http://www.thegraygamers.com Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:48:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In a recent Canadian study, researchers found that in therapy stroke victims were responding well to the virtual reality games. The motions associated with the Wii games helped fine tune the patients motor skills and helped them regain dexterity and motion. Using a small group for the initial research, the ... http://www.thegraygamers.com/2010/02/stroke-victims-helped-by-wii-play/ It's been a busy winter. We chose the San Diego Humane Society as the December charity of the month, and 20 dollars US was sent on it's way a few weeks ago. Because I haven't been updating Gray Gamers, readers haven't had anything to read and ads haven't been clicked ... http://www.thegraygamers.com/2010/02/charity-of-the-month-3/ According to The Journal of Communications females rule in role playing games. From Scientific American: Scientists conducted a survey of some 7,000 players who were logged on to a game called EverQuest II. And they discovered some interesting things. First off, the average age of the gamers surveyed was 31. And ... http://www.thegraygamers.com/2009/12/good-year-for-gray-gamers/ Now that winter is setting in here in Canada and I'm indoors more, it's time to re-instate Charity of the Month for Gray Gamers. In keeping with my promise to Iwin, this months Gray Gamers Charity centres around wild fires in California. I've chosen The San Diego Humane Society, this month. Our fur ... http://www.thegraygamers.com/2009/11/charity-of-the-month/ I am not a fan of time management games. There are a lot of genres I like, this has not been one of them. Someone suggested I try Airport Mania, so I did it as a favour to them. They did me a favour. Put out by South Winds, this little gem ... http://www.thegraygamers.com/2009/11/airport-mania-first-flight/ “Life, like all other games, becomes fun when one realizes that it's just a game.”  -- Nerijus Stasiulis “It's all fun and games, until someone looses an eye...than it's fun and games you can't see anymore.” -- James Hetfield I’m not sure who that first guy is (since he’s almost ... http://www.thegraygamers.com/2009/10/from-the-gamers-chair/ I am hooked on Zuma's Revenge, and downloaded it as soon as it was up at PopCap. I got the download right away and paid for the disk, however I used Jan's credit card, which meant she thought she got the email for the shipping. Sigh. I am lousy at ordering, I ... http://www.thegraygamers.com/2009/10/waiting-for-zumas-revenge-cd/ In 2003 Pop Cap Games came out with a charming, colourful and addictive match three ball shooter game called Zuma which sold 17 million copies. That figure doesn't add in the people who have played it online at various game sites. The game has played beautifully on every OS and computer I've used ... http://www.thegraygamers.com/2009/09/zumas-revenge-review/ Sales of game consoles have flattened,   the Wii is the top selling console and was released in 2006, but it appears to have peaked. Sony dropped the price of it's top of the line Playstation down to 300 dollars/US this year and the XBox went down to 300/US. As of June Nintendo ... http://www.thegraygamers.com/2009/09/nintendo-drops-the-price-of-the-wii/ From THR Beyond the fan excitement generated by the first remastering of the entire Beatles catalog in more than 20 years, sales also will benefit from the massive marketing push behind MTV Networks' video game "The Beatles: Rock Band," also released Wednesday. Sources said the game is backed by a $20 ... http://www.thegraygamers.com/2009/09/beatlemania-20/