Digital distribution and the future of game delivery

We all know that online, digital transmission will become a primary means of game delivery. But, the question at this week’s London Games Conference was, when will it happen? On this, there is some disagreement. Xbox Live executive Jerry Johnson was unwavering in his claim that cloud-based gaming services such as OnLive and wholly online marketplaces for games is not something that will be seen in the near future. Quoth Johnson, “streaming technology is something that the industry is betti

5 Cool Trends For Xmas Gifts

This Christmas many parents will be trying to find out what the hot toys trends will be for this year. This is so that they can find toys that their kids will want this year. At the very least, a parent will want to know what is considered cool by the kids. While the nation is experiencing an economic downturn, many toy companies are producing some interesting toy trends. The best part is that many of these toys if you plan and budget now will be well within your price range. Here are some of th

Miyamoto: Sales of Star Fox games declining over the years in Japan

October 28th, 2009 Posted in News, Wii, Written by Valay“I tend to forget those games [laughs]. I’m a big fan of the ‘Star Fox’ games. Every time we make a ‘Star Fox’ game I’m hoping people will enjoy it as much as I do. Of course the goal every time is to try and make it more and more fun but, at least in Japan, the people that purchase the ‘Star Fox’ games has decreased over the years. But we still try to make them more fun and hopefully people will see the appeal in those games.”This goes

Give Amazon $80, Get Video Games And $40 Credit [Deals]

If you have $80 and a lust for video games , Amazon has a deal for you , which was spotted by Joystiq . Spend the money on pre-selected video games and you get a $40 credit. You'd think the deal would be a clearance mechanism to get rid of crap games, but not so. Some of the titles eligible are the murderer's row of The Beatles: Rock Band, Batman: Arkham Asylum and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, all of which are spectacular. Of course, you have to take into account the fact that most new vi

Video Games And Your Child

There are video games that can be played on multimedia consoles in the home, or on a home personal computer system. The formats of these video games may be rated for an entire family to view, or the video games may be labeled strictly for play by people over the age of 21. These Mature rated video games contain graphic violence, and may contain lewd language and graphic content. Before a parent invests more than $30 on any given video games collection, they may choose to rent several video game

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