Tag: gamers
Class Wargames Revises Guy Debord's The Game of W...
Guy Debord is the celebrated leader of the Situationist International movement, and the author of the searing critique of the media-saturated society of consumer capitalism in his book The Society of the Spectacle,...
Afro Samurai Coming to PS3/Xbox
Now you, too, can cut the whole world in half for the number-one headband. Imaginary friend not included."Namco Bandai has revealed the premier screenshots for there new upcoming game Afro Samurai, set for a release...
Windows XP Tiny Edition
For some of you, this may be a kind of new thing to play with, or maybe you have tried it before. Windows XP Tiny is built by carefully and unofficially removing useless components that come installed together with...
72% of Americans are gamers
That number seems awfully high, doesn't it? No wonder gaming addiction is becoming a problem."Research firm NPD Group is saying there's a lot of gamers out there and the numbers are growing. According to its...
Costumed video gamers score Guinness record
A bunch of gamers made the Guinness Book of World Records for wearing costumes. Yay.Speaking of gaming records, I recommend the video game documentary The King of Kong. It's really well done and made my...
NVIDIA Launches GeForce 9600 GT for Laptops; See ...
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NVIDIA Geforce 9600 GT is a mid-range card in the D9x
graphics family and one of the best budget options for average gamers. 9600 GT
has almost double the performance of the previous Nvidia mid-range card, the
8600GTS. 9600 GT is estimated by NVIDIA to cost between...
Microsoft at GDC 2008
"The world’s hottest developers pave the way for a banner year with a blockbuster lineup that includes “Gears of War 2,” “Fable 2,” “Ninja Gaiden II” and a rich mix of indie Xbox LIVE Arcade titles.
Today at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2008, Microsoft...
Beijing 2008 - The Official Video Game Of The Oly...
"SEGA® Corporation today announced an exclusive partnership with International Sports Multimedia (ISM), exclusive licensee of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to develop Beijing 2008™ - the Official Video Game of the Olympic Games. The game is being developed by...
Merriam-Webster's word of '07: 'w00t'
"SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Expect cheers among hardcore online game enthusiasts when they learn Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year. Or, more accurately, expect them to "w00t."
"W00t," a hybrid of letters and numbers used by gamers as an exclamation of happiness or triumph, topped...
Government Spies Target Gamers
If you've ever fancied working for MI5, MI6 British Secret Intelligence or the Intelligence Community, then this office bound job at GCHQ could be just for you."
Gamers who enjoy taking on the virtual role of spies...
Wii hits 1m UK sales in record time
"The Nintendo Wii has become the fastest selling video games console in British history after one million of the machines were sold 38 weeks after the device made its high street debut.
The Wii achieved the one...
Report: Gamers largely clueless about next-gen co...
"In some ways, the higher cost of entry may be helping the PlayStation 3 in this respect. 50 percent of gamers in the study knew the system featured high-definition graphics, compared to the 30 percent of gamers who knew about the high-definition function of the 360. Sony is...
Xbox 360 gets price cut
"Microsoft Corp said Monday it will cut the price of its main Xbox 360 video game console model by about 13 percent in the United States, hoping to boost sales ahead of the crucial holiday season.The move reduces the...
Game On: Video Game Championships in Paris
I don't consider video gaming to be a true sport, but there's no doubt that it's attracting its own galaxy of highly-paid stars. This was never possible in the days of Joust and Dig-Dug."Thousands of gamers are in...
