New York state passes video game labeling law
Legit News Video games sold in New York state must clearly label ratings for violent content under a law signed on Tuesday, which rights groups criticized as likely unconstitutional. The New York Civil Liberties Union said that it planned to mount a

Nintendo faces ban on Wii Classic Controller
Legit News Nintendo is facing a ban on U.S. sales of some controllers for its Wii and GameCube systems after it lost a bid to overturn a $21 million patent-infringement verdict. U.S. District Judge Ron Clark in Lufkin, Texas, rejected Nintendo's request

BRIEF: Texas judge to ban Nintendo controllers
Jul. 23--Bloomberg reports that a Lufkin judge plans to ban Nintendo Wii and Gamecube controllers today, after the company lost a $21 million patent lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Ron Clark ruled in favor of Tyler-based Anascape, Ltd, which claims

PlayStation @ Comic-Con Starting Tomorrow!
'Hey PlayStation.Blog Fans, SCEA is heading to Comic-Con this week and giving you the opportunity to play some of the new games from E3 last week. Each morning from 9:30am to 12:00pm, we'll be holding BUZZ! Quiz TV competitions on the stage, come test

GameStop Hypes "Gears of War 2" with In-Store Tournaments
GameStop Corp., the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer, today announced that it will host GEARS OF WAR video game tournaments at 2,000 of its U.S. GameStop locations on Friday, July 25, 2008. Each tournament will provide

July Independent Games Round-Up
Game Tunnel has published the , the latest in their long-running Famitsu-styled panels that review all the latest Indie PC games. The 10 games reviewed this month include the physics-based puzzle game Obulis, the PuzzleQuest made even easier Puzzle Hero

Gamefest 2008 News: DirectX 11, XNA and GFW-Live!
The Gamefest 2008 conference (about Microsoft gaming technology) is currently running in Seatle. Today, the company unveiled many details about their flagship products DirectX and XNA. And it begins with the new version of DirectX: the Vista-only DirectX

GameStop Hypes "Gears of War 2" with In-Store Tournaments
GRAPEVINE, Texas, BUSINESS WIRE -- GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME), the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer, today announced that it will host GEARS OF WAR video game tournaments at 2,000 of its U.S. GameStop locations on Friday,

Nintendo, Fujifilm start Wii online Photo Service
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nintendo Wii just got a photogenic makeover. Nintendo said on Wednesday that it would offer new online photo services together with Fujifilm Holdings Corp , enabling users to upload and print photos via the Internet. Game players

Horror/Comedy Shorts On Xbox LIVE, Other Microsoft/Comic-Con News
Horror and comedy often come together on the show floor at Comic-Con, just never like this. Microsoft announced that a set of original short film pilots will be coming to Xbox LIVE this fall, free to all members around the world. The unique concept of

Nintendo faces ban on some Wii, GameCube controllers
Unless Nintendo complies with a federal judge's order by Thursday, the company will be faced with a ban on several of its controllers, Bloomberg reports. A judge for the U.S. Court in the Eastern District of Texas failed to overturn a verdict entered

E3 08 Preview: BioShock PS3
BioShock turned into a huge hit on Xbox 360 and PC last year, with over two million copies sold and critical acclaim racking up. Publisher Take Two was rumored to be working on a PS3 port for a while, and at E3 this year, the first live demo of the game

Electronic Arts gets a Beverly Hills talent agent
Redwood City-based EA (NASDAQ: ERTS) hopes UTA will help with 'moving its intellectual property into the realm of large-budget motion pictures and television series.' Beverly Hills-based UTA was started in 1991, when two other agencies -- Bauer-Benedek

Horror filmmakers bringing comedy to Xbox Live
? Doggie Heaven (Woof!) ? The creative team behind the smash hit Saw films, James Wan (Saw, Death Sentence) and Leigh Whannell, tell the story of a young man who is having a dog of a day. He?s just been shot dead, but his real problems are only

Never Mind the Polygons returns
Panel game show to run alongside Develop in Brighton conference Never Mind the Polygons, the panel quiz show-format discussion of contemporary game development issues, is returning to run alongside the Develop Conference. Taking place in Conference Room

Warner Watches Deadline for new episodic games
Hollywood studio signs up Danish studio to make games based on Watchmen graphic novel Warner Bros continues to turn to European studios to boost its activity in the games space - the Hollywood Studio's Interactive division has signed up Denmark-based

Blaze International Goes Retro with The 16-Bit Blaze Handheld Console with 20 Built in SEGA Megadrive Games!
Handheld Console containing Sonic and Knuckles, Golden Axe, Shinobi, Ecco the Dolphin, Columns and 15 more superb retro titles for only 29.99 is set to take the market by storm! At last! BLAZE are proud to announce they will be releasing their 16bit

Videogames are now more sophisticated
AFP Videogames are getting smarter and more sophisticated. Now virtual enemies improvise during battles, storylines shift based on moral choices and in-game characters send players text messages for help.

Rockstar's Bully Coming to Japan on the Xbox 360 and PS2
ZeniMax Asia K.K. announced today that Bethesda Softworks will ship Bully for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system to Japanese retailers on July 24th. Bully, the

Konami Announces US Release of Time Hollow for the DS
Konami has announced today the development of Time Hollow for the Nintendo DS. Set to release this fall in the United States, prepare to bend time and change the past to make the present right. Utilizing the features of the Nintendo DS, venture in time

Nintendo Not Just Child's Play Anymore
Aging residents at Regal Palms, an assisted living facility in Largo, use the video game to improve their hand-eye coordination and exercise their minds. (PRNewsChannel) / Largo, Fla. â?? Itâ??s not just about playing cards anymore. The seniors

GameStop Hypes "Gears of War 2" with In-Store Tournaments
ET Participants Receive Extra 30 Percent Trade-In Credit During Event GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME - News), the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer, today announced that it will host GEARS OF WAR

Electronic Arts gets a talent agent
Redwood City-based EA (NASDAQ: ERTS) hopes UTA will help with 'moving its intellectual property into the realm of large-budget motion pictures and television series.' Beverly Hills-based UTA was started in 1991, when two other agencies -- Bauer-Benedek

GameStop Hypes "Gears of War 2" with In-Store Tournaments
GameStop Corp. (GME), the worldâ??s largest video game and entertainment software retailer, today announced that it will host GEARS OF WAR video game tournaments at 2,000 of its U.S. GameStop locations on Friday, July 25, 2008. Each tournament will

N.Y. governor signs bill targeting violent video games
ALBANY, N.Y. - Gov. David Paterson signed a law yesterday that he said would lead to restrictions on video game violence and help families better monitor grisly games. The law will create an advisory council to study the effects of violent games on

GameStop Hypes "Gears of War 2" with In-Store Tournaments
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GameStop Hypes "Gears of War 2" with In-Store Tournaments
Author : TX-GAMESTOP Category : Press Release News Alerts by Email ( click here ) Press Release News | Home GRAPEVINE, Texas - (Business Wire) GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME), the world?s largest video game and entertainment software retailer, today

GameStop Hypes
GRAPEVINE, Texas (Business Wire) -- GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME), the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer, today announced that it will host GEARS OF WAR video game tournaments at 2,000 of its U.S. GameStop locations on Friday,

GameStop Hypes "Gears of War 2" with In-Store Tournaments
Participants Receive Extra 30 Percent Trade-In Credit During Event Company Website: http://www.gamestop.com GRAPEVINE, Texas -- (Business Wire) GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME), the world?s largest video game and entertainment software retailer, today