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Articles and News for Dec07feed

1. 15 Publishers Adopt PEGI Online In Europe (Gamasutra)


2. 15 publishers sign up to PEGI Online (gamesindustry.biz)


3. 2007: The Year in Gaming (E-Commerce Times)


4. 3DV Systems ZCam Revolutionizes Gaming & Electronics (PhysOrg)


5. 75% of MDs and 67% of Consumers Have Concerns About the Quality of Nutritional Supplements, According to New Survey (PRWeb)


6. 7th Street Casino to open Jan. 10 (The Kansas City Star)


7. 888.com Receives GamCare Certificate and Uploads the New 888responsible.com (PRWeb)


8. 888.com Receives GamCare Certificate and Uploads the New 888responsible.com (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)


9. ADR REPORT: Auto Makers, Chinese Gaming Stocks End In The Red (Nasdaq)


10. A Producer of Movies to Try Hand at Games (New York Times)


11. A Stellar Year for Game Industry Produces 10 Must-Have Titles (Local Tech Wire)


12. A game inspired by the EleMents (icWales)


13. Activision chief stalks big moves in gaming (International Herald Tribune)


14. Activision?s Chief Looks for Gaming?s Next Moves (New York Times)


15. Activision’s chief looks toward gaming’s next moves (Naples Daily News)


16. Analyst: EA Sports Looking To Broaden Audience (Gamasutra)


17. Another bet on Philly Park (phillyburbs.com)


18. Aperto Packetmax Selected By Egyptian Ministry of Interior for First Wimax Network In Nation (PRWeb)


19. Apple patent hints at gaming aspirations (Ferrago.co.uk)


20. Ask Jerry: Contact TV station about programming (Portsmouth Herald)


21. Athletes as targets (Seattle Times)


22. Aussie kids divide their time equally between gizmos and outdoor life (ANI via Yahoo! India News)


23. Aussie kids divide their time equally between gizmos and outdoor life (New Kerala)


24. Auto makers, Chinese gaming stocks end in the red (MENAFN)


25. BackgammonMasters Cashier Now Accepts Multi-Currency Transactions (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)


26. BackgammonMasters Now Offering Multi-Currency Transactions (PRWeb)


27. BackgammonMasters Now Offering Multi-Currency Transactions (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)


28. Bargain hunting season under way: After-Christmas sales lure customers still hot to shop as local retailers report ... (The Lufkin Daily News)


29. 'Beaufort: A Novel' by Ron Leshem (Calendarlive.com)


30. Best 2007 video games for kids (USA Today)


31. Best video game: 'BioShock' (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)


32. Betfred selects myCitadel for rapid bank transfer and launches joint marketing promotion (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)


33. 'Bioshock' Tops Best-Of Video Games (San Francisco Chronicle)


34. 'Bioshock' best video game of 2007; 'Halo' most overrated (Westerly Sun)


35. 'Bioshock' tops best-of video games (AP via Yahoo! News)


36. Birmingham bingo venture likely (Montgomery Advertiser)


37. Blip Festival: Making New Music With Tech's Golden Oldies (TechNewsWorld.com)


38. Branching out from techie heaven (Los Angeles Times)


39. Briefs (The Monterey County Herald)


40. Brotherly shove (Tulsa World)


41. Bulletin Board: A list of events in Broward County (Sun-Sentinel)


42. Bulletin Board: Happenings in Broward County (Sun-Sentinel)


43. CMS Watch Makes 12 Predictions for Content Technology Buyers in 2008 (PRWeb)


44. Cadence Boosts Engineers' Productivity With Advances in Enterprise Verification Offering (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)


45. Calling It: The Xbox 360 Won 2007 [Wilson Ramblings] (Addict 3D)


46. ''Casual'' Video Games Lead the Charge in Transforming the Video-Gaming Market, says Turner Investment Partners ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)


47. ´´Casual´´ Video Games Lead the Charge in Transforming the Video-Gaming Market, says Turner Investment Partners ... (wallstreet:online AG)


