19 Jan, 2010

Read it? Right – now discuss it! Any surprises there? What do you think of the gender spread? And are you as surprised as I am that Europe is lumped into the generic ‘other’ sales, unlike the US and Japan … ? Source: Online Education via Hawty...

28 Dec, 2009

It’s official – gaming makes you smarter! Okay, so it’s a tiny sample and the scientific basis of this is shaky at best but come on . . . how often do we hear that gaming is good for you? NEVER – that’s how often. So let’s roll with it. A psychology professor in the US took 40 students and, in the interest of science, told...

27 Dec, 2009

Video games are bigger than film in the UK, according to research undertaken by the Daily Telegraph. The figures state that the UK public spent more on video games than on DVD and cinema sales combined in the twelve months leading to September 2009. This, the paper says, is “the clearest evidence yet that the video games market has come of age and...

20 Dec, 2009

There’s been rumours flying around for awhile, but Kotaku believe they’ve stumbled upon the strongest evidence yet that Sony are moving towards a premium PSN service. A chart of proposed plans suggests four different subscription rates: $4.99 or $9.99 per month, or $29.99 or $69.99 per year. There’s a multitude of different options and benefits...

18 Dec, 2009

Nintendo hold 80% of the female ‘primary players’ home console market according to Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America president – and that’s not even taking account of the DS or PC markets. Citing primary players as those who are main consoles users in a household, NoA claim that of 45 million gamers in the US, 11.7m – about 9%...