Monday, October 20, 2008

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Hands On Gears of War 2 Zune, Better Xbox 360 Integration Coming "Within a Year" [Zune] (Gizmodo)

Here's the special edition Gears of War 2 Zune coming out next month, in the flesh. It's total sex if you're into dripping blood and skulls and boxy media players. (You sick bastard.) Oh, and good...

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Music video games set for an encore (USA Today)

The beat goes on in the thriving music video game category.

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How Microsoft will compete with 'free' (CNET)

Jean-Louis Gassée explains how Microsoft's future business model will borrow from both Apple and Google.

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Consumer side of Microsoft (Akron Beacon Journal)

As chief executive of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer heads a company that's not just a PC software giant but also a growing presence in the broader consumer electronics industry.

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XNA Game Studio 3.0 Announced For Late October (Gamasutra)

Microsoft will release the XNA Game Studio 3.0 development tool for the US, Canada, UK, France, Italy, and Spain on October 30th, almost three weeks ahead of its New Xbox Experience (NXE) update, due November 19. Along with introducing a redesigned dashboard and Mii-like 3D avatars, NXE is expected to include the Xbox Live Community Games channel, a service that allows users to submit and ...

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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

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The Sims: Taking Over the World (Newsarama.com via Yahoo! News)

On Friday night, September 12, New York City's gaming community gathered at the Nintendo World Store for a celebration. Nintendo Power magazine turned two decades old, and a charity event/gaming party was held in its honor. We took the opportunity to talk with representatives of gaming companies new and old for the inside scoop on upcoming games. First up was EA Sims Label Marketing Director ...

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Aeria Games and IAHGames Select BitTorrent DNA(TM) to Accelerate Downloads of Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) (Broadcast Newsroom)

SAN FRANCISCO, BUSINESS WIRE -- BitTorrent, the global standard technology for the delivery of rich media on the Internet, today announced that it has partnered with Aeria Games, a dynamic gaming community, and IAHGames, a major provider of online entertainment software and services.

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Deep Discounts on Video Games and Accessories - a Lethal Combination from FatGamer.com (PRWeb)

Latest player in online gaming retail, announces a special "wholesale price" inaugural sale on all video games, consoles and accessories. (PRWeb Sep 15, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1178594.htm

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Deep Discounts on Video Games and Accessories - a Lethal Combination from FatGamer.com (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Latest player in online gaming retail, announces a special "wholesale price" inaugural sale on all video games, consoles and accessories.

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All Games Network Presents "Meet, Greet, and Beat the Champs" at This Year's E for All Expo (Centre Daily Times)

All Games Network (www.allgames.com) is proud to announce it is bringing together championship gamers from the past, present, and future to participate in a one-of-a-kind classic video game event at the Entertainment for All(R) Expo (E for All(R)) in Los Angeles October 3-5, 2008. Attendees will have a chance to mingle with some of the best classic game players of all time, and challenge them ...

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Friday, September 12, 2008

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08:59 (BST), 11/09/2008 PRESS RELEASE Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS – ™, the leading brand in e-sports gaming ... (gamesindustry.biz)

– ™, the leading brand in e-sports gaming peripherals, today announced their official gaming sponsorship of the World Cyber Games (WCG) 2008 Grand Final, held from November 5 – 9, 2008 in Cologne, Germany.

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Apple: iPod the Best Portable Device for Games (1up.com)

Apple unveiled its latest line of iPods this morning, including the newest iteration of the iPod Touch , which it billed as the "funnest iPod ever." What exactly makes it the funnest? Well, according to Apple CEO Steve Jobs, it's in large part due to the games. "The iPod has been the best portable device to listen to music on, then it became the best portable device to watch movies on," ...

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16:13 (BST), 10/09/2008 GC Asia 2008 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Games Convention Asia (GCA) GC Asia ... (gamesindustry.biz)

Games Convention Asia (GCA)GC Asia Conference (GCAC)September 18-20, 2008 – Leipziger Messe International Asia (LMI...

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Rogers Does Nokia Apps (Unstrung.com)

TORONTO and SAN FRANCISCO -- Rogers Wireless and Nokia today announced the Canadian availability of exciting new wireless services that allow Rogers consumers to experience the latest in mobile gaming and navigation on Nokia devices.

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Chartwell Announces Financial Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended July 31, 2008 (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)

CALGARY, ALBERTA-- - Chartwell Technology Inc. , a leading provider of gaming software systems and entertainment content to the online and remote gaming industry, announces unaudited financial results for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2008.

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Wednesday, September 10, 2008

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Apple: iPod the Best Portable Device for Games (1up.com)

Apple unveiled its latest line of iPods this morning, including the newest iteration of the iPod Touch , which it billed as the "funnest iPod ever." What exactly makes it the funnest? Well, according to Apple CEO Steve Jobs, it's in large part due to the games. "The iPod has been the best portable device to listen to music on, then it became the best portable device to watch movies on," ...

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Rogers Does Nokia Apps (Unstrung.com)

TORONTO and SAN FRANCISCO -- Rogers Wireless and Nokia today announced the Canadian availability of exciting new wireless services that allow Rogers consumers to experience the latest in mobile gaming and navigation on Nokia devices.

