“Madden NFL Makes Its Debut on Facebook” plus 3 more

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• Madden NFL Makes Its Debut on Facebook
• Ace Combat: Joint...
• High Moon Used Scaleform GFx For Transformers UIs
• Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions DS Preview: Hand Not Held

Madden NFL Makes Its Debut on Facebook Posted: 31 Aug 2010 05:37 PM PDT Electronic Arts' wildly successful Madden NFL franchise has made the leap from the Xbox to Facebook.

Ace Combat: Joint... Posted: 31 Aug 2010 03:28 PM PDT As much as we loved 2007's Ace Combat 6 , with its crowded skies and multi-tiered missions, it was severely lacking in one key area – online co-op. Yes, there were a handful of short excursions you could play through with friends, but the thrilling campaign was still a single-player affair.

High Moon Used Scaleform GFx For Transformers UIs Posted: 31 Aug 2010 01:37 PM PDT High Moon Studios revealed it used Scaleform's GFx technology for the user interfaces in the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Activision's Transformers: War For Cybertron. The company says High Moon used Scaleform's GFx to speed up the development of its HUDs, interfaces and menus. Scaleform GFx is a hardware-accelerated Flash-based UI solution that the company says has been used in the ...

Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions DS Preview: Hand Not Held Posted: 31 Aug 2010 01:06 PM PDT At a recent preview event for Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions , Activision had all versions of the game playable but, for the life of me, I just couldn't put the DS game down. Developed by Griptonite, the DS version is heavy on the exploration and features a light, fluid combat system. The DS game features only three different dimensions: Amazing, Noir and 2099. Lacking the Ultimate realm, the ...

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“iPhone game of the day: Destroy9” plus 3 more

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• iPhone game of the day: Destroy9
• In-Depth: What The (Game) Papers Say - August 2010, Pt.2
• Gunblade NY and L.A. Machineguns (Wii)
• Disney Interactive Studios Creating an Epic Masterpiece with Collector’s Edition of Disney Epic Mickey

iPhone game of the day: Destroy9 Posted: 30 Aug 2010 03:43 PM PDT Sometimes, you just feel a burning desire for archaic pixel graphics, retro music, and bad English translation. When that urge grabs you, Destroy9 is on the case. Despite it being cynically named to cash in on District 9, Naomicsoft's meat grinding alien splatterer is really quite excellent.

In-Depth: What The (Game) Papers Say - August 2010, Pt.2 Posted: 30 Aug 2010 03:22 PM PDT ['Game Mag Weaseling' is a weekly column by Kevin Gifford which documents the history of video game magazines, from their birth in the early '80s to the current day. This time -- an analytical look at the latest video game magazines released in the last couple of weeks.] Interesting things are afoot in the magazine world -- John Davison leaving GamePro after less than a year, for example -- but ...

Gunblade NY and L.A. Machineguns (Wii) Posted: 30 Aug 2010 12:18 PM PDT Rent It What's It All About: Gunblade N.Y. and L.A. Machineguns aren't titles I'd ever name if asked for a list of favorites, but when I read the names in the announcement for their re-release on the Wii, memories came flooding back of spending plenty of time and money with them at the arcade. Those big light guns, the violent vibrations, the waves of enemies... It wasn't just a fun game, but a ...

Disney Interactive Studios Creating an Epic Masterpiece with Collector’s Edition of Disney Epic Mickey Posted: 30 Aug 2010 05:10 AM PDT BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Disney Interactive Studios today announced that the internationally acclaimed upcoming video game Disney Epic Mickey will also be released as a Collectors' Edition in limited quantities. Available for pre-order beginning today in North America and alongside the standard edition at retail this holiday, the Collectors' Edition of Disney Epic Mickey will include ...

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“Video games - Games of the decade” plus 1 more

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Video games - Games of the decade Posted: 29 Aug 2010 09:53 AM PDT It's stunning to think where games have gone in the last decade; more so where you think they'll go in the future. This list is a bit of a dog's breakfast, with some wonderful stand-alone games, but more games that were trailblazers and games that changed how we play.

