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Notch: the Man, the Myth, the Magnificant

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 17, 2011
4 min

Last week I visited my family in Michigan. I was leaning against the doorway of my little brother’s bedroom as he enthusiastically showed me...

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Review: Resistance 3 kicks off blockbuster game season with a bang

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 17, 2011
11 min

It takes me a while to finish games these days because this thing called work keeps getting in the way. But I managed to play Resistance 3 from start to finish on the PlayStation 3, and I’m glad I spared the time for it. Sony picked the early slot of the release of this game, kicking off the fall sales season.

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Nintendo, What Happened?

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 17, 2011
2 min

Nintendo has been in a decline for the past couple of years, whether it is the lack of people playing on the Wii or recently where the 3DS didn’t sell to the numbers that were predicted causing Nintendo to pondering on a costly re-launch of the handheld.

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Meet Studio Ghibli’s PlayStation 3 game, Ni No Kuni

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 16, 2011
2 min

A playable demo of Studio Ghibli’s PlayStation 3 game Ni No Kuni, which is bound for the U.S. early next year, made it to...

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Zynga to add Indiana Jones to its Adventure World social game

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 16, 2011
1 min

Zynga has struck a number of brand-related deals to keep its social games in the forefront of users’ minds. Today, it is extending that...

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Bunchball hits 500M badges awarded for gamification service

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
September 16, 2011
2 min

Bunchball launched its gamification service four years ago, before the name for adding game-like features to non-game applications became popular. Now the company is disclosing...

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Updated PSN terms remove right to collectively sue Sony

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 16, 2011
2 min

PlayStation manufacturer Sony has added a clause to its terms of service for its online gaming network, the PlayStation Network (PSN), that waives users’...

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Gamification in the age of distraction

Posted byby GamesBeat
September 16, 2011
2 min

This post is sponsored by FunMobility. Real-time interaction with an audience has become the must-have foundation by which brands and companies market to and...