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Andrew Lloyd Webber: Olympics will hit theaters (AP)
30.12.2011 13:47   20 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
Tags: Olympic, Andrew, Olympics, Games


AP - Andrew Lloyd Webber says London's Olympic Games will force most of the capital's theaters to close for the summer. Czytaj więcej »

Games ticket scam pair face jail
06.07.2011 16:07   61 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
Tags: Olympics, Games


Two men found guilty over a scam in which thousands of people were conned out of tickets for the 2008 Beijing Olympics are told they face a jail term. Czytaj więcej »

British police test security for London 2012 Games (AP)
05.07.2011 19:17   14 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
Tags: British, Republican, This, Olympic, London, Just, Irish, Games


In this image taken Sunday June 19 2011 and made available Tuesday July 5, 2011 police officers take part in a search exercise at the Olympic Stadium in London. British police will test their ability to respond to attacks and conduct sweeping searches of London 2012 venues, locking down security with defensive counter-terrorism tactics developed during the years of Irish Republican unrest.The exercises described Tuesday July 5, 2011 are part of a broad range of tests intended to see how police, government departments and emergency services respond to any problems with the games. They are a part of a multi-faceted security operation aimed at creating confidence in the safety of the Olympic venues. (AP Photo/Stefan Rousseau/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - British police have begun a yearlong program of Olympic security tests, conducting sweeping searches of London 2012 venues and practicing defensive counterterrorism tactics and lockdown techniques.


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ESA: 29 percent of gamers are over 50 years old - the average gamer is 37 (Digital Trends)
05.07.2011 18:22   17 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
Tags: World, This, Warcraft, Digital, Trends, Digital Trends, Games


Digital Trends - You might want to keep an eye on your grandma, because she may be better at World of Warcraft than you. The Electronic Software Association (ESA) has released a bunch of new statistics about who is playing games and which games they’re playing, and it’s quite striking how fast the industry is aging. Driven by kids and teens in the 80s and 90s, the industry still seems to be driven by the same group of gamers who have been riding the wave for years. Now at the age of 37, the average gamer was about 11 when the original Nintendo Entertainment System hit shelves in 1985. They haven’t all been playing that long though, as the average number of years spent playing games is 12. In 2011, just 18 percent of gamers are under age 18 while 29 percent are over 50. Games truly are mainstream, it seems. Czytaj więcej »

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