News about video games.http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 20 Nov 2008 4:31:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42656/ea-offers-its-answer-to-wii-fit.html?refid=rss_all_defaultElectronic Arts has become the latest game maker to target the Wii-as-personal-trainer market, USA Today reports. EA Sports Active, developed with experts including Oprah Winfrey's trainer, hits the shelves in March and aims to help users lose weight through more than 20 exercises that work the upper and lower body and boost cardio fitness. Nintendo remains the industry leader, selling 2.3 million versions of Wii Fit.http://www.newser.com/story/42656/ea-offers-its-answer-to-wii-fit.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 14 Nov 2008 0:30:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41866/new-addictions-for-election-junkies.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWith the election finally over, Web-surfing news junkies are in need of a new fix. Slate offers a few ways to fritter away the hours: Follow the financial crisis: Exciting, depressing, full of numbers—the best way to keep that election high going just a little longer. Sites such as NPR's Planet Money are winners. Watch CollegeHumor: The web is full of fun video clips and webisodes, including “You Suck at Photoshop," a Web series “in which a disaffected loser dishes about his miserable life as he tries to teach you how to edit photos.”http://www.newser.com/story/41866/new-addictions-for-election-junkies.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 06 Nov 2008 14:17:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40658/top-games-for-holiday-play.html?refid=rss_all_defaultAre you ready to wear out your thumbs this holiday season? Looking at games slated for holiday release, Forbes thinks gamers "crave a lot of morally questionable mayhem." Here are their top choices: Gears of War 2 (Microsoft): This game promises hordes of aliens to shoot up. Guitar Hero World Tour (Activision): Write your own songs, with drums and singing to add to your axe-grinding. Fall Out 3 (Bethesda): An adventure into post-apocalyptic Washington DC.http://www.newser.com/story/40658/top-games-for-holiday-play.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 23 Oct 2008 9:31:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40722/online-divorcee-jailed-after-killing-virtual-hubby.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA 43-year-old Japanese woman whose sudden divorce in a virtual game world made her so angry that she killed her online husband's digital persona has been arrested on suspicion of hacking, police said today. The woman allegedly used her digital husband's identification and password to log onto popular interactive game "Maple Story" and kill his 2-D alter-ego.http://www.newser.com/story/40722/online-divorcee-jailed-after-killing-virtual-hubby.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 23 Oct 2008 11:50:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40479/gaming-industry-slow-to-find-its-feminine-side.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe video-game industry has yet to really tap into the female audience, the Los Angeles Times reports, and a big reason looks to be how male-dominated the business is. Women make up fewer than 20% of the industry’s total workforce, and a mere 3% of programmers. Some fault education, while others blame a “college fraternity” atmosphere, including recruiting parties that have strippers.http://www.newser.com/story/40479/gaming-industry-slow-to-find-its-feminine-side.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 21 Oct 2008 9:41:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38708/online-gamers-leaner-than-your-average-couch-potato.html?refid=rss_all_defaultOften dismissed as unhealthy and overweight, a recent study found that video gamers are actually 10% leaner than the average American. Just why that is remains a little murky, but researchers did note that players of the popular online game EventQuest II watched 10 fewer hours of TV per week, reports LiveScience. That activity is often tied to weight gain—and video games may have been wrongly lumped into the couch-potato group.http://www.newser.com/story/38708/online-gamers-leaner-than-your-average-couch-potato.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 30 Sep 2008 13:57:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37591/gaming-teens-make-good-citizens.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe stereotype of the isolated video gamer is as antiquated as Pong—teens, at least, see gaming as a social activity, new research shows. A clear link exists between gaming, in which virtually all teens participate, and civic engagement, MSNBC reports. That doesn’t mean every Grand Theft Auto expert is a budding philanthropist, but neither does it imply the only people-skill that kids learn from World of Warcraft is trash-talking.http://www.newser.com/story/37591/gaming-teens-make-good-citizens.html?refid=rss_all_defaultTue, 16 Sep 2008 13:33:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37196/should-this-game-be-banned.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMuslim Massacre , a Web-based game where players aim to “wipe out the Muslim race,” has earned widespread condemnation from Islamic groups, the Guardian reports. In the game, the US has declared war on Islam and the unnamed “American hero” slaughters terrorists and civilians alike to face Osama bin Laden, Muhammed—and ultimately Allah.http://www.newser.com/story/37196/should-this-game-be-banned.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 11 Sep 2008 14:33:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36731/spore-sparkles-but-gameplays-a-little-dim.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMost critics are positive about Spore , but you’ll likely get a different answer from each about why. Troy Wolverton, writing in the San Jose Mercury News , found the game “engrossing,” though he wonders whether it will live up to the “massive hype.” In the New York Times , Seth Schiesel criticized some of Spore 's gameplay, but called it “probably the coolest, most interesting toy I have ever experienced.”http://www.newser.com/story/36731/spore-sparkles-but-gameplays-a-little-dim.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 05 Sep 2008 17:37:44 CDT