Video Games

While navigating the microscopic world of immune system proteins and cells to save a patient suffering from a raging bacterial infection, young teenage players of the “Immune Attack” video game measurably improved their understanding of cell biology and molecular science, according to a study that will be presented at the American Society for Cell...
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This will definitely be Sony’s flagship title in 2010. As an avid fan of this series that started on the Playstation 2, I am definitely more than excited that is finally releasing.  This series is one of the best I’ve witnessed – hands on and spectating. One of the main things that I loved...
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Have you played social networking games like Cafe World before?  If so , you’ve doubtless come across the practice of neighbours exchanging free presents.  Normally, this isn’t a major part of the game, but in they can be one of the secrets of Cafe World domination. For even more Cafe World Insider Tips visit http://www.squidoo.com/cafeworldguide A...
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Americans bought more than $21 billion worth of video game systems, software and accessories in 2008. This year, Wake Forest University students have created the blog, VGameU.org, to help players and parents evaluate new video games for the holiday season. Four students enrolled in the first-year seminar “Video Games: Research and Theory” created the blog,...
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Friends rank as the largest influencing factor in the purchase decisions of video games, according to a study released today by global integrated communications agency Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism at the University of Southern California, and Harris Interactive. Industry trade groups say the video gaming software industry represented sales...
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When Tom Krol attended a New York tradeshow last summer and exchanged information with his booth neighbor he had no expectations it would lead to anything significant for his product development firm, IMET Corporation. But just a few weeks later, the President received a call from his new contact with a huge lead. The...
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The 2010 Game Developers Conference® (GDC 2010), produced by the Think Services Game Group, and Google are working together to celebrate and inspire the mobile and independent game development communities by offering the  Nexus One™ phone and Verizon Droid by Motorola to qualifying developers who register to attend GDC 2010 by February 4th, 2010. Mobile/handheld games and independent games...
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Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today that Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 continues to set sell-through records crossing the $1 billion mark in retail sales worldwide since its launch in November, according to internal Activision estimates. In its first five days alone, the game sold an estimated $550 million worldwide, outpacing...
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