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Monetizing Web Site - Turning Site into a Revenue Source with Come2Play Game Channels & Widget Gallery (PRWeb)

Come2Play's multiplayer casual Flash game platform allows anyone to add social gaming networks containing the latest and coolest social features to a Web site. The new platform generates increased advertising revenue from all players. (PRWeb Sep 9, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/09/prweb1301634.htm

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13:10 (BST), 08/09/2008 Dominions 3: The Awakening Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS News Release: For Immediate ... (gamesindustry.biz)

When it comes to computer gaming you test and test the code but even then you can still roll a critical fumble.

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Monetizing Web Site - Turning Site into a Revenue Source with Come2Play Game Channels & Widget Gallery (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Come2Play's multiplayer casual Flash game platform allows anyone to add social gaming networks containing the latest and coolest social features to a Web site. The new platform generates increased advertising revenue from all players.

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Thursday, September 4, 2008

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Posts published by Matt Richtel (New York Times)

Microsoft is cutting the price of its Xbox 360 game console. The base model will sell for $199, making it cheaper than the $249 Nintendo Wii. TiVo and DirectTV are playing together again.

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Main Menu (DVD-Recordable)

iTunes 8 will be the first version of Apple's desktop software to allow HD purchases, if a further leak from Digg head Kevin Rose proves accurate.

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WSJ reviews HTC Touch Diamond: "can't disguise WinMo's flaws" (Engadget)

Filed under: Cellphones It was only a matter of time before the WSJ (Katherine Boehret, in this case) got their hands around Sprint's still-not-official Touch Diamond , and we can't say that the conclusion she drew is at all shocking. As Mossberg and his partners so often do, Katherine mentions Apple's darling just as much as the topic of the review itself, and while she seemed ...

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iTunes 8 to bring HD TV, auto playlist making? (MacNN)

iTunes 8 will be the first version of Apple's desktop software to allow HD purchases, if a further leak from Digg head Kevin Rose proves accurate. A purported excerpt from the upgrade notes to the software mentions users having the option of downloading TV episodes in "HD quality," suggesting the software will be the first from Apple to offer any kind of purchasable HD content outside of the ...

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France: Sarkozy's celebrity contacts under scrutiny (Guardian Unlimited)

Corsica's police chief sacked for failing to stop demonstrators at president's friend's villa

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Wednesday, September 3, 2008

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France: Sarkozy's celebrity contacts under scrutiny (Guardian Unlimited)

Corsica's police chief sacked for failing to stop demonstrators at president's friend's villa

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At least six dead in US shooting spree (Guardian Unlimited)

A man fatally shot a sheriff's deputy in Washington state before turning himself in

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Boxing: Scott Harrison sentenced to eight months in prison (Guardian Unlimited)

The former WBO featherweight champion Scott Harrison has been jailed for drink-driving and assault

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Microsoft Preps Mobile App Store (InformationWeek)

Job postings indicate the company will launch a mobile application store, dubbed Skymarket, with the launch of Windows Mobile 7.

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Microsoft's Pie in the Skymarket? (Microsoft Watch)

News Analysis. Move over Apple and Google. Microsoft may be working on its own mobile apps store, too. But will it be too little, too late?

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Thursday, August 28, 2008

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Corporate Gaming Is Good For Business (Slashdot)

The Economist is running a story about how gaming is on the rise in corporate environments, and how games are also becoming a popular tool for advertising. From internally developed games to commercial offerings to simply creating a framework in which employees can interact, game-based competitions and community building are leading to increased productivity, even for Fortune 500 companies. ...

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10:39 (BST), 28/08/2008 GC Asia 2008 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS For Immediate Release – Leipziger Messe ... (gamesindustry.biz)

– Leipziger Messe International (LMI) Asia, the organizer of Games Convention Asia (GCA), announced today that GameAxis will be the official media partner for the convention's show daily – "GCA Daily - The Official Conference Magazine".

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09:58 (BST), 28/08/2008 Dreamlords - The Reawakening Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS For Immediate Release – ... (gamesindustry.biz)

– After the conclusion of an exclusive closed beta test, Aeria Games is now offering all players to participate in the open beta test of the massively multiplayer real-time strategy (MMORTS) game, Dreamlords: The Reawakening.

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Gillette(R) and EA Sports(TM) Announce Global Partnership Focused on Gaming (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Tiger Woods, one of today's greatest athletes, joined two of his partners -- and two of the world's best known brands -- Gillette [PG ], the world's leading grooming brand, and EA SPORTS, the world's leading sports interactive entertainment brand and a Label of Electronic Arts Inc. , on Wednesday to announce a global partnership that will create a variety of co-promotional marketing ...

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Growth at Tribal gaming casinos are beginning to slow (The Daily Dispatch)

PHOENIX — The growth in wagering at Arizona reservation casinos appears to be slowing. New figures in a study being released this morning show the tribes took in more than $2 billion in gaming revenues in 2007.

