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  • The 7 Scariest Sex-Game Devices Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 7:29PMIn an ideal world there would be one rule: "If the only socket available to you is USB and you're not a Borg, you don't get to have sex." The designers at the spectacularly suitably named game developer Overflow disagree, and developed an actual USB Jerking Machine.
  • Duke Nukem Forever Returns, Will Really Be Released in 2011 Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:54PMWe don't do a whole lot of gaming news (a few reviews every now and then, just for my own personal fun), but in this case, I'd like to make an exception. Iconic and legendary, Duke Nukem is going to really really really return to the main stage of gaming. Borderlands developer Gearbox has announced that Duke Nukem Forever will be released early next year, for both consoles and PC. A playable ...
  • Vanquish devs went through 'hell' trying to optimize the game Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:21PMPlatinum Games vanquished development challenges one at time
  • Duke Nukem Forever preview: Yeah, it's actually playable. No, really. Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:15PMAfter what is arguably the longest, most troubled development in the history of video games, Duke Nukem Forever is finally, really, truly here. It's not being shown secretly, behind-closed-doors at some industry event. Instead, it's at PAX, an event that is, more than any other in this industry, consumer facing, and that tangibility is a big part of Gearbox's reveal. Wait, who? Gearbox Software ...
  • HOLY CRAP! Duke Nukem Forever gets a release date window Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:50PMIt's a game that singlehandedly turned an entire series into a joke. It's become the most mystical title of all time. Duke Nukem Forever is real and will be coming out for the PS3 and Xbox 360. read more
  • App Store Games of the Week: September 3rd Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 2:37PMIt's a well-documented fact that hundreds of apps and games hit the iTunes App Store each week, but how many of these pocket-sized endeavors are worth your hard earned cash? Each week, we pick out the best (or simply the most notable) of the bunch for our App Store Games of the Week.
  • Summer Cools Off, September Heats Up—For Video Games At Least Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:31PMThe weather has turned. There’s a chill in the air that smells surprisingly like football.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
  • Epic Games Announces ‘Epic Citadel’ App Now Available on App Store Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:15PMCARY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Epic Games, Inc. today announced its “Epic Citadel” App is now available from the App Store. The app showcases the technical capabilities of Epic’s award-winning Unreal Engine 3 on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. In “Epic Citadel,” players navigate a fictional castle realm using simple controls and the innovative Multi-Touch user interface. “Epic Citadel” also features ...
  • Epic Games Announces 'Epic Citadel' App Now Available on App Store Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:06PMCARY, N.C.----Epic Games, Inc. today announced its “Epic Citadel” App is now available from the App Store. The app showcases the technical capabilities of Epic’s award-winning Unreal Engine 3 on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
  • Taking An In-Depth Look at 3-D Glasses Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:30PMAs 3-D content becomes more popular and movie studios push to make more 3-D movies, people are starting to wonder what it will take to upgrade their home entertainment center to 3-D. One thing people often don't consider is the glasses they have to wear. There is actually more than one kind of 3-D glasses, and the difference in price and performance is enormous.
  • Trials HD dev announces MotoHeroz for WiiWare Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:30PMRedLynx, creator of the stunt racing game Trials HD , is returning to the "physics-based side-scrolling stunt racer" well for its next project, but something tells us people won't mind. MotoHeroz for WiiWare expands the gameplay into a kind of adventure, in a "rich, challenging world." Players will be able to race in a single-player story mode, and compete in multiplayer races in a four-player ...
  • Valve promising three 'surprises' within next 12 months Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 1:03PMPortal 2 studio boss Gabe Newell says "people will be shocked again" by trio of announcements due over the coming year.
  • Deere Sells $900M Wind Energy Business Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:36PMDeere & Co. announced Aug. 31 it would sell its wind energy business to Excelon Corp, an energy company, for $900 million. The initial evaluation if for $840,000, with Deere getting the remaining $40 million when construction begins on already planned projects.
  • Avnet Tech Games Registration Opens for Third Virtual Competition Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:01PMPHOENIX----Avnet, Inc. , a leading global technology distributor, has announced that registration is now open for college students across the nation to compete in the third virtual games of the Avnet Tech Games.
