GAME GIZMO:

Group advocates video game rating system AP
AP - With the holiday shopping season underway, an industry group for video games is trying to encourage parents to use its voluntary ratings to protect children from graphic images of and violence. Original post by Yahoo!
More families playing video games but concerns remain Reuters
Reuters - A new generation of technologically savvy parents are turning gaming into a family event, according to a new survey, but critics pushing for greater monitoring of video game content remain concerned. Original post by Yahoo!
Game Console Battle Still Heating Up NewsFactor
NewsFactor - After bringing the fight to North American shores last month, the world’s top console makers have slowly been releasing their wares around the globe, hoping to gobble up customers the way their products did in the United
Nintendo’s Wii game console debuts in Japan AFP
AFP - Thousands of video-game fans waited all night for the Japanese debut of Nintendo’s next-generation Wii, brightening the company’s hopes of wresting market share from troubled Sony’s PlayStation. Original post by Yahoo!
Gears of War: Music in Video Games
Since the arrival of Gears of War I haven’t stopped hearing about its awesome graphics, it’s become the must see game for the Xbox 360. I have yet to play it, I’m waiting for Brando to let me borrow his for a few days.
Cell Phone Unlocking, Game Emulators Legalized
It was recently revealed that the US Copyright Office has OK’d the “unlocking” of cell phones and the use of game emulators. Although they’re very different cracks, each had been previously considered illegal.(read more
What are game mechanics?
We’ve turned a gizmo into a simple game of chance. The difference between the two is that our primitive 1-armed bandit is explicitly designed to encourage player learning. Existing games are richly laden with techniques that encourage
More iPod Game Reviews
Playlist Magazine has reviews for two more games for 5th generation Apple iPods. Vortex for iPod This Apple-made iPod game adapts a proven concept to the iPod with great results, though it may prove too difficult to hold your attention
The Ultimate Game Chair
Besides looking extremely comfortable the Ultimate Game Chair also helps you feel like you’re a part of the action via built-in speakers and 12 different vibration motors that are synchronized to the game.
Golden Tee Home Golf Game
Those Golden Tee arcade games you find in many pubs are proof that even a simple game can be ridiusly fun with the right controls and a group of friends. Unfortunately recreating that same atmosphere at home would require you to
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