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After a slight reprieve in September, U.S. video game retail sales slumped again in October, unable to escape the economic turmoil that's cutting into consumer spending and swelling the ranks of unemployed.
Footage leaked from "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" reveals that players of the upcoming video game can shoot innocent civilians in an airport in a realistic rendering of a terrorist attack.
A Florida sheriff says he is embarrassed that investigators from a narcotics task force were caught on camera playing a video game while searching a convicted drug dealer's house.
It's game over for some police officers who played video games while they raided a convicted drug dealer's home in central Florida.
A study of adult video-game players that found men have a tendency to be more overweight and women more depressed than nonplayers is roundly criticized by gamers.
Contrary to an image of video gamers being in their teens and 20s, a new study says the average age of players in the U.S. is 35, and by the way, they're overweight and tend to be depressed.
A Southern California college student has been arrested on federal charges that he illegally modified video game consoles to enable the machines to play pirated video games.
A trade group that represents software and video game publishers sued the Chicago Transit Authority on Wednesday, saying a rule barring ads on trains and buses for "mature" and "adults only" games violates the right to freedom of speech.
Squeezed by the economic downturn, U.S. retail sales of video games dropped sharply in June, the largest year-over-year decline the industry has seen in nearly nine years.
U.S. video gamers spent less on games, hardware and accessories in May compared with a year ago, a sign that this year's release schedule couldn't compete with Take Two Interactive's "Grand Theft Auto IV" last spring.
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to reinstate a state law banning the sale or rental of violent video games to minors.
Lacking the big hits that made the year-ago period a standout, U.S. video game sales dropped sharply in April for the second month in a row as customers continued to watch their wallets.
The publisher behind a video game based on one of the Iraq war's fiercest battles has pulled the plug on the title, called "Six Days in Fallujah."
Rock Band is getting the perhaps greatest rock group of all time: The Beatles.
Anti-violence advocates are taking a stand against a video game in which players stalk and rape a mother and her two daughters.
A federal appeals court on Friday struck down a California law that sought to ban the sale or rental of violent video games to minors.
All throughout 2008, as the economy went from bad to worse, video games continued to sell at record levels, boosted by the popularity of the Nintendo Wii and blockbuster games like "Grand Theft Auto IV."
People flocked to buy video games in October despite a drop in consumer confidence to a historic low, spending $1.31 billion in U.S. retail stores on hardware, software and accessories.
Children in California who want to buy or rent a violent video game without a parent's permission could have that right taken away by a federal appeals panel, which heard arguments on the case Wednesday.
U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 9 percent in August to $994.8 million, boosted by the popularity of the newly released "Madden NFL 09."
Even in a seasonally slow month and with the economy in the doldrums, U.S. sales of video game hardware and software soared 28 percent in July, hitting $1.19 billion.
U.S. retail sales of video games, consoles and game accessories hit $1.12 billion in May, a 37 percent rise over the same month last year, driven by the chart-topping Grand Theft Auto video game, market researcher NPD Group reported Thursday.
Americans spent $1.23 billion on video games, hardware and accessories in April, up 47 percent from a year earlier, even as the price of more essential items like food and gasoline soared.
Reflecting on Modern Warfare 2's Airport Massacre - "I am playing the Mumbai Massacre" [Video]The entire time the scene was unfolding, I was just thinking in my head "This is the Mumbai Massacre, I am playing the Mumbai Massacre." I've since played the scene a few times, just to see the reaction from my friends, which was always the same as mine.
NPD: October video game sales drop 19 percentAfter a slight reprieve in September, U.S. video game sales slumped once again in October, hurt by the economic turmoil that's cutting into consumer spending.
Sony offers 'Cloudy' for buyers of Internet TVsIn a bid to sell living room electronics and spur buzz for "Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs," Sony is offering the animated movie for free to U.S. buyers of its Internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray players.
Leaked video game footage shows players shooting innocent civiliansFootage leaked from "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" reveals that players of the upcoming video game can shoot innocent civilians in an airport in a realistic rendering of a terrorist attack.
Amazon sells another video game where you "play" sexual abuserWhile we haven't been the biggest fans of Amazon as of late and their history of selling a rape simulation game (which they did end up banning), it looks like another game involving violence against women seems to have"slipped" past their radar.