  • Would you pay $100 a year for Xbox Live? Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:05AMWould you be willing to cough up $100 a year to access Microsoft’s Xbox Live online service? read more
  • Madden 11 Top-Selling Game in August by EA's Estimates Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:04AMMadden has once again topped sales charts in the month of August. Though NPD numbers won't be out for several weeks, EA has already issued a statement talking up the game's success in August, trumpeting it as the best selling game last month. "Madden NFL 11 is the number one selling game in August, and the game has created enormous enthusiasm in the online community," said EA Sports president ...
  • BCIT student’s school project snapped up by Microsoft for Xbox release Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:25AMRanyl Bantog received a perfect grade in his advanced programming course at the B.C. Institute of Technology this past year. But the real win for the student, who is in BCIT’s first cohort in the Bachelor of Technology’s game development option, was seeing his school project released as a game for Microsoft’s Xbox.
  • Living: Keeping minds active Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:13PMIN the previous article, we looked at Family Strategy Board Games that are quickly replacing classic board games and also redefining them. You don’t have to settle for a game that you played 30 years ago or another variation of it.
  • TECHLIFE Stories Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 6:00PMEducation & Research | 23 Aug 2010 : Tipperary IT is to encourage students to leap into the new academic year following the announcement that Games Fleadh 2011 will honour a classic from the so-called Golden Age of Video Arcade Games, Frogger.
  • Tesco to roll-out game trade-in service across UK Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 4:33AMGet in-store credit for your old console games Tesco is rolling out a game trade-in scheme across a number of its supermarkets in the UK.
  • Online gaming more popular than film and music downloads Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 4:17AMOfcom study shows gaming now our favourite online activity Posted by Chris Smith
  • News: EA in talks with Valve to sign Portal 2 Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 3:13AM"You earn their business every single time." EA is talking to Valve about publishing rights for first-person puzzler Portal 2. The division within EA responsible for publishing externally developed games hopes its long-standing relationship with the Half Life and Counter-Strike creator will help seal the deal. Since signing a publishing deal with Valve in 2005, EA's put out Half Life 2: GOTY and ...
  • $100K Peaceoholics grant had no performance requirements, docs sow Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 8:07PMPeaceoholics, a nonprofit group that works with at-risk youth, spent $97,500 of the $100,000 grant on salaries, the documents show. A large portion of the remaining cash was used to buy Wii and Xbox video game systems, games for each and DVDs.
  • Gearing up for Olympics in style Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 7:23AMOmega's limited edition Seamaster Diver Vancouver 2010 watch, created in honour of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games.
  • 'Lara Croft' is a treasure Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 11:56PMREVIEW Developer Crystal Dynamics took a risk with the iconic adventurer, and now it's reaping the rewards with a new game.
  • Fan in the mirror Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 6:30PMTHIS is hit - the Michael Jackson video game which could revolutionise the way we play.
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  • Back to the books at Hillcrest Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 4:49PMStudents ready for 2010-11 school year
  • Add This Article To: Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 4:35PMMicrosoft has announced more than fifty different games for its Windows Phone 7 smartphone platform. The company also says the mobile games will be closely linked to its Xbox Live service, though the latter will apparently support only turn-based games initially.
  • Video Game Industry Slumps Despite Surge in Hardware Sales Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 9:45AMDespite strong sales of Microsoft's Xbox 360 console, the video game industry fell again in July, according to a report from The NPD Group.
  • Skatepark to host 'Freestyle 2010' Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 12:56AMSubmitted photo - On Aug. 14, Eisenbergs sets the stage for two worlds to come together in an explosion of rap, R&B, rock and ramps.
  • Olive: Why Apple and Google may have their best days behind them Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 11:54PMA curse comes with size in business. Enormously successful enterprises attract competitors keen to gain a niche of industries they’ve identified.
  • Watch a full match of Team Slayer on Halo: Reach's Reflection map Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 7:07PMFor being a remake of Halo 2 's Ivory Tower , Reflection doesn't look like it's changed much. Aside from giving it a graphical overhaul, the map's layout in Halo: Reach is pretty much what we remember. Large open area, some tight hallways and that elevator -- we call it the "deathvator" because, let's be honest, anybody riding that thing is going to get murdered . Head on past the break and soak ...
