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2012 LCD TV Units Decline 1% Y/Y, While Plasma TV Shipments Fall 23% Y/Y Santa Clara, California (PRWEB) March 21, 2013 Annual global LCD TV shipments declined for the first time ever in 2012, down 1% to 203 million, according to the latest findings published in the NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly Advanced Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report. Q4 was the only quarter to see any growth, rising 0.6%, but it was not enough to offset declines from the first three quarters. The preliminary...
LONDON, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Free games website MyRealGames.com has revealed that its March schedule is packed with a series of exciting new games releases, all scheduled to take place over the course of the next few weeks. Several new titles will be added across a range of its most popular gaming categories, prompted by huge levels of visitor demand. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130124/589272 ) In this wave of much anticipated...
A study on GenZ by Wikia finds that teen users are connected nearly all waking hours of the day and report being more "actively connected" now than even 3 months ago SAN FRANCISCO, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Wikia, the world's leading collaborative media company and home to many of the Web's largest pop culture communities, today released findings from a study conducted among its 13-18 year-old users in association with Ipsos MediaCT "GenZ: The Limitless Generation"...
Regular game play improves performance on tasks that use similar mental processes as video game Playing video games for an hour each day can improve subsequent performance on cognitive tasks that use similar mental processes to those involved in the game, according to research published March 13 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Adam Chie-Ming Oei and Michael Donald Patterson of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Non-gamer participants played five different games on their...
Enid Burns for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Even in a harsh economic climate, gamers continue to spend money on games, according to a new report. "Core Gaming 2013," a report released by The NPD Group, finds that almost half of the US population 9 and older play video games on a core gaming device. Purchasing of new games continues, but the rate of spending in the category is somewhat reduced compared to a year ago. While core gamers are still purchasing games, the rate at...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Researchers writing in Computers in Human Behavior suggest older adults with low levels of emotional well-being should try looking to a little Nintendo for help. According to North Carolina State University researchers, older adults who played video games during their study reported having higher levels of emotional well-being. The team surveyed 140 adults aged 63 and older about how often they played video games, if at all....
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Video Gaming Technologies, Inc. (VGT), a leading manufacturer of video gaming terminals for the Illinois market as well as Class II and emerging gaming devices, recently introduced their social media platforms to increase awareness about the company's Vega$ Jackpot$® terminals in operation throughout the state of Illinois. "Here at VGT we understand the importance of social media in getting the word out about our new Vega$...
Consumers Can Now Get a Console-Like Gaming Experience at the Low Cost and Portability of Mobile Gaming SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Green Throttle(TM) Games, creator of the Atlas wireless game controller, developer of the Arena app and publisher of mobile games, announced today consumer availability of the Atlas Controller and Green Throttle Arena app (Kindle Fire HD Edition), with support for other Android devices coming soon. Together, the Arena app and...
The Old School Game Vault has added iPod products to the list of video games and gaming consoles that they buy and sell on their online video game store. Chicago, Illinois (PRWEB) February 27, 2013 The Old School Game Vault is now the place online to sell iPod products. The company has just recently added these devices to list of video games and gaming consoles that they buy from their clients throughout the entire U.S. Old School Game Vault operates the online web store,...
GameHouse, a trusted provider of casual games, launches GameHouse Casino on Facebook and brings its social casino hit, GameHouse Slots, to iOS SEATTLE, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GameHouse, a trusted name for over a decade among people who love to play casual games, announced today it released a free-to-play title called GameHouse Casino on Facebook. Also, the Company announced today that GameHouse Slots is available as a free iOS app download through the iTunes App Store, in...
