NPD: Without big game launches, April video game sales drop 17 percent – Newsday

NPD: Without big game launches, April video game sales drop 17 percent – Newsday
NEW YORK (AP) — Lacking the big hits that made the year-ago period a standout, U.S. video game sales dropped sharply in April for the second month in a row as customers continued to watch their wallets. Market researcher NPD group said late

Video games slide down the recession slope as April sales fall 17 – Industry Standard
Hurt by the recession and a tough comparison to a year ago, video game sales fell 17 percent in April compared to a year ago. That means game sales have fallen for the second month in a row, with sales in March also falling 17 percent . Overall U.S

Video game sales down 17% – Straits Times
SAN FRANCISCO – US sales of video games fell 17 per cent in April to US$1.03 billion (S$1.5 billion), research group NPD said on Thursday, the second steep monthly decline in a row. Game software sales fell 23 per cent to US$510.7 million in April

Lakers at Rockets – ESPN.com

Lakers at Rockets – ESPN.com
HOUSTON (AP) — The shots stopped falling, the passes that worked in Game 4 were turnovers in Game 5, and every loose ball or whistle seemed to go the Los Angeles’ Lakers way. Two days after one of the most stirring victories in franchise history

(2) Boston Celtics (3-2) at (3) Orlando Magic (2-3), 7 p.m. – Raleigh News & Observer
Orlando’s Jameer Nelson has been sidelined with a torn labrum for so long you tend to forget just how important the All-Star point guard was to the Orlando Magic. Nelson’s absence was magnified in a big way on Tuesday when the Magic imploded down the

Senior games – Boston Globe
From her perch at the front desk of the Brookline Senior Center, Kathryn Kilpatrick overhears all the talk. The patrons gossip about which teachers they like best, what’s for lunch, and, of course, blood pressure. Another popular topic: the

On Murderous Video Games – Gamasutra
There was a interesting discussion on the the IGDA ’s Game Design Special Interest Group about the necessity of gore in games. In any other genres but action, horror and war, I would say no, gore is not needed. That said, I do not believe in the

GamePro and The Guildhall at SMU Team Up for Guildhall Academy – dBusinessNews.com

GamePro and The Guildhall at SMU Team Up for Guildhall Academy – dBusinessNews.com
GamePro and The Guildhall at SMU Team Up for Guildhall Academy Sponsorship Sponsorship Adds Valuable Game Industry Insight to the Two Week DUKE REALTY CORPORATION TAKES NAIOP NORTH TEXAS DEVELOPER OF THE YEAR AWARD DALLAS – Greg Fuller

Square Enix releases new tower defense game for iPhone, iPod touch – Mac Central

Square Enix releases new tower defense game for iPhone, iPod touch – Mac Central
Square Enix, publishers of the famed Final Fantasy series of video games, announced Wednesday the release of Crystal Defenders: Vanguard Storm for the iPhone and iPod touch. It costs $5, and a free “Lite” version is also available. Vanguard Storm

Schammer set to miss game – Age

Schammer set to miss game – Age
FREMANTLE is likely to take on Hawthorn on Friday night without midfielder Byron Schammer after he was cited by the AFL’s match review panel for striking Carlton’s Marc Murphy during the fourth quarter of the match at Gold Coast Stadium on Saturday

NRL braces for a bad news day – Sydney Morning Herald
THE reporter who interviewed NRL officials and identities as well as some of the women to have made sexual assault allegations against players over the past decade for Four Corners has defended tonight’s program against allegations that the code had

Game Guys Review: “Kitten Corner” For Nintendo DS – KXTV News10Net

Game Guys Review: “Kitten Corner” For Nintendo DS – KXTV News10Net
The Nintendo DS is a unique video game system. It has given us some great games, in almost every genre, from shooters, to platformers, actions games and RPG’s. It has also delivered a string of games dedicated to self improvement, and teaching tools

Wildfire evacuees longed for home, even the weeds – WOKV.com
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — As a wildfire raged for days in the mountains above town, thousands forced from their homes took shelter in evacuation centers, hotels, homes of friends and family _ and even on boats in the city’s harbor. Until most

Cartwright furious after disallowed try – Australian Broadcasting Corp.
Fuming Gold Coast coach John Cartwright launched a withering attack on the NRL’s referees after a controversial no-try ruling helped Newcastle hang on for a nail-biting 23-18 victory over the Titans. Cartwright said he had never seen a game with more

Move over, boys: this gadget girl’s got game – Santa Cruz Sentinel
Some schoolgirls may still think of science and technology as the province of boys, but statistics show an increasing number of girl gamers populating online universes. Veronica Belmont, a loud-and-proud geek ever since gate-crashing the boy-heavy

Read all ‘Games and gear’ posts in Crave – CNET News
H1N1 worries got you down? Maybe stabbing flying green infected pigs with a giant needle will provide some comic relief. That’s your task in the Web-based game Swinefighter , one of a growing number of casual games that capitalize on current events

