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Maker of 'Grand Theft Auto' under the gun
USATODAY.com   Friday, 09 March 2007
USATODAY.com - Take-Two Interactive, maker of the popular Grand Theft Auto series of video games, came under the gun itself Wednesday when several investors threatened to take on the company's management.
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Time To Say Goodbye to Joysticks?
NewsFactor   Friday, 09 March 2007
NewsFactor - Will joysticks soon be a thing of the past? If one company succeeds in its ambitious plans, you might soon be able to play "World of Warcraft" or "Flight Simulator" simply by thinking. Emotiv Systems, a newly formed company specializing in brain-computer interface technology, announced this week at the Game Developers Conference that it is releasing its Emotiv Development Kit (EDK).
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Cheaters never win? In video games they do
Reuters   Thursday, 08 March 2007

A gamer at an Xbox 360 event in California, November 20, 2005. Cheating is often the key to success for video gamers like 1UP.com Editor-in-Chief Sam Kennedy, who is bringing cheat code swapping sites out of the dark ages so gamers can get more bang for their gaming buck. (Chris Pizzello/Reuters)Reuters - Anyone who believes that cheaters never win, obviously isn't a video game fan.


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Video game makers name "Gears of War" best game
Reuters   Thursday, 08 March 2007

'Gears of War' head designer Cliff Bleszinki, known as 'CliffyB,' poses for Reuters at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles in this May 10, 2006 file photo. 'Gears of War' on Wednesday took home three honors at the Game Developers Choice Awards, winning best game as well as awards for technology and visual arts. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)Reuters - Epic Games and Microsoft Game Studios' alien shooting video game "Gears of War" on Wednesday took home three honors at the Game Developers Choice Awards, winning best game as well as awards for technology and visual arts.


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Mind Control for Video Games
PC World   Thursday, 08 March 2007
PC World - Video game players might soon use their thoughts instead of joysticks to control on-screen characters, if they wear a helmet released Wednesday by Emotiv Systems Inc.
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Video game: `Crackdown' packs a punch
AP   Thursday, 08 March 2007
AP - Clearly inspired by "Grand Theft Auto," "Crackdown" is a new video game for the Xbox 360 that packs just enough mayhem, action and carnage to keep things interesting.
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Vid-games: Female fighters center stage
AP   Thursday, 08 March 2007
AP - According to the Entertainment Software Association, 41 percent of video-game players are female. But consider your typical game hero: a gun-toting, muscle-bound lunk with all the personality of a side of beef. Where are the heroines?
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Vid-games: New EA boss; last Xbox game?
AP   Thursday, 08 March 2007
AP - News from the virtual world:
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"300" hitter is writer, director and developer
Reuters   Wednesday, 07 March 2007

Zack Snyder (R), the director of the movie '300', and wife Debbie attend the premiere of the movie at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood March 5, 2007. (Phil McCarten/Reuters)Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter)- Filmmaker Zack Snyder likes the idea of making a video game and a movie that are "organically linked."


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Gaming Becoming Part of U.S. Living Room
PC Magazine   Tuesday, 06 March 2007
PC Magazine - In a study released on Monday entitled, "The State of the Console," Nielsen Media Research found that 41.1 percent of households with televisions in the U.S. now have gaming consoles.
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Future of play focus of video game maker gathering
AFP   Sunday, 04 March 2007

Chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Bill Gates addresses the Game Developers Conference in 2000. Video game makers from around the world will gather in San Francisco beginning on Monday for the 20th annual Game Developers Conference to collaborate about the future of play.(AFP/Microsoft-HO/File/Jeff Christensen)AFP - Video game makers from around the world will gather in San Francisco beginning on Monday to collaborate about the future of play.


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