World news about “Video Games” published by euronews.
Sony undercuts Microsoft in console battle Gamers’ ground zero is the Electronic Entertainment Expo currently on in Los Angeles and it was the arena for Sony and Microsoft to go head to head. In an… 11/06/2013
Is Tetris the greatest computer game ever?Tetris, the tile-matching puzzle video game, turns 29 years old on June 6. Originally designed and programmed by Alexey Pajitnov in the Soviet Union while… 05/06/2013
Geek chic: how geek became mainstream in 10 stepsMay 25th is Geek Pride Day, a day for geeks all around the world to reclaim the word and celebrate their culture. But what does it mean to be a geek in the… 24/05/2013
Xbox One: Microsoft’s game changer? The Xbox One – which Microsoft has just unveiled – is its strongest push so far to dominate consumers’ living rooms with a complete entertainment system… 22/05/2013
Launch of Xbox ONE Gamers are looking forward to the launch of the new Xbox. It will be presented simultaneously in both London and Seattle. Microsoft has confirmed it is to… 21/05/2013
The serious side of playing games Serious games might sound like a contradiction in terms, but in fact, video and computer games are increasingly being adapted for the classroom. The idea… 03/05/2013
Brazilians play Pac-Man in Sao Paulo Resident’s of Brazil’s bustling financial capital, Sao Paulo, are being encouraged to slow down and enjoy some retro video games on a huge scale. The facade… 09/04/2013
Gaming Soviet-style Before the Internet, DVDs and smartphones, there were arcade games – popular with kids in many parts of the world, including the former USSR. In Moscow… 02/04/2013
Kids and computers We have all heard the warnings about screens being bad for children – but now a French study from the influential Academy of Sciences claims that playing with… 25/03/2013
Students set sights on games industry The games industry has come a long way since the 1980s. From a niche market, it has grown into a global industry – with Hollywood-size budgets and plenty… 11/03/2013
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: game on Lara Croft is back in the latest “Tomb Raider” video game but she’s been stripped of her previous history and reinvented as a 21-year-old novice. The game is… 06/03/2013
What is the Media Programme?In our episode on video games we met some young people who have found their own professional pathway thanks to the EU Media Programme. But what is the… 06/03/2013
Sony looks for head start over Microsoft with new PlayStation Sony has said it will launch its next-generation PlayStation this year. A lot is riding on its first video game console in seven years as the Japanese… 21/02/2013
Atari files for bankruptcy protection Wrestling with tough market conditions, video game pioneer Atari SA has filed for bankruptcy protection in Paris and New York. That is because it has failed… 22/01/2013
2012 phenomenon: top five end-of-the-world-themed video gamesDino Run Imagine your life as a tiny dinosaur some 65 million years ago, gently frolicking in the Cretaceous grass, occasionally munching on an earthworm or… 14/12/2012
The serious business of Serious Games Serious Games use computer technology for teaching and training purposes in a variety of fields. Developers claim they are revolutionaly tools to help people… 30/10/2012
Milla Jovovich back in Resident Evil: Retribution Milla Jovovich returns as Alice in Resident Evil: Retribution – the fifth in the franchise. Continuing her fight against the Umbrella Corporation and the… 14/09/2012
Game on! Games are usually seen as recreaction but increasingly, educational games are being developed as an aid to learning. Computers and information technology are… 15/06/2012
Big three players unveil gaming novelties at E3 Nintendo’s new Wii U was one of the headline-grabbers at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, 2012 in Los Angeles. Due out around November, the… 07/06/2012
Nintendo launches Miiverse Get ready for Miiverse. This is Nintendo’s new social and content network being readied for the new Wii U games console. Nintendo lags behind its main… 04/06/2012
Sony hangs hopes on Vita Sony has started selling its latest handheld videogame device — the PlayStation Vita. It is in the shops in Japan, just in time for the pre-Christmas sales… 19/12/2011
Play to learn at Serious Games show Games are usually meant to be fun but those on show at the 7th Serious Games exhibition in the French city of Lyon are more about training and teaching, than… 29/11/2011
Game Story: From Pacman to Call of Duty The exhibition ‘Game Story’ traces the history of the video game from its humble beginnings in the 1970s; ‘Space Invaders’ and ‘Pacman’, to modern day games… 14/11/2011
