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  • Report: New Xbox Experience Netflix Streaming Loses Sony-owned Movies

    18 Nov 2008 | 5:00 pm
    Those anxious to try out Netflix movie streaming in the New Xbox Experience have just hit a stumbling block: a preview user has reported that streaming movies from Columbia Pictures--a Sony subsidiary--are unable to be played on the Xbox 360. A Joystiq reader noticed that their Instant Queue--the web-based list required to watch Netflix movies on the 360--suddenly included a slew of titles that showed "Not Available on Xbox" in red print where future release dates or other warnings are typically found. The...

  • Street Fighter 2 HD Remix Inadvertently Dated

    18 Nov 2008 | 4:32 pm
    Backbone Entertainment's long, long-awaited Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix will arrive as an Xbox Live Arcade download come Wednesday, November 26, according to a newly released screenshot from publisher Capcom. The image, left, details the SSF2THDR "branded destination experience" that debuts as part of the New Xbox Experience tomorrow. According to Capcom, it's "a central place for Xbox Live Arcade gamers to learn about new content, view the latest trailers, and access downloadable content [for Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix]." Capcom had previously promised that the…

  • Namco Bandai Profit Drops 92% in Quarter Results

    18 Nov 2008 | 4:30 pm
    Namco Bandai just wrapped up its fiscal Q2 2009, and the results were nothing short of bad: the games division lost 4.4 billion yen ($45.5 million) from last year dropped to 337 million yen ($3.4 million), making for a 92% year-over-year drop. The publisher saw the bulk of its sales on the PlayStation 2, according to numbers appearing on GamesIndustry. The platform was responsible for 2.4 million Namco game sales while the new Dragon Ball Z Burst Limit (360, PS3) managed to break 700,000 copies sold. Nintendo DS games also accounted for 1.5 million units in sales.

  • Unreal Engine 3 Fingered in Midway's Struggles

    18 Nov 2008 | 3:51 pm
    A number of ex-Midway employees, when asked about the publisher's downward spiral, had a variety of answers, but almost all of them mentioned Unreal Engine 3, the technology licensed from Epic Games that powers Gears of War. "One issue popped up again and again: Midway's decision to license Unreal Engine and use it for ALL its games," wrote Variety's Ben Fritz of his interviews with former Midway staffers. Epic's Gears of War 2, built on Unreal En...

  • A Guide to the New Xbox Experience

    18 Nov 2008 | 2:44 pm
    Come tomorrow, a New Xbox Experience will dawn for Xbox 360 owners. More than just a simple dashboard update, the free download brings an entirely new look and feel to the system's interface, adding a number of new features in the process. After using the NXE for over a week now, I can confidently state it's an improvement, even though I never had a problem with the old interface. I have a few quibbles, but for the most part, I really like it. Heck, I even like my Avatar and his slick aviator sunglasses. Interface The most obvious change is the new interface, which replaces the old 2D blades…
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  • Rock Band Creators Land $300 Million Bonus

    ThunderCloud
    11 Nov 2008 | 11:36 am
    Christmas arrived early this year for Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy with Viacom playing Old St. Nick and giving the Guitar Hero and Rock Band creators $150 million bonuses. Rigopulos and Egozy sold their company to the media conglomerate for an estimated $175 million in 2006 and inked an earnout agreement in the deal that guaranteed the duo a set of hefty bonuses if Rock Band sold successfully. Imagine Viacom chairman Sumner Redstone with a jiggly ho-ho-ho belly and an armored truck wrapped in a big red bow!

  • Evan Rachel Wood Dumps Marilyn Manson

    Fashion Plate
    5 Nov 2008 | 2:38 pm
    Evan Rachel Wood can hopefully put away the dark lipstick and perpetual pout now that she has reportedly dumped live-in boyfriend and creepy washed-up rocker Marilyn Manson. The 21-year-old actress started hooking up with nearly 40-year-old attention whore while his marriage to burlesque star Dita Von Teese began faltering in late 2006. The break-up supposedly came after an argument over Wood’s brother who had moved in with the couple, but no word has emerged if Manson has managed to already snag a barely post-pubescent piece of arm candy.

  • “Grand Theft Auto” Inspires Homicide in Thailand

    Colby
    5 Aug 2008 | 4:42 pm
    A Thai distributor is jerking “Grand Theft Auto” off shelves after an avid 18-year-old player confessed to robbing and murdering a cab driver trying to reenact parts of the game. The perp was caught with the injured driver in the backseat when he tried to steer the cab backwards on a Bangkok street. Police noted no mental abnormalities in the young man and his parents described him as “polite and diligent,” but he could face the death penalty if found guilty of the crime. The Thai government is calling for a crackdown, which would include a ratings system and…

  • Microsoft to Share Cash and Creativity With Users

    Colby
    29 Jul 2008 | 3:36 pm
    Who better to tap for cutting edge gaming ideas than gamers themselves, is Microsoft Corp’s new philosophy for the Xbox 360. Taking a page from the book of Facebook and YouTube, Microsoft will take audience participation one step farther by offering 70% of live service and advertising revenue profits with creators beginning later this year. Aspiring developers will have to pass a peer review of their work and maintain a membership to the XNA Creators Club, but the company foresees a doubling of available games for the system. One company representative commented that, “Not only…

  • Changing Video Game Demographic Means Grandma Games, Too.

    Colby
    17 Jul 2008 | 6:52 am
    Wipe away that gamer stereotype of the teenage boy in a dark room late at night, and make room for the new (or old) generation of gamers. According to a study by the Entertainment Software Association, almost a quarter of the playing public is from the pre-Pac Man generation (over 50’s), and one-third of women are enjoying America’s new favorite family pastime. Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft are all releasing family friendly games that emphasize the group experience and include everything from conducting a full orchestra to creating a universe complete with characters. This changing…
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    Kotaku

  • Mobile Games Market Has 'Flatlined' - Experts [Mobile]

    Stuart Houghton
    18 Nov 2008 | 4:20 pm
    Now hang on a minute. It doesn't seem like five minutes since some gaggle of market pundits were proclaiming that the iPhone had turned the mobile games market inside out and pointing at developers rolling around in pits of cash like Scrooge McDuck. Well, that's all well and good, but a different gaggle of experts (Juniper Research, this time) are casting worried glances at the non-iPhone end of the market. Apparently Java game development has "flatlined across North America and Western Europe," although the quoted jump from $5.4 billion in 2008 to more than $10 billion by 2013 doesn't sound…

  • Iron Man [Day Note]

    Brian Crecente
    18 Nov 2008 | 4:00 pm
    To: Luke From: Crecente Re: Meet Micro-Bash So micro-bash huh? I like the ring of it, the way it rolls off the tongue. MICRO- BASH! OK enough Wile. So last night after going to guitar practice, Tristan came home to teach me one of his songs. Was it Russian Dance, a suspiciously Tetris-sounding song? No. How bout Crescent Moon, out of respect for our name. Nope. Try Iron Man. Yes, he learned the intro to a Ozzy fan-fave, Rhoads master piece from his classic guitar teacher. Most excellent. What you missed: The Playstation Portable Travel Kit The Xbox 360 Gift Guide LotRO Enters The Mines Of…

  • The Kids In The Hall Think Portal Is HILARIOUS [Clips]

    Michael McWhertor
    18 Nov 2008 | 3:40 pm
    We're not sure how deep into the goof juice the Kids in the Hall were when troupe funnyman Scott Thompson started sulking and playing Portal in the back of the tour bus, but something got into Kids during this sad little gaming session. Yes, the comedic stylings of Valve writer Erik Wolpaw are most amusing, as is the struggle of watching Thompson attempt to do anything more than move a cube — uncrouch already! — but something tells me there's something magical in those cups. Thanks for the tip, Sascha23!

