Dual Screen Set for Nintendo’s Future
May 21, 2004
“While others talk, Nintendo is working,” said Reggie Fils-Aime, executive vice president of Nintendo of America, referring to Nintendo’s regrouping of minds as a result of its recent decline in popularity. By the beginning of 2003, GameCube and accompanying software sales had fallen short behind Sony’s PlayStation 2 and Microsoft’s Xbox. Read more
2004 E3: Get Ready to Game
May 21, 2004
The 2004 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the world’s largest annual video game convention, flooded the L.A. Convention, Center once again with a spectacular array of colors, sound and the latest innovative technology. Read more
Sony’s Sexy Little Thang
May 21, 2004
Sony Computer Entertainment America’s (SCEA) press conference at E3 sizzled with bright lights and giant screens as it projected products for 2004. One of the highlights was the official announcement of Sony’s PSP (PlayStation Portable). Read more
Crash, Bang, Pow!: Assemblyman Yee authors bill to segregate AO games at retail shops
May 14, 2004
Gone are the days of Packman and Centipede. In today’s more extreme video games, players can rape prostitutes, blow up cars and burn people alive with the simple maneuvering of a joystick. Read more
Mapping the Streets of L.A.
April 2, 2004
True Crime: Streets of LA’s success relies heavily on the randomly automated reactions and behaviors of innocent bystanders, as well as the reconstruction of the entire city and its socioeconomic structure. Read more
Evolving at GDC 2004
April 2, 2004
Evolve. The theme this year at the 18th annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) at the San Jose Convention Center has struck a chord with the video game development community. It defines the next stage of advancement and growth. Read more
SEGA Settles Fil-Am Bias Suit
April 2, 2004
Video game maker SEGA Corp. of America Inc. and Spherion Corp., a temporary worker agency, agreed to pay $600,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging the companies fired some Filipino American workers because of their race, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Mar. 25. Read more
Revival of Cool
April 2, 2004
Name: Alan Yu
Age: 30
Title: Director, Game Developers Conference
Ethnicity: Chinese American
Residence: San Francisco Read more
iPod Mini Big on Sound
January 23, 2004
In popular culture, trends are cyclical. As the old saying goes, “Everything old is new again.” In the winter of 2002, Apple Computers introduced the iPod MP3 player — a device that was ubiquitously described with one word — cool. Well, Apple has revived the word “cool” with the iPod Mini. Read more
A Technosexual Paradise
January 23, 2004
The glitz and glamour of Las Vegas was eclipsed for four days by the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES). A showcase for the sleekest and sexiest technology, CES offers a preview of the dazzling gadgetry set to invade your home. Though there weren’t as many huge announcements as in previous years, this year’s show featured many incremental advances that should keep gear head’s excited.
Gametrac Brings New Era of Handheld Gaming
January 23, 2004
The introduction of the Gametrac at CES in Las Vegas added several new ingredients to the multi-platform mix and gives the Gametrac its name: a GPS tracking system and MMS advertising. Read more
Technological Firestorm 2004
January 23, 2004
Tech gadgets are shrinking in size while expanding in capacity and functionality, striving towards increased mobility, seamless compatibility and superior quality and clarity in audio and visual. 2004 continues this tradition with even more cross-pollinating from cellular phones with video recording and real-time TV, to fully integrated networked home theater systems, from tiny USB cameras and memory sticks to integrated gaming platforms. Read more