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GOG.com Gets Unreal with Epic Games

Warsaw, Poland – November 18, 2008 – Today GOG.com, the best place for digitally distributed, DRM-free PC classics, announced an agreement with Epic Games, Inc. that will bring several titles in the renowned studio’s Unreal series to GOG.com. Under the agreement, Unreal Gold (including the Return to Napali expansion pack), Unreal Tournament: Game of the […]

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Posted By: jackhammer | Nov 18th

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Teen-Friendly Mortal Kombat…

Teen-friendly and mortal combat do not seem like words that should go together, but according to the new Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe they do.
The new game, that is expected out in November, adds superheroes, and eschews the game’s traditional Mature branding. Designer Paulo Garcia said, in a recent interview with Gamastura, that the […]

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Posted By: veronica | Oct 10th

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Old School Gamers Shout For Joy

GOG.com or Good Old Games, the new games-on-demand platform offering all-time PC classics, is turning a new leaf, entering a new chapter, going where no site has gone before.
From Monday, September 8, onward, the closed press beta will come to an end and the Early Access Beta will begin. Anyone who has signed up at […]

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Posted By: veronica | Sep 3rd

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Why They Killed E3

Great summary:
“I understand why they really pulled the plug on the big E3. Looking at the amount of money a company like EA would spend on it, it was ridiculous amounts of money just to be present and competitive with everyone else, so I think they were looking for a way to sign the arms […]

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Posted By: froosh | Aug 29th

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Back to school with the hottest video games

Here’s the next installment of our “Get Your Game On” series, in which CNN.com speaks to experts about what’s hot in video gaming. This week, G4TV’s Morgan Webb discusses the new games kids will be buzzing about in the halls and around the water fountain as they head back to school.
- Madden NFL 09
- Star […]

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Posted By: ashley | Aug 27th

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Atari: The Golden Years — A History, 1978-1981

Atari was founded in 1972, but its crowning accomplishments in console gaming and computers were the Atari Video Computer System (or 2600) and the Atari 400/800 line of personal computers.
This four-year period — from 1977 to 1981 — contains some of the most exciting developments the company ever saw in its history: the rise of […]

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Posted By: ashley | Aug 22nd

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Wii All You Can Be? Why the Military Needs the Gaming Industry

NEW YORK — Last week was Fleet Week here, so a few of us from Popular Mechanics walked over to Pier 88 on the Hudson River to check out some of the latest gee-whiz weaponry from the Office of Naval Research. I got an in-seat tour of the new Lightweight Stabilized M240 Weapon System, a […]

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Posted By: ashley | Aug 18th

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Parents horrified as most violent video game ever to launch on ‘family friendly’ Wii

 A new computer game tipped to be the most violent ever is being released exclusively on the so-called ‘family friendly’ Wii console.Nintendo will dramatically transform Wii’s image with the release of ultra violent video game MadWorld which, ‘revolves around the themes of brutality and exhilaration’, according to its creators.
Players in the ‘hack and slash’ game, […]

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Posted By: ashley | Aug 13th

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Blu-Ray On Xbox? No Way

 Give up any hopes you might have had about adding a Blu-Ray player to your Xbox 360.
Shane Kim, vice president of strategy and business development for Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment business, tells me that the company has “no interest” in adding Blu-Ray functionality to its console, opting instead to focus on digital distribution. “I can categorically […]

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Posted By: ashley | Aug 5th

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Being a better gamer: a guide to changing the world

Truth, Lies, and Video Games
Apathy is for losers. Fine, you don’t have time to start a charity or fight Jack [Thompson], then let your work do the talking. Your collective creative output is the real ambassador that touches millions on a global basis. Games have the ability to transform the world. Don’t lose sight of […]

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Posted By: ashley | Jul 31st

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