  • Play Tenacious D On Rock Rock Band 2 [Rock Band 2]

    Stuart Houghton
    18 Nov 2008 | 3:20 pm
    Are we done with Tenacious D yet? That one album was quite funny (who doesn't love a Dio joke?) and the videos are pretty good whenever Dave Grohl shows up. That movie got made, also. Fans of movie comedy guy Jack Black and acting and music guy Kyle Gass can try to prolong the magic by singing, strumming and thwacking along with the Tenacious Twosome on Xbox LIVE this Thursday. JB & KG will be appearing on LIVE to promote their new DVD The Complete Masterworks 2. Xbox LIVE Gold members can have a chance at playing with the band by sending a friend request to JBTenacious or KGTenacious and…

  • Xbox 360 Gets Its First Wii Channel [NXE Branded Experiences]

    Brian Crecente
    18 Nov 2008 | 3:00 pm
    It looks like the New Xbox Experience will be going live tomorrow with its first... Wii Channel? Sure it may not have the grid-like precision of its Nintendo counter-part, or the obsessive content (yet), but the first thing I thought of when I laid my eyes on Capcom's "branded experience" for Super Street Fighter II Turbe HD Remix, was Nintendo's Wii Channels. The Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix "destination experience" looks to be a hang-out spot, a "channel" if you will, for fans of the game on the Xbox 360. The "channel" will feature updates about new content, new trailers, and…
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  • A Vampyre Story Demo Bites the Web

    modeps
    18 Nov 2008 | 1:17 pm
    All of you old school PC adventure gamers should stand up and take note, as A Vampyre Story has released a demo. Why should you care? Simple. Bill Tiller, the main dude writing this game, also had a solid hand in some of great Lucasarts adventures. Which ones? Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine, The Curse of Monkey Island, Outlaws and The Dig. Quote: Today marks the first release of "A Vampyre Story" in it's first territory. To mark the occassion, we are proud to release the official demo, to allow everyone to get a sneak peek of the game. In the demo, Mona and Froderick are in…

  • Tecmo + Koei = BFF next April

    modeps
    18 Nov 2008 | 1:08 pm
    The merger between Japanese houses Tecmo and Koei has been solidified and it appears that come April 2009, they will be as one. Reuters: Quote: Japanese video game maker Koei Co Ltd will take over smaller rival Tecmo Ltd in a stock deal worth 20 billion yen ($207 million), the two firms said, the latest in a series of consolidation moves in the industry. Koei and Tecmo, the maker of fighting game "Dead or Alive" and action title "Ninja Gaiden", said on Tuesday they plan to merge operations under a holding company in April. Each Tecmo share will be exchanged for 0.9 shares…

  • Half of PS3 Owners Also Own a PSP

    modeps
    18 Nov 2008 | 1:04 pm
    Sure is a case of he-said, she-said, but Capcom VP of strategic planning and business development Christian Svensson has stated that, according to Sony, 50% of PS3 owners also own a PSP. PS3 Fanboy has the story: Quote: Svensson made the comment on the official Capcom forums in a thread that was discussing the possibility of the newly launched adhocParty making it stateside. "An interesting note from Sony's data that they've been sharing with us ... about 50% of PS3 owners, also own a PSP." We are unsure of whether the data was collected from around the world or just in the US. This…

  • Age of Conan Goes DirectX 10

    Evil Avatar
    18 Nov 2008 | 10:43 am
    Game Director Craig Morrison has posted word in his November Letter from the Game Director that Funcom's MMORPG, Age of Conan, will be getting an upgrade to DirectX 10 in the near future. Quote: We are now preparing to take the DirectX 10 version of the game from our internal testing servers out to the public test servers, so you can see it for yourselves. The next major game update will include this version of the game and make it available for everyone with the appropriate hardware to enjoy. Since the outset we have been determined that the new DirectX 10 functionality would not just be a…

  • Gears of War 2 Matchmaking Update

    Evil Avatar
    18 Nov 2008 | 10:34 am
    Rod Fergusson, Senior Producer on Epic's Gears of War 2 has posted a message to the official Gears of War 2 forums with a Matchmaking Update for everyone having problems connecting to public games. Quote: We're aware that some folks are experiencing longer-than-ideal wait times while using the skill-based Public matchmaking in Gears 2 multiplayer. We're working on some solutions but it's a complicated issue as there isn't any one problem; it's a combination of factors. Clearly, scale is one of them as we've had millions of successful matches played online so far, however a small percentage of…
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  • Nintendo Channel update available now

    18 Nov 2008 | 10:30 am
    If you try to connect to the Nintendo Channel, you’ll receive a message saying that you have to download the latest update from the Wii Shop Channel. Nobody really knows exactly what it does, but Nintendo had this to say regarding the update…“An update that provides a behind-the-scenes enhancement to the Nintendo Channel was made [...]5 Vote(s)

  • October NPD Data Released - Xbox 360 Has Great Month

    18 Nov 2008 | 12:30 am
    The Wii topped NPD Group sales data once again for the month of October, selling over 800,000 units to consumers in the United States. That's well over twice what its closest competitor, the Xbox 360, did during the same period.5 Vote(s)

  • The Queue: Cooking, gardening, and Riptides

    17 Nov 2008 | 11:30 pm
    Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Expansions, Wrath of the Lich KingWelcome to the second edition of The Queue, our new daily Q&A column where we, the WoW Insider team, try to answer your questions about the World of Warcraft. We won't delay...5 Vote(s)

  • Midnight Party Fun

    17 Nov 2008 | 9:00 pm
    Last night PallyDog and TrinityDivine headed out to their local Midnight Parties for Wrath of the Lich King to hand out the much coveted WoW Vault...5 Vote(s)

  • Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party Nintendo Wii Trailer

    17 Nov 2008 | 8:00 pm
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  • UNO Gameplay Video and Online Multiplayer

    arn
    18 Nov 2008 | 12:48 pm
    Gameloft has provided a gameplay video for their new Uno title we reported the other day. Overall, the iPhone version of Uno is relatively well implemented, but one of its most compelling features is Online Multi-player play. This means that aside from playing over local Wi-Fi, you can reach out to play others on the internet. (Because, let’s be realistic, how many of you are sitting out there playing iPhone games with others in the same room.) There were no players available when we tested this on the first day of its release, but just today were able to play a few games with some…

  • ‘Zombie Drive’ Staggers Frighftully Towards the App Store

    blakespot
    18 Nov 2008 | 10:37 am
    The first news of upcoming zombie-based FPS Zombie Mansion broke early last month.  We were frankly surprised to see in the comment and forum posts just how fond readers are of zombies.  (”Woo! Zombies! I’m buying this one! The game could be watching zombies watching paint dry, i’d buy it.”) Well, zombie fans: get ready.  Fuel Industries has just submitted Zombie Drive to the App Store and it should be available in a day or two. As the developer frames it, It’s called Zombie Drive, and it centers around you, the protagonist being left behind in a quarantined zone…

