How Orson Scott Card Sees Ender's Game Game [Ender's Game] We haven't heard much about the Ender's Game game since March. Now we get to hear more about it, including author Orson Scott Card's hope and dreams and pinwheel schemes. The game is based on the sci-fi classic Ender's Game and is being developed by the Epic Games owned [..]
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra To Play Game Tunes [Video Game Music]
Hey, Marylanders - looks like you'll be able to get your fix of sweet, orchestral video game music at your local Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, where they're holding a concert entitled "Play! A Video Game Symphony."
The website promises music from "over 20 blockbuster video games," plus visua [..]
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Zynga shutting down Street Racing game, offering credit for in-game purchases Casual giant Zynga is shutting down its Street Racing game on August 2, immediately rendering void all the in-game items players bought with real money. Zynga offered no explanation in the announcement, simply suggesting that players try other Zynga gam [..]
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Blockbuster expands game focus, takes on retail game, hardware sales Filed under: Culture, Sony PlayStation 3, Business
Days after confirming plans to stock Grand Theft Auto IV alongside movies on its outer release wall, Blockbuster today announced that the recently released Wii flavor o [..]
Kojima On Peace Walker: "This game is an MGS5-class game" [Konami] In a press release Q&A issued by Konami today, Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima stresses the importance of the PSP installment of the Metal Gear Solid series, calling it, "a MGS5-class game." While the PlayStation Portable is no stranger to side stories and throwaway tie-ins [..]
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Five Killed In Chinese Video Game Center Rumble [Video Game Violence] A relaxing day at a video game center in southwestern China turned deadly yesterday when an argument sparked an armed battle that resulted in the death of five people. According to Chongqing city police as quoted by the official Xinhua news agency, some youths were involved in an argument wi [..]
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UK's First National Video Game Archive Launching At GameCity [Video Game History] As the cultural impact of gaming becomes more apparent to societies where the hobby was once considered as something only children and 'older children' participate in, groups are understandably taking steps to help preserve the rich legacy of video game culture. T [..]
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Urine The Video Game: Clicking And Dragging To A Healthy Tinkle [Urine The Game] From the makers of Gas Attack, a pinball machine that teaches about flatulence, comes Urine the video game. Our visit to the touring Grossology show netted me not one, but two video games. Last week/year I pointed out that Grossology had a neat little [..]