$99 Ouya Game Console Will Hit Amazon, Target and More in June
• Wired.comOuya, the $99, Android-powered game console, set Kickstarter records last August when it raised nearly $8.6 million in crowdfunding.
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Guns and Games
• Common DreamsRyan Smith’s apartment has two giant wide-screen televisions and three video gaming systems: an X-box and Playstation in his bedroom, and a Wii in the living room.
Makers of Violent Video Games Marshal Support to Fend Off Regulation
• New York TimesWith the Newtown, Conn., massacre spurring concern over violent video games, makers of popular games like Call of Duty and Mortal Kombat are rallying Congressional support to try to fend off their biggest regulatory threat in two decades.
Take A Tour Of The Android Video Game Console That Wants To Destroy The Xbox
• Business InsiderOuya is an Android-based videogame system that raised $8.5 million last year on Kickstarter.
Toy Companies Feel Wind of Tablet Competition
• arclein"Clearly, young people have an aptitude for and expectation with digital platforms that we need to recognize," said John Frascotti, chief marketing officer for Hasbro.
If This Is Actually The Next-Generation Xbox, It's Going To Be Crazy Powerful
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Kevin SmithThe next-generation Xbox will be tricked out with heavy-duty computing power according to a report in Xbox World, a Xbox focused magazine.
Daphne Bavelier: Your brain on video games
• http://www.ted.com, Daphne BavelierHow do fast-paced video games affect the brain?
Nintendo Wii U Review: Sounds Gimmicky, But Makes Good Games More Good
• Colin Lecher via PopSci.comA new Wii, a little bit like the last Wii, that gains a surprising amount from what sounds like a gimmick--even if every game doesn't take advantage of that.
Experience Relativity Firsthand In MIT Video Game That Slows The Speed Of Light
• http://www.popsci.com, By Clay DillowWhen light slows to the speed of a stroll, things get very, very strange.
An Xbox Gaming Tablet?
• http://www.technologyreview.com, David ZaxSecrecy shrouds what could be a gaming-specific tablet.
Your Kinect Will Count The Number Of People In The Room So It Can Charge You A Per-Person Rate
• http://www.popsci.com, By Clay DillowA Microsoft patent filing reveals a system that uses Kinect to charge per-viewer licensing fees.
Review: 'Assassin's Creed III' Tells a Revolution Story
• http://www.technewsdaily.com, Robert WorkmanOver the years, the "Assassin's Creed" story has grown, telling more about the ambitious plan by the Templars to gain absolute power and the dedicated few who rise up to stop them.
How close are we to holographic gaming?
• howstuffworks.com, by Wesley FenlonStarships! Warp drive! Teleportation! "Star Trek" has given real scientists more futuristic technologies to strive for than any other piece of science fiction
KOLOS: the world's first iPad racing wheel
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Jonathan FincherThe KOLOS attaches to an iPad and turns it into a steering wheel for racing games, complete with a detachable base that attaches to most surfaces
Consolation Prize: The Game Console Is Dead. What Will Replace It?
• http://www.wired.com, By Chris KohlerIn November, Nintendo will release Wii U, the first update to the groundbreaking motion-controlled gaming console that took the industry by storm in 2006.
Feds Reject Legalizing DVD Cracking, Game Console Modding
• http://www.wired.com, By David KravetsCopyright regulators rejected on Thursday proposals to make it lawful for people to copy DVDs for personal use or to jailbreak videogame consoles to run custom software.
Zynga Is Launching Online Gambling Next Year
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Owen ThomasZynga is officially in the gambling business!
Sony patents temperature feedback games controller
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Jonathan FincherSony received a patent recently for a PS3 Move controller that changes temperature between hot and cold in response to in-game actions
GameSci: Where's Our Virtual Reality?
• http://www.popsci.com, By Colin LecherWe're still seeing products guaranteeing the truly immersive experience videogames have always promised--but why don't we have them by now?
Your Mission: Assassinate the Evil King, George Washington
• http://www.wired.com, By Chris KohlerWhat if George Washington, upon being handed the reins of power in a newly formed America, had held onto them as tyrannically as the king he had helped to overthrow?
You Can Give the Kinect the Power of Image Recognition
• http://www.popsci.com, By Dan NosowitzA team of Swedish researchers is asking Kinect users to use their Kinects as a 3-D scanner to take pictures of various objects for a project known as Kinect@Home.
Grant Lets Kids With Disabilities Become Gamers With Adaptive Technology
• Ethan Gilsdorf via WIRED.comLearning a new videogame can be frustrating. But for kids with disabilities, the experience can be especially hard. If you can’t play what the other kids are playing, it’s like being picked last for the kickball team.
U.S. basketball team defeats Spain to win Olympic gold medal
• http://www.miamiherald.com, BY MICHELLE KAUFMANMiami Heat’s LeBron James’ three-pointer late in fourth-quarter helps seal the victory in a close game with Spain.
Disney Researchers Add Virtual Touch to the Real World
• Michael FitzpatrickA new computer interface can modify the feel of almost any surface—potentially adding a new dimension to games and augmented reality apps.
Obama backs ending Olympic ‘medal tax’
• The RawStory.comThe White House on Monday backed legislation designed to spare triumphant Olympic athletes a nasty surprise — a tax on medals they bring home from the London Games.
Execs In The Gaming Industry Are Going Crazy Over This Virtual Reality Headset
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Ana DouglasThe latest project on KickStarter, a "funding platform" for independent projects, is a virtual reality headset that is the future of 3-D gaming.
A Brainwave-Controlled Version of "Pong"
• http://www.popsci.com, By Ian ChantFew video games are more basic than Pong, but Charles Moyes and Mengxiang Jiang’s version is incredibly complex. The two Cornell University students built a custom electroencephalography (EEG) device so they could control the game’s onscreen paddle w
This Little $99 Box Could Be The Thing That Crushes The Xbox
• http://www.businessinsider.com, Matt LynleyApple, Google and Microsoft are all gunning to take control of the living room.
Review: Spelunky Is Frustrating, Random and Brilliant
• http://www.wired.com, By Ryan RigneyToo many of today’s videogames are are roller-coaster rides, designed to create a sense of thrilling danger while in reality keeping you perfectly safe.
How to Win at Battleship
• www.slate.comUniversal Studios hopes to rake in millions of dollars this weekend with the release of its new action film Battleship, and sales of the classic board game are expected to get a nice boost, too.
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