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E3 2011: A look at the videogame museum (video)

A nice walkthrough of the Videogame Museum at E3 2011.

Man beats girl with game controller

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. The little girl is currently in a coma after receiving severe injuries to her head and body.

The execrable incident occurred on…

Boston Anime Conference is set to impress anime lovers and gamers

With only a few weeks before the big event March 21 to 23, 2008, this year’s Anime Boston already has quite a list of special guests who will be attending including voice actors Colleen Clinkenbeard, Aaron Dismuke, Todd Haberkorn, Brad Swaile and Michael Sinterniklaas.

This year’s live gaming sessions will include collectible card games, collectible miniature games, board games, live-action role playing games and tabletop RPGs. Rules for the sessions can be found on Anime Boston’s website along with any fees for participants. The session games are as follows…

Video-game pirate fined $25,000

In the old days a pirate was a seafaring thief who committed his crime at sea and at times on the shore, the first known acts of piracy took place in the 13th century B.C., but today modern day pirates sail the digital seas on the internet and siphoning the revenues of hardworking corporations through more »

Tom Brokaw declares blogs, videogames “cancerous”

During a lengthy radio interview with Tom Brokaw about his newest book “Boom!: Voices of the 60s” with Hugh Hewitt, Hewitt brought up NBC’s role in the Virginia Tech Shooting incident where Cho Seung Hui, suspected of learning how to shoot using videogames, and NBC aired his Hui’s self-made video. Brokaw didn’t hesitate to attribute more »

Presidential candidates discuss videogame issues

Common Sense Media reached out to a dozen presidential candidates (Republicans and Democrats) to ask each about policies they may implement should they be elected. Senator John Edwards (D-NC), former Governor Barack Obama (D-IL), Bill Richardson (D-NM) and Mitt Romney (R-MA) were a few who responded to Common Sense’s inquiry. An inquiry was also sent more »

Deal drafted for games based on Igor movie

Exodus Film Group announced December 7, 2007, a video game deal with Interactive Game Group and Legacy Interactive for a game based on their CG-animated feature film “Igor.” The playfully irreverent comedy film features the voice talents of John Cusack, who will be replacing Christian Slater in the role of Igor for the game and more »

Dragonball Super Saiyin to go live action in 2008

The popular anime and videogame series Dragonball is about to go live on the silver screen. No joke. In fact, actress Jamie Chung has just been casted as Goku’s love interest, Chi Chi, and will join Justin Chatwin (Goku) and James Marsters (Piccolo) have already been casted in the live-action adaptation of the popular Japanese comic Dragonball.

The film will be produced by Stephen Chow, a successful Japanese cultural export of all time, and directed by James Wong. The setting of this film is a science fiction action-adventure that will center on an adult humanoid alien named Goku who, after discovering he was sent to Earth to destroy the population, tries to fulfill the wish of his dying grandfather and collect all seven of the world’s mystical Dragon Balls to keep them out of the hands of the evil aliens.

Fans of the game and anime franchise already know the back story of the series and I’m sure will be cautious about the live action release for fear of disappointment. And who wouldn’t, the series has grown since its first release in Japan.

Bloggers bash President Bush’s gaming session with wounded troops

While on his tour to visit wounded Soldiers across the US, during a visit to a Waco, TX, rehabilitation hospital, President Bush tried his hand at playing a computer game with a few soldiers who were transported to the hospital from Iraq to rehabilitate from their injuries. The game he was playing with the soldiers more »

Teens arrested for Splinter Cell style “mission” at Washington school

Teenagers are always looking for adventures, but how bored do they have to be to go on a “mission” at their local high school in Kingston, Washington? According to the North Kitsap Herald, police busted five teens, four 18-year-olds and a 15-year-old, who entered Kingston High School November 4, 2007 by climbing the school and more »