  • Mobile Adventure ‘Angel Sword’ Comes to the iPhone

    blakespot
    18 Nov 2008 | 7:51 am
    DVide Arts Inc. has just released an iPhone version of its popular mobile adventure game Angel Sword [App Store] through the iTunes App Store. Once upon a time, in a land of magic, two wizards ruled in peace. The legend says that the Red Wizard unlocked the power of the Sword of Angels, a blade forged by the gods using good and evil magic. Over time, the power of the sword filled the Red Wizard with darkness. In order to stop the Red Wizard, a guardian angel was summoned using the power of light. Now you must guide this hero on the path to recover the Sword of Angels and restore peace through…

  • A Look at Asteroids Clone ‘Aerolite’

    blakespot
    17 Nov 2008 | 4:21 pm
    Sputnik Games has released an iPhone take on the retro classic Asteroids through the App Store.  Aerolite [App Store] features updated color graphics that maintain a retro feel along with on-screen console style control buttons (that can be moved anywhere on-screen you like).  But is it fun?  It is if you like Asteroids. Navigate the ship around the screen by pressing the virtual buttons and blow up the space rocks flying around. Level one starts off with only a few asteroids. As you complete each level more and more asteroids will appear making the game even more challenging. A…

  • Gameloft Brings ‘UNO’ to the iPhone

    blakespot
    17 Nov 2008 | 9:42 am
    Gameloft has just released UNO [App Store] through the iTunes App Store, an iPhone adaptation of Mattel’s highly popular Crazy Eights-style card game. Play the classic card game that’s #1 for fun with friends and family. In single or multiplayer, playing UNO has never been so fun and easy, thanks to a brand new gameplay system! Simply drag & drop cards using your finger on the screen for intuitive control, and be the first to get rid of all your cards. All your favorite Action Cards are here: Wild, Reverse, Draw 2 and more! Customize your game with 9 different rules including…
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    Joystiq

  • Tecmo and Koei's merger finally complete

    Justin McElroy
    18 Nov 2008 | 12:45 pm
    Filed under: BusinessWe know this isn't exactly earth-shattering. After all, both Tecmo and Koei had already revealed that they were creating an integration plan and joining forces. So now it's finally all hammered out, with joint operations to begin in April of next year.No, the real reason we wanted to bring this to your attention was the figure that got it all done: $207 million. If that number sounds sort of familiar, it should: Koei turned down a buyout offer from Square-Enix a few months ago to the tune of $206 million. Ouch! Square's gonna need a Phoenix Down to come back from a burn…

  • Sony: 80% of PS3 owners 'active' on PSN

    Randy Nelson
    18 Nov 2008 | 12:15 pm
    Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Business Over at the PlayStation Blog, PS3 hardware marketing boss John Koller is celebrating the system's second birthday with a rundown of major accomplishments in its life to date. The one that immediately caught our eye: according to Sony, there are 14 million active PSN accounts, with roughly 17M PS3 consoles sold to date worldwide. That's about 80% of PS3 owners having PSN accounts.Okay, now for the semantics of "active accounts." Koller provides no qualifications for what makes an "active" account, so the glass-half-empty folks could read this as…

  • Metareview -- Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii)

    Justin McElroy
    18 Nov 2008 | 11:45 am
    Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Metareviews Paradoxically, it's the cause of the absolute saddest thing on the internet, but Animal Crossing has also been a source of joy for millions. Judging from the tepid reviews, Animal Crossing: City Folk's biggest problem appears to be not that it's more of the same joy-inducing escapism, but rather that it is the same joy-inducing escapism. 1UP (C): "Somehow, despite two previous time-sucking outings into the open world of Animal Crossing -- each fully preparing me for what to expect in a sequel -- City Folk still rouses some excitement at the prospect of…

  • Boon talks Midway layoffs, next Mortal Kombat

    Jason Dobson
    18 Nov 2008 | 11:15 am
    Filed under: Business Mortal Kombat creator (kreator?) Ed Boon has come forward, labeling recent reports of Midway's Chicago branch handing out pink slips to many of the individuals who worked on Mortal Kombat vs. DC as "completely false." Last week, numerous outlets reported that the troubled publisher and developer let go of around 20 to 30 employees following the completion of both the recent cross-universe brawler and Blitz: The League II.However, speaking in an interview with GameDaily, Boon asserts that the Mortal Kombat team specifically is still together, and is already brainstorming…

  • OutRun Online Arcade rated by OFLC

    Alexander Sliwinski
    18 Nov 2008 | 10:45 am
    Filed under: Arcade, Driving Sega has declined to comment on a new OutRun game rated by Australia's OFLC, reports Eurogamer. OutRun Online Arcade is allegedly a multiplatform game with -- presumably -- online capabilities.That's all we've got. We now await Sega's "official" word on the project and look forward to seeing a blond girl fly out of a crashing car. Oh, come on, that's what you really remember about the OutRun series.OutRun Online Arcade rated by OFLC originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of…
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  • MIGS: Far Cry 2's Guay On The Importance Of Procedural Content

    18 Nov 2008 | 11:18 am
    During the Montreal International Game Summit, Far Cry 2 technical director Dominic Guay painted procedural content generation as an increasingly important game development technique, not just to control costs as games get bigger and bigger, but also to retain the crucial ability to make changes throughout the production process. "This talk is not about Far Cry 2 the game," began Guay, who populated his talk with development examples from Far Cry 2's creation rather than ...

  • Game Scholar Henry Jenkins to Leave MIT for USC

    18 Nov 2008 | 10:10 am
    Game and pop culture educator and academic Henry Jenkins will be leaving the MIT Comparative Media Studies Program to pursue a new position at the University of Southern California. The professor, whose game-related projects at the university include The Education Arcade and the Dream Build Play-winning GAMBIT Singapore-MIT Game Lab, will continue at MIT until the end of the current academic year. The academic, who has been at the university for almost 20 years and ...

  • MIGS: Spector Calls For 'Pioneer Spirit,' 'Renaissance' In Tough Times

    18 Nov 2008 | 8:17 am
    As the opening keynote for the fifth Montreal International Game Summit, celebrated game designer Warren Spector (Deus Ex) had to live up to his own legacy. Origin and Looking Glass veteran Spector, whose Junction Point development studio is now owned by Disney, recalled a pessimistic talk he gave at the summit in 2005, "Gaming in the Margins," where he discussed industry challenges, from new hardware to increased media scrutiny -- and turned out to be ...

  • GOG.com Adds Epic's Unreal Series

    18 Nov 2008 | 7:48 am
    GOG.com, a PC game digital distribution platform from Witcher developer CD-Projekt, announced an agreement with Epic Games to bring several titles from the studio's Unreal series to GOG.com. Under the agreement, GOG.com will offer Unreal Gold (including the Return to Napali expansion pack), Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition, Unreal II: The Awakening Special Edition and Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition. The games will be available DRM-free and will be compatible with modern ...

  • Study: Quebec Video Game Industry Sixth Largest In The World?

