Nokia N-Gage gaming platform to be closed
While the gaming industry is busy celebrating today over the Golden Joysticks awards, there’s one company which is looking at its gaming division with a rather sour expression – Nokia. They’ve never had much luck with their N-Gage gaming platform, whether it be N-Gage devices which launched in 2003, or just their N-Gage downloads store, [...]
‘Tetris’ celebrates 25 years of gaming fun
‘Tetris’ celebrates 25 years of gaming fun – UPI.com
The video game “Tetris” has been addictive and entertaining since it was first created 25 years ago, its Russian inventor says.
Russian computer programmer Alexey Pajitnov said when he first created the popular video game, he was immediately entranced like its users by its simple but engaging premise, [...]
At E3, Gamemaker Battle Erupts Over Camera Controllers
At E3, Gamemaker Battle Erupts Over Camera Controllers | GameLife | Wired.com
Bloodied by Nintendo’s runaway success, the other major gamemakers are attempting to leapfrog the Wii’s innovative motion-sensitive controller with camera-based hardware that let players interact with games using nothing but their bodies.
“Camera” is the unlikely buzzword at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo videogame trade [...]
