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FOCUS video games : World of Warcraft: Europe's video game addiction war

World of Warcraft: Europe's video game addiction war

Launched by an American company in 2004, the critically acclaimed computer game has 12 million monthly fee-paying subscribers across the globe. As World of Warcraft: The Magazine comes out in English, French, German and Spanish, a British former player explains the online fantasy phenomenon

by james whyte @ // 08/10/09

video games, addiction, consumption society

MULTIMEDIA video games : The Beatles rock again in videogame

The Beatles rock again in videogame

On 9 September 2009, a remastered version of their albums and the videogame 'The Beatles: Rock Band' was released. The Beatles jukebox hasn’t stopped since. And what better date than 09/09/09 to release revamped versions of a group that on average released an album every nine months. Long live The Beatles!

by Caroline Venaille @ // 16/09/09

video games, europop, uk, cultural agenda, chanson, the beatles, culture

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Akihabara, were people look for ways to escape their loneliness

The further we go, the more interesting it gets. Akihabara offers a world with everything drawn by a skillful hand: sadomasochistic scenes, European counts and Japanese princes, Lolita exploitation, gay porn for women, and tons of ways of peeping into the secret office life. It's all out there, just ...

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