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Shaking the Fun Out of Wii Platformers

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 24, 2010
2 min

There has to be some sort of design mandate when it comes to first-party titles on the Wii. Nintendo must have it writ in...

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News Blips: 3D PS3 Games, Elder Scrolls 5 Rumor, Xbox 360 Anniversary, and More

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 24, 2010
2 min

I wonder if any of the 3D-hardware manufacturers would be up to creating a steampunk version of 3D glasses. I just might be interested...

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Video Blips: Gran Turismo 5, Mindjack, Lord of Arcana, and More

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 24, 2010
2 min

Gran Turismo 5 favors serious torque when sailing over hills or tearing through the woods. I wish I had one of these cars to...

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Banishing the Silent Protagonist

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 24, 2010
2 min

Today's games contain tons of terrifying situations: Aliens fire scorching bolts of plasma, hordes of zombies roam the streets in search of brains, and...

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Teen virtual world Gaia Online lays off 15 to 20 staffers

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 23, 2010
2 min

Gaia Online, which has created a virtual world for millions of teens and young adults, has laid off 15 to 20 of its employees...

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Want motion control? Better move fast. Spot shortages already hitting Microsoft’s Kinect and Sony PlayStation Move

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 23, 2010
2 min

The newest motion-control systems from Microsoft and Sony are starting to be in short supply as the busy holiday shopping season approaches. Microsoft said...

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Will Microsoft lead the charge to bring apps to video game consoles?

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 23, 2010
2 min

Welcome to the app economy. Next stop, video game consoles. A new advertisement by Microsoft suggests that applications running on its proprietary Silverlight framework are headed...

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Zynga and Playdom settle trade-secret lawsuit

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 23, 2010
3 min

Zynga and Playdom, two of the biggest social game companies, said today that they have settled a year-old lawsuit over alleged trade-secret theft. Terms...