  • Tiger’s PGA game not selling well on market Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 4:17PMTiger Woods’ PGA games are usually a must buy, but this year his PGA Tour 11 has flopped.
  • Alpha Protocol (Xbox 360) Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 1:48PMRent It With presentation-heavy franchises like the Splinter Cell series, its probably tough for a new spy thriller to break through and become wildly popular. Obsidian is attempting to do that with their action RPG-style title Alpha Protocol. Straight of a cheesy Robert Ludlum novel, the story is molded around Michael Thorton, a Jack Bauer style of character thats not directly linked to the ...
  • THQ Partners with Double Fine Productions on Two New Downloadable Games Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 12:48PMCostume Quest (PS3) The wacky worlds of award-winning game designer Tim Schafer come to life on XBLA and PlayStation Network.
  • Too Little, Too Late for Blockbuster Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 12:19PMVideo games could have been a good idea for Blockbuster -- if this were 2005.
  • Nintendo Sells 30 Million Wiis in US Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 11:05AMThe Wii sets a record as the fastest-selling console ever with its milestone marketing. Nintendo - Wii - Video game - Games - Console Platforms
  • Nintendo Sells 30 Million Wiis in US Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 10:54AMNintendo announced Tuesday that it has sold 30 million of its Wii console units in the United States.
  • Claptrap Revolution Confirmed as New Borderlands DLC Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 10:19AMAfter being leaked to some extent through files included with a recent PC patch, 2K Games and Gearbox officially announced a new DLC pack for Borderlands today called Claptrap's New Robot Revolution. Just as was suspected, the fourth DLC pack will feature a rebellious Claptrap named Ninja Assassin. Among other enemies, players will face off against those that have been "Claptrap-ified," which ...
  • ANGILLY: The Whale is back! Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 8:44PMThe Whalers are back! Not to play NHL hockey, unfortunately — at least not yet — but many of the best players to wear Whalers green are coming back to the state this coming weekend for what is being billed as the first-ever Whalers reunion, giving fans and collectors a chance to reconnect with Hartford’s NHL past and get numerous autographs in the process.
  • Should I Make My 13-Year-Old Get a Job? Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 8:14PMIt's time for my son to get a job. He's only 13 years old, but his money needs are increasing. The problem: We can't seem to motivate him to see the value in earning what you spend.
  • Durant's donation creates cool Seat Pleasant hangout Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 9:07AMSamuel Parker (left) the Chairman of Prince George's County Planning Board hands a plaque to former Seat Pleasant resident and Oklahoma City Thunder basketball player Kevin Durant before they unveil the new game room he donated $25,000 dollars to create in the Seat Pleasant Activities Center.
  • Weekend Deals: The PlayStation Summer Sale Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 4:04AMWe're entering the latter half of the summer, and that means another round of sales and promotions. This week we're spotlighting the PlayStation Summer Sale, which just recently got under the way. Fat Princess and GTA Chinatown Wars are among the games getting steep cuts, making this a good chance to check them out. In the meantime, EA and GameStop's own promotions are still ongoing, and Best ...
  • Halo: Reach multiplayer returns to Midship and Ivory Tower Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 3:21PMIn a video released by IGN, Bungie presents a detailed walkthrough of three previously unrevealed multiplayer maps for Halo: Reach, including two fan favorites from the previous Halo titles.
  • The Castlevania that should have been Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 2:58PMCastlevania: Harmony of Despair is not the game I wanted from the Xbox Live Arcade. And I’m thinking there’s a very strong chance it’s probably not what you wanted either.
  • ‘Easy, Tychus, This Ain’t Science Fiction’ Sunday, August 1, 2010 @ 5:53PMStarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, a new interactive game from Blizzard, shows the company can still exceed expectations.
  • DeathSpank Review Sunday, August 1, 2010 @ 8:31AMMore problems should be solved with ninjitsu
  • In mesmerizing 'Limbo,' less is more Sunday, August 1, 2010 @ 6:14AMAmid the never-ending arms race toward flashier graphics and faster action, an unheralded gem has slipped in with all the audacity of a whisper and captured the heart of gaming culture.
  • Downloaded games bring action straight to you Sunday, August 1, 2010 @ 5:31AMThis summer has been so oppressive throughout most of the United States that even driving to the video-game store feels like an ordeal.