48. Charge your electronic gadgets in style (Chicago Tribune)


49. Charity begins in the office for top money man (Guardian Unlimited)


50. Charlotte and Dan's essay (Honolulu Advertiser)


51. Chip Reese, 56, High-Stakes Card Champion, Is Dead (New York Times)


52. Chip Sector: Sizzling on the Street (TechNewsWorld.com)


53. Christmas Shopping Relief with Board Game Discounts (PRWeb)


54. Christmas Shopping Relief with Board Game Discounts (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)


55. Commodore 64 still loved after all these years (CNN.com)


56. Common Security Compliance Threads Help Save Effort And Money, Says ReymannGroup (PRWeb)


57. Compact Partition Inserter Uses New Servo Technology to Ensure Precision and High-speed Operation (PRWeb)


58. Cooking up a storm: Hugh Millais, a life in recipes (Reuters via Yahoo! News)


59. Coping with computer junk (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)


60. County, tribe reach deal on gaming (Daily Chronicle)


61. DEQ Retains Leading Investor Relations Firm (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)


62. DINING GUIDE (St. Petersburg Times)


63. David 'Chip' Reese (Daily Telegraph)


64. Deal creates new giant in gaming (San Jose Mercury News)


65. Dell expands European retail presence (Austin Business Journal)


66. Dismantling a Religion: The EFF's Faith-Based Internet (The Register)


67. Dollars & Change (Pensacola News Journal)


68. Dynasty Gaming Pursues Acquisition of Chinese Companies (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)


69. EA chief eyes gamers worldwide (Contra Costa Times)


70. EVENT SEARCH RESULTS (East Bay Express)


71. E-books catch on in small niches (Contra Costa Times)


72. E-books catch on with role-players (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)


73. E-books corner niche markets (Louisville Courier-Journal)


74. E-books satisfy niche :Not for high-brow literature lovers, but role-playing gamers (South Bend Tribune)


75. E-books, slow to catch on in mainstream (The Times of Northwest Indiana)


76. E-books thrive in gaming markets (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)


77. E-business organisations launch consortium (Times of Malta)


78. Electronic Gaming Monthly to Debut World-Exclusive First-Look at Street Fighter IV in January 2008 Issue (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)


79. Electronic Living Expo Moves to November 2008, Shifts Spotlight to Pre-Holiday Consumer Electronics "Buzz" (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)


80. Electronic versions let you enjoy the game without lugging around a book or newspaper but not without some drawbacks. (Reading Eagle)


81. Electronics top teens holiday wish list (Conroe Courier)


82. Elixir Gaming Technologies to Receive $40 Million of Net Proceeds as a Result of Warrant Exercise (FinanzNachrichten)


83. Events for people with disabilities / (The Buffalo News)


84. Ever-smiling CB Frank Walker gives Packers, Giants small gift (Charleston Daily Mail)


85. Filmgoers could soon see a lot of Wisconsin at the cinema (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)


86. Final proposals (Wellington Daily News)


87. First Street Fighter IV screen emerges (Games Radar)


88. Forget the charades, plug in the Wii (The Globe and Mail)


89. Gambling-related raids in Jay County (The Star Press)


90. Gamemaker treading a new path (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)


91. Gaming Giant: Vivendi to Buy Major Activision Stake (Local Tech Wire)


92. Gaming Investors Say "W00t" (The Motley Fool)


93. Gaming (MI6)


94. Gaming N ews (Casino City Times)


95. Gaming: On target or shooting blanks? (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)


96. Gaming consoles among the least environment friendly electronic gadgets (The Manila Times)


97. Gaming devices illegal or not? Depends on who you ask (WAFF 48 News Huntsville)


98. Gaming firms seen as takeover targets (Toronto Star)


99. Gaming systems at top of children's lists (Niles Daily Star)


100. Gaming systems flying-off-the-shelves (The Desert Sun)


101. Gaming tournaments reach the next level (Daily Telegraph)


102. Gaming's Year of the Boom (The Globe and Mail)


103. Gay Gaming (Gay Wired)


104. Give Monopoly this Christmas, and get ready to fight (Isthmus)


105. Gizzy the Data Worm can keep you company (Canada.com)


106. Greenpeace Launches Campaign Against "Toxic" Gaming Consoles (AnandTech)


107. Greenpeace lays down the law to gaming giants (Infomatics)


108. Greenpeace lays down the law to gaming giants (iTNews)


109. HOK New York Designs First Commercial Building in Korea Aiming to Achieve LEED Platinum Criteria (PRWeb)


110. High-stakes poker champion preferred private games to TV (Denver Post)


111. Hit It Big in Heath shut down (The Advocate)


112. How online fraudsters helped themselves on Christmas Day (Times Online)


113. IGCE '08 Releases Conference Program to Industry Accolades (KXXV Waco)


114. IGCE '08 Releases Conference Program to Industry Accolades (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)


115. I On Sports (Big Bear Grizzly)


116. Ian M. Clark's On Football: Pats immune to media circus (New Hampshire Union Leader)


117. In 'Half Moon,' it's hope and pride against the seemingly impossible (Calendarlive.com)


118. In Trade Ruling, Antigua Wins a Right to Piracy (New York Times)


119. In a New Merger, Evidence of How Much the Gaming World Has Changed (New York Times)


120. Injury slows Pickett: Packers' defensive 'anchor' questionable for game vs. Bears (The Capital Times)


121. Investor urges Multimedia Games to sell (BizJournals)


122. Iraqi villagers battle to hold off Al-Qaeda (Times Online)


123. Israel News (Baltimore Jewish Times)


124. James Patterson Makes Casual Gaming Debut with 'Women's Murder Club'Claire has a bunch of chemicals she's going to use ... (Broadcast Newsroom)


