An anonymous reader writes “LARP fans at Bowling Green State University may have to contend with a crippled game of Humans vs. Zombies after the University banned Nerf guns on campus. In the live-action game, players are either humans or zombies. The goal of the game is to change all the humans into zombies, or for the humans to evade capture by zombies for a certain amount of time. To defend themselves against zombies, humans may use Nerf guns. Players (most likely the human ones) are petitioning the University to lift the ban. The game had troubles back in 2006, when participating students were arrested. That issue has since been cleared up.”Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Sims Carnival: BumperBlast (download)
Enjoy an entirely new Sims gaming experience as you blast away in fun and exciting arcade action!

Analysts Foresee Another Banner Year For Videogame Industry
Analysts observing the videogame industry forsee 2008 being another blockbuster year in sales. Sales during the month of February were considerably up, according to the NPD group. Early in the year is historically a very slow time in the game sales calendar, making the 34% jump for the month highly significant. Grand Theft Auto IV is likely to be an engine for sales throughout the year: “The game, which will be available on the Xbox 360 and Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 3, is expected to boost sales of both consoles. Pre-orders have been better than expected, according to its publisher, Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. Michael Pachter, an analyst with Wedbush Morgan, expects the game to sell about 9 million units during the company’s fiscal year, which ends in October. Roughly 6 million of this, he added, will be to Xbox 360 owners.”Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Globacom Launches Nigeria Fiber Backbone
The backbone will offer Nigerians convergence of voice, data and multimedia applications.

Ericsson to Boost the H in HSPA
Ericsson will demonstrate a system that could be an in-between step for WiMax and LTE.

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