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Dragon Quest: Protectors of the Whimsical Accents

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 13, 2009
2 min

Dragon Quest 9 released in Japan over the weekend, and several of my Japan-based Twitter and Facebook friends immediately proceeded to sequester themselves away...

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Daily Blips: Tomb Raider Reboot, Dragon Quest 9 Sales, StarCraft 2 Delayed, and More

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 13, 2009
2 min

We’re glad Tomb Raider is getting a reboot. It’s about time Lara Croft got a permit for entering those damn tombs. News Blips: •...

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VentureBeat looking for great writers

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July 13, 2009
1 min

VentureBeat is still looking for great writers. Come work for one of the most influential business blogs — one with syndication in outlets like...

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Battlefield 1943: Shooting frenzy game measures your kill rate

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 12, 2009
2 min

Kill counts have become the rage these days for first-person shooter games. Electronic Arts’ Battlefield 1943, an online-only World War II shooting game on...

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Evolutionary Parallels between Games and Movies

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 12, 2009
5 min

Editor's Note: I'm fascinated by the parallels between film and games. Apparently, so is Alex, who examines the evolutional similarities of the two forms of media —...

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As console games slide, online games increase 22 percent compared to a year ago

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 11, 2009
2 min

The number of online game players rose 22 percent in May compared to a year ago, drawing more than 87 million players in the...

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Advancing Ideas in Non-Linearity (Part 2 of 2)

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 11, 2009
5 min

Editor’s note: Here’s Omar’s second piece in his series on non-linearity in games. In Part 2, Omar discusses narrative freedom, and how developers may...