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News Blips: Activision supports gaming services, Final Fantasy’s reputation, Dead Island movie, and more

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 28, 2011
2 min

Have you yearned for a future where your gaming experience involves endless network logins and service agreements? No? Well, Activision says, "Too bad." News...

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Video Blips: The Darkness 2, Battlefield 3, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, and more

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 28, 2011
1 min

This The Darkness 2 trailer shows that not even brooding ex-crime lords with bloodthirsty tentacle eels for friends can have nice things. What is this...

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Toshiba to launch new 7-inch Android tablet with high-res screen

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 28, 2011
2 min

Toshiba is moving deeper into tablets. Today it’s announcing a 7-inch Android tablet that features a high-definition touchscreen. The device gives users another choice besides...

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Happy Cloud teams up with AMD for connected TV games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 27, 2011
3 min

Cloud-gaming firm Happy Cloud plans to work with Advanced Micro Devices to bring games-on-demand to connected TVs. Under the partnership, Happy Cloud will give...

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Disney launches Appmates mobile app toys for the iPad (video)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 27, 2011
4 min

Disney is throwing the combined firepower of its Cars entertainment brand, its retail toy business, and its mobile app capability into a new line of...

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4 min

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A Bit Lucky debuts its Lucky Space social game on Facebook

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 27, 2011
3 min

A Bit Lucky, a social gaming firm that is shooting to make high-end Facebook games, is launching its second game today, called Lucky Space....

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Why I love buying used games

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 26, 2011
3 min

The gaming industry is going through some tough times. "We're not making as much money as before, and it's all because of the used-game...

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3 Rocksmith features for non-guitar players

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 25, 2011
2 min

I haven't had many opportunities to curl my fingers around a sleek Epiphone G-400. But an actual ax fulfills the one requirement of Ubisoft's...

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News Blips: Diablo 3 delayed, DotA 2 release window shortened, and Max Payne 3 keeps noir influence

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 24, 2011
1 min

For once, I'm thankful for a top-tier game's delay. My end-of-year gaming budget is already wallet-bustingly high. News Blips: Surprise, surprise: Diablo 3 won't...

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Why does the fear of death continue to be gaming’s primary motivator?

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 23, 2011
6 min

Alyssa Rosenberg, a blogger whose writing I quite enjoy, covers many new media and pop culture phenomena but doesn't say much about games. In...

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6 min