Online gaming is becoming such a problem in Asia that so-called 'addicts' could soon be sent to rehab, reports Reuters.
The government in South Korea has designed clinics to help wean gamers away from their PCs, after reports that the increasing popularity of online games is creating a new generation of addicts.
GoldenPalace.com, the online casino famous for turning eBay into the ultimate advertising vehicle by acquiring several outrageous items is at it again. They have paid $18,000 to shave a woman’s head and permanently tattoo “GoldenPalacePoker.com”, the website of the popular online poker room, on her bare cranium.
The eBay seller, Molly Demers, will be wearing the casino’s brand on the top and back of her bald head for one year.
What some users have called the world's "least-downloaded patch ever" was released by Rockstar Games, maker of the under-fire "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" video game.
The patch, which is for the Windows version of the popular game, "prevents and removes the 'Hot Coffee' modification," said Rockstar in a statement on its Web site.
Grand Theft Auto stirred up a firestorm of criticism in July when the so-called "Hot Coffee" modification, or "mod," was published by an independent programmer and widely distributed on the Internet. The mod unlocked graphic sex scenes present in the game, but disabled by Rockstar.
The online games market in Japan continues to go from strength to strength, with new figures from trade group OnlineGameForum suggesting that this year will see a 62 per cent growth in revenues in the sector.
The figures, reported in popular newspaper Mainichi Shimbun, suggest that revenues from online games will top 93.8 billion Yen (687 million Euro) at the end of this year, up from 57.8 billion Yen (423 million Euro) last year.
Spiderman, the X-men and Hulk, future Microsoft "employees"
For the comic book fans, almost nothing is more interesting than becoming one of the characters they admire so much, even if this happens only in the virtual world of video games. And as Microsoft knows this only very well, the company has signed and agreement with Marvel Enterprises Inc., the trademark owner for characters such as Spiderman, the X-men and the Hulk, according to which the company from Redmond has the exclusive rights to publish multiplayer online games featuring these superheroes.
An Internet travel service that ranks the top U.S. theme parks has listed the four Orlando-area Walt Disney World Resort parks in its top five.
Travelers Advantage, a fee-based provider of travel components including air, cruise and accommodations, ranked Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom as the No. 1 theme park, followed by the just-turned-50 Disneyland in California, Epcot, Disney-MGM Studios and Animal Kingdom, the latter three all in Orlando.
Universal Studios' park at Universal Orlando was ranked sixth, and sister park Islands of Adventure came in seventh. Disney's California Adventures followed in eighth place, with SeaWorld Orlando ninth and Universal's California park 10th.
Games rated "Mature," like "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," are widely available to anyone age 17 and older. If the pornography claim proves true, availability of the game would suffer. The PlayStation 2 version was last year's top video game, according to NPD Funworld, a game industry analyst.
One of the nation's most popular video games is under scrutiny following claims that it harbors hidden pornography.
The Entertainment Software Rating Board, an industry group, has launched an investigation into whether "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" contains explicit sex acts made viewable only by downloading a modification program.
John Stamos, Kelsey Grammer and Jim Belushi are goofy for Goofy, while David Arquette, Peyton Manning and Terry Bradshaw are daffy about Donald Duck, a Disney survey shows.
In a poll of 45 actors, musicians and athletes, 20 percent most identified with the Disney animated character Goofy.
Noncelebrities agreed, with 15 percent of 8,000 consumer respondents also selecting Mickey Mouse's best friend as the character they relate to the most.
Oprah Winfrey topped the list of the most desired Disney celebrity travel companion, at 16 percent. Clint Eastwood placed second with 11 percent, and Julie Andrews was third, with 8 percent.
Slot machines featuring comedians Paul Rodriguez and George Lopez and tennis star Andre Agassi will appear in casinos this summer.
Drew Carey's machine recently was launched. Pamela Anderson and Donald Trump hit the Atlantic City Boardwalk to inaugurate her Playboy machine at the Trump Taj Mahal, following its premiere earlier this year in Las Vegas.
Some celebs have had slot machines for a few years: Clint Eastwood, Elizabeth Taylor and The Gambler himself, Kenny Rogers.
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