Gamertell

Could the United States’ next General Patton be a 13-year-old currently playing Halo 3:ODST? That is not as far fetched as it may seem, according to Washington Examiner columnist Peter W. Singer. Singer notes United States Army officials’ testimony in Congress that video games including America’s Army are more effective… Continue Reading »

While gamers all enjoy video games with voice acting, they often tend to also take for granted the people behind the voices. Many times, the voice actor for a character isn’t even credited or listed, so people might just think someone sounds familiar, but not bother to confirm it. Gamertell… Continue Reading »

A man has been charged for assaulting a 2-year-old girl in York, PA (USA), with, of all things, a video game controller. The game controller might sound like a benign object but it can be lethal if used against a toddler, which it turned out to be in this case.… Continue Reading »

In times when videogames are being anathematized by anti-game activists, one almost tends to forget that it is an art. A lot goes into the making of a videogame and it is when different disciplines – arts in their own right - espouse. One of those disciplines is videogame writing.… Continue Reading »

Revolution was what Nintendo had initially christened the Wii. The Wii has apparently lived up to its initial name by revolutionizing the video games industry. Beyond its impact on the games industry, it has also been touted as a fitness machine of sorts, though many studies in recent times have… Continue Reading »

When Electronic Arts’ music department selected Norwegan band Datarock for its upcoming game, FIFA Street 3, it was a match between gaming and music made in heaven. Datarock’s unique sound, created by Fredrik Saroea and friends Ketil Mosnes and Kevin O’Brien (O’Brien left the group in 2000), has been featured… Continue Reading »

Obviously the later half of 2007 confirms that is the year of the spin-off movie game. The Princess Bride the Video Game demo comes with the 20th anniversary DVD, Ghostbusters the Video Game has just been confirmed, and now Codemasters has just released Dirty Dancing the Video Game for the… Continue Reading »

Across the Atlantic, Manhunt 2 bore the brunt of the fierce campaign against excessively violent games. In the US, however, the Manhunt 2 episode doesn’t seem to have set any precedents, at least that’s how it appears for federal judge Ronald Whyte. In his recent ruling ruling, Whyte decided a… Continue Reading »

Home Media Magazine, which covers primarily home movie and videogame news, had an interesting lede for an article posted on August 9, 2007, about 300 DVD sales: It looked like a video game and felt like a video game, so it isn’t surprising that Warner Home Video would score big… Continue Reading »

Just as there is no “I” in team or ice in hot tea, government legislation has little business trying to substitute the responsibility of parents with laws. In an article by GameDaily, the New York state senate passed a video game bill, SO5888, sponsored by Senator Andrew Lanza (R-I, Staten… Continue Reading »