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Microsoft starts its E3 press conference with big exclusive games (videos)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 14, 2010
3 min

Microsoft started its E3 press briefing today with a series of exclusive game announcements that the company hopes will keep hardcore gamers in its...

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Rixty, Coinstar turn spare change into virtual goods

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 14, 2010
1 min

Rixty has a system that lets kids and other gamers turn in their coins at stores and then get credits that they can spend...

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888 Holdings acquires online gaming firm Mytopia for $18M

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 14, 2010
1 min

Online gaming firm 888 Holdings has agreed to buy the assets of social game development firm Mytopia for $18 million. The acquisition will help...

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Viewtiful Joe Papercraft: Tallest Nerd Structure Ever?

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 14, 2010
1 min

Often, we here at Bitmob showcase the skills of diehard videogame fans who have way too much free time and money on their hands....

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Microsoft shows off motion-sensing Kinect through dazzling Cirque show

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 14, 2010
4 min

Using Cirque du Soleil dancers, Microsoft unveiled Kinect, a long-awaited motion-sensing accessory for the Xbox 360 video game console. The introduction was made virtually...

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Reviews Spotlight: Assassin’s Creed 2, Alan Wake, and Super Mario 64

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 14, 2010
2 min

With E3 rearing its complicated head in a scant few days, it's easy to overlook the font of bona fide Bitmobber content leaping to...

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Microsoft’s Project Natal renamed Kinect

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 14, 2010
1 min

Microsoft has officially renamed its Project Natal motion-control technology. Now it will call it Kinect. It’s a new accessory for the Xbox 360 video...