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Megaman 9 for $9.99: The Blue Bomber is Back

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 6, 2009
1 min

The Blue Bomber returns in the 9th installment of the Megaman series. For those who aren't familiar with the series, it's a brilliant mix of sidescrolling platforming, shooting, and unforgiving challenge.

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Galaxy Wars: It’s Fun, It’s Free, and It Will Kick You in the Asteroids

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 6, 2009
1 min

In these tough economic times, everyone’s looking for a bargain. Luckily, we just found Galaxy Wars on Kongregate, and it’s one of the best (free)...

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Graphics chip maker Nvidia rides on industry recovery

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 6, 2009
1 min

Graphics chip maker Nvidia reported good third fiscal quarter results thanks to the continuing recovery of the personal computer market. The company reported today...

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Is That an iPhone in Your Xbox 360?

Posted byby GamesBeat
November 5, 2009
1 min

We’re bearing down on winter, so it’s time to dress your iPhone or iPod accordingly — wrap up your favorite timewaster in a classy felt gaming console!...

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Activision Blizzard’s video game sales exceed estimates despite recession fears

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 5, 2009
3 min

Activision Blizzard, the largest independent maker of video games, announced that it had better-than-expected quarterly earnings for the third quarter. That’s a bit of...

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Lawsuit alleges Offerpal co-founder was cheated out of ownership

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 5, 2009
3 min

Offerpal Media founder Anu Shukla was hit with a lawsuit this summer over alleged shenanigans over the company’s founding, VentureBeat has learned. In August,...

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Spore Islands launches on Facebook as EA tries social games expansion

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 5, 2009
2 min

Rumors persist that Electronic Arts plans to buy social gaming startup PlayFish to break into the fast-growing market of Facebook games. In the meantime,...