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Date: Thu, 14. August 2008 15:05:16

cliffski writes "A few days ago, indie PC games developer Positech publicly called for people pirating their games to explain why, in an open and honest attempt to see what the causes of gaming piracy were. Hundreds of blog posts, hundreds more emails and several server-reboots later, the developer's reply is up on their site. The pirates had a lot to say, on subjects such as price, DRM, demos and the overall quality of PC games, and Positech owner Cliffski explains how this developer at least will be changing their approach to selling PC games as a result. Is this the start of a change for the wider industry? Or is this the only developer actively listening to the pirates point of view?"Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Date: Wed, 17. September 2008 03:59:30

A new national survey from the Pew Internet & American Life Project titled "Teens, Video Games and Civics" shows that virtually all American teens play video games, whether computer, console, or cell phone games --- go figure! While some might say, "you needed to do a study to figure this out?," the study (.PDF) shows a lot of interesting (and perhaps, for parents, frightening) data.

Date: Mon, 23. June 2008 15:13:01

(AHN) - Model and actress Carmen Electra was among the celebs present at the debut of the first legal games of Blackjack and other table games at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood on Sunday. - Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:17:51 GMT (AHN)

Date: Wed, 5. January 2011 14:52:05

Fantasy war games retailer Games Workshop today warned on annual profits after it revealed a downturn in sales towards the end of 2010.

Date: Thu, 11. March 2010 02:31:38

The Minnesota Timberwolves have lost 51 of their 65 games this season. Is the losing getting to them? Absolutely. But head coach Kurt Rambis is hoping his team will find some fight over the final 17 games and build some momentum for the future. - (AHN)

Date: Wed, 16. June 2010 14:14:00

Appolicious - There are several reasons why Apple has changed gaming for good, a topic we explore in today's App Industry Roundup. Also, we offer a glimpse of the new iPhone games plus a key rule to keep in mind before letting your kid download games.

Date: Tue, 24. June 2008 15:08:08

(AHN) - Model and actress Carmen Electra was among the celebs present at the debut of the first legal games of Blackjack and other table games at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood on Sunday. - Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:17:51 GMT (AHN)

Date: Wed, 8. October 2008 08:03:38

Have you ever thought "By golly, I could make a video game?" Microsoft's XNA Game Studio tools and the new Community Games service gives you that shot. But what kind of games do you get when anyone can make a game?

Date: Thu, 9. July 2009 15:05:13

An anonymous reader writes "I develop games as a hobby. I've experimented with games on almost every platform available. For me, the gameplay is the most influential factor of a game, with history and graphics dividing second place. But, for some reason, it's not the technical beauty of the graphics that appeal to me. I have played Crysis, and I've played Pok#233;mon games. The graphics of the Pok#233;mon games entertain me as much as the graphics of Crysis. I think both are beautiful. So, why is the current generation of games giving so much importance to the realism in graphic games? I think it is sufficient for a game to have objects that are recognizable. For example, while the water in some games may not look as good as in Crysis, I can still tell it's water. What are your opinions on the current direction of game graphics? Do you prefer easy-to-render 3D scenes that leave space for beautiful effects, like with Radiosity, or more complex 3D scenes that try to be realistic?"pa href="http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/07/09/058250/Whats-the-Importance-of-Graphics-In-Video-Games?from=rss"img src="http://slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rssamp;op=imageamp;style=h0amp;sid=09/07/09/058250"/a/ppa href="http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/07/09/058250/Whats-the-Importance-of-Graphics-In-Video-Games?from=rss"Read more of this story/a at Slashdot./p pa href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/azOddv_IOe25AV-qoZg_aV6ieSU/0/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/azOddv_IOe25AV-qoZg_aV6ieSU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/abr/ a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/azOddv_IOe25AV-qoZg_aV6ieSU/1/da"img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/azOddv_IOe25AV-qoZg_aV6ieSU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pimg src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~4/UNfO-gzevi8" height="1" width="1"/

Date: Tue, 29. July 2008 15:05:26

Brainy Gamer has an interesting reflection on old puzzle games and why their style of gameplay seems to be a dying art. According to the author modern gamers seem more interested in combat and seem to have lost the patience for difficult puzzles. "Despite my fondness for the adventure games of yore, it appears the days of puzzles in narrative games have come and gone. Puzzles - especially the serial unlocking variety found in the old LucasArts games - seem to have become a relic of a bygone era. Where they once provided a necessary ludic element to a—clever and often complex narrative - designed to add challenge and force the player to earn his progress through the story - few modern players have the patience for such challenges anymore."Read more of this story at Slashdot.