    18 Nov 2008 | 5:40 am
    The Quebec game industry employs over 6,200 people -- that's according to a study from Canadian-based consulting firm SECOR-Taktik on behalf of industry network and Montreal International Game Summit organizer Alliance Numérique. Of those, some 2,000 are spread across technology providers, creative services, production, and support services. With approximately 4,400 developers, the Canadian province ranks sixth compared to other regions employing video game developers around the world, according to survey results. Japan has the most ...
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  • 'Madden' Monopoly Comes Into Focus

    18 Nov 2008 | 4:45 pm
    For a while now, the exclusive deal that EA has with the NFL means that Madden is the only football game in town...or the only one in town with the rights to any of the real people who play the game. Still, documents that surfaces when the NFLPA sued the NFL for money owed to their retired players shows just how insidious this whole thing is. A letter from the NFL's attorney to the league talks about how the $28 million settlement is getting off easy, especially in light of the fact that Take Two was going to be forced to pay tens of thousands of dollars to license the likeness of all of…

  • No Sony Columbia Movies for NXE Netflix Streaming

    18 Nov 2008 | 4:43 pm
    The super gigantic overhaul for Xbox 360, called NXE, which is due to launch tomorrow, will not be getting any Sony Columbia Pictures content on it. Perhaps it's a licensing issue. There's no way to predetermine if a movie has been excluded from Xbox streaming until it's been added to the Netflix Queue. Or perhaps this issue has to do with the fact that Columbia Pictures is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, which is a subsidiary of Microsoft rival Sony. Enough said. Source

  • 'CSI: New York' Video Game Launches

    18 Nov 2008 | 4:15 pm
    Ubisoft finally gives gamers/fans access to the uber-popular crime drama, CSI: New York with its own videogame. Investigate, do bloodwork, build evidence, and even interrogate as you take on the role of Detective Mac Taylor and Stella Bonasera. CSI: New York launches today for the PC.  After the cut check out he the real cast as they talk about being invovled with the video game. CSI: New York Launch Trailer   Watch Larger Version of this Video   CSI: New York Melina Kanakaredes Behind the Scenes Watch Larger Version | Watch HD Version CSI: New York Gary Sinise Behind the…

  • Montreal Game Studios Fixing Salaries?

    18 Nov 2008 | 4:07 pm
    There are some unspoken accords, if you will, between game studios. Adversaries and competitors may agree on a temporary hiring freeze of each other's talent for the duration of a particular project, which helps retain staff when it's so essential. Some Montreal-based companies aren't into this gentleman's industry handshake and may be trying to collude on salary caps, under the guise that it benefits the "economics of the industry in a given region – and at the expense of competitive wages for development staff." During her tenure at Eidos, Former human resources director,…

  • XM Sirius Merger Leaves Some Users Sour

    18 Nov 2008 | 3:51 pm
    About a week ago, Sirius and XM started to consolidate their content over the satellite radio airwaves as they officially joined forces. In the end, this has resulted in many of the more daring stations from XM to become a little toned down, consolidated or even completely removed altogether. Users could have guessed this fate but some are outraged that there was no warning or communication about what changes would be made. Luckily, the new, and only, satellite radio juggernaut offers different subscription plans, including one that gives the option to select a 50-station set instead of…
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  • Freez 3GP Video Converter : Free

    18 Nov 2008 | 1:23 am
    Freez 3GP Video Converter is a 3GP converting tool for mobile phone users. With Freez 3GP Video Converter, you can convert batches of video files to 3gp, 3g2 video files to be played on mobile, cellphones. Freez 3GP Video Converter supports most popular video formats to be converted to 3gp video,...

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    18 Nov 2008 | 1:22 am
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    18 Nov 2008 | 1:21 am
    Doctor Alex is a new contemporary spyware monitor, detection and removal application. It will scan your PC to detect and remove any adware or spyware that you might have. And it is absolutely FREE!

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    18 Nov 2008 | 1:20 am
    The game Road Attack Online presents a breathtaking variety of races including shooting. Drive a super-high-speed racing car equipped with the most advanced weapons. Take a dangerous route destroying the enemies to finish first. Thirst for speed and danger makes the game more captivating. Take a ...
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  • Henry Jenkins is Going Hollywood

    gamepolitics
    18 Nov 2008 | 12:15 pm
    Every gamer's favorite academic, Dr. Henry Jenkins of M.I.T., is heading to Hollywood.In a recent post on his blog, Jenkins writes that he will be moving on to the University of Southern California. A combination of new opportunities and old-fashioned burnout seems to be driving the change:Even Green Lantern needs to recharge his ring now and again. When I began this process, I had the body of a 37 year old. I woke up one morning and discovered that aliens has swapped it out for the body of a 50 year old. We had enjoyed dramatic expansion over the past few years, but with it has come…

  • Cops See Video Game Connection in Stolen Cars, Wild Driving

    gamepolitics
    18 Nov 2008 | 12:05 pm
    Police in Winnipeg believe that a quartet of youthful offenders were acting out in video game-like fashion by stealing cars and fleeing from pursuing officers.CBC reports on comments by Sgt. Doug Safioles:They all play the game, they talk about the game, they tell their probation officers it's a game. It's a huge rush. They taunt the police on purpose to engage in chases.Safioles, who did not link the teens to a specific game, made similar comments in May. At that time, however, a youth advocate linked the crimes to the region's high level of poverty.Meanwhile, in Australia, the Daily…

  • Supporter Looks Back at the Success of Obama's ARG

    gamepolitics
    18 Nov 2008 | 11:29 am
    Gene Koo of TechPresident describes his experience with the reality game play of campaign site/ARG My.BarackObama.com:It featured minimal graphics, no sound effects, and deeply flawed gameplay. Yet one of the most important game titles of 2008 was played by thousands and helped change the face of American politics... MyBO awarded Obama supporters with points for taking real-world actions that would likely help the candidate win the primaries and the general election: making phone calls to voters, hosting gatherings, and donating money... MyBO was the first serious ARG deployed by a…

  • Controversial New Board Game Parodies Religious Violence

    gamepolitics
    18 Nov 2008 | 5:57 am
    A great deal of blood has been spilled in the name of religion over the centuries, and the maker of a new board game hopes that parodying religious violence will bring him Earthly rewards.USA Today reports that Playing Gods: The Board Game of Divine Domination is billed as "the world's first satirical board game of religious warfare," and includes playing pieces such as Jesus wielding a cross and a chain gun-toting Buddha (see pic).Playing Gods was launched at DragonCon in September. The game's creator, Ben Radford, told USA Today:Much of the world's violence is…

  • Vietnam Opens Game Addiction Rehab Clinic

    gamepolitics
    18 Nov 2008 | 5:24 am
    The Vietnam News Service reports that the nation's first clinic for addicted gamers has been opened in Ho Chi Minh City.All 50 current "patients" at the facility are 13-18 years old. The rehab program lasts eight weeks. From the VNS article:Though the first game only appeared in Viet Nam four years ago, there are six million people playing them, mostly aged 13 – 18.Huynh Hong Hiep head of training at the Southern Youth Centre – a centre for sport and culture that has set up the rehabilitation facility – says many parents complain they are unable to drag…
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  • Rock Band: Various Tracks

    Major Nelson
    18 Nov 2008 | 1:00 am
    Content: "Gone"Price: 80 Microsoft PointsAvailability: All regions except Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, TaiwanDash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) LYRICS,MILD SUGGESTIVE THEMES] Build your Rock Band library by purchasing this song game track: "Gone"--Crooked X. PLEASE NOTE: Rock Band game disc is required to play song game tracks. Many Rock Band song game tracks are available as both a multipack and as a single game track. These song game tracks are exactly the same (unless expressly noted as a special version or remix). Be aware that it is possible to download the same song game…

  • Sign up for the preview? You're in!

