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A walk in the woods The Forest Cathedral is a video game adaptation of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, a book that helped create an environmental movement and transform the world. [...]

Their young faces betrayed them. The cadre of Prudential interns could not hide their nerves, even if they had volunteered to be test subjects of a sort. They agreed to [...]

Byline: Velvet Spicer If you've ever been caught playing Microsoft Solitaire at work, take heart: The game is played 35 billion times each year in more than 200 markets around [...]

After speaking with a senior executive that specializes in physical distribution of video games, Needham analyst Laura Martin tells investors in a research note that Activision Blizzard (ATVI) physical game [...]

To some, gamification is the Next Great Hope for deep user engagement. Sure, gamification does feedback really well--and insight into personal use of a system, site, or service is invaluable [...]

An analysis of European video games as a profitable representation of European art, sensibilities and fables is presented.

Jordan Edelson is poised to become a millionaire--make that a multimillionaire. Edelson is the president, thunder and chief executive officer of eSportsTV, sort of like the online version of a [...]

If you're not white and male, your story traditionally has been ignored. Does the 'subversive racial commentary' of Red Dead Redemption 2 point to a new direction? If you're not [...]

Retailers may be faced with two different rating systems for video games and software products that are targeted for the holidays 1994. Two trade associations are at odds with one another, at the risk of the government deciding to interfere to settle the matter. Interactive Digital Software Association and the Software Publishers Association have both developed tentative rating systems, but for unclear reasons, they cannot agree., LOS ANGELES--The Video Software Dealers Association will hold its 13th annual Home Entertainment Convention July 24 to 27 in Las Vegas. MGM/UA chairman and chief executive officer, Frank G. Mancuso, [...]

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction x360 ALSO ON PC, PS3 / RRP $109.95 / WEB www.splintercell.com For the fifth game in the Splinter Cell series, Ubisoft Montreal has gone back [...]

The Lost Art of Video Game Masonry In the short but eventful history of game art, one of the oldest traditions is the craft of the tile. Environments built from [...]

Fun Versus Realism How realistic is too realistic? One can ask the makers of The Polar Express, the animated Christmas film released just in time for Thanksgiving in 2004. Despite [...]

Peveloping an MMORPG is a task fraught with peril--doubly so when you're making something that must appeal to both Eastern and Western MMO audiences. These are demanding users who already [...]

Name: Charlie Age: 5 and three quarters Likes : Video games Dislikes : Spiders The Stuffernet Over the past couple of years the social web has completely transformed our use [...]

10 EarthBound (SNES): King He doesn't stick around very long, but King accompanies you throughout the first spooky moments of EarthBound's alien invasion. So why isn't he a permanent party [...]

By Richard Gottlieb Virtual worlds can help mend the industry's ills Have you ever seen that old movie When Worlds Collide ? It's about the earth getting smashed by a [...]

Byline: Amanda Fung Earlier this month, Target said it would not sell Manhunt 2, a popular new video game about escapees from an insane asylum, even though an industry ratings [...]

The end is only the beginning...for the fortunate ones. We're talking 'bout the lucky sequel-spewers like Mega Man, Zelda, and even those damn Medal of Honor games (we surrendered five [...]

Back in my days at university (in between chasing girls) I would spend far too much time playing my PlayStation when I should have been reading up for my latest [...]

When this column started, it was my job to review games no one else would bother with. If a game contained a Barbie or was in any way So Raven, [...]

Video game advertising is projected to more than quadruple to $800 million in 2009, from $120 million last year as the popularity of video games soars. The growth is largely [...]

COST The first year of ownership runs around $1,000. But counting Minnie's wardrobe and spa treatments, it's like $2,500 Even if you didn't have a DS and bought all three [...]

Medusa Hairdressing in Edinburgh has got cars racing past its salon frontage, but surprisingly it's not proving a problem. The reason? The salon has been replicated in a new Microsoft [...]

Updating the office with fun tech makes coming to work inspiring, not tiring. Click and Grow Smart Herb Garden (ClickAndGrow.com) Turn a windowless, drab office break room into a lush [...]

The Burly Bear Network launches the first of six half-hour video game shows, 'Dave and Steve's Video Game Explosion,' late tonight on TBS Superstation and through its college TV network [...]

VIDEO TOP GAME SELLERS FOUR WEEK ENDED JULY 31 RELEASE AVERAGE TITLE (PLATFORM/LABEL) DATE RETAIL PRICE NINTENDO 64 1 MARIO PARTY 3 (NINTENDO) 5-01 $50.00 2 SUPER SMASH BROTHERS (NINTENDO) [...]

VIDEO TOP GAME RENTERS WEEK ENDED AUG. 19 * Total turns nationally: 3.48 million * Total revenue: $15.1 million THIS LAST RELEASE WEEK WEEK DATE 1 1 7-01 2 2 [...]

Racing, T, $39.95 Available now Sega Gameplay: This sequel trades the hills of San Francisco for the streets of New York City. The taxis now hold multiple passengers and have [...]

Racing, E, $49.95 Available now Crave Entertainment Gameplay: TXR puts players behind the wheel of custom-built street racers and unleashes more than 400 opponents cruising on Tokyo's night highways for [...]

top GAME renters WEEK ENDED APRIL 8 This Last RELEASE WEEK'S Week Week DATE TITLE(PLATFORM, LABEL, SRP) TURNS (IN THOUS.) 1 2 3-01 POKEMON STADIUM 2 96.19 (N64, NINTENDO, $59.99) [...]

Sports, E, $49.95 Available now Electronic Arts Gameplay: Once again, EA Sports has crafted a beautiful sports game that blows away the competition. Aimed at the mass market, EA brings [...]

Strategy, T, $49.95 Konami Available now Gameplay: Hardcore garners will love Konami's first strategy game for the system. One of the best brought to a console, this strategy game is [...]