Drop for the Xbox 360 Coming

By GamerNode Staff, July 27, 2006 0 GN

In spite of the repeated denials by Microsoft that it will lower the price of its Xbox 360 this year, news has come out that the Big M is indeed, planning a price reduction for its next gen game console,… Read More »

Das Chocobo? Le Moogle? Final Fantasy XI Goes International

By GamerNode Staff, July 27, 2006 0 GN

Square Enix Ltd. announced today that the German and French versions of the popular massively multiplayer online role playing game Final Fantasy XI will be showcased at Games Convention 2006 in Leipzig, Germany. These transitions of the game come 3… Read More »