    Major Nelson
    17 Nov 2008 | 7:15 pm
    Instead of adding another 10,000 people to the preview program like we did last week, we've decided to do something a little different: everyone who successfully applied to the preview program (and submitted a valid console ID) will be getting the New Xbox Experience sometime within the next few hours. That’s right…we’re hooking everyone else up with NXE a bit early.  If you signed up and are not prompted, that means you did not enter your console ID properly and you'll have to wait until Wednesday. Don’t worry, it’s almost…

  • Xbox.com maintenance

    Major Nelson
    17 Nov 2008 | 12:10 pm
    Xbox.com and the Xbox forums will be offline for maintenance on Tuesday, November 18th from 12:01am PT until 4:00am PT to prepare for the New Xbox Experience launch on Wednesday the 19th.  This does NOT affect Xbox LIVE, which will remain available during this time.

  • Xbox Live Service Maintenance

    Major Nelson
    16 Nov 2008 | 10:53 pm
    On Monday,11/17/2008 from 2:00 AM PST for up to 45–minutes, Xbox Live will be offline for maintenance. As a result, Xbox LIVE and the ‘My Xbox’ section of Xbox.com will be unavailable, and the Xbox forums will be in read only mode (you won’t be able to post.) The remainder of Xbox.com will be available with limited interruptions. This service maintenance is in preparation for the new Xbox experience which will be available this Wednesday.

  • Show #299.5 : Mirror's Edge, You're in the Movies, World At War, Banjo-Kazooie and Left 4 Dead

    Major Nelson
    16 Nov 2008 | 7:02 pm
    This week’s show:Co-host : eMore NXE Preview Program additionsInterview: Tom Farrer Mirror's Edge (17:03–30:11)Interview: Andy Trowers , You’re in The Movies (30:13–36:34)Interview: Daniel Suarez and David Vonderhaar, Call of Duty: World at War (36:34–56:04)Interview: Adam Miller, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (56:05–1:04:39)Interview: Chet Faliszek, Left 4 Dead (1:04:11–1:16:51)NPDName the GameMuch more…Get the blogcast[iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (MP3) Listen in iTunes? Submit a…
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  • Gears 2 Ranking System Explained (Gears of War 2)

    19 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am
    Many gamers have questions about how the ranking system works in Gears of War 2, and it's time to have those questions answered.

  • LittleBigPlanet Weekly Download Update (LittleBigPlanet)

    19 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am
    Mark Valledor writes: "You may have remembered us mentioning, that we will be giving away a FREE LBP downloadable costume once a week. Well, beginning this Thursday, you will be able to dress your SackBoy or SackGirl with a brand new "Sack-in-the-Box" costume! This costume was designed by "nebu1ou5? from Rydal, PA, the US winner of the "LittleBigChallenge 003- Official in-game SackBoy Costume Contest". Congratulations to nebu1ou5! Take a look at the original sketch and the final in-game costume below."

  • Epic offers band-aid fixes for Gears 2 match-making issues (Gears of War 2)

    18 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am
    arstechnica.com writes: "As great as Gears of War 2 is, those of us unfortunate enough to be hurt by the Gears of War 2 match-making issues have been unable to fully enjoy the game's multiplayer experience. Thankfully, Epic is aware of the issues and is working diligently to push out the first post-release patch to amend the problems. In the meantime, though, the company has offered a few temporary solutions. Senior Producer Rod Fergusson sent out some suggestions, and here's what he had to say:"

  • Turbine on Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings Online: The Mines of Moria)

    18 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am
    Turbine's Jeffrey Steefel has stated the relationship between the developer and the Tolkien estate has changed since the Lord of the Rings Online project began.

  • Eidos Interactive Releases Tomb Raider: Underworld (Tomb Raider: Underworld)

    18 Nov 2008 | 12:00 am
    Eidos Interactive Ltd.today announced that Tomb Raider: Underworld has shipped to retailers for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Games for Windows, PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system, Wii and Nintendo DS.
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  • Study debunks belief that playing with your Wii can lead to aggression

    Eddie Bracco
    18 Nov 2008 | 10:02 pm
    Section: Gaming News, Features, Research-Studies, Consoles, Wii, Gear, Controllers Confirming something most of us already know, a new study coming out of Villanova University indicates that motion controls do not increase aggression in people who play violent video games. Certainly inspired by the controversy controversy surrounding the Wii release of Manhunt 2, a study titled “An examination of psychoticism and motion capture controls as moderators of the effects of violent video games” (Patrick M. Markey and Kelly Scherera, 2008, Department of Psychology, Villanova University)…

  • Gamertell Review: AWAY Shuffle Dungeon for DS

    Kirk Hiner
    18 Nov 2008 | 8:56 pm
    Section: Reviews, Features, Opinions, Handhelds, DS, Genres, 2D, 3D, Adventure, Role-PlayingTitle: AWAY Shuffle Dungeon Price: $29.99 System: DS Release Date: November 6, 2008 Publisher (Developer): Majesco (Mistwalker/AQ Interactive) ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+ Pros: New twist on dungeon crawling, gorgeous design, high production values Cons: “Shuffle” concept gets annoying, repetitive gameplay, shallow story, unimaginative dungeons and bosses Overall Score: Two thumbs sideways; 73/100; C; 2 out 5. AWAY Shuffle Dungeon is a game based on a gimmick. There’s no getting around…

  • Square Enix posts jobs for future El Segundo studio

    Kris Rosado
    18 Nov 2008 | 7:41 pm
    Section: Gaming NewsAt the 2008 Tokyo Game Show, many Japanese developers admitted that western game development was beginning to surpass that of eastern development. So what do you do if you can’t beat ‘em? Hire ‘em. It seems that’s exactly what Square Enix plans to do according to Gamasutra. The developer posted a listing for programmers, product managers and pretty much every position you can think of for a planned studio in El Segundo, CA. The studio will be working on an “action-oriented game based for an original IP [intellectual property].“ Further…

  • Expand your Spore creatures’ appearance options with Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack

    Jenni Lada
    18 Nov 2008 | 5:13 pm
    Section: Gaming News, PCs, Mac, Windows, Game-Companies, Developers, Publishers, Genres, SimIf you pass by the PC section while visiting your local game store this weekend, you may see a new addition to the Spore family sitting on the shelf. The $19.99 Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack is now available in stores and ready to make your Spore or Spore Creature Creator creations even cuter or creepier. The Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack does contain some nice extras. For example, there are exactly 108 new creation options - 60 new creepy and cute parts that can be added onto a creature to…

  • Practice gentrification with Build-a-Lot 3: Passport to Europe

    Jenni Lada
    18 Nov 2008 | 4:25 pm
    Section: Gaming News, PCs, Windows, Game-Companies, Developers, Indie, Publishers, Genres, 2D, SimBuild-a-Lot 3: Passport to Europe, a new entry in HipSoft’s house flipping/gentrification Build-a-Lot series, has just been released online. Like all of the Build-a-Lot games, the third entry has you buying, fixing up and perfecting homes in a set area so rich people will come in and buy them from you. Build-a-Lot 3 sounds really similar to Build-a-Lot 2. Both have the house flipping aspect, and require you to think about the area to create curb appeal that makes homes look good from the…
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  • LittleBigPlanet Weekly Download Update

    Mark Valledor
    18 Nov 2008 | 2:53 pm
    You may have remembered us mentioning, that we will be giving away a FREE LBP downloadable costume once a week. Well, beginning this Thursday, you will be able to dress your SackBoy or SackGirl with a brand new “Sack-in-the-Box” costume! This costume was designed by “nebu1ou5″ from Rydal, PA, the US winner of the “LittleBigChallenge 003- Official in-game SackBoy Costume Contest”. Congratulations to nebu1ou5! Take a look at the original sketch and the final in-game costume below. On top of this, fans of the quirky world of LocoRoco will be happy to hear that new…

  • Happy Birthday, PS3!

