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Online Games News Article List Arturo Gatti And Micky Ward To Grace The Cover Of EA's EA Sports Fight Night Round 3 For Playstation 2 And XBOX
Xbox 360 and PSP Versions to Feature Exclusive Cover Athlete to Be Announced at the Consumer Electronics Show
New PC Game: Fight or Titillate?
Fighting games with all-girl casts are nothing new, but the latest Japanese PC game has some creepy play mechanics. Plus: Meet the man who makes Mario funny. From the Wired News blog Game|Life.
EA Ships Need For Speed Most Wanted
Be Wanted this Holiday Season as the Need for Speed Series Continues to Revitalize the Videogame Racing Genre
Blogged Out: Original Ideas, Chinese MMOs, Wild West Games
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EA Teams Up With Jeff Gordon And Jimmie Johnson As Cover Athletes For Nascar 06: Total Team Control
First Racing Game to Feature Squad-Based Racing Revolutionizing the Driving Experience with the Ability to Command Computer Controlled Teammates
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EA Gets Rights for 'Lord of the Rings' Games">
TECH BRIEF
EA Gets Rights for 'Lord of the Rings' Games
Electronic Arts announced this week that it has been granted the rights to develop games based on J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings." EA has been developing games based on New Line Cinema's theatrical productions of "The Lord of the Rings" since 2001. The deal expands EA's rights to the books' additional plot and character details.
FOX Sports and MSN Offer Fantasy Football Fanatics a New Home Field
Players can form leagues, receive live scoring updates, get expert analysis and enjoy other premium features free; new site feature coincides with first anniversary of FOXSports.com on MSN.
Game Devs Plan to Save Japan
With industry revenues falling, the producer of Legend of Zelda and the creators of Final Fantasy and Kirby plot to save Japanese gaming. By Chris Kohler.
Batman Begins Videogame Soars Onto Shelves
Electronic Arts and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Co-Publish Game Based on Highly Anticipated Film
Music Muffled in Star Wars Game
The online Star Wars Galaxies game lets people play Jedis, rebels and cantina musicians. But even though the fantasy world has few rules, playing original music is strictly verboten. By Katie Dean.
State Raises Stakes in Web Game
Legalize internet poker, entice the $2 billion online-poker industry to move to North Dakota and generate millions in new taxes. That's the proposal on the table by state lawmakers. By Jeff Howe from Wired magazine.
Peer 1 Network in Gaming Mode
Low latency levels attract popular online game companies to move into Peer 1's New York data center.
Coders Want Fatter Paychecks, Too
While unionized voice-over actors make noise about striking to demand better wages, video-game developers say they should be first to enjoy a thicker slice of the sweet profit pie. By Xeni Jardin.
Violent Video Games: Not Our Kids
Illinois lawmakers vote to ban the sale of violent or sexually explicit video games to minors in the state. Federal courts have struck down such bans in other states and cities.
Software Regains Spotlight on E3 Floor
Video games reclaimed the spotlight at last week's Electronic Entertainment Expo floor as publishers big and small flexed their muscles with overpowering displays in their quest for video game industry supremacy. The Los Angeles Convention Center floor opened its doors on the heels of frenetic press conferences.
Electronic Game Add-ons Add Up
For years, the many companies creating video game accessories, like joysticks and game pads, were widely seen as little more than the foam on the multibillion-dollar wave of the video game industry.
Wright Hopes to Spore Another Hit
Genius game designer Will Wright gives an exclusive E3 interview about his next game, Spore. A Q&A with the great innovator by Daniel Terdiman.
Games Inspire Otherworldly Art
A jury combs through more than 100 submissions to find the best artwork drawn from video games. The final collection is stunning, but odd. Lore Sjöberg reports from Los Angeles.
Games Migrate to Mobile Phones
Forget Xbox 2 and PlayStation 3. A gaming revolution could be coming to the small screen you already have in your pocket. Lore Sjöberg reports from Los Angeles.
