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News Blips: Inafune Leaves Capcom, Mario All-Stars Release Date, Kinect Will “Definitely” Beat Wii Launch, and More

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 30, 2010
2 min

You've got to hand it to Keiji Inafune. The man waited until Capcom finally greenlit Mega Man Legends 3 before quitting. His sacrifice will...

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Taking the Facebook Out of the Farmville

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 30, 2010
2 min

Welcome to the Farmville Player Protection Program . I have a confession to make: I have started playing Farmville. Still reading? OK. I know...

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Smart or not? Nintendo not interested in making smartphones (reader poll)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 29, 2010
1 min

Sony is reportedly making a PlayStation Phone in an attempt to do battle for the hearts of gamers against Apple’s iPhone. But Nintendo isn’t...

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Opinion: And Justice for Whom?

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 29, 2010
23 min

Enemy of the State by Game Informer Associate Editor, Matt Miller, was a piece of great interest to me. Legal issues in the gaming...

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Updated: Microsoft buys gesture-recognition firm Canesta

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 29, 2010
2 min

[Update: Microsoft and Canesta have confirmed the deal.] Microsoft is expected to announce it has agreed to buy Canesta, a maker of chips that...

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Nintendo will expand social features with its new 3DS

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 29, 2010
2 min

Nintendo has drawn a lot of notice for its upcoming 3DS game handheld because it lets you watch stereoscopic 3D imagery without 3D glasses....

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Grand Theft Auto maker Take-Two Interactive puts a new boss behind the wheel

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 29, 2010
2 min

Grand Theft Auto maker Take-Two Interactive shook up its management team today as its chief executive stepped down. Effective Jan. 1, CEO Ben Feder...

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Just what you wanted on your jailbroken iPad: DOS and Windows 3.0

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 29, 2010
2 min

Under heat from antitrust regulators, Apple loosened up its restrictions on third-party apps for the App Store recently. But zany developers can evidently push...

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Video Blips: Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, GoldenEye, Michael Jackson, and More

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 29, 2010
2 min

If Spider-Man does whatever a spider can, does that include frequent wardrobe changes? Video Blips: • Unique Cosmic costumes and a new signature charge...

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Zeebo ties up with Chinese set-top maker to bring family console to China

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 29, 2010
2 min

Video game console makers haven’t succeeded in getting Chinese regulators to approve their products for the Chinese market, largely because they are not perceived...

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