    John Koller
    17 Nov 2008 | 2:44 pm
    November 17 is a special date for us at SCEA because, as many of you fans know, it’s when we launched PLAYSTATION 3. Two years ago today, we delivered our next-generation console, providing consumers with a gaming and home entertainment system unlike anything in the market – the power of the Cell Broadband Engine, out-of-the-box HDMI support for 1080p resolution, and a Blu-ray drive for high-definition movies and expansive games. The PS3’s launch was also when the Resistance franchise was born, and the original title’s success has spawned a blockbuster sequel with Resistance 2 and a…

  • And We’re Back

    Jeff Rubenstein
    17 Nov 2008 | 9:40 am
    Here it is, the redesign of PlayStation.Blog. In addition to being more attractive, we feel that readers will find more of the PlayStation information you’re looking for with less of that tedious “looking.” Please click around, search for older posts through our new category drop down menus, and indulge with the new, super-convenient “All Posts” button. If something doesn’t work, please let us know. Over the new few hours/days we’ll be working on sorting/organizing some of the categories, so keep that in mind. So now it’s time for us to kick…

  • PlayStation Around the Web: What We Read

    Jeff Rubenstein
    16 Nov 2008 | 4:09 pm
    Tomorrow’s the big day for us - the debut of PlayStation.Blog 1.5. Once we’re live, I’m hoping to count on you readers as my own personal QA team. So click around, try the menus, use the search, etc. If something’s not working… let us know! In the meantime, here’s what I read this week and thought worth sharing (in between long sessions of Valkyria Chronicles). If you read anything particularly interesting… share it in the comments below. See you tomorrow morning! The PS Blog weekly reading list (Week of 11/10) Resistance: Retribution Preview - IGN…

  • The PSB, SOCOM & Killzone Recap

    Jeff Rubenstein
    15 Nov 2008 | 11:57 am
    Your PlayStation Election Results - Thanks for voting! New “Department” at the PlayStation Store: The Capcom Storefront - Now available. Insomniac Games Opens its Doors for Fans - see what the inside of your favorite game studio looks like. INFINITI G37 Wins the GRAN Prize - I want one of those… Hoff Launches PAIN: Movie Studio Tomorrow! - You’re now formally encouraged to Hassle the Hoff. GamePro Wins LittleBigContest - the best part is, you can play their level right now. Age of Booty Sets Sail for PSN Today - And it’s to be found in the new Capcom section of the…
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  • Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World Review

    18 Nov 2008 | 5:10 pm
    Don't be ashamed to admit that you find the recent deluge of Tales titles a tad daunting -- even dedicated disciples of Namco Bandai's prolific role-playing franchise occasionally have a tough time keeping all of its myriad subseries, spin-offs, sequels, and remakes straight. Some, such as the recent Xbox 360 offering Tales of Vesperia, deliver fresh, newbie-friendly thrills, but Wii-exclusive Dawn of the New World comes off as more of a for-fans-only dalliance. As a direct continuation of 2004's GameCube hit Tales of Symphonia, Dawn picks up precisely two years after its predecessor's…

  • Luminous Arc 2 Review

    18 Nov 2008 | 3:31 pm
    On the surface, Luminous Arc 2 is standard Japanese strategy-role-playing fare: Astonishingly earnest young swordsman Roland somehow finds himself surrounded by a bevy of witch babes of varying buxomosity and ends up double- and triple-crossed in some convoluted plot to destroy the world -- if you asked me to recount exactly how it all happens, I couldn't quite tell ya. But that's OK, because thanks to some clever (albeit sometimes way over-the-top) writing and solid-enough strategy, the game manages to both surprisingly entertain and shed the shackles of its predecessor, a dull Final Fantasy…

  • New Xbox Experience Marks "A New Dawn in Home Entertainment"

    18 Nov 2008 | 2:57 pm
    Hyperbole comes in all sorts of different forms, but Microsoft's new push going out today strikes me as downright silly. A press released entitled "A New Dawn in Home Entertainment for Everyone Begins Nov. 19" was sent out today containing the objectionable comparison between the release of the New Xbox Experience tomorrow and the release of the color TV in 1954. With the expectation of reaching 25 million consoles sold worldwide by the end of the month, Microsoft is trying to make a push into the realm of social networking. Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business VP Shane Kim…

  • Xbox Site Adds Marketplace, Avatars in Preparation for NXE

    18 Nov 2008 | 2:34 pm
    EvilAvatar noticed that after a bit of downtime today, Xbox.com has two new revisions in preparation for the New Xbox Experience. First, the Xbox Avatars that many users have already been making now appear in user Profiles on the site. The news that is more likely to excite players is the new online Marketplace. Right now it's blank, but it promises users the ability to browse games and movies from their PC and place orders sometime in the near future. Items ordered from the store will then be auto-downloaded the next time the user logs onto Xbox Live. For those who weren't fortunate enough…

  • Left 4 Dead Review

    18 Nov 2008 | 2:04 pm
    Like this story? Buzz it up on Yahoo! Buzz. Two key things will undoubtedly run through your mind as you play Valve's first-person survivors-versus-zombies shooter Left 4 Dead: the phrase "oh, s***!" repeated ad nauseam in response to a stressful turn of events, and the phrase "goddamn sadistic Director system" after either surviving or failing that stressful turn.The Director system in question is what makes L4D so special, although a lot of things make the game pretty damn good already. Its subtle yet pure focus on co-op play (don't expect dorky gimmick maneuvers like having one guy hold…
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  • Be a Pinball Wizard...

    I miss battered paddles and dazzling lights of the pinball machine. We see the occasional PC title try to emulate the experience, but so rarely do they captivate. I'd like to introduce you to Future Pinball, a free pinball emulator with a lot of heart buried in its complicated innards. Utilizing advanced physics it even allows you to design your own pinball machine with different surfaces, gates, triggers and targets realistically dictating the movement of that silver ball. Don't be scared though if you're not into the nitty gritty, there is a plethora of different tables to download. We've…

  • FilePlanet Halloween Costume Contest Voting Phase

    Now that we have all your submissions, it is time to vote on the best of the best. We have featured our top ten and you can now vote for your favorite costumes. Take your time and chose wisely because you get one vote, and your votes will dictate whom of these ten will make the top three and which will be voted as FilePlanet's best Halloween costume of 2008. We've had some great costumes submitted as well as some stinkers. Some people didn't even read the rules and submitted random costumes that had nothing to do with videogames just in the hopes of winning a prize. Since people seemed to…

  • Supersize your Duke Nukem 3D

    Let's be honest, we all have fond memories of the classic First-Person Shooters that haunted our childhoods. Every once in a while, we fire them up to get that old nostalgia back - but they never quite look as good as we remember them. Recently somebody pointed out WolfGL for Wolfenstein 3D to me (available in Shareware & Retail versions) and I went on a short but sweet Nazi-killing spree. You can grab the Wolfenstein 3D Shareware here, it requires either that or the full version of the game. This also lead to me to JDOOM, which as you might guess updates the DOOM engine to a more spiffy…
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  • New Xbox Experience is a Go Tomorrow and is the Greatest Thing Since Color TV...What?

