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Starcraft II splits into trilogy

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

At Blizzcon 2008, Blizzard revealed that rather than a single real-time strategy game, Starcraft II will now be released as a trilogy. ANAHEIM, California–For many, this morning’s keynote address from Blizzard president Mike Morhaime at Blizzcon 2008 was a bit anticlimactic. After revealing Starcraft II, World of Warcraft: Wrath…
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Report: Nintendo will add camera, music to DS

Monday, September 29th, 2008

Japanese news site Nikkei Net is reporting that the time has finally come for Nintendo to roll out another new DS video game system, complete with a camera and music playback. Earlier this year, Nintendo projected hardware sales of its DS handheld system to total 28 million…
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Scrabble-Scrabulous standoff spells L-A-W-S-U-I-T

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Hasbro said it has filed suit in the Southern District of New York against Rajat Agarwalla, Jayant Agarwalla, and RJ Softwares, better known as the creators of the popular Facebook application Scrabulous. It was only a matter of time before the Scrabble-Scrabulous feud came to a head, and that…
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Microsoft gives a new Xbox 360 experience

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Despite ostensibly having what is regarded as one of the best user interfaces of all the major consoles, Microsoft is reinventing the Xbox 360’s look. Despite ostensibly having what is regarded as one of the best user interfaces of all the major consoles, Microsoft is reinventing the Xbox 360’s…
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NY gov signs game bill into law

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

New York State legislation that will have made it illegal to sell or rent some violent games to minors was signed was signed into law. A bill that will have made it illegal to sell or rent some violent games to minors was signed into law Tuesday by New…
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Microsoft to cut Xbox 360 price tag

Friday, July 11th, 2008

After weeks of rumors and leaked retailer adverts, it now appears as if official confirmation has arrived for a price cut to Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Pro. After weeks of rumors and leaked retailer adverts, it now appears as if official confirmation has arrived for a $50 price cut to…
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Forums aflame over ‘Grand Theft Auto IV’ freeze

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

With the heavily anticipated release of ‘Grand Theft Auto IV,’ Rockstar finds itself dealing with still more troubleshooting trouble, as online forums are buzzing with reports of crashes. Last month, the launch of Rockstar Games’ Bully on the Xbox 360 was marred by a bevy of crash bugs and…
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Grand Theft Auto IV hits the streets–it’s a ‘10′

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Larceny, murder, and mayhem are back big time and will likely result in one of the biggest “hits” in video-game history. Grand Theft Auto IV, rated a “10″ by Gamespot, hits the streets. Expectations were high when Microsoft and Bungie released Halo 3 for the Xbox 360 on September…
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