online gaming
News
China Cracks Down On Online Gaming
10:00AM Owen Good | You could go through the Oxford English Dictionary, pick a noun, and China’s likely cracked down on it. (Except counterfeit goods). Online games that are “unhealthy” (says the state) are the latest target, and 45 have been shut down. More »
News
AT&T Tells Feds That Gaming Is Not “Broadband”
12:00PM Owen Good | The games industry is unhappy that AT&T, in comments filed with the Federal Communications Commission, described real-time online video gaming as an “aspirational service” of broadband communications and not a core need. More »
Culture
WoW ‘Kidnapper’ Gets Nine Years In Prison
2:20AM Mike Fahey | The Alabama World of Warcraft player who was arrested last year after transporting his 14-year-old in-game love interest across state lines for sex has been sentenced to nine years in prison. More »
Culture
Japanese Newspaper Wonders About “Game Addicts”
6:00PM Brian Ashcraft | The Mainichi Daily News is running a three part series on online game addiction. More »
