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Video Blips: ECA Supreme Court Rally, CrimeCraft, Final Fantasy 11, and More

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 1, 2010
1 min

Kudos to the Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA) for asking the general public for their stance on the Schwarzenegger vs. Entertainment Merchants Association court case....

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Disposable Media: Video Games vs. Board Games

Posted byby GamesBeat
December 1, 2010
3 min

I was in the music section of Barnes and Noble when it hit me. I was looking at a copy of Neil Young’s Le...

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Sony claims it has shipped 4.1M PlayStation Move units, but doesn’t give sell-through number

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 30, 2010
2 min

Sony said today that it has shipped 4.1 million units of its PlayStation Move motion controller to retailers around the globe. But, as is...

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Could Mickey Mouse be the next video game star?

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 30, 2010
11 min

Warren Spector describes himself as one of Mickey Mouse’s biggest fans. He has a lot of company, too, and therein lies the potential for...

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Microsoft says 2.5M Kinect motion-sensing units sold in first 25 days on market

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 29, 2010
2 min

Thanks to strong demand over the Black Friday weekend, Microsoft said it has sold more than 2.5 million units of its Kinect motion-sensing system...

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Hidden Gems: Games Forgotten Are That Much Sweeter

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 29, 2010
2 min

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero: Deleted Scenes is one of my favorite games of all time. Falling through the cracks of PC gaming, it was more...

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Brazil social game player Vostu raises $30M from Accel and Tiger Global

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 29, 2010
2 min

Vostu, a social game maker focused on the Brazilian market, has raised $30 million from Accel Partners and Tiger Global Management. Vostu, which is...

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Nintendo says its sold 1.5M Wii and DS game systems during Black Friday week

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 29, 2010
2 min

Nintendo sold 1.5 million Wii console and DS handheld video-game systems during Black Friday week, according to the Japanese company. The announcement by Nintendo’s...