The Guardian Thursday February 14th 08: “Gadget that hopes to boost mobile gaming” by Keith Stuart GAMESBLOG
What its about: Zeemote JS1, a Bluetooth joy pad device designed for mobile games. Californian start up; “Zeemote”. Light device measures 95mm x 35mm x 20mm and houses a small analogue stick. Zeemote wants to bring genuine mass appeal to the underachieving mobile games industry. Supported by: “Sega”, “Eidos”. See Tomb Raider and Sonic.
The Guardian Thursday January 31st 08: “How to fight those foxy forces of evil effectively” by Keith Stuart GAMESBLOG
What it’s about: Fox report on XBOX 360 game “Mass Effect”. Critically acclaimed sci-fi epic was dubbed as sexually explicit, and filled with nudity. Referred to as “Luke Skywalker meets Debbie”. Game developers are exploring more adult themes with a more accurate representation of the human form.
The Guardian Thursday January 31st 08: “How hardcore gamers are being pushed aside by the soft surround” by Charles Arthur.
Whats it about: How Nintendo have beaten both Microsoft and sony in the gaming market. In the Europe: 6MWiis ans 20M DS consoles. PS3 8.5M worldwide. Xbox 16.8M in total. Wii is 20M in total making it a clear winner. Sony’s PSP sold 30M, and DS sold 66M. The hardcore consoles have been beaten by the “soft surround”
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