Women left on sidelines in video game revolution
articles.latimes.com — "Historically, the people who play video games have tended to be more male," said Vrabeck, president of EA's casual games division, which specializes in games that are easy and quick to play. "So it's not surprising that these boys grow up and aspire to work in the industry. That's why we've seen fewer women think about it as a career choice."More… (Gaming Industry News)
The Top 7 games you either love or hate
gamesradar.com — The following seven games have divided players more than any other in recent memory. Middle ground exists for all of them, of course, and the majority of us reside there. Unfortunately, the lovers and the haters are so loud, we often forget to listen to anyone else.More… (Gaming Industry News)
The Most Violent Video Games Ever Made
pcworld.com — Ready for a bloody good time? We dissect some of the goriest video games ever made. We've assembled a murderer’s row of the 15 bloodiest games ever created. For the most part, this reads like a list of must-play games--if you have the stomach for them.More… (Gaming Industry News)
Resident Evil 5 ships 4 million copies worldwide
news.vgchartz.com — Resident Evil 5 ships more than 4 million units globally, highest in the Resident Evil series. Sell-through after just two days is over 1.5 million...More… (Gaming Industry News)
Deaths of gamers leave their online lives in limbo (AP)
hosted.ap.org — When Jerald Spangenberg collapsed and died in the middle of a quest, his daughter embarked on an online quest of her own: to let her father's gaming friends know that he hadn't just deserted them. It wasn't easy, because she didn't have her father's "World of Warcraft" password ... New online services Deathswitch, Slightlymorbid hope to help.More… (Gaming Industry News)
BioShock 2: The Story So Far
computerandvideogames.com — 2K's BioShock 2 teaser campaign is underway, and it won't be too long before we finally unravel all the secrets surrounding the much anticipated return to Rapture. Before then, here's everything we've managed to decipher from the cryptic messages and shady images on 2K's viral site. Possible spoilers ahead...More… (Gaming Industry News)
The 10 Best Virtual Worlds to Live In
spike.com — 7. World of Warcraft -- The WoW is something a lot of people live in anyway. And, while it might not be the ideal world for some, I felt like it would be a sin of omission to not include it. It would have some delightful perks. I can’t ride giant bats here, and obviously that would rock my balls off. Also, you might get to meet Mr. T...More… (Gaming Industry News)
10 Games That Deserve Sequels and Remakes
hellforge.gameriot.com — The past year has seen sequels from popular franchises Grand Theft Auto, Gears of War, Metal Gear Solid, Street Fighter, Resident Evil, Call of Duty, and Fallout. With the gaming industry notoriously unstable, some titles don't get their story continued. Here are 10 games that deserve sequels, including love for System Shock and Oddworld.More… (Gaming Industry News)
No More Sex in Second Life? Linden Lab Cracks Down on Adults
secondlifeupdate.com — No More Sex in Second Life? - Linden Lab Cracks Down on Adult Content uses Age Verification System.More… (Gaming Industry News)
The Best Resident Evil Bosses
stars.ign.com — From Del Lago to the Tyrant, I don't think they missed much in this epic list of some of the most memorable experiences from the Resident Evil Series. More… (Gaming Industry News)
Taxing videogames will stop knife crime, claim illogical man
destructoid.com — A tax on videogames would combat knife crime in UK, claims a government advisor who lost his own son to inner city youth crime. According to the rather outrageous suggestion, videogames are "too cheap" and this makes it easy for children to buy them, which in turn causes them to become violent psychopaths. Typical logic from a man thinking with...More… (Gaming Industry News)
Top 40 Video Game Covers of All Time
psd.tutsplus.com — While video game cover art is often as carefully designed as any movie poster, this area of graphic design is rarely given much thought. In this post we'd like to change this by high-lighting 40 brilliant examples of game art and explaining why they are so darn good.More… (Gaming Industry News)
Korean WarCraft 3 player signs 3-year $500,000 deal
sk-gaming.com — South Korea's Jae Ho 'Moon' Jang, the best WarCraft 3 player in the world, has signed a 3-year deal with Korean-based team WeMade Fox worth 700,000,000 won ($473,037). 'Moon' becomes the second highest paid player in Korea, slightly behind StarCraft legend Yoon Yeol 'NaDa' Lee who signed a 3-year contract with the same team for 750,000,000 won.More… (Gaming Industry News)
7 Reasons Why Video Games Are Better than Real Life
gameist.com — Your life sucks. It's not going to get better. But you don't care. You have a good perspective on things. You're not about to let life get under your skin. You turned that frown upside down. It's not like you had that much of a choice. You were getting a swirlie.More… (Gaming Industry News)
BioShock 2 Revealed In 200th PC Gamer Mag
gamercenteronline.net — We have been patiently waiting for sometime now, but still they haven been candid on releasing any details on the title. But, now it looks like they plan to change that with the release of the 200th anniversary addition of PC Gamer mag.More… (Gaming Industry News)