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Panasonic releases viral golfing game
Highest scores win prizes 10 October 2008 14:47 GMT
Panasonic has launched a new viral game to support the advertising campaign for its Lumix camera range.

Lumix World Golf is the latest in the series of successful virals from the company, and follows last year's award-winning Lumix "Temple of Zoom", which pulled...
YouTube to sell video games
Attempt to grow revenue outside advertising sales 8 October 2008 16:03 GMT
YouTube is to start selling videogames via its website, in an attempt to grow revenue through new advertising formats.

Currently, when people watch music videos on the video streaming website, YouTube provides them with links to Amazon's MP3 store and the Apple...
Sega confirms Vision exists, but not a "PSP rival"
Primarily an MP4 video player 7 October 2008 13:00 GMT
So it seems that the Sega Vision rumours we reported on yesterday do actually have some roots,

Sega has confirmed that the Vision is indeed real, but is not a rival to the PSP, or even a dedicated gaming device as the original story claimed.

Instead...
Sega "Vision" handheld coming next year?
With eight different entertainment features 6 October 2008 17:38 GMT
Internet rumours are suggesting that Sega is gearing up to release a portable media player to rival the PSP next year, with eight different entertainment features.

Apparently called the Sega Vision, it will be a handheld games console, as well being able to...
EA signs up "300" director to create games
Deal also allows games to be made into films 30 September 2008 10:32 GMT
EA has teamed up with Hollywood director Zack Snyder and a signed a deal which will see Snyder develping video games.

Snyder, who directed films such as 300 and Dawn of the Dead, will develop three games, some of which may even becomes movies themselves one...
Swinxs games console brings childhood games up to date
Available now online, in stores from 1st October 29 September 2008 18:03 GMT
Swinxs, a new games console aimed at children, is available online from today, and will hit store shelves on Wednesday.

Playable by up to ten people at any one time, the console comes pre-loaded with ten games that can be played both in and outside, and brings...
NES belt buckle takes gaming geekiness to new levels
Made from real NES controllers 29 September 2008 10:35 GMT
Surely made for the hardcore retro gamers, this Nintendo-inspired belt buckle is sure to go down a storm.

The "Nesbuckels" are made from real NES controllers, salvaged from recycled video game systems.

A bit chunky to say the least, but it certainly...
ITN launches gaming channel on Bebo
Daily videos and blogs for gamers 26 August 2008 23:07 GMT
ITN On, the multimedia division of ITN, has launched a gaming channel on the popular social networking site, Bebo.

The channel will be available from today and is the first one of its kind on the website, which attracts 45 million users worldwide.
Take Two and EA in secret talks
We won't hear anything until a decision is made 26 August 2008 20:55 GMT
It seems the Take Two/EA saga continues, as news has come out that the two companies have both signed a confidentiality agreement that will see any possible takeover kept firmly under wraps until the deal is complete.

EA has extended its bid for Take Two five...
EA boss speaks out against suing file-sharers
Warns you don't win friends by suing your consumer 21 August 2008 19:31 GMT
EA Sports boss Peter Moore has spoken out against gaming companies suing internet users for illegally downloading their software.

Moore, talking at the Leipzig Games Convention, was commenting on the news that five games firms were fining 25,000 file-sharers...
Five games firms fine 25,000 file-sharers
Looking for £7.5m in damages 21 August 2008 19:03 GMT
Five top game firms are planning to fine 25,000 British gamers for illegally downloading their software through file-sharing networks.

Codemasters, Atari, Reality Pump, Topware and Techland are seeking £300 in damages from each of the 25,000 - racking up a massive...
US antitrust oks potential EA and Take-Two merger
EA to let hostile bid expire in favour of private talks 21 August 2008 11:54 GMT
Letters from the Federal Trade Commission suggest that US antitrust authorities would give the go ahead on a merging of Electronic Arts with rival game publisher Take-Two.

Earlier this week, EA confirmed it would now allow its hostile $2 billion bid for its...
More to retro fun to come from handheld Mega Drive firm
Already has "other products in development" after Mega Drive success 6 August 2008 15:39 GMT
Blaze, the company behind the handheld Mega Drive, has said it is set to release more devices into its popular retro range.

