The News Review:

- Leading 3D Game Provider Selects Paymentne
- Humana’s nline Games Make A Case For Health
- The virtual battle of the sexes
- GigaMedia Goes Big Game Hunting

Leading 3D Game Provider Selects Paymentne
CNNMoney.com 
(NASDAQ: PWRD) publishes free-to-play online games and provides onlineservices in North America. The Company primarily publishesthree-dimensional or 3D online games based on the Perfect Worldproprietary Angelica 3D game engine and game development platform. Perfect World Entertainment’s goal is to provide North American users withperfectly polished gameplay exceptional localization the highest qualitycustomer service and an unparalleled online community experience. For more information on Perfect World Co.

Humana’s nline Games Make A Case For Health
MediaPost Publications New York 
“We wanted to use game technology to make health content a little more fun and to expose people to look at health content in a more fun ways” Paul Puopolo a director at Human’s Innovation Center tells Marketing Daily. “We felt it was important for people to remember–particularly around the holidays–there’s some things to think about in the decisions that we make and how they impact our health. ” ne game the “Freewheelin’ Cycle Challenge” is inspired by the company’s bike-sharing program. In the online game users race against virtual opponents–such as a cheerleader or Marine drill sergeant–in a bicycle race. Energy and speed are gained by capturing nutritious snacks while running over junk food. The game is available at www.

The virtual battle of the sexes
BBC News UK 
“These are not people who are following strict gender stereotypes” said Prof Caplan. “I think that the game itself is right now a very non-traditional activity for women and so I think what you would find in this population are going to be people who are in other ways less traditional than the majority population. Consumer focusAnother unexpected finding was that the online game players – particularly the women – were healthier than the general population though this was drawn from self-reported levels of exercise and body mass index. Dmitri Williams a researcher at the University of Southern California and a co-author on the study said one possible explanation could be that playing computer games reduces the amount of time spent in front of the television.

GigaMedia Goes Big Game Hunting
Motley Fool 
The company is teaming up with Victor Chandler International Group to launch Everest Bets expanding GigaMedia’s online gambling empire. GigaMedia is already a force in online poker through Everest Poker as well as other virtual casino offerings. Investors typically think of companies like NetEase.
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