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Mafia II 'Bang Bang' trailer Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:41PMThe latest trailer for the highly anticipated sandbox-style third-person shooter.
Industry to rebound after February decline - Analyst Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:12PMWedbush's Michael Pachter predicts 10% software slump to $665 million for last month, March's "phenomenal" lineup will break industry's down streak.
'It's not my choice to have a computer' Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:04PMDoc Martin's Joe Absolom only got a computer to fit in with everyone else – but he can't wait to get back to his PlayStation 3 What's your favourite piece of technology, and how has it improved your life? It's my PlayStation 3, because the games and graphics are so good – it's got proper games on it now. When was the last time you used it, and what for? Just before my Mum and Dad arrived – they ...
Final Fantasy XIII Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:04PMPlayStation 3 and Xbox 360; £49.99; cert 16+; Square Enix Life would be a lot simpler without expectations. Expectations lead to disappointment, disappointment leads to despair, and despair leads to you vowing never to watch an Indiana Jones film again. This is why it was with some trepidation that I approached the task of reviewing Final Fantasy XIII, which is out next week. The series ...
These 2 video games step up to the plate Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:57PMRATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE)Major League Baseball 2K10: Sports game (Developer: Visual Concepts; Publisher: 2K Sports. $29.99 to $59.99 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, PC, PlayStation Portable and PS2. ESRB Rating: Everyone.) RATING: (WILD APPLAUSE)...
GDC 10: Final Fight: Double Impact Progress Report Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:52PMFinal Fight: Double Impact (PS3) Party like it's 1989.
Air Video, The Best iPhone Video Streamer $4 Can Buy Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:56PMMedia streamers aren’t exactly new, but there’s another entrant to the field that works so simply and easily it should be nearly mandatory for any iPhone user. It’s called Air Video – and it’s only four bucks. (more…)
2K Games Partners with Playboy Magazine to Bring Sophistication and Classic Imagery to Mafia II Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:15PMMafia II (PC) Vintage covers and Centerfolds from the archives of the world's best-selling men's monthly magazine to be found throughout the world of Empire Bay.
Microsoft should never have built the Xbox Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:14PMIf the vast majority of Microsoft's profit comes from Windows and the Xbox doesn't contribute much at all to the bottom line, should the Xbox even exist? Here's why and why not.
Local libraries to celebrate Teen Tech Week 2010 Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:26AMBy Laura Hampson Staff writer Think libraries are just stuffy buildings filled with old books? Think again. To help teens discover all the library has to offer, the Marion County Public Library System will celebrate Teen Tech Week 2010 with video game tournaments, technology, prizes, snacks, music and freebies.
News: Xbox Live welcomes gay gamertags Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:18AMSome specific words now permitted. The Xbox Live Code of Conduct has been updated to allow gay people to display sexual orientation in gamertags. Words allowed are "Lesbian", "Gay", "Bi", "Transgender" and "Straight". "Other terms regarding relationship orientation are not allowed," read the updated COC. An explanation of the new rules may only be available in English, but the changes are ...
Apple, Amazon, Google Wage Content Wars Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:05PMAs tech titans build incompatible ecosystems, marketers must rely on an array of devices to deliver their digital messages, writes columnist Ben Kunz
Pulse: Microsoft shows how PCs, phones, Xbox 360s play well together Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:42PMA recent demo of a single game being played on a PC, a phone and an Xbox 360 shows how Microsoft's three-screen philosophy will work in practice.
New 360 Elite bundle includes Halo 3: ODST and Forza 3 for $300 Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:00AMAre you preparing to buy your first ever Xbox 360, and are looking for the best value for your money?
News: Joe Danger heading to PS3 first Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:19AMPC and 360 may follow. Hello Games has announced that it will release Joe Danger first on PS3. The downloadable side-scrolling bike game is due out this spring, and the you can check out an Joe Danger hands-on, new screenshots and the latest trailer elsewhere on the site. "We're totally focused on getting the PS3 version out there right now," Hello Games' Sean Murray told Eurogamer, although PC ...
Road To IGF Mobile: Glow Artisan's Jason Schreiber Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:03AM[In the first in a series of interviews with 2010 Independent Games Festival Mobile finalists, Gamasutra sister site FingerGaming speaks to Powerhead Games CEO Jason Schreiber, whose DSiWare game Glow Artisan is a finalist in the Best Mobile Game category after having won the award for Best Mobile Game Design.] Described as another "secretly rad" DSiWare game by GameSetWatch's Eric Caoili, Glow ...
