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Emota’s teddy bears can send hugs over the Internet

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 21, 2012
3 min

Paul To felt like a guilty son a few years ago. His father got sick, and so did his grandmother. But he was far...

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Microsoft wants leaked Xbox 720 doc erased from existence

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 21, 2012
2 min

Someone should really explain to Microsoft’s legal team that trying to eliminate information once it’s been leaked online is more difficult than eliminating a...

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Nabi 2 tablet blends gamification with parenting (review)

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 21, 2012
3 min

The Nabi 2 is a powerful Android tablet designed just for kids. It isn't perfect, but it gives parents a chance to guide their children into healthy routines with a little pinch of gamification.

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Quantum Conundrum is an unbalanced measure of brilliance and flaws (review)

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 21, 2012
5 min

The new physics puzzler from Kim Swift and her team at Airtight Games is an inspired and pleasant experience with a few flaws and several moments of brilliance.

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A Game of Phones: Google Play and iOS wage bloody war on each other (infographic)

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 20, 2012
1 min

Is the iTunes app store the World of Warcraft of the mobile industry?

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Redbox reveals game rental stats and trends (exclusive infographic)

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 20, 2012
1 min

Last year, Redbox turned its sight on video game rentals in a big way, and has shared some recent stats from that endeavor with GamesBeat.

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Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima “not yet finished” with Solid Snake

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 20, 2012
1 min

Acclaimed Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima says that the franchise's primary protagonist isn't quite done with war just yet and could appear in Metal Gear Solid 5.

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Male Stereotypes: How Baldness Pervaded the Gaming Industry

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 20, 2012
2 min

Recently, under the guise of her online persona Feminist Frequency, pop culture critic Anita Sarkeesian made waves online by introducing the Tropes vs. Women in Video Games Kickstarter, a video series exploring female stereotypes in the world of games.