Microsoft Opens the Xbox; Is an App Store for Apple TV Next? (New York Times)

Microsoft Opens the Xbox; Is an App Store for Apple TV Next? (New York Times)
The open season on openness has reached that most closed of societies: the video game console. Microsoft is now creating a method for almost anyone to write and sell games for its Xbox 360 machines.

Ubisoft video game targets girl athletes (BusinessWorld Online)
LOS ANGELES -- Hot French video game maker Ubisoft is launching titles geared for girl athletes in a bet that it's not just boys that love sports both real and virtual.

Steve Case (New York Times)
Cellphones, Cameras, Computers and more. The open season on openness has reached that most closed of societies: the video game console. Microsoft is now creating a method for almost anyone to write and sell games for its Xbox 360 machines.

New York Governor approves tightened video game regulations (BetaNews)
New York Governor David Patterson yesterday approved a bill that will make ESRB video game ratings mandatory, require parental controls in consoles, and fund a study of the correlation between in-game and real-life acts of violence.

17:43 (BST), 24/07/2008 Gamecock/GameTap deal Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Video game ... (gamesindustry.biz)
– Video game publisher Gamecock Media Group announced today that it has finalized a new partnership with GameTap, the Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.) network that is a leader in digital game distribution and broadband entertainment.

New York’s new video game labeling law has no teeth (TG Daily)
New York’s Governor David Paterson has signed a new video game labeling law that critics claim is too lenient and too broad. The law will require visible labeling on video games sold in retail stores and will also create an advisory panel to study game ratings and the link between violent games and crime. Game console makers will also be forced to include parental lockout features by 2010. ...