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News Blips: Epic Mickey Tweaks, PS3 Profits, Microsoft on Slim Overheating, and More

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 30, 2010
2 min

Messing with childhood icons is one thing, but turning them into ferocious evildoers? That's actually pretty cool…. News Blips: Junction Studios axes the evil-looking...

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Interview: EA.com’s Jeff Green on Corporate Podcasting, Lost Franchises, and More

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 30, 2010
5 min

Editor’s note: Toby scores another interview, this time with 1UP alum and current editor-in-chief of EA.com Jeff Green. Read on for Green’s insights into...

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Starcraft 2 For Dummies: The Big Five

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 30, 2010
2 min

Its been a little over 12 years since Blizzard introduced Starcraft to the world. Besides making them millions and subjugating a small country, Starcraft...

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The Indie Scene: A to Z — S’more, Please

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 30, 2010
4 min

As we make our way to the letter S in the Indie Scene’s alphabetical journey, we come to a game I first downloaded and...

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Video Blips: Singularity, Medal of Honor, Red Alert, and More

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 30, 2010
1 min

Confused over Singularity's fixation on time? Curious if Medal of Honor can live up to the monolithic Call of Duty franchise? Check out our E3...

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Lessons Learned From My First E3

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 30, 2010
9 min

Managing Editor's note: A number of errors originally ran in this article. With the help of the author, we have corrected those errors. We...

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Glyder 2: Pilotwings for the iPad

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 30, 2010
3 min

I remember getting my Nintendo 64 back in the day and playing the 2 games I bought with it for hours on end. There was a snowboarding game whose name escapes me, and then there was Pilotwings 64. In Pilotwings you flew all manner of contraptions with the goal of ending up in the flashing circle at the end of the course.

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How Character Names Change the Narrative Experience

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June 29, 2010
4 min

Editor's note: Some centuries ago, Shakespeare rhetorically asked, "What's in a name?" While the Bard may have been referring to love and the insignificance...

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Hulu Plus comes to the Xbox Live online game service

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 29, 2010
1 min

It took a while, but Microsoft and Hulu have confirmed rumors that Hulu Plus will be available as a subscription service on the Xbox...

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Social game firm Crowdstar embraces Facebook Credits in five-year agreement

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 29, 2010
3 min

Crowdstar is giving a big endorsement to Facebook Credits. The social gaming company has made a five-year commitment to using Facebook’s virtual currency. The...

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