    18 Nov 2008 | 4:55 am
    Tomorrow (11/19/08) is the official launch of the New Xbox Experience, which is the new interface for Xbox 360. Fortunately for us, the PR folks at Microsoft have layed out the changes and put the launch into proper perspective (http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/nxe/launch.htm) In 1954, the introduction of color TV heralded the dawn of a new era in entertainment. On November 19, more than 50 years after that dramatic shift, a new era in home entertainment begins with...

  • Bring Out Yer Dead, L4D Launches on Steam and in Stores

    18 Nov 2008 | 3:40 am
    The dead are rising on Steam as Valve unleashed (http://store.steampowered.com/news/2029/)Left 4 Dead to PC gamers last night. Retail boxed versions for PC and Xbox 360 are also out today. Grab a beer, some chips, some boxes of shotty ammo and prepare to defend your brains...mmm, brains!

  • Happy Birthday PS3

    18 Nov 2008 | 3:34 am
    Today the venerable PlayStation 3 turns 2 years old. It seems almost like it was yesterday that we first heard about Blu-ray and look at us now... Sony also told us (http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/11/17/happy-birthday-ps3/) today that they have sold 17+ million PS3s and that PSN has 14+ million "active" accounts. They also point out that Xbox LIVE has "just" 12 million accounts. Nice, but Microsoft gets money for their Gold accounts and that seems to be working out...

  • MLB2K9 Box Cover Revealed

    17 Nov 2008 | 4:11 am
    Here's the cover shot for next year's 2KSports MLB2K9. We knew it was going to be Tim Lincecum of San Francisco Giants but they haven't released the image until today. The game is due to hit the streets in 2009 but no exact release date is known at this point. If history (http://www.amazon.com/Major-League-Baseball-2K8-Xbox-360/dp/B00118T6G4/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8 s=videogames qid=1226944431 sr=8-4)is any indicator, it will most likely be available in early March 2009.

  • New Xbox 360 Interface Intro Video

    17 Nov 2008 | 3:17 am
    Check it out, we've got the official Xbox 360 NXE intro video for you. NXE is of course the new Xbox 360 interface that you'll be installing on November 19th. Before you get all excited about this vid though...it's really kind of just a ghey conceptual commercial. In fact, if you watch you'll just be confused as to what this has to do with the image we have here on the right. We hope they didn't spend...
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  • Finding A Good Job In A Tough Economy

    Rahul Sood
    12 Nov 2008 | 10:46 pm
    Here is the latest installment for CPU Magazine. It's been a heck of a week, I'm hanging in Seattle currently - on my way to New York next week. What a great week though, amazing U.S. election and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Bug the Bench VBlog 3

    Rahul Sood
    3 Nov 2008 | 8:19 am
    Tomorrow is a day that will go down in history as one of the most important elections of our time. I would encourage all Americans to go out and vote! As well, here is this weeks "Bug the Bench"... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Bug the Bench VBlog 2

    Rahul Sood
    27 Oct 2008 | 10:21 am
    New BUG THE BENCH Video, QUESTION #2. ...lots of emails to bugthebench on this one.  We're still integrating into the greater parts of HP - we want to ensure everything is in place before we roll... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely . . . & Kills Companies

    Rahul Sood
    24 Oct 2008 | 12:36 pm
    I wrote this article for the latest issue of CPU Magazine... Check it out here... Absolute power can bring governments, companies, and leaders to their knees. Remember where Intel was three years... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • NEW Video Blog and Free Theme!

    Rahul Sood
    17 Oct 2008 | 9:08 am
    click here to download the new Voodoo theme! Visit www.rahulsood.com for more... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • NWN 2: Storm of Zehir - Now Available on Direct2Drive

    18 Nov 2008 | 3:21 pm
    We haven't seen a shipping announcement for retail yet but NA players can grab Storm of Zehir from Direct2Drive right now.

  • Kivi's Underworld - Patch v1.001 Beta

    18 Nov 2008 | 1:34 pm
    The first (beta) patch for Kivi's Underworld is available - head to the official site for the file and patch notes.

  • The Witcher - EE Interview @ Gaming Nexus

    18 Nov 2008 | 1:31 pm
    Gaming Nexus has a post-release interview with Maciej Szczeœnik, project lead for The Witcher Enhanced Edition. There's nothing new but CD Projekt expresses a desire to work with the RPG genre for the moment: Is CD Projekt planning on specializing in RPGs or are cross-genre games or even titles from a completely different genre possibilities?At the moment we plan to stay with RPGs, but we aren’t shutting out different genres....

  • Sacred 2 - Peek # 5 @ RPG Vault

    18 Nov 2008 | 1:22 pm
    RPG Vault serves up a new Peek at Sacred 2, travelling to the Seraphim lands: To the north of the icy shores of the human and Orc lands, across a sea studded with icebergs and filled with the flashing fangs of deadly maritime life, lies Serra Island....

  • Fallout 3 - Another Review Roundup

    18 Nov 2008 | 9:18 am
    As Moriendor points out we have missed some of the more positive reviews for Bethesda's Fallout 3 so here's a few: Hooked Gamers 10/10. There is no doubt in my mind that Fallout 3 will end up a classic that will be remembered by many for decades to come....
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  • Build-a-lot 3: Passport to Europe

    JohnB
    18 Nov 2008 | 11:29 am
    HipSoft has just released Build-a-lot 3: Passport to Europe, the latest installment in the excellent Build-a-lot series of tycoon-style real estate sims. The series has found the sweet spot between keeping a successful formula the same and adding new elements to bring players back for more. I've already spent some time with this game and it's just as addictive as the previous titles. Look for a full review this weekend. In the meantime, start playing!

  • Violet

    emily
    17 Nov 2008 | 11:00 pm
    Violet is a richly engaging one-room puzzle game from this year's annual Interactive Fiction competition. The problem? You're a graduate student working on your dissertation, but you haven't gotten any writing done in months. Your girlfriend Violet has put her life on hold, waiting for you to finish, and she's getting fed up. If you don't get a thousand words written today, your relationship is over and she flies home to Australia.

  • Phantom Mansion II: The Black Sea

    Karmen
    16 Nov 2008 | 11:49 pm
    Spiky-haired Hector has returned in a new Phantom Mansion series, Treasures of the Seven Seas. Having found a map, complete with a glowing red X, Hector is sailing the first sea, the Black Sea, in search of treasure. Before he can get to the treasure, he must first find his way through a maze of locked doors, moats, and puzzles. The Black Sea offers 20 new and challenging levels and fun for all ages.

  • Out of Order

    SonicLover
    16 Nov 2008 | 11:56 am
    Out of Order is a humor-oriented, mouse-driven adventure game in the style of the old Lucas Arts and Sierra titles. You play as Hurford Schlitzting, an ordinary human being in a green bathrobe and bunny slippers. Late one night he's awakened by a storm and goes to get a midnight snack. And then the game ends... wait, no, it doesn't, or we wouldn't have much of a game.

