Top Games - Week of May 17th

Here are the top ten games played in the archive last week:

1. Fifa Soccer 10 (Xbox 360)
2. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
3. (tie) MAG
3. (tie) NCAA Football 10 (Xbox 360)
5. (tie) Left 4 Dead
5. (tie) Metal Gear Solid 3
7. (tie) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
7. (tie) Halo 3
7. (tie) Just Cause 2
10. Battlezone

Play Pac-Man on Google's Logo!

In celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Pac-Man, for the next two days Google has transformed its logo into a playable version of Pac-Man.

Update: While it is no longer on their home page, Google is still making their Pac-Man logo game available at http://www.google.com/pacman/

Game development picking up steam at UM-Flint

UM-Flint offers a game development track in their Computer Science program, which is picking up steam amongst other departments, such as their Nursing program, where they are using educational games to teach their students. Students from a number of departments are getting involved in the game development, including the Computer Science, Nursing, Biology, Communication and Visual Arts departments.

Read more here.

Top Games - Week of May 10th

Here are the top ten games played in the archive last week:

1. (tie) Call of Duty World at War
1. (tie) Fifa Soccer 10 (Xbox 360)
3. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
4. (tie) Battlefield: Bad Company 2
4. (tie) MAG
4. (tie) NCAA Football 10 (Xbox 360)
7. (tie) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
7. (tie) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
7. (tie) Dante's Inferno
7. (tie) Supreme Commander 2

Top Games - Week of May 3rd

Here are the top ten games played in the archive last week:

1. Fifa Soccer 10 (Xbox 360)
2. Left 4 Dead
3. (tie) NCAA Football 10 (Xbox 360)
3. (tie) Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
5. (tie) Assassin's Creed 2
5. (tie) New Super Mario Bros.
7. (tie) Ace Combat 5
7. (tie) Gears of War 2
7. (tie) Mario Kart Wii
7. (tie) Mario Party 7

CVGA article on AnnArbor.com

The CVGA is featured in an article today on AnnArbor.com: "University of Michigan Computer and Video Game Archive offers old-school gaming experience"

Top Games - Week of Apr. 26th

Here are the top ten games played in the archive last week:

1. Fifa Soccer 10 (Xbox 360)
2. Halo 3: ODST
3. Battlefield: Bad Company 2
4. (tie) Assassin's Creed 2
4. (tie) Super Smash Bros. Brawl
6. (tie) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
6. (tie) Crysis
6. (tie) Empire Total War
6. (tie) Gears of War 2
6. (tie) Mario Kart Wii