Physics may take video games to next level (AP)
June 20, 2006
AP - Carve a wrong turn in the deep powder of the video game "Stoked Rider: Big Mountain Snowboarding" and you'd better brace for an avalanche of swirling white snow engulfing everything as it crashes down the mountainside.
Judge puts Louisiana video-game law on hold (Reuters)
June 20, 2006
Reuters - A federal judge has granted a
request by video-game industry groups for a temporary
restraining order preventing the state of Louisiana from
enforcing a new law that would ban sales of violent games to
minors, according to court records obtained on Tuesday.
Louisiana Sued over Violent Video Game Law (NewsFactor)
June 20, 2006NewsFactor - The video game industry has filed a lawsuit in federal court to overturn a new Louisiana bill that prohibits the sale and rental of violent games to minors, claiming it violates free speech and freedom of expression.
Nintendo Wii to Embed NEC's DRAM (TechWeb)
June 20, 2006TechWeb - NEC selects MoSys as the DRAM macro design partner for the Wii, saying the company has experience in implementing 1T-SRAM macros on NEC's eDRAM process.
Louisiana joins battle over violent video games (Reuters)
June 20, 2006
Reuters - Louisiana is the newest front in
the ongoing political and legal battle over violent content in
video games, which in the United States drive a $13 billion
industry that rivals Hollywood box office sales.
Immersion Debuts Positional Rumble Tech For Game Controllers (PC Magazine)
June 20, 2006PC Magazine - Immersion Technology, whose rumble vibration technology powers the Microsoft Xbox series of consoles and several PC peripherals, announced its second-generation rumble tech on Monday.
South Korea game makers eye global expansion (Reuters)
June 20, 2006
Reuters - South Korea, home to the world's
most sophisticated online games, is preparing an assault on
North America, Japan and Europe, setting the stage for an
international scrum in an industry poised to nearly triple in
value in the coming years.