video games

Boss by day, gamer by night: IT leaders' favorite games

ITworld staff — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 19:06:04 -0500

Do video games stimulate the intellect? Are gamers more social and better equipped to make decisions than nongamers?

Video Games: The 12 Best Holiday Bets

ITworld staff — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:50:50 -0500

Into MMOs? You've got at least four ports of entry. Role-playing games? You'd need months just to finish half of what's new and on shelves right now. Action games? That rocked-and-shaken cup overfloweth. Strategy games? Not as plentiful this season, but the ones available are bright spots. Here are some of the best games of 2008.

US video game sales grew 10 percent in November

ITworld staff — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:11:31 -0500

The US video game industry recorded growth of 10 percent in November despite the recession that is ravaging other sectors of the economy, NPD said Thursday.

Mario inspires sweet songs of love

abennett — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:35:05 -0500

Those of you who have played too much Wii will enjoy this fine acoustic love song inspired by Mario Kart. If you're more old school, though, you will probably enjoy this duet by indie rock darlings John Darnielle and Kaki King, Thank You Mario But Our Princess Is In Another Castle.

Army ponies up $50M to fund combat video games

ITworld staff — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:57:40 -0500

Games are increasingly serious business, apparently serious enough to convince the U.S. Army to green light a dedicated video games unit and earmark $50 million over five years for game-related projects to enhance soldier combat-readiness.

Japanese schoolboy proves video games have real-life applications

abennett — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:43:01 -0500

Out-of-control youth culture ruined by idle gaming? Or doting grandson who apparently learned all he needed to know about operating a vehicle at highways speeds from video games? You decide.

US video game market expanded 18% in October

ITworld staff — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:58:17 -0500

The video game market in the U.S. saw a healthy 18 percent expansion in October and remains on track for a record year.

4 sites to find and watch TV and movies online

ITworld staff — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:02:19 -0400

Increasingly, content creators from NBC to Disney to Michael Moore are distributing their video online. That the amount of such video available on the Internet has increased dramatically is good news. The problem is, it's coming at us from a million different sites, in many different formats. My favorite video sites do a good job of organizing it all, linking to it, and pointing us to video content that you wouldn't expect to get for free.

Best-selling video games so far this year

ITworld staff — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:16:46 -0400

According to worldwide data compiled from the top three video game bean-counters, NPD (United States), Chart-Track (UK), and Enterbrain (Japan), these are the best-selling games so far this year.

Myst coming to iPhone

ITworld staff — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:14:17 -0400

Cyan Worlds on Wednesday evening confirmed plans for an iPhone version of its legendary adventure game Myst. A release date and price have not been announced.