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Skymall Inspires Classroom Computer Games
Scott Laidlaw is slowing down the pace on educational math games. Laidlaw, who is CEO and co-owner of Imagine Education, created Ko’s Journey to help teach math to middle schoolers using a rite-of-passage story he heard while traveling in Peru. Now, with a $500,000 grant, he’s taking the computer game across the country and helping…
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Try Catherine Before You Buy, Just Like Vincent
In Catherine, Vincent tries to get a little something something for nothing, cheating on his long-time girlfriend Katherine with the evil slutcake Catherine. Atlus gives fans a little something for nothing on July 12 with a downloadable Catherine demo for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Atlus has put quite a lot of effort into…
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Chinese Consoles Invade India
Video games are hot in India right now, but don’t expect to see many of these gamers on Xbox Live or Playstation Network anytime soon. According to The Economic Times, Indian gamers are buying Chinese consoles over their branded counterparts. Honey Singh, owner of an electronic shop in south Delhi’s Nehru Place said “We manage…
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Professional Gaming on the Downturn, Cheesy TV to Blame
Professional Gamer David Treacy, or “Zaccubus” to his—erm—fans, recently spoke to Alienware about the changing face of professional gaming. Based on his interview, however, there’s not much to talk about. While Treacy compares the world of pro gaming to the economy (“It grew rapidly over the last decade, then almost imploded on itself.”) he also…
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Real Life Flipping is Much More Colorful Than Video Game Flipping
Jumping enthusiast Robert Souris recently broke the world record for distance flipping, hurling himself nearly 20 feet through the air while dressed as a superhero of his own creation, all in the name of showing children how much more fun real jumping around is than virtual jumping around. Dressed as Zero G, his own super…
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SOCOM Mobile HQ Challenges Players Via Android Phones
Is every moment spent away from SOCOM 4 on the PlayStation 3 a lesson in agony and anxiety? Now available on the Android Market, the SOCOM Mobile HQ app is the free cure to what ails you, as long as you’re up for a little challenge. The SOCOM Mobile HQ puts access to the SOCOM…
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Researchers are Using Achievements to Read Your Mind
World of Warcraft players be wary. Big Brother may be watching. Game developers may start paying closer attention to your gameplay in order to predict your next move. Researchers from North Carolina State University have come up with a new procedure to predict the actions of players in massively multiplayer online role playing games. Testing…
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EVE Online Virtual Goods Dispute Ends Peacefully Following Trip to Iceland
Last week the universal community of EVE Online exploded into rage over the release of high-priced virtual goods and a leaked internal memo that suggested developer CCP planned to monetize the hell out of everything they could put a price tag on in the popular space MMO. Thanks to a brilliant plan that involved flying…
By Mike Fahey
