Mario Vs. Pac Man
What would happen if Mario and Pac Man met in the video game world? It might go something like this.
Skaters Play A Round Of Neon Tetris
Three dozen inspired skateboarders (or Freeborders) take to the streets of San Francisco, armed with neon shapes and dreams of Tetris.
Video Games Need More Diversity: Census
The first "virtual census" of the human characters that inhabit U.S. video games exposes how much they diverge from reality: Males, adults and white people are over-represented, while females, black people, children and elderly are under-represented. Read it at newscientist.com0 Comments
Coaches Using Video Games to Teach
Leave it to football coaches to spoil the fun. The Thunder PlayAction Simulator is allowing football players to practice using video games. Read it at sports.espn.go.com0 Comments
Microsoft Cuts Top Xbox Price 25 Percent
Microsoft Corp plans to slash the price of its high-end Xbox 360 video game console by $100, or 25 percent, stepping up the price war in the video game console market following a similar move by rival Sony Corp. Read it at ca.news.yahoo.com0 Comments
Gamers Face Real Weather in New Sports Sims
If it's raining outside or hurricane season is in full swing, it won't just be real-life sports games affected but also sports video games with real-time weather starting to impact virtual players. Read it at ca.rd.yahoo.com0 Comments
Sony Rolling Out New, Cheaper PS3
Sony Corp will launch a slimmer, cheaper version of its PlayStation 3 game console next month, hoping to jumpstart sales and win back market share from rivals Microsoft and Nintendo. Read it at ca.rd.yahoo.com0 Comments
What a Wonderful World L4D
Louis Armstrong's classic tune put to video from the zombie themed video game "Left For Dead". The two seem to fit together very well.
Video Games Took Another Hit in July
Videogames took another beating in July, with sales down 29% to $849m vs. $1.2b a year ago. It's the fifth-straight monthly decline for the gaming biz. Year-to-date sales are down 14% to $8.2b. Read it at variety.com0 Comments
Inside The Beatles: Rock Band
“It’s one of the ways your music gets listened to these days,’’ says Paul McCartney about the hotly anticipated video game. “I’m never going to be snobby enough to say, ‘I don’t want it to be listened to unless it’s on a record player.’’’ Read it at boston.com0 Comments
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The Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced today that the team has signed the most accurate kicker in Canadian Football League history, Sandro DeAngelis.
A Pan Am Games stadium on a west harbour site would mean a massive economic gust to revitalize Hamilton's economy, a draft Deloitte analysis forecasts. The Games could leverage a $60m investment into $214m in spending during construction.
Medal In Brad's Plans This Time Around
Unfailingly friendly Ancaster High School grad Brad martin is now gearing up for his second Olympics -- he finished 16th in Turin back in 2006 -- and most say it wouldn't be a shock if he was to grab a medal this time.
Unfailingly friendly Ancaster High School grad Brad martin is now gearing up for his second Olympics -- he finished 16th in Turin back in 2006 -- and most say it wouldn't be a shock if he was to grab a medal this time.
The McMaster Marauders shot down the previously high-flying Waterloo Warriors, 87-57, at the Physical Activities Complex, shattering the Warriors' undefeated home record. With six games remaining the Marauders remain in contention for first place.
The Bulldogs might not want to return to Hamilton after the success they've enjoyed on the road. The four games in five nights against tough West Division rivals included earlier 5-0 and 4-1 decisions over the Rockford IceHogs and Milwaukee Admirals.