Honda Takes Social Gaming for a Test Drive Posted: 29 Aug 2010 07:50 AM PDT It's not unusual for a large car company like Honda to advertise its newest release on a billboard -- unless, of course, that billboard exists in a virtual gaming community on Facebook.

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“BUSINESS IN BRIEF 29/8” plus 1 more

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 29/8 Posted: 28 Aug 2010 11:03 PM PDT The economic ministers of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) met for the first time in Vietnam's coastal city of Da Nang on Aug. 28 to seek ways to boost their countries' economic and trade ties.

Tweens & Technology: The tiny power shoppers Posted: 28 Aug 2010 08:32 AM PDT Children aged eight to 12 wield outsized economic clout when it comes to cellphones and the virtual world of video games

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“Video games - Games of the decade” plus 1 more

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Video games - Games of the decade Posted: 27 Aug 2010 08:24 PM PDT It's stunning to think where games have gone in the last decade; more so where you think they'll go in the future. This list is a bit of a dog's breakfast, with some wonderful stand-alone games, but more games that were trailblazers and games that changed how we play.

FTC Closes Fake iTunes Reviews Case -- Will it Make a Difference? Posted: 27 Aug 2010 07:36 AM PDT Online product reviews have always been a little sketchy; you never know who actually writes them, whether there's a hidden incentive, or if it's a company shill in disguise. But now that the FTC has cracked down on phony iTunes reviews pushed out by companies who make or market the products, will these shameless self-promotions cease? Or is this just posturing on the FTC's part?

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“Costume Quest preview” plus 3 more

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• Costume Quest preview
• Study: Playable Character Gender Does Not Impact Sales
• Typo in e-book proves that digital content is virtually worthless
• iPhone game of the day: Modern Combat: Sandstorm

Costume Quest preview Posted: 26 Aug 2010 06:43 PM PDT The developers of cult gaming hits Psychonauts and Brutal Legend are taking their talents to the downloadable space. Costume Quest is the company's first title to hit Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network, and GamePro got to see the game in action for the first time this week.

Study: Playable Character Gender Does Not Impact Sales Posted: 26 Aug 2010 12:04 PM PDT Average quality scores for games with female leads higher than games with male stars.

Typo in e-book proves that digital content is virtually worthless Posted: 26 Aug 2010 10:49 AM PDT TechRepublic member dcolbert thinks that until we can replicate the physical uniqueness and non-retractable quality of physical media, virtual media will continue to be a disposable commodity that has no long-term value. Do you agree?

iPhone game of the day: Modern Combat: Sandstorm Posted: 26 Aug 2010 09:57 AM PDT Gameloft will never win prizes for originality. After all, the company's entire body of work seems to be copying other games on portable systems where nobody will notice. That's not inherently a bad thing though. What Gameloft lacks in originality it makes up for with pure workmanship.

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“Date set for US Supreme Court hearing on California PC/video game law” plus 3 more

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• Date set for US Supreme Court hearing on California PC/video game law
• Windows 7 Phones Will Interact With Xbox, Demo Future of Gaming
• Ubisoft Montreal a `pioneer' in changing times: CEO
• Online gaming takes it to the next level

Date set for US Supreme Court hearing on California PC/video game law Posted: 25 Aug 2010 02:11 PM PDT Filed under: Culture The date has been set for the next phase in a US Supreme Court case that will affect how PC and console games are sold in the future in retail stores. GamePolitics reports that on November 2, the nine members of the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in "Schwarzenegger vs EMA", the long standing case that started with the 2005 California law that would ban the sale of ...

Windows 7 Phones Will Interact With Xbox, Demo Future of Gaming Posted: 25 Aug 2010 12:51 PM PDT Real-time console game interactivity is coming to Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 devices, which transforms the phone from a communications curio to an integral part of your game system. Apple may be following the same route. Should Sony be scared? Microsoft's Mobility Solutions manager Greg Milligan confirmed at the X10 event that "real time" phone-to-Xbox links were going to arrive with the new ...

