Casual gaming taking places of daily activities
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A substantial minority  of American adults would rather spend their free time playing  casual games -- such online diversions as "Bejeweled" and  "TextTwist" -- than watch television.
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NEW YORK, Sept 4  - Colleagues tapping away busily  on their BlackBerry, phone or laptop at the office might not be  as productive as they seem -- with one in four video gamers  admitting playing at work, even in meetings, according to an  online survey.
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Playground SDK to help casual game makers create multiplatform games.
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Playing new style computer games can help people burn up a significant amount of calories, research has found.
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Tens of millions of people play videogames online; the tricky part is finding your friends--and favorite foes--among them. Michael Cassidy can help. His company, Xfire, runs a Web site that is the TV Guide, ma&icirc;tre d' and instant messenger of the gaming world. Cassidy's service can point you to a buddy who is ready to play the game you want at any moment of the day or night. He already has a lot of friends to prove it. In eight months a million people in 100 countries have downloaded Xfire's software.
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After flocking to design games for the Nintendo DS, developers are eager to exploit the device's wireless capabilities. First up are local network multiplayer games; in the pipeline is wireless gameplay over the net. By Daniel Terdiman.
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An online role-playing game is to be built by a community of ordinary gamers.
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Fans of classic computer games won't give up their habit without a fight. Some even faithfully remake their favorite games. The legality of the new versions remains murky, but some game creators are awed by the players' dedication. By Jacob Ogles.
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I spent large chunks of last year playing the same AAA video games everyone else played: "BioShock," "Rock Band," "Super Mario Galaxy" and so on. But if I actually kept track of my gaming hours, I wouldn't be surprised to find that I spent just as much time enjoying the simpler delights of Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade.
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Not every amusement needs to blink, bloop or require a power source. These fine low-tech delights will provide hours of amusement for any game lover on your gift-giving list.
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Some of the best gaming fun is still to be had on the small screen.
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People are searching online for everything from free games to free money
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WiFi hogs are preventing me from feeding my online video game addiction.
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NEW YORK  - Video games involving multiple   players serve as informal gathering places akin to old-time   pubs and coffee shops, and can thereby boost the players'   social connections, researchers argue in a new study.
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Summer getaways and video games might sound like mutually exclusive activities, but handheld games can be an entertaining time-waster while waiting for a plane, getting through a rainy afternoon or passing long hours in the car. Video game writer Marc Saltzman recommends a few mobile games for kids, tweens and teens; next week we&#39;ll focus on playtime for adults.
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Some habits aren't meant to be broken.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 18  - Video game developers,  eager to please all consumers, are increasingly including  features that let gamers play with or against their friends.