Video Games and Gaming

Microsoft's latest software update that brought with it Facebook, Twitter, Last.fm, the Zune Marketplace and Sky Player in the UK is turning their gamers into social butterflies according to the latest figures released by the company.  

This month, Infinity Ward released Modern Warfare 2 the latest iteration in the immensely popular Call of Duty series of first-person shooters. Modern Warfare 2 will undoubtedly be the biggest game of the year, and possibly the biggest selling game of all time. It also casts doubt on the future success of the franchise. First of all, [...]  

Razer today announced the Razer Imperator, a right-handed ergonomic mouse for palm and fingertip gamers. The Razer Imperator is designed with gaming-grade ergonomics in mind – contours and grooves specifically crafted to enhance aggressive mousing movements made by gamers........Continue Reading Filed under: Hardware | | | | | | | | |  

This week’s Xbox LIVE Arcade Deal of the Week features price reductions for three pieces of downloadable content (DLC) on the Xbox 360 Marketplace this week, as Fable II’s DLC See the Future, PopCap’s pachinko puzzle game Peggle, and Snowblind’s Death Tank all see their prices slashed for the week of November 23rd. For one week only starting today, Xbox LIVE Gold members will be able to pay a miniscule 400 MS Points for Fable II: See the...  

The latest video game craze sweeping America is a surprisingly cute Facebook application that doesn’t include even a single laser gun. FarmVille has attracted 60 million players, 22 million of whom still check in on their farms every day, harvesting crops, tending livestock, and helping their neighbors scare off foxes....  

Gamers are really into tweaking their gear for fun and to achieve the best performance during gameplay. PC gamers overclock their hardware to get more performance for less money and console gamers have modded their Xbox 360 consoles for many reasons ...  

by: Chad SmithNEWS - Best Buy released today their ad for the upcoming Black Friday.  Click over to their web site to find out all of the deals as this is by no means an exhaustive list.  I noticed a few that might be worth fighting the rush for assuming Amazon doesn't one-up them this year. $35.00 (PS3 & 360) FIFA Soccer 10 NHL 10 Need for Speed Shift Dragon Age Brutal Legend $20.00 (PS3 & 360) Resident Evil 5 Fallout 3 $5.00 (PC) Farcry 2...  

[Modern Warfare 2 Update] While you’re waiting for the PS3 patch to download, why not read El33tonline’s write-up (including some great photos) of Modern Warfare 2’s launch event in South Africa that took place yesterday to celebrate the release of the game. [End of Update] After eager gamers around the world got their hands on what is easily the overall most anticipated game of the year, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 gamers playing through...  

AbingtonIP, a law firm that specializes in consumer class action lawsuits, is actively recruiting Xbox 360 gamers that have had their consoles banned from Xbox Live, in anticipation of a lawsuit. About 1 million gamers were banned in Microsoft's recent wave of banning those using modified consoles and pirated games. "Although modification of Xbox consoles is arguably against the terms of use for Xbox/Xbox Live, Microsoft 'conveniently' timed...  

In a new disclosure,  Zynga tells us it makes 90% of its revenues from gamers putting their own money into the system to buy virtual goods. Zynga says 10% of its revenues come from "offers" marketing, where sponsors agree to buy virtual goods for gamers, so long as those gamers agree to try a product. Read the rest of this story »See Also:Facebook Named In Federal Class-Action Suit Over Scammy Zynga AdsZynga Raises $15 MillionZynga CEO Mark...  

Mafia Wars, FarmVille, Cafe World and Vampires Live are all very popular free Facebook games. But there is a serious scam involved, one that could be costing you hundreds of dollars?Contributor: Kelly Vittoria RNPublished: Nov 18, 2009  

The recent axe that fell on the necks of users of modified Xbox 360 consoles looking to use the Xbox Live service may not be as fatal as had been first thought, after a fix emerged this weekend.Estimates suggest around a million users with modded consoles were hit by the lockout, so that's a hefty chunk of gamers who'll by heartened by the news.Don't buy a new oneCasting aside Microsoft's unhelpful suggestion that chipped gamers go buy another...  

Microsoft recently dropped the ban hammer on nearly one million Xbox 360 owners. The ban comes down [...] Related posts:Microsoft bans thousands of Xbox 360 accountsKillzone 2 would have sold 4 million on Xbox 360Shigeru Miyamoto talks Wii, E3 & casual gamers vs hardcore gamers  

LOS ANGELES - Ryan Norwalk has cleared his schedule. The 26-year-old California State University student plans to spend Tuesday gunning down foes in "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," the highly anticipated first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision Blizzard Inc.  

Remember when consoles just did gaming? Those days are long gone granddad, but the Sky Player on Xbox 360 farce shows that the path to general entertainment box is far from smooth. If you own a 360 and live in the UK then you will probably be aware that that the Sky Player launch has been beset with problems. The sheer amount of 360 owners who wanted to watch sports and Sky news – ok, probably just the sports – on their consoles clearly...