Filed under: GAMING | Tags: Activision, Force Unleashed, Games, Microsoft, NaturalMotion Ltd, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Video game, Wii
Video game manufacturers such as Activision, Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo are set to unveil their latest offerings this week. And, according to this article, it should be like Christmas in July for gamers of all demographics. (The New York Times 7/14, Financial Times 7/13)
Video game characters, once largely predictable for anyone who has played the game more than a few times, now are designed and executed with almost as much realism as characters in filmed entertainment, according to this article. “I think you connect to these characters much more,” said Torsten Reil, whose NaturalMotion Ltd. developed the technology for the upcoming “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.” (The Washington Post/Associated Press 7/13)
Nintendo’s Wii gaming platform has, apparently, become the high-tech version of the dinner table or the family rec room. According to this analysis, almost 90% of those playing the game are doing so with others in the household. (Advertising Age 7/14)
Konami Corp., the Japanese creator of the “Dance Dance Revolution” music-video game, is suing Viacom’s Harmonix studio, claiming its “Rock Band” game violates patents. The Konami patents relate to simulated musical instruments and a “musical-rhythm matching game.” (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=aHQODoKwFYrA 7/10)
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