Nintendo warns of first ever loss Nintendo says it will post its first ever annual net loss this financial year — of around 188 million euros. The soaring value of the yen against other… 27/10/2011
Real life Angry Birds outdoor theme park game in ChinaVisitors use a slingshot to throw an Angry Bird plush toy at a real life Angry Birds outdoor game in a theme park at Changsha, Hunan province. REUTERS/China… 07/09/2011
Gaming addiction, the reality For many people video games are a hobby, for others, they are an addiction. This year a 20-year-old British man died of a blood clot after taking part in a… 31/08/2011
Nintendo is latest hacking victim Japanese games company Nintendo has confirmed a hacking attack on its computers in the US, but says no consumer data or company information was… 06/06/2011
Sony upbeat on profit, Ricoh cutting jobs Sony has announced a 2.2 billion euro net loss for the financial year just ended, but is predicting it will make a profit for the next 12 months. It is… 26/05/2011
Millions more Sony accounts hacked Sony has revealed hackers may have stolen the data of another 25 million accounts in a second massive security breach. As well as the cyberattack on its… 03/05/2011
Sony tries to address data breach anger Sony has stepped up its efforts to address customer anger after a data breach led to the theft of personal information belonging to 78 million users of its… 02/05/2011
Blurring the sci-fi boundaries at MIPTV The boundaries between reality and science fiction were more blurred than ever at this year’s MIPTV in Cannes, Europe’s biggest television programme trade… 13/04/2011
TV makers hope glass-less 3D will boost sales The world’s television manufacturers are closely watching public reaction to the launch of Nintendo’s 3DS handheld gaming device. It features 3… 28/03/2011
Microsoft gives free access to Kinect hackers In the beginning, Microsoft’s Kinect sensor was simply meant to track body movement for video games. But since its the release, computer geeks around the… 22/02/2011
Playing for health Consider the following health problems, related by three different people: “Every day I said to myself: ‘Tomorrow I’ll start to eat properly, tomorrow … 12/01/2011
US Marine Commandos disciplined over videogameSeven members of the US Navy Seal team have been disciplined for revealing classified material while helping produce a video game. The game called ‘medal of… 09/11/2012
English village gets ‘Angry Birds’ play equipmentLife in the sleepy Nottinghamshire hamlet of Rampton, central England, has just got a lot more exciting. Sundown Adventureland, a theme park for under tens… 30/08/2012
Shigeru wins Asturias Communication & Humanities prizeThe jury deliberating the 2012 Asturias prize for Communication and Humanities has awarded the honour to Japanese computer games creator Shigeru… 23/05/2012
Armenian couple name their baby “Sarkozy”A couple in Armenia have named their new-born baby Sarkozy in honour of France’s president. It comes after the French Senate voted to make it illegal to deny… 26/01/2012
Sony offers safeguard to theft victimsElectronics giant Sony is to offer its customers in the US up to one million dollars of insurance cover in the event of identity theft. The move follows… 07/05/2011
Sony apologises over security breachSenior executives from Sony have made a profound apology to 78-million PlayStation users, whose personal data were stolen by internet hackers. The company… 01/05/2011
Sony could face legal action over huge data breachSony could face global legal action after it belatedly revealed one of the biggest online data breaches ever. It follows the warning by the Japanese… 27/04/2011
Nintendo set for 3DS launchNintendo says it will ship about 1.5 million of its new 3D-capable handheld game players in Japan in the first month after its launch at the end of… 10/01/2011
Glitch reduces Halo’s shineDespite first day sales of 150 million euros, Microsoft’s Halo: Reach videogame is already losing a little of its shine. The software company has admitted… 21/09/2010
Prince of Persia, The Sands of TimeGiving the Leicester Square Odeon the cold shoulder, summer blockbuster “Prince of Persia – The Sands of Time” was premiered at the Westfield shopping centre… 10/05/2010
Medicine meets Mario BrothersSporty types with tendon injuries in northern France are now getting treatment which appears to owe more to Sonic the Hedgehog that ultra-sonic the imaging… 01/03/2010
France’s next video game generationYou might think that board games and bingo would be the order of the day. Not so at one old people’s home near Paris where interactive video games have… 02/01/2010
Learning with laughsSerious games are a new type of video application. Developed along the same lines as a regular console game, serious games – as the name suggests – combine an… 15/12/2009
