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Balloon Boy, the Flash game. No, really

by PJ Hruschak on Oct 23, 2009 at 10:43 AM

In case you weren’t already annoyed by the recent media attention spent on Falcon “Balloon Boy” Henne, HeyZap has decided to distribute an online Flash game featuring the l’il faux-lebrity’s likeness and really rub it in. In the game (embedded below) you use your WASD or arrow keys to move… Continue Reading »

Books about gamers for librarians, teachers

by Lucy Newman on Sep 9, 2008 at 07:27 PM

In the Los Angeles Times, writer Alex Pham reports that the San Fernando Library encourages youth to play video games and even invites them to be as loud as they like. “It lets teens be more comfortable with the library and become familiar with librarians,” San Fernando librarian Lydia Harlan… Continue Reading »

Many game companies, analysts disappointed with E3 2008

by Lucy Newman on Jul 23, 2008 at 04:03 PM

Not many attendees were impressed with this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). During an interview held Thursday, (July 17, 2008) Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo’s senior managing director and general manager of entertainment analysis and the development division, told MSNBC that even though many fans of long running Nintendo franchise games such… Continue Reading »

DSvision gets blurry

by Jenni Lada on Feb 29, 2008 at 02:05 PM

Diligent readers may remember that back in December Gamertell discussed the DSVision, an official slot-1 adapter from Nintendo, Dai Nippon and AM3. The new hardware would allow DS owners to download music, videos and other forms of media through a service set up by Dai Nippon and AM3. It should… Continue Reading »

Watchdog group lists Naughty and Nice games of 2007

by Christopher Buckner on Dec 7, 2007 at 02:35 AM

It has always been challenging for parents to control the outside influences that might be warping the minds of their children. The game industry is no exception as media, parents and even the United States Senate have blacklisted a number of game titles over the years. None of this has… Continue Reading »

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