Thesis project turned retro game
By Derrik J. Lang Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Matt Korba and his pals are busy turning his interactive media thesis project from a rudimentary silent film-themed video-game prototype into a fleshed-out puzzler featuring more than 80 levels that will be available for download on Xbox Live early next year.
New game releases
The following games are scheduled for release next week, according to GameSpot.com. Sept. 7: War Leaders: Clash of Nations (PC, genre: real-time strategy, rated T).
Queen fans will love all the hits on 'SingStar' series
by scott sloan ssloan@herald-leader.com,
SingStar Queen continues the karaoke series with a band that has been too often overlooked by today's rhythm games.
Favre and Vick ready to play Madden 10
By Lou Kesten Associated Press
It was a busy week in professional football when a couple of big, controversial stars — Brett Favre and Michael Vick — joined NFL rosters earlier this month. No worries, though, for John Madden, because Favre and Vick already are set to take the field in Madden NFL 10, his namesake video game.
Stats: Week ending Aug. 8
Top-selling U.S. games
New releases: Week of Aug. 30
The following games are scheduled for release next week, according to GameSpot.com.
Game sales dive in July
By Barbara Ortutay Associated Press
Hurt by the recession and few hit game launches, U.S. retail sales of video games dropped sharply in July, showing an even bigger decline than what many analysts were expecting.
Top-selling U.S. games: Week ending Aug. 1
Top-selling U.S. games
New releases: Week of Aug. 23
The following games are scheduled for release next week, according to GameSpot.com.
Empire building, not destroying, drives 'Dawn of Discovery'
By Seth Schiesel New York Times News Service
A stylish, intelligent and captivating German game, Dawn of Discovery is the best new single-player strategy game I have played in several years. It will not satisfy anyone's inner warlord; if pillaging, bombing and grinding your virtual enemies into submission is your idea of strategic game play, Dawn of Discovery is not for you. But if building a grand, classical empire spanning the Occident and Orient sounds appealing, Dawn of Discovery, particularly the Windows version, is the kind of game that can occupy hundreds of hours over many years.
New releases: Week of Aug. 16
The following games are scheduled for release next week, according to GameSpot.com.
Stats: Week ending July 25
Top-selling U.S. games
Losses add up
By Barbara Ortutay Associated Press
It's been a rough summer for the video game business.
Nintendo doubles the fun in 'Wii Sports Resort'
By Lou Kesten Associated Press
How do you create a sequel to a product that changed the way people think about video games?
New releases: Week of Aug. 2
The following games are scheduled for release next week, according to GameSpot.com.
