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News Blips: Nintendo vs. Apple, Blizzard on Valve’s DotA Trademark Attempt, No More Call of Duty Quickscoping, and More

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 26, 2010
2 min

Kinect is just around the corner, but Nintendo isn't worried. In fact, they're partying — in the world of Dragon Quest 9, that is....

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Test Drive Unlimited Proves that Sexism in Games Is More than Skin Deep

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 25, 2010
4 min

If you haven’t played Eden Games’s Test Drive Unlimited, here’s a brief run down. You begin the game by selecting a cool-looking driver (I went with...

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4 min

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Why social game maker Zynga wants a patent on virtual currencies

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October 25, 2010
2 min

Zynga, the creator of social networking games like FarmVille and Mafia Wars, has filed a patent on purchased in-game currency. Online games have long...

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Reviews Spotlight: Medal of Honor, Machinarium, and more Medal of Honor!

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 25, 2010
3 min

While it's not quite Halloween, the Reviews Spotlight prepares for the upcoming festivities with a company of misshapen robots, traumatized veterans, and Rush, the...

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Blizzard “announces” its newest online role playing games (video)

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October 24, 2010
1 min

There was a little bit of buzz that World of Warcraft creator Blizzard Entertainment might finally announce its newest online role-playing game at its...

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Cosplaying Blizzcon 2010 attendees strut their stuff on stage (video)

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 24, 2010
1 min

Roughly 20,000 people attended World of Warcraft and Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty creator Blizzard Entertainment’s Blizzcon 2010 convention in Anaheim, Calif. A good...

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The sights of Blizzcon 2010, day two

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 24, 2010
2 min

It took Blizzcon 2010 attendees a little longer to fill up the Anaheim convention center today, but by the end of the night the...

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Blizzard cut content and corners to make Starcraft II good for professional gaming

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 24, 2010
2 min

Blizzard Entertainment, the creator of real-time strategy games like Warcraft and Starcraft, sacrificed a lot of potential improvements to Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty —...

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Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light Isn’t Stuck in the Past, It’s Straight From the Future

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October 24, 2010
5 min

Reviewers and fans alike have been quick to note that Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light isn't much of a Final Fantasy game....

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Dead Space: Ignition…Less is More

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 24, 2010
3 min

Dead Space: Ignition's mini-games give me the willies. You may think my feelings of pants-wetting fear naturally go hand-in-hand with any game featuring the...

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