Japanese Games Go Wild
While some Japanese companies have been churning out more-mainstream games, a plethora of original, offbeat games are on their way from the Land of the Rising Sun. Chris Kohler reports from Los Angeles.
Xbox 360 Makes Quantum Leap
They're four years apart, but when it comes to fast-paced gaming, the original Xbox and the upcoming Xbox 360 might as well be in separate galaxies. It's the difference between "race cars and rockets," says Steven L. Kent, author of "The Ultimate History of Video Games," who previewed the 360 last week. "They're both built for speed, but the difference is an order of magnitude."
MTV Pimps Xbox 360
Microsoft pulls the lid off its next-generation gaming system in an MTV special that's heavy on glitz but disappointingly light on content. By Chris Kohler.
The Xbox Reloaded
J Allard convinced Bill Gates to take on the internet. Then he persuaded him to spend $2 billion to tackle the PlayStation, too. Now he's aiming at the future of gaming -- and the arrival of the mind-blowing broadband Metaverse. (Whoa.) By Josh McHugh from Wired magazine.
Violent-Game Ban Advances
A bill that would prevent the sale of violent video games to minors clears committee and moves on to consideration before the California State Assembly. It's one of several such bills pending nationwide.
Turner Takes Cable Approach To Games on Web
Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) figures if people like to watch classic movies and old
Sky-High Gamers Go to Extremes
It's a new first: sky divers playing Super Mario after tumbling out of a plane. But that's nothing compared with the two climbers ascending Mount Everest with the Nintendo DS. By Daniel Terdiman.
Sony Gets Real on Virtual Goods
The trade of virtual goods in massively multiplayer online games is becoming big, big business. Sony's about to grab a piece of the action with the first official auction site for virtual gewgaws. By Daniel Terdiman.
Online Game Gets Feeding Tube
The massively multiplayer online game There gets a new lease on life. Following months of struggle comes a flood of money and staffers. But what about new players? By Daniel Terdiman.
Lego Star Wars: The Game
Get ready for the game based on the toy, based on the movie, based on the idea from George Lucas. By Lore Sjöberg.
Get Your Game Off
Jenna Jameson's new game lets you simulate a porn photo shoot, direct adult talent in sex scenes and use virtual dildos on naked girls. But that's only the beginning. Commentary by Regina Lynn.
US, Antigua Both Claim Victory in Internet Gambling Case
By Keith Regan
Online gambling operators cheer U.K. commission to regulate Internet wagering
Chartwell (TSX:CWH) has already invested significantly in Europe and opened an office in London in anticipation of the decision.
Airmen connect through games at community center LAN parties
Senior Airman Philip Weinmann (left), 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and Airman 1st Class Colby Anderson, 28th Communications Squadron, play games during the LAN party at the Black Hills Community Center Saturday. During the party, participants played computer or video games against each other.
Untold Legends(TM): Brotherhood of the Blade(TM)
Number One at GameStop and EB Games North American Retail Stores
Hands on with the Sony PlayStation Portable
Sony Corp. on Thursday released its US$249 PlayStation Portable (PSP) to the North American market.
Internet Poker
Today the state Senate defeated a constitutional amendment -- to require lawmakers to authorize Internet poker. The vote was 43 to three against.
Internet Poker Bill Killed in North Dakota Senate
After much deliberation, the North Dakota state Senate has struck down its much anticipated internet poker bill.
CYOP Targets Asia for Online Poker; Asian Market Growth is Unprecedented
March 22, 2005--CYOP Systems International Inc. (OTCBB:CYOS), a leading provider of online video games and tournaments of skill, is pleased to announce that it will be targeting Asian portals for integration of its new Poker software.
Rogers PWR Play Gaming Championships pit man against machine
Canadians invited to join the global gaming craze, win great prizes, and vie for a national title
WildTangent's Wildly Popular Polar Bowler Now Available on WorldWinner
World's Largest Skill-based Games Site Adds Cash Competitions of "Coolest" Online Game
Hip Interactive Europe and GOA sign exclusive distribution deal for Europe on Dark Age of Camelot:.
