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Picture the scene. You’ve just cleared a room of nameless soldiers who were henching on the side to feed their families, and as you walk into the next room, the big bad appears. Ok, that’s fine, lets put our skills to the test in a match of such high machismo levels, we’ll have to wear black belts on our instant beards that have ... [»]
Earlier today I posted that rumour about THQ possibly going out of business and during the research of that story I stumbled across gaming companies market sizes and thought it may be of interest to some.
So without further delay, here are the top gaming companies organised by the market size of their entire company on the 16th of January 2012 as listed on the New York Stock Exchange and found on ... [»]
Throughout the week, we’ve been posting up our individual genre and platform awards - but here’s a nice handy collection of all the awards, all in in once place. As you’ve been able to tell from the list of awards and their requisite runners up, it’s been one heck of a year for gaming - Whether you like to play on your phone, ... [»]
There is more to gaming than simply killing people with foreign accents to a Hans Zimmer soundtrack or donning the cowl to defeat Clown Princes of Crime. Great games and, especially, the gaming life itself, like other forms of creativity such as books or films, can stir debate and encourage us to reconsider views we’ve previously held. None of us is perfect. We need to be aware that views we ... [»]
We really don’t have enough coverage of gaming on our television screens right now. At one point, we had Lucy Longhurst and her flat-screen CGI robot providing us with the latest news surrounding the industry and upcoming titles, but that changed when one of the SABC members in charge of programming realized that people were actually enjoying the show, and they just couldn’t have any of that, could they?
So when we get a gaming ... [»]
So you’ve just struck gold with the Powerball jackpot, or you’ve sold your organs to a wealthy German business person, or maybe the SANBS has finally started paying for a pint of that crimson oil running through your veins. The point is, you’ve got cash, lots of it, and you want to spend it.
You could probably invest it, securing your future for the long-term, or maybe even give some to charity, seeing as it is ... [»]
Should you be able to quick-save whenever you want, in every game? No.
Should every story have Tolstoyian rich stories and characters? Yawn. Of course not.
It’s difficult to apply the working concepts of one game, one medium or one genre on to another. But sometimes it does feel like what one game lacks, another succeeds in and vice versa. No game is perfect, but learning what works can improve the medium. Here’s a list of things I think almost every ... [»]
Maybe I’m trapped in my own little world and can’t get out, not that I want to really, but recent claims by Nu Metro on twitter stating that the majority of people prefer blockbusters in 3D and now Sony are claiming that ... [»]
It’s not often that we review hardware here on Lazygamer but at the same time it’s not often that we’re able go get our hands on a piece of hardware that is utterly dedicated to gaming so when I was offered the chance to review the ASUS G53 I couldn’t really say no now could I.
The first thing I noticed when unpacking the G53 is its weight, it’s not a complete monster but this isn’t a laptop you ... [»]
The former American Vice president and global climate change activist was speaking at the Games for Change Conference in New York City on Monday, citing the potential that the gaming industry now has on consumers.Delivering the keynote speech, Gore then went on to detail just how powerful games are today.
This is a very large, extremely significant industry, with a radically diverse and growing audience of players on all kinds of platforms. Games are the new 'normal' ... [»]
A recent study involving 287 families with adolescent children has churned out some interesting results with regards to gaming.The research conducted at the Brigham Young University School of family life suggests that girls between the age of 11 and 16, who play age-appropriate games co-operatively with a parent, were not only in a state of improved mental health but also behaved better ... [»]
Yesterday, we brought you a list of gaming’s hottest dudes, brought to you by local pop culture blogger Noelle Adams, better known to her swathes of adoring fans as pfangirl. We chose her because she’s got her finger on the pulse ... [»]
The mainstream media is often quick to attack video games for corrupting the youth and helping the moral decay of society, but have you ever seen video game sex?It’s generally pretty low fidelity and nothing like the scenes you get to see on most TV channels after 10pm at night.Check below ... [»]
I’m a gamer. Probably the sort you’d call “hardcore.†Like most gamers my age, it’s a label I’ve had nearly my whole life. I played games, weaning myself on a one-buttoned joystick, before I reached puberty. I played games through my teens with increasingly sophisticated controllers, and have continued to do so despite rapidly approaching middle age. I’ve recently, much to the shock ... [»]
This isn’t news, this isn’t even surprising and yet one of the largest websites in South Africa decided that this story is what they will run a poll about on their front page.To catch you up News24.com, South Africa’s biggest online news website, has a poll running currently on whether or not gaming makes teens ... [»]
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