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They hunt you in the trenches of 1916: Der Unbekannte Krieg

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 29, 2011
2 min

I can think up plenty of reasons why trench warfare as a German soldier (or any other kind) might suck. Your world is a...

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Microsoft applies lessons from PlayStation Network downtime: don’t hunt hackers

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 28, 2011
1 min

Microsoft has chosen to “nurture” the talents of a 14-year-old boy who attempted to hack into the company’s online gaming network, Xbox Live, rather...

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Are difficulty settings necessary?

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 27, 2011
6 min

The pursuit of a challenge can be a driving force in life. The accomplishment of something thought to be unobtainable has a certain allure...

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Attention, shoppers: Men outspend women 9 to 1 on mobile virtual goods

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 27, 2011
1 min

Given the stereotype of how much women love shopping, you’d expect them to be the biggest spenders online. And women are indeed fueling purchases...

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Pocket Gems says mobile-focused game companies will win

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 27, 2011
3 min

Sometimes, youth and inexperience can be a great advantage. Pocket Gems is a new breed of game company that was born in the era...

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News Blips: “Fury” over Modern Warfare 3, Ubisoft wants next-gen consoles, scariest 360 game, and more

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 27, 2011
2 min

I'm not sure why journalists bother coming up with titles for any story regarding Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. They might as well...

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Top 10 PlayStation 3 PR nightmares

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 27, 2011
3 min

Public-relations agents count among the most under-appreciated people in the video-game industry. The job requires one to balance the expectations of consumers, developers, publishers,...

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Video Blips: Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, Dragon’s Dogma, and more

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 27, 2011
1 min

The Assassin's Creed franchise possesses the rare skill of teasing its fans with trailers…for trailers. The excitement is threatening to overcome my senses any...