Popcap does some pretty interesting surveys and their latest one is no different. Their finding kids with ADHD are benefiting from playing casual games. The idea makes a bit of sense if you watch your children playing video games. While TV viewing is very non-interactive video games light your brain on fire with thought. Besides […]
Entries from July 2008
Kids with ADHD Are Benefiting from Casual Games
July 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: popcap · Press Release
War On Video Game Exclusives
July 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Typically, we have “exclusive” fallout from the console war which forces the hand of the consumer to purchase all consoles to play all the games they love. Many hardcore gamers are into first person shooters like Halo and Gears of War but also like their Grand Theft Auto and Final Fantasy fixes. In years prior, […]
Tags: Editorial · Exclusives · Microsoft · Nintendo · Sony
Final Fantasy XIII Not Simultanious Everywhere
July 16th, 2008 · No Comments
It seems the promise of Final Fantasy XIII on the Xbox 360 is a big “work in progress” as it’s not actually under development yet. Square Enix is fully ready to commit on a simultaneous release for Europe and North America but not every territory around the globe. The reason is simple: there are just […]
Tags: Microsoft · playstation 3 · RPG · Sony · Xbox 360
Nintendo Wants More Wii and DS Sales
July 16th, 2008 · No Comments
At E3 Reggie Fils-Aime let the world know he wasn’t satisfied with the sales progress of the Wii or DS in 2007 and hopes Nintendo can do better this year. Perhaps Nintendo is playing the humble card? No doubt they bragged about their 10 million sales of the Wii and 20 million sales of the […]
Tags: Casual Games · DS · E3 · GTA · Industry News · Nintendo · Wii
TD Gaming Podcast 79: I’m Often Wrong
July 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment
This weeks gaming podcast we’re all over the rhythm matching games along with great gaming news and a bit of our early E3 coverage. We continue our RPG history and we also look back on Dragon Fire, and old Atari 2600 game. This weeks podcasting news: Konami sues Harmonix Rock Band 2’s Set List and […]
Tags: Episode · Podcast · Show Notes
Sony’s E3 Conference: Fairly Impressive
July 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment
We’re all used to Sony falling on their face at E3 in the last few years, but, this year, things were different. They’re information was delivered well, they had a great presentation medium using Little Big Planet‘s game engine as a presentation platform over the standard PowerPoint slides and everything went smoothly. The format for […]
Tags: E3 · Industry News · playstation 3 · PSP · Sony
PlayStation 3 80GB For $399.99
July 15th, 2008 · No Comments
So there you have it, the PlayStation 3‘s 80GB console is now the price of the PlayStation 3’s 40GB console, running in at $399.99. This is, in effect, a price drop to compete well with the Xbox 360 which is now going to be $349.99. The new price of the PlayStation 3 with the talk […]
Tags: E3 · Editorial · playstation 3 · Sony
Resistance 2: Epic Scale of Huge Proportions
July 15th, 2008 · No Comments
E3’s PlayStation 3 press release really started with Resistance 2. They show off a good deal of battle footage against a 300 foot leviathan in the middle of a crumbling city. The game definitely cries “scale” in terms of epic battles, monsters and emotional feel. The trailer they presented after the game play demonstration was […]
Tags: E3 · Industry News · playstation 3
Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades (Nintendo DS)
July 15th, 2008 · No Comments
Talk about a name dropping, E3 is all about hyping upcoming titles to get people stoked and talking about the games. Nintendo had very little to say but to let the name slip Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades with a few minor tidbits about what we can expect. First, we can expect massive carpel tunnel […]
Tags: DS · E3 · Guitar Hero
Wii Sports Resort and Wii Motion Plus
July 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Nintendo plans to capitalize on the monumental success of Wii Sports by doing what they do best, building a hot game with an accessory backing its success. The new Wii Sports Resort will be a mini-game set like Wii Sports and Wii Play but with a beach setting and games like frisbee. Frisbee? How can […]
Tags: Accessories · E3 · Industry News · Nintendo · Wii