Ubisoft Montreal a `pioneer' in changing times: CEO Posted: 25 Aug 2010 09:28 AM PDT With advanced motion controls and cinema-style 3-D about to radically change the way video games are experienced, Ubisoft Montreal says it's prepared to be a ``pioneer'' in the evolving industry.

Online gaming takes it to the next level Posted: 25 Aug 2010 04:01 AM PDT Faster broadband networks could spell the end of the games console, experts say.

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“StarCraft's legacy continues with 'Wings of Liberty'” plus 3 more

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• StarCraft's legacy continues with 'Wings of Liberty'
• Game sales not affected by main character gender
• Sony exploring Online Pass equivalent - Report
• The best Sega has to offer on the iPhone

StarCraft's legacy continues with 'Wings of Liberty' Posted: 24 Aug 2010 10:22 PM PDT After 12 years of waiting, the sequel to Blizzard Entertainment's much loved computer real-time strategy game StarCraft finally saw its release this summer.

Game sales not affected by main character gender Posted: 24 Aug 2010 06:13 PM PDT People just want good games

Sony exploring Online Pass equivalent - Report Posted: 24 Aug 2010 04:09 PM PDT Company's European president says it is "exploring actively" a way to monetize second-hand game purchases.

The best Sega has to offer on the iPhone Posted: 24 Aug 2010 02:25 PM PDT Not to make any of you Genesis (or Dreamcast) fans feel old, but its been nearly 10 years since Sega was in the business of selling console systems.

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“Tuesday's South Bay police log: Carson and Torrance” plus 3 more

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• Tuesday's South Bay police log: Carson and Torrance
• Monumental Launches Browser-based 3D MMO Engine
• Women stake out territory in gaming world
• 57M U.S. Consumers Playing Social Network Games: Survey

Tuesday's South Bay police log: Carson and Torrance Posted: 23 Aug 2010 06:01 PM PDT Recent police activities in Carson and Torrance. RELATED LINKS: � BLOG: Keep up to date with South Bay crime and court news � BLOG: Track South Bay court cases � South Bay crime stats

Monumental Launches Browser-based 3D MMO Engine Posted: 23 Aug 2010 01:37 PM PDT Nottingham-based developer Monumental Games announced the launch of Prime, its 3D MMO engine designed specifically for browser-based "light persistent state worlds". The toolkit is designed to be fully browser-based and compatible with Facebook, and requires users to download a plug-in that's under 1MB in size. The studio says that Prime helps significantly reduce the investment needed for ...

Women stake out territory in gaming world Posted: 23 Aug 2010 11:34 AM PDT More females are playing, though few are creating. In certain corners of the online gaming world, women are treated in one of two ways.

57M U.S. Consumers Playing Social Network Games: Survey Posted: 23 Aug 2010 11:30 AM PDT Approximately 57 million Americans have tried or played a social network game recently -- a large number of consumers for what is a fairly new genre in the video-game industry -- according to a survey done by the market research firm NPD Group.

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“Women stake out territory in gaming world”

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Women stake out territory in gaming world Posted: 21 Aug 2010 12:11 AM PDT More females are playing, though few are creating. In certain corners of the online gaming world, women are treated in one of two ways.

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“Bolton to join panel at Fan Expo” plus 3 more

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• Bolton to join panel at Fan Expo
• Is Sony working on touch-control game machine?
• Bigpoint Spent 2M Euros On Browser Action Game Poisonville
• Bigpoint: 2M Euros Spent On Browser Action Game Poisonville

Bolton to join panel at Fan Expo Posted: 20 Aug 2010 09:46 PM PDT Brantford's personal computer king is hitting the national stage Aug. 29, as part of a panel discussion at Fan Expo -- a well-attended video gaming industry conference at the Metro Convention Centre in Toronto.[...]

