Video Games
# video-games - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
Google gets us hooked on classic Atari game
Search engine ‘Easter Egg’ lets users play Atari Breakout to celebrate the game’s 37th birthday.
# video-games - Saturday 6 April, 2013
The 5 worst sports video games of all time
Just because you’re a famous basketball player, doesn’t mean you can sell a Kung Fu game
# video-games - Saturday 9 March, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with added dancing in speedos
Here are all the things we learned, loved and shared today.
9 video game characters you wanted to be when you grew up
Admit it, you looked up to Sonic the Hedgehog a little bit.
# video-games - Saturday 23 February, 2013
16 video game songs which you’ll know every note of
From Tetris to Mortal Kombat.
# video-games - Sunday 16 December, 2012
These were THE video games of 2012
Lou Kesten of Associated Press picks the games that made the biggest impact on gamers in 2012.
# video-games - Wednesday 10 October, 2012
Video games could help prevent older people from falling
Research from Trinity and Queen’s finds that older people’s balance can be improved by games using the Wii balance board.
# video-games - Wednesday 29 August, 2012
VIDEO: A history of the basketball video game in four and a half minutes
The genre has come a long way since its humble beginnings on the Atari 2600 in 1979.
# video-games - Monday 30 July, 2012
The 5 at 5: Monday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
UK legally enforces video game ratings
Retailers could be prosecuted if they sell videos to children below certain age limits under the Pegi system.
# video-games - Sunday 1 July, 2012
Warning: Video games are breaking limbs
Take a slightly tongue in cheek look at the need for controller caution…
# video-games - Thursday 3 May, 2012
Girls spending more time playing online games
Young girls spend double the time playing games online than last year.
# video-games - Saturday 21 April, 2012
Computer game could help in treatment of depression – study
Researchers in New Zealand have developed a computer game which they say is effective at treating mild and moderate depression in teenagers.
# video-games - Sunday 8 April, 2012
The Daily Fix: Sunday
All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as the few bits and pieces you might not have seen.
Noonan examining whether to offer tax scheme for video game sector
The review of the Section 481 scheme comes in response to British attempts to lure the gaming industry to its shores.
# video-games - Friday 23 March, 2012
Angry Birds theme parks to be launched
The centres are expected to include spring riders, swings, sandpits, climbing towers, slides, and even a new Angry Birds arcade game.
# video-games - Wednesday 21 March, 2012
Osborne cuts corporate tax, creates credits for video game industry
Chancellor George Osborne has also raised the thresholds for income tax and child benefit, as well as hiking excise on cigarettes.
# video-games - Sunday 26 February, 2012
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
# video-games - Friday 16 December, 2011
The 5 at 5: Friday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
TD raises concerns over Call of Duty’s record sales
Mary Mitchell O’Connor fears video game violence is making society become “densensitised to acts of violence”.
# video-games - Tuesday 13 September, 2011
EU ‘falling short’ in warning kids about dangers of social networking
An EU report says the average child starts using the internet at 7 – and that kids need educating on the dangers of networking.
# video-games - Monday 25 April, 2011
Wii 2 set for launch early next year
Nintendo says it will unveil its latest games console early next year, with a “playable” demo being showcased in June.
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