Microsoft's Ballmer: 'for the Cloud, We're All in' Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:48AMMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks at University of Washington about cloud computing, the company's strategy and why it's not just for techies.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Ships Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:37AMBattlefield: Bad Company 2 is available now in North America and will be available in Europe on March 4, 2010 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC.
Boulder Dash sequel for Xbox Live Arcade announced for release in Q3 2010 Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:22AMFirst Star Software and Catnip Games Officially Announce XBLA Production
EA Partners and Hothead Games Team up to Deliver DeathSpank in 2010 Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 7:22AMEA to Publish the Latest Game from Industry Icon Ron Gilbert
Ballmer says Microsoft betting on the cloud Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:59AMcloud will deliver it and its customers the most opportunities for innovation and development. And according to CEO Steve Ballmer, five key reasons are driving the company's confidence in, and technol...
Back Up And Copy Xbox 360 Games With Ease! Game Copy Wizard Makes It Simple Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:56AMWant to copy and back up your Xbox 360 games? Find out the easy way
Sounders FC News & Notes Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 5:01PMThere is less than a month to go, a roster to be finalized and three games left before the Sounders FC hosts expansion side Philadelphia Union in the opener on March 25. As it begins its third and final leg of preseason, Seattle returns to training at Starfire on Wednesday after posting a 2-1 record and a fifth place finish at the La Manga Cup II in La Manga, Spain.
Behind the Wheel of Blur Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:35PMGed Talbott, lead designer of Blur, explains why his team who are best known for the Project Gotham Racing series felt limited by the racing sim genre and why he believes "there's room for more than what's been done so far" with the action-racing genre previously dominated by Burnout.
Microsoft R.&D. Celebrates the Human Body Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 3:57PMMicrosoft is king. Every year, the company holds a show-and-tell extravaganza in which its researchers from around the globe gather in Redmond, Wash., to demonstrate their fanciest technology to othe...
EA's Internationally Acclaimed Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Hits Retail Stores Today Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 3:20PMBattlefield: Bad Company 2 (PC) Award-winning action game set to claim multiplayer crown as best online game.
Blur Multiplayer Hands-on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 3:19PMBlur (PC) Bizarre Creation's arcade racer returns in spectacular fashion - and your chance to play the game early.
Reintroducing Ms. Nora Aunor to the younger generation Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:36PMKristel Romero’s launching film titled “Pitas” had a successful advanced screening at SM North EDSA Cinema 6 last Friday, February 26.
Review: BioShock 2 for Xbox 360 Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 1:28PM1997’s BioShock was a truly great game. It’s mixture of story, environment, and great fundamentals left gamers little doubt that they were experiencing something special. It wasn’t perfect–the moral choices had little actual consequence and the hacking puzzles quickly grew tiresome–but these were apparent mainly in hindsight. BioShock 2 is not a great game, but [...]
Windows 7 Phone Series Details Released Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 12:29PMHere we go! Microsoft has finally seen fit to release some hard information on the upcoming Windows Phone 7 Series. Their website has a multimedia section filled with video demonstrations, as well as a backstage access section that details the design p...
Sony readying a universal remote for video games Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 8:50AMSony has filed a patent application for a universal remote that would work with a range of systems, from its PlayStation 3 to Microsoft and Nintendo consoles.
Coyle offers no excuses Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 3:27AMBolton manager Owen Coyle admitted his players came up short of expectations at both ends of the field in Sunday's 3-0 Barclays Premier League defeat at Lancashire rivals Blackburn.
News: Remedy doesn't rule out Alan Wake PC Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 2:33AMBut admits it's partly Microsoft's call. Remedy hasn't ruled out doing a PC version of Alan Wake one day, but has said that it will need to be a decision made in conjunction with Microsoft. "We're a small studio. We're 50 people, and being a small studio it makes a lot more sense for us to focus on one platform," Remedy's Oskari Häkkinen told VG247. "Currently we're fully focused on the Xbox ...
"Beat Hazard" offers new spin on music game genre Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 12:30AM"Beat Hazard" puts a face on your music, a face with asteroids and space ships who want you dead. You cannot help but smile and say, "Bring it." A downloadable Xbox Live "Indie" game, "Beat Hazard" was community-made by developer Cold Beam Games. "Beat Hazard" is a space shooter which takes uploaded music from your Xbox 360 and generates enemy patterns and weapon power based on the selected song.
