Could this redefine console gaming? Valve, the company behind Half-Life, Portal and the Steam digital gaming service is totally re-inventing the game pad. Valve’s new controller, the Steam Controller, will be based around “super-precise haptic feedback,” and will allow keyboard and mouse gamers to move their gaming onto a television to get the ‘living room’ experience.
Ever dreamt of playing video games for a living? There are actually some people in the world who do just that, and they make pretty good money too.
As US gun laws come under the spotlight after the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut another issue is receiving press, that of weapon manufacturers using games such as Medal Of Honor to market their wares.
Seven members of the secretive Navy SEAL Team 6, including one involved in the mission to assassinate Osama bin Laden have been helping EA games with inside information to make EA’s latest shoot-em-up “Medal of Honor: Warfighter.” The US military is not amused.
A study done by some reputable people has found the average video gamer to be around 37. Quick question: who do you picture when you think about a 37 year-old gamer? Does it involve someone who has yet to lose his virginity, or someone who can actually speak Klingon? You’d be wrong. The study cites more parents playing games with their children as main reason.