We touched on part of this before, but here is the whole thing.
“Whenever we have developed one hardware system, we start to discuss what we should do with our next hardware. In the past, we had a kind of common sense understanding of the video game industry’s platform cycles, like , say, 5 years for home consoles and a little less time for portable devices.”
“I’m quite doubtful that such a notion of platform cycles can be applied in the future. As I said at the end of my presentation today, what was believed in this industry to be common sense is not actually an unchangeable truth,” he added. “So, as we continue our research and study for new hardware, when we will be able to launch a new kind of hardware will actually depend on when we can change entertainment completely, and so have a strong impact on people around the world. Or, there will certainly be a time when we have to say that we have done everything possible with the current machine, that we can never propose anything new.”
London, England – 5th November 2007 – A London pub have announced plans to install a ‘Virtual Snooker Hall’, inspired by the Nintendo® DS launch of World Snooker Championship™ Season 2007-08 game, released by Koch Media and available at all games retailers now.
Gordon McIntyre, landlord of the The Metropolitan (60 Great Western Road, W11), says he was inspired to bring back the pub snooker halls of old on a smaller scale, inspired by having played the addictive new DS title. Drinkers at the pub will be able to hire a DS with copy of the World Snooker Championship game from behind the bar, for a half-hour session to play against their friends or for a solitary game versus one of the world’s best professional players as featured in the game. The World Snooker Championship Virtual Snooker Hall will be featured at The Metropolitan from the 8th November, when the pub reopens after closure for refurbishment: As far as we are aware, this is the world’s first instance of a virtual snooker hall being installed anywhere!
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GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS ROCK THEIR WAY INTO THE WORLD OF VIDEO GAMES THIS HOLIDAY
THE #1 KIDS MUSICAL ACT OF ALL TIME BRINGS CLASSIC CHIPMUNK STYLE TO VIDEO GAME
Alvin and the Chipmunks, the #1 kids musical act of all time in the U.S., will make their interactive debut this holiday with Alvin and the Chipmunks, the video game. The Chipmunk Song— which will be included in the game –is a pop culture staple so beloved that it has been included in The Sopranos, Almost Famous, The Ellen Degeneres Show, King of Queens, Ally McBeal, Friends, Nip/Tuck, Boston Legal and Ugly Betty. Timed to ship around the release of the exciting new live action film, Alvin and the Chipmunks, from 20th Century Fox, the video game focuses on the Chipmunks musical abilities while expanding on the films storyline.
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This was taken from a piece, from last night CBS News. Check it out and tell me what you think. Also do you think that all this publicity surronging Manhunt …
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PRESS RELEASE: New Exhibit Focuses On History Of Video Games
Press release supplied by Games Press 09:25 (GMT) 30/10/2007
BOSTON, Mass. – October 29, 2007 – The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s Economic Adventure Gallery is hosting an engaging, interactive exhibit on the history of video games this fall. “Video Games Evolve: A Brief History from Spacewar! to MMORPGs” examines the video-game industry’s roots, which are firmly planted in New England. The exhibit, which is free, runs though
January.
LONDON, ENGLAND, October 24th, 2007 – Empire Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of Silverstar Holdings (NASDAQ: SSTR), today announced it has signed an agreement with Valcon Games LLC to publish and distribute in Europe and all PAL territories the Ultimate Board Game Collection, a compendium of classic board and table top games for the PlayStation 2™, PSP™ (PlayStation Portable) and Wii™.
Containing 20 of the most recognisable and popular board and table top games played by families around the world (see list below), Ultimate Board Game Collection is already a huge hit in the US, having sold almost half a million copies to date.
“We are excited to work with Empire to bring these classic titles to the European market,” said Glenn Halseth, CEO of Valcon Games. “Given Empire’s direct marketing distribution network across Europe, we’re confident they can reproduce the phenomenal success we’ve enjoyed in North America.”
The New York times has a wonderful article about a Marine veteran, coming home from Iraq. His story of gaming before and after his time in Iraq. If you have …
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Multiplayer: Who is the Wii audience at this point? Because you see one audience in commercials. And then I’m up on the 32nd floor here and I see, basically, a …
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High Court Intervenes to Stop Distribution, Freeze Assets
REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 22, 2007 – At Nintendo’s request, the Hong Kong High Court has intervened to help stop a global distribution …
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A robbery at the GameStop on Cobb Parkway South in Marietta, Georgia left the store manger dead. A man apparently entered the store around closing time, waited for the last …
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For any of you who have seen the movie “The Wizard,” will understands these words. “I love the Power Glove” “Its So Bad.” If you have no clue what …
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Total Video Games Sept 06: $778.7 million Sept 07: $1.36 billion YTD 06: $6.38 billion YTD 07: $9.37 billion
Video Games Hardware Console Hardware: Sept 06: $145.5 million Sept 07: …
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This rumor has been circling around for a while. I’ve been holding off on posting it, because its just been a bunch of here say, like “Hey this blurry pic …
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The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) employs a team of full-time game raters to assign ratings to over 1000 video games each year. To protect the independence of the …
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Here are just a few quotes from the article. You should probably check it out your self
“A major insight that Nintendo had early on was that they …
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NINTENDO’S FLASH FOCUS OFFERS A NEW VISION FOR VIDEO GAMES
Fun Eye Exercises Challenge Hand-Eye Coordination, Peripheral Vision
REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 15, 2007 – The new Flash Focus™: Vision Training …
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What: To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the popular Contra franchise of video games, Konami Digital Entertainment plans to incorporate a wealth of in-game bonus content into its latest entry …
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AGOURA HILLS, Calif., Oct 11, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) — THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with American Girl, a division of Mattel, Inc., for …
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