'P.B. Winterbottom' steals pies in style on Xbox Arcade Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 11:04PMMove over, Snidely Whiplash. Make room, Dick Dastardly. There’s a new mustachioed villain in town: P.B. Winterbottom. And he’s ready to eat pie and take names. read more
Xbox, PS3 engineer electrifies audience Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 6:42PMBy Marc Blevins While David Shippy can typically attribute his success to engineering prowess, his real secret breaks a long-held engineering myth. Shippy kicked off the UK College of Engineering Engineers Day on Friday with a reading from his recent book, “The Race for a New Game Machine: Creating the Chips Inside the Xbox 360 and the [...]
Ferguson determined to keep Vidic Monday, February 15, 2010 @ 4:12PMSir Alex Ferguson insists he wants to keep Nemanja Vidic at Manchester United.
Attorney-General steps up fight with video gamers Monday, February 15, 2010 @ 4:08PMSouth Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson has stepped up his personal attack on video game campaigners, likening them to bikie gangs.
What’s New in Windows Phone 7 Series: Best Features Monday, February 15, 2010 @ 3:50PMWe break down some of the best and most exciting new features behind Windows Phone 7 Series.
Samsung Wave Highlights Gadget Glut at MWC Monday, February 15, 2010 @ 3:34PMMOBILE WORLD CONGRESS — So many new gadgets have been released in the first 24 hours of this event in Barcelona that it’s hard to keep track of them all.
Your Turn: How embarrassment! Monday, February 15, 2010 @ 2:14PMOnce upon a time, lazy and smug newspaper columnists could get away with ignorantly criticising video games. Today, the likes of Caroline Overington just look plain stupid. Caroline thinks she can take an effortless cheap shot at a minority group while the majority of Australian cheer her on. Instead, she is inadvertently insulting the majority of her audience, making her newspaper look ...
Kid pizza maestro offers slice of life Monday, February 15, 2010 @ 10:19AMNo pizza maestro worth his sauce will reveal his secrets.
New XBL and PSN Usage Numbers Released Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 2:38PMWe're not sure if this is the sort of thing they plan with winks, secret handshakes, and messenger pigeons, but Microsoft and Sony have coincidentally both released updated usage numbers for Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network respectively. For Microsoft's part, they've announced that Xbox Live Gold memberships have topped 23 million subscribers, making it "the biggest social network connected ...
Holy moguls: My cousin the Olympic whirlwind Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 8:39AMI knew my cousin would be competing in the Olympics. But I wasn't prepared for how wild it was -- or how she'd fare
"MASS EFFECT 2" SPARKLES Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 3:19AMFans of "Avatar" rave about how immersive it is, but it has a problem: The film only lasts 161 minutes.
A rundown of 'Halo Legends' Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 1:06AMHear that noise coming from Microsoft headquarters? That’s the sound of the Xbox bosses kicking themselves for not doing a deal with director Neill Blomkamp to helm a big-screen, Peter Jackson-produced adaptation of the blockbuster sci-fi game Halo.
New on DVD: 'Clint Eastwood: 35 Films 35 Years at Warner Bros.,' 'Law Abiding Citizen' and 'Good Hair' Saturday, February 13, 2010 @ 11:18PMAn awe-inspiring 35-film boxed set covering Clint Eastwood's career arrives this week on DVD, along with the revenge thriller "Law Abiding Citizen" starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler, and the probing documentary "Good Hair," hosted by Chris Rock.
PC Version of Alan Wake Officially Scrapped Saturday, February 13, 2010 @ 2:38PMThere was a lot of hedging last year about whether Alan Wake -- originally announced as a PC title over five years ago -- would end up being an Xbox 360 exclusive instead. Last we heard Remedy left the decision to Microsoft, and following the game's showing at their X10 event earlier this week, Microsoft has confirmed the decision is in: no PC release after all. "Some games are more suited for ...
Beckham start not guaranteed Saturday, February 13, 2010 @ 3:12AMDavid Beckham is not guaranteed a place in the AC Milan team which faces Manchester United next Tuesday, although his chances look promising after coach Leonardo praised his versatility.
Police log for Feb. 8, 2010 Monday, February 8, 2010 @ 4:58AMElyria police Saturday, Feb. 6 2:59 p.m. – 6600 block Midway Mall, an employee with Best Buy reported the theft of three Sony laptop computers from the store. 3:45 p.m. – 300 block Courtland St., a man reported receiving a bogus $2,500 check from a man claiming to be from Michigan who was trying to rent an apartment [...]