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Video Games On Demand Via Cable

Posted by Zonk on from the dino-crisis-on-demand dept.

Gamespot reports that this past week, a portion of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association was set aside to show off a system called gameNET. The group intends to promote video games on demand via current cable setups. From the article: "With the convention proper focusing heavily on the emergence of HDTV and on-demand video services, gameNET followed suit by addressing both issues. Pixel Play, a New York-based on-demand game company, showed off its cable-based games built around the Tetris, Monopoly, Scrabble, Centipede, and Asteroids brands. The market for such games, said a spokesperson, is the emerging casual gamer--typically a female over the age of 40 who is married and has two children."

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  1. That brings back memories. by badfrog · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Sounds like The Sega Channel

  2. already have it by alatesystems · · Score: 4, Interesting

    As usual, my company already has this. We can play some stupid card games via the remote on a special digital "channel".

    I find it incredibly boring, and have no desire to play these crappy games, since I have consoles. It's totally a gimmick, and I don't see it appealing to anyone.

    With that said, my coworkers wife loves it. (She's around 28, 2 kids[twins] just born, not the over 40 demographic).