125. James Patterson Makes Casual Gaming Debut with 'Women's Murder Club' (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)


126. Jerry Bruckheimer, MTV To Develop "Original" Games [Breaking] (Addict 3D)


127. Jerry Bruckheimer to make a leap into video games (International Herald Tribune)


128. Jingle bling (Daily Mirror)


129. Jury to resume DeNaples probe on slots license (The Patriot-News)


130. KIDS: Ridgefield Boys and Girls Club proving popular (Ridgefield Press)


131. Kids 'prefer outdoors to technology' (AAP via Yahoo!Xtra News)


132. LAPTOP Announces 2007 Mobile Innovation Award-Winners (PRWeb)


133. LG Electronic's L226WA-BF 22-inch widescreen LCD monitor (Digi Times)


134. LOOKING IN ON: GAMING (Las Vegas Sun)


135. 'Le Guitar Hero:' French Company Buys Popular Game (NBC 11 Bay Area)


136. Letters to the Editor (The Record)


137. Levi, Ray & Shoup gives new dimension to sports play reviews (The State Journal-Register)


138. Lott resignation is top story (The Mississippi Press)


139. Louisiana Department of Revenue reminds tax preparers of electronic filing requirements (The Town Talk)


140. MEXIDATA . INFO (MEXIDATA . INFO)


141. MTV, Bruckheimer Pair to Produce Heart-Pounding Video Games (E-Commerce Times)


142. MTV, Bruckheimer to make video games (AP via Yahoo! News)


143. MTV, Bruckheimer to make video games (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)


144. MTV, Bruckheimer to make video games (Lexington Herald-Leader)


145. MTV, Bruckheimer to make video games (The Charlotte Observer)


146. MTV Games and Jerry Bruckheimer Announce Blockbuster Partnership to Develop Video Games (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)


147. MTV Games and Jerry Bruckheimer Announce Blockbuster Partnership to Develop Video Games (The San Francisco Examiner)


148. MTV to break into video games (CNN Money)


149. McGregor plans bingo at Birmingham track, state amendment needed (NBC 15 Mobile)


150. McGregor plans bingo at Birmingham track, state amendment needed (The Daily Comet)


151. McGregor plans to bring electronic bingo to Birmingham dog track (Birmingham News)


152. Midway resets for 2008 (Chicago Tribune)


153. MoConDi Launches 'Fantasy Date,' One of the First Mobile Entertainment Services That Incorporates Mobile Web, Video, ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)


154. MoConDi Launches 'Fantasy Date,' One of the First Mobile Entertainment Services That Incorporates Mobile Web, Video, ... (FinanzNachrichten)


155. MoConDi Launches 'Fantasy Date,' One of the First Mobile Entertainment Services That Incorporates Mobile Web, Video, ... (PRWeb)


156. MoConDi Launches 'Fantasy Date,' One of the First Mobile Entertainment Services That Incorporates Mobile Web, Video, ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)


157. MoConDi Launches ´Fantasy Date,´ One of the First Mobile Entertainment Services That Incorporates Mobile Web, Video, ... (wallstreet:online AG)


158. Mobile Gaming to Soar as New Players Join In (BWCS)


159. Monday December 03, 2007 - 12:44 EST (Rolling Good Times)


160. Monday | 3 December, 2007 (ARNnet)


161. More Sports (Long Beach Press-Telegram)


162. More youngsters want electronic products such as phones and video games rather than train sets or dolls. (Reading Eagle)


163. Most expensive Xmas pressies in te world (Daily Mirror)


164. Movie magic at library (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)


165. Music and Gaming Festival Invades Alexandria in January (Anime News Network)


166. NEWS 2 USE: Don't forget to register, insure, safeguard new electronics (Detroit Free Press)


167. Nearly one year to ban gaming consoles in prisons (Scoop.co.nz)


168. NeoGAF Forum Donates $5,600 To Charity (Gamasutra)


169. New Edition of the Gaming Business Directory is the Definitive Resource for Information on Casinos, Card rooms, ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)


