video games

New York, February 4 -- It was indeed a tough year for the video game industry. As per the data released by Top Global Markets, the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom witnessed an 8 percent fall in video game sales in the year 2009.

Washington, January 21 -- The media consumes a large amount of time of American children, taking up as much as 8 hours each day, a new study reports.

Santa Monica, Calif. -- The U.S. companies Activision Publishing and GameMill Publishing say they are developing video games inspired by the Zhu Zhu Pets line of toy hamsters.

New York, November 13 -- Recessionary trends seem to be receding for the video game industry, at least early recording breaking sales by Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (MW) 2 depict recovery.

New York, November 8 -- With holiday season around the corner, Activision Blizzard Inc. is gearing up to launch “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2”, touted to be the best video game of the year.

New York, July 17: Reeling under the current economic slowdown, the U.S. video game industry has posted the fourth consecutive monthly drop and the biggest sales decline in nine years.

Sydney, June 17: Worried that your child may be spending too much time playing the Nintendo Wii? Fear not, as the latest research reveals that interactive sports video games are better for children than conventional computer games, but it does not solve the widespread prevalence of childhood obesity.

Boston -- Video games can be used to treat patients facing rehabilitation or dealing with various disabilities, researchers said at a Boston conference.

Cambridge-- Children express their creativity by creating simple video games as part of Scratch Day at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an assistant says.

Ames, April 20: Video game addiction is nothing unheard of. Parents often casually discuss their children’s obsession with video games. But little do they realize that the problem could be serious, at least in some cases.