Category: GN
Minnesota Passes Video Game Bill into Law
Effective August 1, 2006, minors under the age of seventeen will be forced to pay a fine no higher than $25 for renting or purchasing restricted video games in Minnesota. The bill, known as SF0785, was signed into law early… Read More »
Microsoft Ripe to Enter Portable Gaming Market
According to a recent press release from the Diffusion Group, which specializes in analyzing and forecasting market growth, the condistions for Microsoft to enter the portable gaming platform should be just right within the next two years. "Microsoft has been… Read More »
Chocobo Daycare: FFXI goes Tamacochi
Square Enix announced a new feature for their massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Final Fantasy XI, in which players will be able to raise their very own Chocobo mounts. The new update, coming to the Xbox 360, PS2, and PC,… Read More »
Bethesda Releasing Oblivion Patch
Bethesda will be releasing a patch for Oblivion next week to fix some of the issues that have been troubling players since the launch. It’s been a long time coming, but we will finally see some of these issues addressed…. Read More »
Videogames Outsell the Box Office
It looks like gaming is making the last steps towards mainstream legitimacy in the entertainment industry. A study by Frank Alpert, a Professor of Marketing at Griffith University in Australia, shows the growth of the video game industry in relation… Read More »
Half-Life 2: Episode 1 Review
First off, let me start by saying that for the sake of repetition, this is not a review of Half-Life 2, so I’m not going to rehash all of the aspects of Half-Life 2 and its engine, graphics and game… Read More »
Guild Wars: Factions Review
Many of us have been waiting for Factions with a high degree of expectation. Others have no idea what they’re getting into. Either way it’s a blast. Guild Wars is the MMORPG that has NO subscription fees. You simply buy… Read More »
Guitar Hero Controller Stands Alone
Guitar Hero fans aching for some companionship with their game can now rip some chords with a friend, thanks to the game’s custom controller now being sold as a stand-alone product, rather than solely with purchase of the Guitar Hero… Read More »
Moore Creates Backwards Compatibility Controversy
Peter Moore may have said more than he should have in comments made yesterday to Kikizo by pontificating, “Nobody is concerned anymore about backwards compatibility… let’s move on, or people aren’t as worried about a game being backwards compatible –… Read More »
Sony's Longtime PR Director Resigns
A shakeup in the upper management of Sony has occurred with the sudden resignation of Molly Smith. Smith, who has served as the director of Sony,s public relations department, left yesterday. Sony has yet to make an official announcement about… Read More »