170. New videogames bring the pain (New Times Weekly)


171. News Digest (The Courier News)


172. Nintendo unfazed by Wii flak (EETimes)


173. Nintendo unfazed by Wii flak (Electronics Supply and Manufacturing)


174. North American Video Expands Operations in Asia Pacific Region with New Facility and Director ... (ThomasNet)


175. Now Available: Ecotourism with Great Food and Maasai at Campi Ya Kanzi at Kuku Group Ranch in Kenya (PRWeb)


176. Now Available: Ecotourism with Great Food and Maasai at Campi Ya Kanzi at Kuku Group Ranch in Kenya (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)


177. Now That’s Entertainment: Video Game Sales Continue at Record Pace (Local Tech Wire)


178. Optimize I/O expansion in workstations (Electronic Engineering Times Asia)


179. PGR team working on James Bond? (Games Radar)


180. PRESS RELEASE: Europe-wide game standard, PEGI Online, delivers on consumer demand just three months after launch. (gamesindustry.biz)


181. PRESS RELEASE: FISHLABS recruits sales director from Electronic Arts (gamesindustry.biz)


182. PRESS RELEASE: Feel The Force! (gamesindustry.biz)


183. PRESS RELEASE: GameTap Updates And Expands PC Gaming Experience To Mac Users (gamesindustry.biz)


184. PRESS RELEASE: Intensify Your Gaming Experience With Mind Blowing Audio (gamesindustry.biz)


185. PRESS RELEASE: MTV GAMES AND JERRY BRUCKHEIMER ANNOUNCE BLOCKBUSTER PARTNERSHIP TO DEVELOP VIDEO GAMES (gamesindustry.biz)


186. PRESS RELEASE: MTV Games and Harmonix Ship Rock Band™ for the PlayStation®2 to Retail Stores Nationwide (gamesindustry.biz)


187. PRESS RELEASE: MoConDi Launches 'Fantasy Date', One of the First Mobile Entertainment Services that Incorporate Mobile ... (gamesindustry.biz)


188. PS3 outsells Wii in Japan (USA Today)


189. PacificNet Regains Compliance with NASDAQ (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)


190. PacificNet Regains Compliance with NASDAQ (The San Francisco Examiner)


191. PacificNet Signs Agreement to Acquire Octavian International - Global Provider of Gaming Technology (FinanzNachrichten)


192. PacificNet to Present at China's 4th Annual International Conference on Gaming Industry and Public Welfare (FinanzNachrichten)


193. PacificNet to Present at China's 4th Annual International Conference on Gaming Industry and Public Welfare (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)


194. PacificNet's Take1 Announces Profit Sharing Deal with Leading Bingo Operator in Asia (FinanzNachrichten)


195. Packer prankster gives token gifts (Beloit Daily News)


196. Payment Processing: RP Solutions Certifies TPG A776 Printer/Scanner For Distributed Check Capture (RetailSolutionsOnline)


197. Peppermint Patties (Denver Post)


198. Pimp Your PC (Forbes)


199. Play65 Backgammon Room Weds a Same-Sex Couple (PRWeb)


200. Play65 Backgammon Site Trains European Backgammon Champs (PRWeb)


201. Play65 Backgammon Site Trains European Backgammon Champs (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)


202. PlayStation 3 outsells Wii in Japan (The Charlotte Observer)


203. Playing sport with Wii won't burn off the fat, says study (TODAYonline)


204. Police: Lock doors, take home valuables (Central Michigan Life)


205. Power plays (The Fresno Bee)


206. Premarket Movers: Cal Maine Up on 2Q (AP via Yahoo! Finance)


207. President keeps EA Sports in the game (Inside Bay Area)


208. Producer Bruckheimer in the game with MTV (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra Entertainment)


209. Q&A: Morhaime on Activision-Blizzard union (GameSpot)


210. Q& A: EA's Bernstein On Building SimCity Societies (Gamasutra)


211. Quantcast Reaches Twenty Thousand Participants In Free, Direct-Measurement Audience Service (PRWeb)


212. Quartz 2 Review (All About Symbian)


213. Ranking the new board games for the holidays (San Francisco Chronicle)


214. Rasmussen Reports Launches RasmussenMarkets.com (Rasmussen Reports via Yahoo! News)


215. Recycle electronic items and help save the Earth (Brick Township Bulletin)


216. Recycle those old electronics gadgets (Louisville Courier-Journal)


217. S&P Equity Research Sees Toy Sales Slowing in Face of Adversity, Competition (The San Francisco Examiner)


218. Secured Financial Announces Services Agreement (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)


219. Slot machine innovations make game more exciting (The Homer Sun)


220. Small Welker big key for Pats (The Star-Ledger)


221. Small business weathers the credit crunch (CNN Money)


222. Sony PS3 Outsells Nintendo Wii in Japan (San Francisco Chronicle)


223. Sony PS3 outsells Nintendo Wii in Japan (AP via Yahoo! News)


224. Sony PlayStation 3 outsells Nintendo Wii in Japan (San Diego Union-Tribune)


225. Spectrum Gaming Group Identifies Top 21 Casino Industry Trends for 2008 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)


