When Athens 2004 hit the PlayStation 2 in July of this year, it seemed like a fairly uninspired but somewhat necessary exercise. The summer games had arrived, someone needed to make a new video game ...

From softball pitcher Jennie Finch to swimmer Michael Phelps, meet the hottest U.S. Olympians as the Games begin in Athens. By Lucy Maher Sport: Softball The Buzz: While at the University of Arizona, ...

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) held a conference titled "20 Years Later - The Imprint of the Games." This event brought ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The venues aren’t finished and security is a worry, yet many Olympic officials and others say they have confidence that this summer’s Athens Games will be fine, maybe memorable ...

The Athens 2004 Olympics have lost any chances for a medal on environmental performance, according to the first comprehensive assessment of the costs and benefits of the upcoming games by WWF. Gland, ...

After several years of sulking over the loss of the Centennial 1996 Olympics that Athens felt it was owed for the past, the Greeks moved forward to make their winning case for the 2004 Games the ...

ATHENS, GREECE - AUGUST 20: Aerial view of Galatsi Olympic Hall for Gymnastics and table Tennis in Athens, Greece one year before the Olympic games are due to start. Greece are preparing to host the ...

The 2004 Summer Olympics, which are oficially known as Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece over 17 days from August the 13th to August the 29. As usual a game was made of it and ...

Assuming button mashers like Athens 2004 retain their popularity, I believe I have an idea for a videogame that will sell hundreds of millions of copies. My reasoning goes like this: Since we all seem ...

It's always reassuring to know that 20 odd years on from the birth of Konami's legendary button-masher Track & Field that time hasn't dulled our ability to twitch on demand. Often in a frenzy to rival ...

Walking around Athens today, a visitor would be hard-pressed to tell that this city is nearly three years away from hosting the next Summer Olympic Games. Though 75% of the venues are in place, most ...

The Athens 2004 Paralympic Games got underway on 17th September with a spectacular Opening Ceremony at the Olympic stadium. During the Games, 73 of the 136 competing nations won at least one medal and ...