The portable Mega Drive from the company features 20 built-in games, including classics like Golden Axe, Alex Kidd and Echo the Dolphin....
UK government set to snub industry advice on games ratings
Report to support classification from BBFC alone 31 July 2008 13:21 GMT
It seems the UK government is set to ignore advice from industry insiders on how best to rate video games, in a report due out on Friday.

The issue was first raised in a study by Tanya Byron, in which she said a solid rating system was needed in the UK and suggested...
Mario Bros. top greatest ever game poll
Top 20 dominated by classics 28 July 2008 16:12 GMT
Everyone's favourite brothers, Mario and Luigi, have topped a new poll which named the original NES outting of Super Mario Bros as the greatest game of all time.

The list was voted for by over 2,000 gamers through onepoll.com, and saw other "old skool" titles...
Games are better than movies, says Spiderman creator
Developers are "geniuses" 25 July 2008 12:57 GMT
The man who brought Spiderman into the world, Stan Lee, has said he believes games are catching up with films when it comes to quality - and perhaps even surpassing them in some aspects.

Lee, speaking at this year's Comic Con event in San Diego said: "When you...
New York signs video game labelling law
Plus all consoles to have parental control features by 2010 24 July 2008 11:44 GMT
A new law in New York means that all video games sold in the state must clearly label ratings for violent content.

The law, which was signed this week by Gov. David Paterson, has been slammed by rights groups who say it is unconstitutional.

The...
EA extends deadline on Take-Two offer... again
Take-Two still not interested 22 July 2008 12:43 GMT
EA has extended its unsolicited offer to acquire GTA publishers Take-Two for the fifth time, giving the deal a new deadline of August 18th.

The previous deadline of July 18th came and went after only 15% of shares were tendered in time - some 11,741,339.
Thought-controlled games in shops this year?
Headset that reads your thoughts... 21 July 2008 15:15 GMT
The world's first thought-controlled computer game could be launched by the end of the year.

A company in Australia is apparently developing a new headset that contains 16 sensors which measure electrical activity in the brain.

This would allow...
HMV to offer VAT-free games insore
Save yourself some cash.. 21 July 2008 14:12 GMT
HMV is to offer VAT-free games via instore kiosks, under a new initiative called HMV Delivers.

This is an attempt to extend the VAT-avoidance scheme used by the company's website, not to mention many other online retailers, that means games, CDs and DVDs can...
40% of American gamers are female, survey reveals
With a few other interesting stats uncovered too 18 July 2008 15:44 GMT
Forty percent of US gamers are female, according to a survey carried out by the Entertainment Software Association.

The ESA has released its 2008 Essential Facts About the Computer and Video Game Industry, and revealed some other rather interesting stats on...
Mega Drive handheld released
With 20 of your favourite games preloaded 17 July 2008 15:16 GMT
This is the legendary Sega Mega Drive, all squashed down into a handheld console by clever company Blaze.

It's available now, and even comes with 20 of your favourite Mega Drive games pre-loaded.

Games included are Sonic and Knuckles, Columns, Altered...
Activision Blizzard developing online music platform to rival iTunes
And will it put in a bid for Take Two? 11 July 2008 16:13 GMT
Activision Blizzard, the gaming company formed by the merging of Activision with Vivendi Games, is planning to develop an online music platform to complement its popular Guitar Hero franchise.

The online music platform, thought to rival iTunes, is a "natural...
Blitz announces five new casual games for download
Says casual gaming helps "grass-roots developers" 11 July 2008 11:04 GMT
The casual gaming division of Blitz Games Studios, Blitz Arcade, has unveiled a portfolio of new titles developed for digital download platforms.

Each of the games will be showcased at the forthcoming Casual Connect conference in Seattle from July 23-25th.
Channel 4 making game with developers Introversion
The channel fund pre-production project 9 July 2008 14:45 GMT
Independent UK developer Introversion has partnered up with Channel 4 to produce a new game, funded by the TV channel.

The game, Chronometer, has just finished pre-production. No word as yet quite what we can expect from the game, but designer Chris Delay says...