Europe's number one Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (
EA Launches Games for March on Club Pogo and Pogo.com
EA continuously adds new and exciting content to the popular Pogo.com and Club Pogo sites...
Vietnam's online game market emerges
Games played on the internet are coming of age in Vietnam...
Fantasy interactive games reap real rewards
... the annual International Games Festival held in Cannes...
Press Release: Nokia revolutionizes gaming with PC-mobile phone cross-platform Massively Multiplayer
Created by Nokia for promotion in the Asia-Pacific region.
Planetwide Games Launches "RYL: PATH OF THE EMPEROR" (Open Beta) MMORP
Ryl: Path of the Emperor is only in open beta for a few more days as it goes live on Thursday, but you still have time to play the beta for free.
Where real money can buy unreal fun
Online games have given birth to an industry that sells virtual perks for actual dollars. How good an idea is that?
Online Games Offer Promise of Treasure
International publishers are homing in on the Chinese market, worth $298 million last year, with subscription-based, localized products.
The future is South Korea
Pick up your mobile phone and watch your favorite TV show.
Money for nothing
Izzybee Fatale is selling her tropical island on eBay and she insists it's a steal.
Nintendo Readies Wireless Revolution
"I do believe connected gaming will be the next big wave," said Parks Associates analyst Michael Cai.
MechAssault 2: LoneWolf
Of course, that does not mean a game with giant explosions is, by default, a great game.
Turbine Selects Akamai for Digital Delivery of Online Games
Fantasy makes money, it's no game
Online gaming where players enter a fantasy world, is moving to new heights around the world and it spells big money for businesses involved
Yahoo pushes into mobile gaming market
f Yahoo Inc. has its way, that phone beeping in your pocket could be a phone call.
YAHOO! GAMES STRENGTHENS ITS MOBILE CAPABILITIES WITH ACQUISITION AND LAUNCH OF YAHOO GAMES STUDIO
Games (http://games.yahoo.com), the leading online games site, today announced a number of strategic moves to bolster its mobile games capabilities, including ...
Gamer Angered Over In-Game Ads
Steve Parsons, writing on Weblogs, Inc. website, Joystiq, is angered over gaming maker Funcom's insertion of ads into its MMORPG Anarchy Online.
Shanda Couldn't Wait To Spend The Money
Shanda is using its IPO money on something that bears little relationship to its reason for asking for the money.
China Goes to Game School
Clearly, Beijing sees a role for the sector. ...
FAQ Writer of the Month: MysticWeirdo
On gaming past, present, and future.
Planetwide Games Launches "RYL: Path of the Emperor" Worldwide ...
... Massively multiplayer online games are computer games in which thousands of players can play simultaneously through the Internet. ...
STORM RIDERS OPEN BETA ANNOUNCED
... Orchid Media International, LLC ("OMI"), based in Raleigh North Carolina, publishes and manages online games licensed from worldwide partner developers and ...
Push to Change the Constitution for Internet Poker
THE STATE HOUSE HAS GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT TO ALLOW LIVE INTERNET POKER SITES TO COME TO NORTH DAKOTA... AND NOW IT'S THE SENATE'S TURN TO LOOK AT IT.
How to Win the Console Wars
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Top Chinese online game company Shanda takes stake
Chinese Internet media company Sina Corp. ... It said the purchases came amid unconfirmed reports that US Internet giant Yahoo Inc. ...
Lex live: Chinese internet stocks
... Taking advantage of a dip in the shares of Sina.com, the country's leading internet portal, Shanda has scooped up 19.5 per cent. ...
Shanda buys control of Internet firm
China's top online game operator, Shanda, has acquired a 19.5 percent stake in Chinese Internet media firm Sina Corp, the companies said on Sunday. ...
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