  • Alice Greenfingers 2

    Karmen
    15 Nov 2008 | 8:22 pm
    There's nothing quite like a day on the farm: the smell of freshly tilled soil, tender plants sprouting, and honeybees buzzing in search of nectar. Some call it work, but if you've ever met Alice Greenfingers, you know it's more like play. The lovable pig-tailed girl is back, tending her Uncle Berry's farm in Alice Greenfingers 2, a sequel that does nothing but improve upon the original.
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  • Real Life Hubby Cheats With Avatar On Second Life

    marymagdelaine@yahoo.com
    17 Nov 2008 | 6:20 pm
    Remember when we told you about the woman who murdered her ex-‘s avatar on Maple Story? This story is even more bizarre. Amy Taylor met her husband David Pollard in a chatroom and married him in both Second Life and the real world. They had been together 3 years when she discovered his avatar having sex with other ones. She had even gone so far as hiring a virtual detective. When David said he didn’t love her anymore after being caught, Amy filed for divorce the next day. This is proof positive that if you are going to mess around with Internet dating/activities, expect to pay the…

  • Ha-freaking-doken: Street Fighter IV launches February 17th

    marymagdelaine@yahoo.com
    14 Nov 2008 | 8:48 pm
    We hope you guys are as ready as we are for this one, as Capcom has finally announced the release date for Street Fighter IV. You’ll be able to pick up your copy for the Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 on February 17th here in North America, and February 20th if you are in Europe. We’ve been waiting for this game for the better part of a decade, so you can bet we’re stoked. We also find it mildly amusing that in the announcement, Capcom urges people to pick up Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, which is supposed to be available sometime this month, and yet, has no definitive…

  • Video: Installing the New Xbox Experience

    marymagdelaine@yahoo.com
    14 Nov 2008 | 7:50 pm
    So, we hit you with a 20-minute video tour of the New Xbox Experience, but we’ve received a bunch of feedback where you guys were asking about the installation process of the new dashboard. Thing is, since we had already updated our two Xbox 360 units, we couldn’t go back and show how installation worked, since you can’t go back to the old interface once you’ve upgraded. Luckily, Major Nelson just put up a video showing how installation of the NXE works. Check it out above - as you’ll see, it’s all painless. November 19th is just five days away. Tags: (T),…

  • NXE Preview: Third wave announced

    marymagdelaine@yahoo.com
    14 Nov 2008 | 12:57 am
    If your hopes at getting into the New Xbox Experience preview program were dashed on the two previous opportunites for you to get in, you may still be in luck. Major Nelson just announced on his blog that a third (and final) wave of acceptances will be sent out tonight - and they’ll be adding over 10,000 more Xbox Live members this time around. Of course, you had to have signed up for the NXE Preview Program a few weeks ago, as they aren’t accepting anyone who didn’t throw their name into the hat. The email notifying you of your acceptance will be coming from…

  • WOW: Wrath of the Lich King Midnight Release

    marymagdelaine@yahoo.com
    13 Nov 2008 | 12:18 am
    Get ready, hard core WOW players. The new Wrath of the Lich King expansion will be officially available in stores tomorrow, but midnight madness has set in. Copies will go for $39.99 for PC or Mac one second after midnight. There are also official launch events in NY, SF, Austin and Anaheim where you can enter a contest to win a Blizzard Entertainment signed copy. A Collector’s Edition will be available as well. Get moving. You only have a few hours left to partake in the gaming merriment. Tags: (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T) Read More | Digital Tech News
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  • Gaming Today Hooks Up with Twitter

    Shawn Sines
    18 Nov 2008 | 11:34 am
    Gaming Today has taken another step into the wonderful world of instant communications. Make sure to get signed up for the new Gaming Today Twitter feed. Get all the latest on games and gaming culture at home, in the office and on the go. ---Related Articles at Gaming Today:Gaming Today Now On Twitter!Multiple Ways to Share Your Gamertag OnlineStatement on Xbox Live Issues Expected SoonGaming Today on G4 TV's Attack of the ShowE3 2007: Gaming Today Heads to E3

  • Castlevania Judgement Launch Trailer Takes the Stand

    Shawn Sines
    18 Nov 2008 | 11:07 am
    Castlevania Judgement has a new launch trailer to get gamers excited about the series’ first game for the Wii. This action fighting title features all the most memorable characters from 22 years of Castlevania games. You can download the Castlevania Judgment Launch Trailer. Castlevania Judgement is out in North America and will hit Japan January 15, 2009. There’s no solid release date for Europe, but you can expect to see it in early 2009. ---Related Articles at Gaming Today:New Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia TrailerCastlevania: Order of Ecclesia Scans Surface on the NetGritty…

  • Microsoft Says Xbox 360 is "Recession-Proof" (Meanwhile, MS Stock Has Hit a 10-Year Low)

    Jonathan
    18 Nov 2008 | 10:51 am
    It’s well-known to most everyone that the economy isn’t doing so well these days. But while most people are wondering how this will affect those forced to sell their homes or find new jobs, the video game companies would like you to know that they are doing just fine. Or at least, that’s what they say. Recently, vice president and Chief Financial Officer of Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division, Mindy Mount, commented at a BMO Capital Markets Interactive Entertainment Conference that the Xbox 360 is “recession-proof” (Via Softpedia). Her argument…

  • Strong Bad Episode 4: Dangeresque 3 Demo Now up for Grabs

    Shawn Sines
    18 Nov 2008 | 10:41 am
    Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People has a new episode coming up for which you can now get a free demo. Strong Bad Episode 4: Dangeresque 3 is James Bond meets Dirty Harry Strong Bad style. You’ll be playing the part of the part of dirty cop Dangeresque. Your mission is to defeat your arch-nemesis, grab some fat loot and save the world. To try before you buy, grab the Strong Bad Episode 4: Dangeresque 3 Demo from FileFront. Check out the latest screenshots in Strong Bad’s gallery while you’re there. ---Related Articles at Gaming Today:PlayStation (Portable)…

  • IGG Releases New Wonderland Online Client and Patch

    Shawn Sines
    18 Nov 2008 | 9:35 am
    IGG’s Wonderland Online has a new available and a patch to go with it. When I picture Wonderland in my mind’s eye I’m thinking cats, tea and giant mushrooms. Wonderland Online is none of these things. The fantastical setting features the Mayan and other South American cultures with elements of the Pacific islands with the Easter Island statues thrown in for good measure. Taking a second look the new screenshot above, I could be mistaken about the cats. The game has catgirls at the very least. You can find the latest screenshots, the Wonderland Online v3.0.0 client and the…
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  • Making The Band, Guitar Hero Style

    DeaconBlade
    18 Nov 2008 | 6:42 am
    What do rockin’ out and great biscuits have in common?  Activision and KFC have teamed up to give fans a chance to win a few Guitar Hero: World Tour prize packs and even an ultimate gameroom.  What do you have to do?  Just make a band. I present to you the U360 Boobie Knockers. IrishPrik411 - Bass Apostacy - Drums No Hands 55 - Vocals Me - Shredding Guitar! Voting for our great band will get us closer to winning the ultimate daddy of a prize so please vote for the U360 Boobie Knockers.  Or you could make your own band and ask your friends to vote…and their friends to…