Doctor: Burned Fla. teen 'not out of woods yet'A teen doused with rubbing alcohol and set on fire after he turned in another teen for trying to steal his father's bicycle is at high risk for organ failure and infection, his doctor says.
Doctor: Burned Fla. teen 'not out of woods yet'A teen doused with rubbing alcohol and set on fire after he turned in another teen for trying to steal his father's bicycle is at high risk for organ failure and infection, his doctor says.
Epic Mickey, epic details: Possibly not Wii exclusive?Here is all the fresh news on Epic Mickey: -The game's plot revolves around "forgotten" Disney characters... -The main villain is Disney's first-ever cartoon hero, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit... -Oswald unleashes the Phantom Blot, a monster that invades the Disney universe and beg …
AT&T to FCC: gaming is not "broadband," but an added serviceThe computer/video game industry is peeved at AT&T for suggesting that real-time gaming isn't a core part of broadband like e-mail and Web browsing, but that it's instead an "aspirational service."
Nirvana Members Dismayed By 'Guitar Hero 5' -Kurt Cobain's appearance in the latest "Guitar Hero" video game is not hitting the right notes with the surviving members of Nirvana.
New Batman: Arkham Asylum Could be Best Superhero Game EverBut like the denizens of Gotham he's sworn to protect, fans of the Caped Crusader have stood by their man, patiently waiting for a game maker to step up and embrace Batman as the perfect video game hero. Looks like that patience finally paid off. Big time.
Study: Average gamer is 35, fat and bummedContrary to an image of video gamers being in their teens and 20s, a new study says the average age of players in the U.S. is 35, and by the way, they're overweight and tend to be depressed.
Game census finds lack of diverse charactersGood luck finding females, Latinos, Native Americans, children or the elderly among the best-selling video games of recent years. The biggest census of video game characters ever conducted has found those groups mostly missing in action.
A Portable Xbox Looks Pretty CertainThe portable Xbox is coming: That much, it seems, is no longer up for debate. The question is when such a device will arrive.
Gay Rights - Change.org: Killing Gay People Should Not be a Video GameWell, how's this for some Friday disturbia. A video game Web site in Georgia (the country, not the state) is hosting an online game where a hunter walks around a public park, trying to shoot and kill naked gay men who approach him.
Michael Jackson Considered Releasing Next Album as a Video GameIconic entertainer Michael Jackson was reportedly planning to unveil new tracks from his next record as part of a video game. MJ's early game, Moonwalker
Universal shows us its Asteroids: The video game adaptation bar has been lowered.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal is set to adapt the 1970's arcade video game "Asteroids" for the silver screen. The game has no plot, no characters, no anything. It's basically a space ship shooting down…you guessed it…asteroids.
Guitar heroes dismiss Guitar Hero game.[Jimmy] Page added that he can't imagine that people are really learning anything significant about playing instruments by playing video games.
Got stuck in a game? Nintendo says let it play itself!Rather than forcing players to comb the web for cheat codes and walkthroughs, the new help system is built directly into the game. If a player gets stuck, they'll have the option to pause play and allow the game to take over and play itself through any rough patches.
For veterans, Guantanamo was no game :: Katherine KerstenIn 2006, Pete Hegseth was serving in Samarra, Iraq, with the 101st Airborne when Al-Qaida-linked terrorists blew up the Golden Mosque, launching a deadly civil war. Hegseth, 29, witnessed countless other terrorist-perpetrated horrors during his tour in Iraq.
When I first sat down to play [PROTOTYPE] I wasn't quite sure how I was going to feel about it. The trailers didn't really give me a good sense of the game style, only what the game was about - a man, Alex Mercer hunting someone down for turning him in to something.
An Antidote To 'Mortal Kombat'? - Computer Simulation Teaches DentistryHigh tech computer imaging is making virtual dental surgery simulations available for p c practicers. Apply your own Bling and have the best grills?
Indiana Jones whips into action with top-notch 'Staff of Kings'The man in the hat is back... again... and like the old days he's battling Nazis in a race to find a fabled religious artifact. It's not the fifth film that fans may hope for - or depending on how you felt about the last movie, dreading.
Are you good? Or are you eeeevil? "InFamous," an open-world action game for the PlayStation 3, is one of several games of late that let you decide whether to play as a saint or a scoundrel.
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