Posts tagged beijing 
Test your fingers with a Beijing 2008 demo
Attention couch Olympians, a brand new demo of -- ahem -- Beijing 2008 - The Official Game of the 2008 Olympic Games is now available on Marketplace. According to the dash details, as provided by our good buddy Major Nelson, there are 38 events in which to compete. All of them are guaranteed to "c...
Chinese Olympics web site accused of game piracy
China isn't exactly a stranger to video game piracy, but you'd think a major undertaking like the upcoming Beijing Olympics would be able to avoid association with this unseemly process. Not so according to Cadin Batrack, who noticed some extreme similarities between his 2006 flash game Snow Day and...
Game tournament to be "Welcome Event" at Beijing Olympics
Fans eager to get competitive gaming recognized as a real sport got a boost recently when the Global Gaming League announced they will be organizing a video gaming "Welcome Event" for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. "The Digital Games" will include World Cup-style national tournaments leading up to a...
Joystiq hands-on: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Wii/DS)
Smash Bros. isn't the only place the mascot exchange program is thriving. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games pits Nintendo and Sega characters against each other in Summer Games challenges. Bowser, Peach, Tails, Robotnik, and others compete in triple-jump, swimming relays, velodrome races, and d...
Sonic has not been training for the Olympics
Oh, Sonic! How unkind the years have been to you! We remember the days when you dashed through Green Hill Zone at breakneck speeds, a blue, blast-processed blur. Look at you now, wheezing while just keeping pace with an obese plumber. You make us sick. We're not sure whose idea it was to pit these t...
Sonic & Mario finally team up for a game
Once embittered rivals, Mario and Sonic were at each others' necks during the 16-bit console wars, both of them vying for the Top Mascot prize that awaited the victor at the end of the battle. Tensions eventually eased between the two combatants and their respective companies, and after years of re...
New Year's gaming gorge ends in death
A 26-year-old man from northeastern China collapsed and died Saturday after a "marathon" gaming session. Identified by his surname Zhang, the man had reportedly spent nearly all of his week-long Lunar New Year vacation playing online games. A doctor ruled the cause of death to be "overwork and obesi...