226. Spike TV Announces 2007 'Video Game Awards' Winners (The San Francisco Examiner)


227. Spot On: 2007 in UK gaming (GameSpot)


228. State ready for its closeup (La Crosse Tribune)


229. Still energizing those who serve (Antelope Valley Press)


230. Stock picks (The Star)


231. Stressed out During Finals? Play a Game. (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)


232. TFN NEWS BRIEFING: TMT highlights to 09:10 GMT (Sharewatch)


233. Technology spawns fun and games - for all ages (Jefferson City News Tribune)


234. The Art Of The Deal (Forbes)


235. The Art of the Deal (Forbes)


236. 'The Cat and the Christmas Tree' on sale (Daily Courier)


237. The Durable Led Zeppelin (Rolling Stone)


238. The Gamesman (Portfolio.com via Yahoo! Finance)


239. The Good Life Blog Watch (TheStreet.com)


240. The Rise of Women Online Games Players (PRWeb)


241. The Rise of Women Online Games Players (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)


242. The Year in Game Politics (Slashdot)


243. The video game sector heats up with Activision (ATVI), Take-Two Interactive (TTWO), and Electronic Arts (ERTS) (Schaeffers Research)


244. This Report Analyzes the Development of the Global Mobile Gaming Market (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance)


245. This Report Analyzes the Development of the Global Mobile Gaming Market (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)


246. Thursday December 06, 2007 - 12:14 EST (Rolling Good Times)


247. Thursday December 27, 2007 - 12:59 EST (Rolling Good Times)


248. Tom Brady: The Winner (CBS News)


249. Total Clicks : (ZDNet India)


250. Toy sales may slow down in face of adversity, competition - S&P Equity Research (Sharewatch)


251. USTelematics Adds Disney Entertainment and Online Gaming Content to Voyager Mobile IPTV (Broadcast Newsroom)


252. U.S. Gambling Ban Draws Weak Sanction From WTO (Wired News)


253. US faces sanctions for game ban (BBC News)


254. US faces sanctions on gaming ban (BBC News)


255. Video-Game Publishers See Another Blockbuster Year (TheStreet.com)


256. Video game gifts: From DiRTy fun to crazy rabbits, there's a game for all stockings (Deseret Morning News)


257. Vietnam targets bigger electronics export next year (Budapest Business Journal)


258. Vivendi-Activision deal to create video game empire (International Herald Tribune)


259. Vivendi, Activision Join to Create Games Giant (Washington Post)


260. Vivendi Flexes Gaming Muscle With Activision Stake (E-Commerce Times)


261. Vivendi Flexes Gaming Muscle With Activision Stake (TechNewsWorld.com)


262. Vivendi To Merge With Activision (Forbes)


263. Vivendi & Activision merge to create gaming giant (PC Advisor)


264. Vivendi and Activision (FT.com via Yahoo! News)


265. Vivendi bolsters gaming position with Activision deal (Market Watch)


266. Vivendi merger creates gaming giant (Toronto Star)


267. Vivendi to Buy Activision, Challenge Electronic Arts (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)


268. Vivendi to Buy Activision, Challenge Electronic Arts (Update3) (Bloomberg.com)


269. Vivendi to Buy Activision, Challenge Electronic Arts (Update5) (Bloomberg.com)


270. W-B library become play station for area youth (Times Leader)


271. WIN tickets to UK Snooker Championship (News Of The World)


272. WOLFKING TROOPER Laser Gaming Mouse Review (Overclockers Club)


273. WOTANITE THE ONE (Sporting Life)


274. WTO gives Antigua right to violate U.S. copyrights in gambling dispute (International Herald Tribune)


275. What can you do with a Commodore 64? (CNN.com)


276. Whig.com (The Quincy Herald-Whig)


277. Wilkes Barre library become play station for area youth (Times Leader)


278. Wired world for families (Perth Now)


279. World of Warcraft joins forces with Guitar Hero (Daily Telegraph)


280. Wotanite The One (Sporting Life via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)


281. You can 'CyberCycle' your obsolete electronics (Louisville Courier-Journal)


282. Your A to Z Holiday Guide (Bonita Daily News)


283. Ziff Davis Announces 11th Electronic Gaming Summit (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)


284. () Letters to the Editor (Willamette Week)