The British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has found that game adverts in the UK are not in contravention of its fair promotion guidelines, IncGamers report.
D+PAD has put together a brief compilation video of every multiplayer map included in Killzone 2.
The Pentagon has allocated $36 million dollars to develop an immersive video game/simulation that trains soldiers. The simulator would be used to assist soldiers in dealing with scenarios that arise in modern conflicts worldwide.
Analysts say online games are not only recession-proof but can even get a boost from an economic slump, because people stay longer at home and have more time on their hands to play.
The so-called "massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG)" typically takes months of extensive time investment, as a user — say, a warrior or sorcerer in the fantasy world — builds skills and takes on adversaries in a series of missions.
Online gamers’ profiles are different from buyers of Nintendo’s Wii consoles or DS handheld players, which have proved a roaring success with easy-to-play games for a broader population.
"I don’t think (online multiplayer games) get impacted at all, because people who play them are addicts," said Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbush Morgan. "Losing their jobs makes them more likely to play because they have more time to play."
"These days more people stay late in the evening playing games," said Jung, a manager at a crowded Web cafe in downtown Seoul. "I think they don’t have other places to go."
In South Korea, online gaming quickly spread to become a social phenomenon in the early 2000s in the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis, which left many young men unemployed.
From the PlanetXbox360.com feature article:
"If you’ve been dormant the last month and haven’t ventured out to your local electronic store since you finished your Christmas shopping, then you should know that you haven’t missed much in terms of video games. January was a slow month with only a few key releases spread out throughout, but there wasn’t much that made waves. February 2009 looks to turn the tides and with the slew of titles readied for release, it looks like there will be enough to hold people over until the huge March releases currently set for retail. Out of all the releases this month we would like to know your top three choices, please put them in the comments section below, thanks!"
Nintendo Power promised the scoop on The Conduit’s multiplayer mode, but a few early details have apparently been released. If the latest rumors are to be believed, The Conduit will support 16 players online and will include friend codes.
Should you really be taking any notice of Game Reviews anymore?
Is the whole game review system not giving us what we want, a non biased review of the latest, greatest game of that time?
It probably is looking back at some previous reviews. Lets take a look back in time.
BeefJack writes, "While the global economic apocalypse has most of us either watching our backs at work or flinging ourselves out the windows of where we used to work, online game developers in Asia are seeing a new source of revenue: the unemployed.
It makes sense, actually. When you aren’t working, you have a lot more time on your hands. And why spend it updating your C.V. when you could just as easily get in a guild raid or sixteen? You know, do something productive…"
Aeropause writes: "We as gamers, are stuck when it comes time to give the gift of love during the valentine holiday season. How many times have you looked for a Street Fighter IV, or Bioshock card of love for your significant other. They are just not out there. So, an imaginitive gamer/artist by the name of Beavotron has posted some great Left 4 Dead themed Valentines cards for you to print. This one about the Smoker is pretty funny, but the Hunter is pretty funny as well."
Destructoid writes: "I’ve gotten comfortable with the fact that the Nintendo of today is not the same company I was once enamored with as a child, and that’s ok with me — they’re still changing the face of gaming, whether it appeals to my demographic or not. Still, I’m a person who is always happy to hear a story about kindness, and Nintendo took part in just such a story recently."
Capcom’s newest entry in its popular survival horror franchise is certainly drawing a lot of interest with its Xbox Live demo.
Really branching out, the publisher of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest is bringing the latest Bond game to Japan.
Mario Kart Wii sold nearly 9 million copies as the global video game software market climbed 11 percent last year. Also, the U.K. has now surpassed Japan.
Brighter Minds Media, which publishes the unique indie game World of Goo, has filed for bankruptcy. Luckily it’s just chapter 11 and not chapter 7.