History says wait 50 games, or until All-Star break to jump ship – New York Daily News

History says wait 50 games, or until All-Star break to jump ship – New York Daily News
The Yankees had a rough week at the Stadium, getting swept away by the Red Sox and Rays, capped by Mariano Rivera’s historic meltdown on Thursday. It was a tumultuous week in Yankeeland, no doubt, but it’s not like the Bombers are the only predicted

Mets run win streak to six games with 17-hit barrage against Pirates – New York Daily News
John Maine throws six strong innings and gets plenty of run support as Mets stay hot. Since Oliver Perez ’s last appearance, when he was knocked out in the third inning in Philadelphia, Mets starting pitchers have turned in six straight quality

Southside splits softball games at north regional – Gadsden Times
HUNTSVILLE — There was a common theme in the Southside softball dugout Friday night. Still alive. The Southside Panthers beat Madison County 2-0 Friday in the loser’s bracket to advance in the Class 5A North Regional softball tournament. Southside

Apple’s Popular Electronic Playground – Times Daily
These two facts are not unrelated. Apple hasn’t been this relevant in video games — and video games have not been so relevant to Apple — since the early 1980s, when the Apple II was a major platform for computer games. It is about time. Even as

Interview: Kickstarter’s Chen On Alternative Game Funding – Gamasutra

Interview: Kickstarter’s Chen On Alternative Game Funding – Gamasutra
As the Internet makes collecting money from gamers exponentially easier, independent game creators are starting to experiment with new monetization models. Apart from the obvious ‘microtransaction for items’ model that many free to play MMOs are

Nintendo profit down 42 ppercent – Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) – Nintendo reported a 42 percent fall in quarterly operating profit as the yen’s strength outweighed robust game sales, and the Japanese video game maker forecast a bigger-than-expected 12 percent profit decline this year, pressuring

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 Unlockables XII (PS2) – Softpedia
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 is a video game developed by the Dimps Corporation and published by Atari Inc. It was created exclusively for the PlayStation 2 console from Sony and released in November 2004. The title is classed as a cross between an

Nintendo’s annual profit rises 8.5 percent – Lincoln Daily News
Still, Nintendo is faring much better than other big name Japanese manufacturers like Toyota Motor Corp. and Hitachi Ltd., both forecasting record annual losses, lending weight to president Satoru Iwata’s boast the game maker is “recession free.” The

Havok in ‘destructive’ deal with major games publisher – Silicon Republic

Havok in ‘destructive’ deal with major games publisher – Silicon Republic
06.05.2009 Havok has struck a deal with leading games publisher Saber Interactive – the firm behind leading titles such as TimeShift and Will Rock – to use the Dublin software firm’s Destruction product in upcoming more Havok has struck a

Hideo Kojima: Gaming’s Designer-in-Chief – BusinessWeek
As a young video-game designer working for Konami , Hideo Kojima was handed what seemed an impossible task: create a shoot-’em-up game with only three combatants and little gun play. Kojima didn’t think that would fly, but home computers back then

Publishing Rights Sticky for Ghostbusters: The Video Game – PC World
It’s not all bad news for the UK, though, since a PSP version has been confirmed to launch as part of Sony’s exclusive deal , but it’ll hit shelves sometime later in Autumn. Still, the deal may effectively cut the launch sales for other consoles

W.Va. panel to hold hearing on limited video games – MSN MoneyCentral

W.Va. panel to hold hearing on limited video games – MSN MoneyCentral
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A panel charged by Gov. Joe Manchin to review West Virginia’s limited video lottery gaming law will hold a public hearing in Wheeling this month. The committee will determine if changes to the law are necessary before

Video on uefa.com – UEFA
UEFA European Under-17 Championship Group B begins on Wednesday with two fixtures to grace any international tournament: hosts Germany against Turkey and England versus the Netherlands. ‘Special game’ England and the Netherlands kick off at 11.00CET

Police: Pair steals 39 video games worth nearly $1,000 from Gastonia – Gaston Gazette
Police arrested a man and woman accused of stealing nearly $1,000 worth of video games from a department store Tuesday. Eric Bernard Nelson, 38, and Tessa Rosatta Frederick, 33, both of 3413 Ickard Dairy Road, Hickory, allegedly took 39 assorted

Review: ‘Patapon 2′ leads parade of rhythm games – San Jose Mercury News
Thanks to “Dance Dance Revolution,” “Guitar Hero” and “Rock Band,” music games have become an increasingly popular part of the video-game universe. But you don’t need a plastic floor mat or a phony guitar to get your groove on. In Nintendo’s

Fox News Caught Repeatedly Cropping, Manipulating Video – Huffingtonpost.com
Hey, kids! Do you ever get tired of Fox News’ crops? I don’t mean the food they might be literally growing, in Glenn Beck’s Doom Room, in preparation for Imminent Socialist Panic. I’m talking about the way they manipulate video to make it look like