Is Sony working on touch-control game machine? Posted: 20 Aug 2010 12:29 PM PDT Sony will not comment on rumors that it is working on a new handheld game device with touch controls on the back. But a games analyst say that Sony is certainly working on a new iteration of the PlayStation Portable. Sony - PlayStation Portable - Handheld game console - Games - Video game

Bigpoint Spent 2M Euros On Browser Action Game Poisonville Posted: 20 Aug 2010 10:37 AM PDT Browser game company Bigpoint this week announced the open beta for its gang-based action MMORPG Poisonville, which the company said cost 2 million euros ($2.5 million) to develop. Bigpoint, whose games include Seafight and DarkOrbit, said that the 3D action game is the company's most expensive game to date and has been in development for nearly two years. Its price tag approaches what ...

Bigpoint: 2M Euros Spent On Browser Action Game Poisonville Posted: 20 Aug 2010 10:22 AM PDT Browser game company Bigpoint this week launched the open beta for its gang-based action MMORPG Poisonville, which the company said cost 2 million euros ($2.5 million) to develop. Bigpoint said that the 3D action game is the company's most expensive game to date and has been in development for nearly two years. Its price tag approaches what development costs were for last-generation console ...

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“Beginning Registration for 'G-Star 2010'” plus 3 more

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• Beginning Registration for 'G-Star 2010'
• Madden NFL 11 (PlayStation 3)
• Unhackable PS3 finally jailbroken, video claims
• Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light the Fifth and Final Xbox Live Summer of Arcade Game Now Available at All U.S ...

Beginning Registration for 'G-Star 2010' Posted: 19 Aug 2010 09:18 PM PDT BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA--(Marketwire - 08/20/10) - 'G-Star 2010' is organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports & Tourism, Republic of Korea, and the Busan Metropolitan City, and co-hosted by the Korea Creative Content Agency and the Busan IT Industry Promotion Agency. 'G-Star 2010' will be held from November 18th to 21st at BEXCO Convention Center in Busan, South Korea. This annual Game Exhibition ...

Madden NFL 11 (PlayStation 3) Posted: 19 Aug 2010 06:33 PM PDT Highly Recommended Another year has gone by and here comes another version of the Madden NFL series from Electronic Arts. I often ponder why people upgrade to the next years copy of Madden, purely for the roster update. Thankfully, I dont have to ask that question this year. Electronic Arts has made some major changes to how the gameplay works and created a way for players new to the series (or ...

Unhackable PS3 finally jailbroken, video claims Posted: 19 Aug 2010 02:28 PM PDT We'll see... An Australian seller of videogame modchips claims Sony's PlayStation 3 console has been jailbroken by a hack that allows users to run backup and home-brewed copies of games not to mention titles that have been pirated.

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light the Fifth and Final Xbox Live Summer of Arcade Game Now Available at All U.S ... Posted: 19 Aug 2010 12:06 PM PDT GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) announced today that the final Xbox Live Summer of Arcade game Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is now available for purchase in the companys new Downloadable Content Centers now found in all of its more than 4,400 stores nationwide. Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is the first full-length DLC game to be sold by all U.S ...

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“Don't be scared, it's just new FEAR 3 screens” plus 3 more

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• Don't be scared, it's just new FEAR 3 screens
• The best Sega has to offer on the iPhone
• Microsoft links new smart phones to Xbox Live
• Bigpoint Blockbuster Poisonville now in Open Beta

Don't be scared, it's just new FEAR 3 screens Posted: 18 Aug 2010 09:37 PM PDT Let's see. Poorly lit hallways, bloody graffiti on the walls, an otherworldly red glow, dudes with guns, dilapidated playground, creepy little girl and the unfortunate fellow seen here. Yup, must be new F.E.A.R. 3 screens from Gamescom . Turn the lights off and check 'em out. Don't be scared, it's just new FEAR 3 screens originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:30:00 EST. Please see ...

The best Sega has to offer on the iPhone Posted: 18 Aug 2010 03:23 PM PDT Not to make any of you Genesis (or Dreamcast) fans feel old, but its been nearly 10 years since Sega was in the business of selling console systems.

