Tag Archives: study
Sat, May 28, 2011 | 20:54 BST
Saturday Shorts: Sales, L.A Noire, Mario concepts, SOE triple cash
It’s Memorial Day weekend in US and a bank holiday in the UK. Whether you are honoring those who have passed, served your country, or just using it as an excuse to eat BBQ and get sloshed, it doesn’t matter. It’s all good in our book. Let’s get you caught up on the small stuff you can get to the more important, aforementioned festivities.
Fri, May 06, 2011 | 20:02 BST
Friday Shorts afternoon edition: Prototype 2, SWTOR, science, Rock Band, DiRT 3 shots
The weekend is almost here – at least in the US. You UK folks are already drinking cider, and the like. Instead of pouting and throwing ourselves to the floor in a bitter fit, we’ll be nice as post some small news bits.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: bioware, dark void, DiRT 3, doctor simon goodson, Gargantuan Breast, Kenichiro Takaki, mass effect mmo, mike hickey, onlive, Prototype 2, rock band 3, sales, Sanctum, sequence, star wars, study, swtor, The Old Republic, violence in videogames
Tue, Apr 05, 2011 | 01:16 BST
Study: Inappropriate games may give children the wrong message
Children who lack positive parenting and good relationships with peers may take anti-social messages away from age-inappropriate games, according to a recent study.
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Posted in: Violence in games
Tags: kids, report, study
Sun, Jan 23, 2011 | 06:53 GMT
Saturday shorts – DoWII: Retribution stuff, Halo art, videos, screens, more
Look at dozens of websites for small pieces of news you may or may not care about. Or hit the link.
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Posted in: Action, App Store, Kinect, MMO, PC, PS3, Shooter, Sony Online Entertainment, Sports, Strategy, Wii, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, iPad, iPhone
Tags: halo, kinect hack, mario sports, marvel vs capcom 3, McVc, michigan state university, Minecraft, Minecraft Kinect hack, ministry of war, obesity in kids, PlanetSide Next, saturday shorts, steve jobs, study, the next big thing
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | 09:58 BST
Study: Kinect to be “big game winner” this holiday season
Sony, you might want to start bundling up for a long, cold winter, because science just gave the holiday 2010 nod to your main competitor.
Tue, Oct 05, 2010 | 21:40 BST
Study: 63% of console owners think a firmware update enables 3D in the home
Research firm Interpret conducted an online survey to gauge interest in 3D among 1500 consumers ages 12-65, and to also poll the group on it’s familiarity with the tech.
Tue, Sep 28, 2010 | 20:43 BST
NPD: Only 6% of US console users have downloaded DLC
NPD has issued a report stating only 6 percent of US console users downloaded extra content for their games, proving there’s a “large and untapped” market for digital content along with connected devices.
Wed, Sep 08, 2010 | 18:43 BST
Survey: Only 4% of UK game industry staff are female
According to a report from the British Sociological Association, the number of females employed in the UK videogame industry dropped from 12 percent in 2006 to 4 percent in 2009.
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Posted in: Education, Jobs, Trade, UK
Tags: British Sociological Association, julie prescott, study, survey, UK videogame industry
Wed, Aug 11, 2010 | 21:33 BST
Report – MMO revenues to hit $8 billion worldwide in 2014
A report from Strategy Analytics states MMO revenues will continue to climb, eventually reaching $8 billion worldwide.
As of 2009, it already exceeded $5 billion.
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Posted in: MMO, PC
Tags: Jia Wu, Martin Olausson, mmos revenues, report, Strategy Analytics, study, The World of MMORPG: A Tale of Two Regions
Thu, Jul 22, 2010 | 22:00 BST
Study: Women spend more on virtual items than men
Looks like it’s not just in real life where women spend more money than men – turns out, women spend more in-game currency than men and also purchase more virtual items.
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Posted in: Casual, Internet, MMO, PC, Politics
Tags: game currency, PlaySpan, study, VGMarket, virtual goods, women gamers
Wed, Jul 14, 2010 | 17:53 BST
Study – Violent games help relieve stress, depression, hostility
A study conducted by Texas A&M International University has found depression, hostility, and stress was diminished in male and female young adults who played violent games.
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Posted in: America, Education, Stuff, Violence in games
Tags: Dr. Christopher J. Ferguson, study, texas a&m university
Thu, Jun 10, 2010 | 22:00 BST
Study – Move and Natal purchase intent below 10%
A study conducted by US research firm OTX has found that 8 percent of Xbox 360′s market intends to use Natal and 6 percent of PS3′s intend to use Move.
Thu, May 27, 2010 | 20:03 BST
NPD: Extreme gamers play 48 hours a week
NPD has issued a new report called Gamer Segmentation 2010, and according to research from the firm, the most extreme gamers play for 48.5 hours a week.
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Posted in: Genres, Internet, Retail, Stuff
Tags: anita frazier, Gamer Segmentation 2010, npd, study
Wed, May 26, 2010 | 23:04 BST
Report – Game Industry to hit $70B by 2015
Market research firm DFC Intelligence predicts that the game industry will hit an estimated $70.1 billion by 2015, due to console, portable, Pc and online gaming growth.
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Posted in: DS, Development, Financials, Internet, Mobile, PC, PS3, PSPgo, Retail, Trade, Wii, Xbox 360, hardware, iPhone
Tags: dfc intelligence, games industry, industry growth, report, study
Tue, May 11, 2010 | 16:33 BST
Study – US gamers spent $25.3 billion on games last year
According to a study conducted by Newzoo and TNS, the US spent approximately $25.3B on games in 2009.
UK’ers spent around £3.8B.
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Posted in: America, Stuff, UK
Tags: Newzoo Games market report, report, study, survey, Today's Gamers Survey
Sun, Apr 18, 2010 | 18:28 BST
Violent games effect sleep patterns less than previously thought
Another day, another study by a group on the effects of videogames on the human psyche.
This time, it’s from researchers in Australia who have concluded that violent games don’t make falling much more difficult than normal.
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Posted in: Australia, Stuff, Violence in games
Tags: sleep, study, teenage boys
Sat, Apr 03, 2010 | 19:07 BST
WHO claims obesity in kids can partially be blamed on gaming
The World Health Organization has claimed in a study published in the Journal of Pediatrics that videogames are one of the main causes of childhood obesity in the world.
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Posted in: Politics, Stuff, Territories
Tags: cake is yummy, children are lazy, games make you fat, obesity in kids, study, WHO, World Health Orgainization
Wed, Mar 17, 2010 | 23:44 GMT
Study: Young boys don’t progress as quickly in school if gamers
According to a study conducted by Denison University in Ohio, videogames can hurt knowledge retention in school and with homework.
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Posted in: Education
Tags: better parenting, children, denison university, ohio, studies can prove anything, study
Tue, Feb 23, 2010 | 16:45 GMT
Nielson: 4.9% of entertainment dollars spent on gaming
Nielsen has issued some of the results of a study it conducted tracking the spending habits of those in the US..
Called the Nielsen 360° Gaming Report: United States Market, the study found that Americans spent 4.9 percent of their total entertainment allotment on gaming.
Microsoft to announce “tons of exclusives” at E3 next month