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Ubisoft Forays Into Films

Our own Chris Hicks sat down with Ubisoft to learn more about the acquisition.

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Posted By: froosh | Sep 3rd

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WarGames Strategy Games

Military.com has developed some games based on WarGames.
Here they are!
Game 1: Capture the Black Box
http://images.military.com/games/wargames2/0,16808,game01_main,00.html
Game 2: Prison Camp Raid
http://images.military.com/games/wargames2/0,16808,game02_main,00.html

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Posted By: jackhammer | Jul 28th

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GOG.com Brings Good Old Games to the Present

CD Projekt, best known in the Western world for its award-winning PC RPG, The Witcher, is proud to unveil its invention of time travel. The company sent several representatives to the past and they’ve returned with some amazing findings. Quick to capitalize on the incredible treasures of history, the company is pleased to reveal its […]

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Posted By: jackhammer | Jul 10th

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Video Game Addicts Are Not Shy Nerds

But it’s probably still bad for your health.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Playing video games for hours on end may be bad for your health, but, according to an Australian study, it doesn’t mean you are a lonely nerd and won’t damage your social skills.
The study, by Australian psychology graduate Daniel Loton, found that 15 percent of […]

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Posted By: ashley | Jun 12th

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iPhone 3G? How about iPhone Gaming!

I think the addition of games made specifically for the iPhone should make things pretty interesting on the mobile gaming front. Here’s more on this from CNET:
One of the more intriguing outcomes from the iPhone SDK and the upcoming App Store is the notion of the iPhone as a mobile gaming platform. When the SDK […]

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Posted By: jackhammer | Jun 11th

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LucasArts Confirms Layoffs, Says The Dev Is Still Healthy

News of the rumored layoffs at LucasArts that we broke yesterday afternoon were confirmed today by the developer, which maintained that they remain committed to their internal studio.”I can confirm we had layoffs yesterday they were in the studio,” said LucasArts spokeswoman Margaret Grohne. “They had to do with where we are in our product […]

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Posted By: ashley | Jun 6th

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The Princess Bride Game is by Women, for Women

It’s finally here! Experience True Love and High Adventure with the new downloadable animated game based on the classic film The Princess Bride from Worldwide Biggies. The game will be available for download on June 11th for $19.99 on the game’s official site, www.princessbridegame.com. But don’t wait! Head to the site now to see Buttercup, […]

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Posted By: jackhammer | Jun 6th

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GTA 4 Breaks Record for Sales in First Week

From the Associated Press:

“Grand Theft Auto IV” raked in more than $500 million (€324.04 million) in its first week in stores, selling more than 6 million units worldwide, the video game’s publisher said Wednesday.
The highly anticipated title from Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. has received stellar ratings along with criticism for its violent content. The game […]

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Posted By: jackhammer | May 8th

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U.S. Spies Use Custom Videogames to Learn How to Think

 A terrorist watches over a hostage in the DIA’s Sudden Thrust game. No, you don’t get to shoot him.
Courtesy Visual Purple LLC
 In the wake of the intelligence bungles that propelled the United States into the Iraq war, it’s no secret that the nation’s spies have been working to improve the quality of their analysis. Now […]

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Posted By: ashley | Apr 24th

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Engage in Deadly Battles in The Witcher: DuelMail

WARSAW, March 31 2008 – CD Projekt RED is very pleased to announce the launch of The Witcher: DuelMail closed beta, based on the company’s best-selling PC role-playing game, The Witcher. The Witcher: DuelMail is a completely free-of-charge next-gen web-browser game that offers depth seldom found in similar products.  The start of open beta is […]

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Posted By: jackhammer | Mar 31st

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