Microsoft links new smart phones to Xbox Live Posted: 18 Aug 2010 01:45 PM PDT Microsoft Corp. is bringing its video-game expertise to the forthcoming Windows Phone 7 line, an attempt to capitalize on the success of the Xbox 360 as the software maker tries to compete with Apple Inc.'s iPhone.

Bigpoint Blockbuster Poisonville now in Open Beta Posted: 18 Aug 2010 06:59 AM PDT After Two Years of Production, the Fight for Domination in the Virtual

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“Woman Loses $88M Video Game Copyright Suit” plus 3 more

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• Woman Loses $88M Video Game Copyright Suit
• Microsoft Linking Windows Phone 7 To Xbox Live
• Microsoft brings Xbox games to smart phones
• Microsoft to bring Xbox games, Xbox Live features to forthcoming Windows Phone 7 smart phones

Woman Loses $88M Video Game Copyright Suit Posted: 17 Aug 2010 03:19 PM PDT A woman who ran a pirated version of Activision-Blizzards popular online game World of Warcraft lost an $88 million lawsuit last week in one of the first suits related to the pirated hosting of an online game rather than the pirated copying of software itself.

Microsoft Linking Windows Phone 7 To Xbox Live Posted: 17 Aug 2010 02:04 PM PDT Microsoft Corp. is attempting to capitalize on the success of its Xbox 360 by linking its forthcoming Windows Phone 7 operating system to the game console. The company says a dedicated group inside of Microsoft Game Studios is developing video games for Windows phones, with the help from outside publishers and independent game makers. Video game companies will be able to use the same tools to ...

Microsoft brings Xbox games to smart phones Posted: 17 Aug 2010 10:02 AM PDT Microsoft is bringing its video-game expertise to the forthcoming Windows Phone 7 line, an attempt to compete with Apple Inc.'s iPhone.

Microsoft to bring Xbox games, Xbox Live features to forthcoming Windows Phone 7 smart phones Posted: 17 Aug 2010 08:54 AM PDT SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. is bringing its video-game expertise to the forthcoming Windows Phone 7 line, an attempt to capitalize on the success of

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“Microsoft games on new smart phones” plus 3 more

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• Microsoft games on new smart phones
• Preview: Rock Band 3 (DS)
• Right Now More>>
• Microsoft links new smart phones to Xbox Live

Microsoft games on new smart phones Posted: 16 Aug 2010 11:05 PM PDT Microsoft is bringing its video-game expertise to the forthcoming Windows Phone 7 line in an attempt to capitalise on the success of the Xbox 360 as the software maker tries to compete with Apple iPhone.

Preview: Rock Band 3 (DS) Posted: 16 Aug 2010 09:53 PM PDT Harmonix wouldn't provide any screenshots or footage of the DS version of Rock Band 3 . But here's a good idea of what to expect . Yep, Rock Band 3 for DS is a lot like Rock Band Unplugged for PSP. If you're familiar with Unplugged , you should be able to jump right into Rock Band 3's Expert modes on DS. The gameplay is identical: all the instruments and the vocals are charted at once, and you ...

Right Now More>> Posted: 16 Aug 2010 09:28 PM PDT Hole in one! Sasha Obama scores big on family golf outing on Gulf Coast More>>

Microsoft links new smart phones to Xbox Live Posted: 16 Aug 2010 09:08 PM PDT Microsoft Corp. is bringing its video-game expertise to the forthcoming Windows Phone 7 line, an attempt to capitalize on the success of the Xbox 360 as the software maker tries to compete with Apple Inc.'s iPhone.

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“Lackluster game launch schedule hurts videogame industry sales” plus 1 more

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Lackluster game launch schedule hurts videogame industry sales Posted: 14 Aug 2010 01:16 PM PDT NEW YORK U.S. retail sales of video game systems, software and accessories slipped 1 percent in July according to market researcher NPD Group.

Game on Posted: 14 Aug 2010 12:49 AM PDT Fast networks might mean the end of the games console

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