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Monday, August 18, 2008

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11:25 (BST), 18/08/2008 GameSpot UK Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS CNET Networks UK today unveils its newly ... (gamesindustry.biz)

CNET Networks UK today unveils its newly redesigned GameSpot UK ( www.gamespot.co.uk). As gaming goes mainstream, the site has been enhanced with new features and advertising solutions to cater for a wider audience and marketers who want to reach GameSpot UK’s 3.5 million users.

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Journals week in review: gaming from Opposable Thumbs (Ars Technica)

In gaming news this week, the XBLA treasure Braid may have suffered from XBLA restrictions, Sega's Mad World is causing a stir with British media watch-dogs, Will Wright's Spore has finally gone gold, and Jenga and Donkey Kong had a baby. Read More...

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Video games at the library? (Cape May County Herald)

Years ago grandma may have fainted at the idea, but now she might be up for some virtual-bowling.

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15:00 (BST), 15/08/2008 Aion - Tower of Eternity Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Fans of Massively Multiplayer ... (gamesindustry.biz)

Fans of Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) games will get a first-hand look at NCsoft® Europe’s http://eu.plaync.com/eu/ highly anticipated Aion®: The Tower of Eternity http://eu.aiononline.com/en/ at this year’s Games Convention, in Leipzig Germany.

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Perfect World Announces Second Quarter 2008 Unaudited Financial Results (Broadcast Newsroom)

BEIJING , Aug. 18 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Perfect World Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: PWRD) ("Perfect World" or the "Company"), a leading online game developer and operator in China , today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008 .

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Saturday, August 16, 2008

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Feature: Is the Xbox Portable Just a Pipe Dream? (MobileMag)

Nintendo has enjoyed nearly two decades of portable gaming success with the Game Boy line of devices, more recently printing money by way of the touchscreen-equipped Nintendo DS and DS Lite. Sony has been able to achieve a good level of success with the PSP and PSP Slim. While devices like the Sega Game Gear and Neo Geo Pocket have come and gone, their full-sized home counterparts have also come ...

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Report: Microsoft seeks exclusive video for Zune (CNET)

Microsoft is apparently seeking exclusive video content for the Zune, but it probably won't help the MP3 player in its battle against the iPod.

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Zune Ready for Closeup; Zune Market Share-Not So Much. (AllThingsD Online via Yahoo! Finance)

Since John Paczkowski is still out of range, Beth Callaghan will post Digital Daily today. Reuters/Hollywood Reporter reports that Microsoft execs have been talking to talent agencies all over Hollywood with the intention of building an exclusive body of original content for the company's Zune player.

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Microsoft's Zune player seeking Hollywood stardom (Muzi)

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Microsoft's Zune is looking to Hollywood to gain an edge on Apple's iPod.

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Microsoft's Zune player seeking Hollywood stardom (Canada.com)

Microsoft's Zune is looking to Hollywood to gain an edge on Apple's iPod. Microsoft executives have been making the rounds at talent agencies and production companies in recent months in hopes of licensing exclusive original video programming for the portable media player, which has struggled to gain traction in the marketplace.

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Thursday, August 14, 2008

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Report: Microsoft seeks exclusive video for Zune (CNET)

Microsoft is apparently seeking exclusive video content for the Zune, but it probably won't help the MP3 player in its battle against the iPod.

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Zune Ready for Closeup; Zune Market Share-Not So Much. (AllThingsD Online via Yahoo! Finance)

Since John Paczkowski is still out of range, Beth Callaghan will post Digital Daily today. Reuters/Hollywood Reporter reports that Microsoft execs have been talking to talent agencies all over Hollywood with the intention of building an exclusive body of original content for the company's Zune player.

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Microsoft's Zune player seeking Hollywood stardom (Muzi)

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Microsoft's Zune is looking to Hollywood to gain an edge on Apple's iPod.

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Microsoft's Zune player seeking Hollywood stardom (Canada.com)

Microsoft's Zune is looking to Hollywood to gain an edge on Apple's iPod. Microsoft executives have been making the rounds at talent agencies and production companies in recent months in hopes of licensing exclusive original video programming for the portable media player, which has struggled to gain traction in the marketplace.

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Microsoft's Zune player seeking Hollywood stardom (CIOL)

The product plays a key role in Microsoft's build out of an interconnected ecosystem where content seamlessly flows among all company-owned platforms like Xbox.

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Friday, August 8, 2008

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11:39 (BST), 04/08/2008 Trailer Monkey Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS – The Slackerfarm, an online gaming ... (gamesindustry.biz)

– The Slackerfarm, an online gaming television site and community, debuts Trailer Monkey, bi-weekly video programming showcasing the latest and greatest in game trailers, Dev Docs and game play footage.

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10:00 (BST), 08/08/2008 Edinburgh Interactive Festival 2008 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Looking to get into ... (gamesindustry.biz)

Looking to get into the video games industry? Want to check out the latest games and listen to some of the most influential people behind those titles?

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Newlyweds Test Their Luck on 8/8/08 (R News)

It was not a coincidence that the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics began at 8:08 local time on 8-8-08. The day is considered to be a very lucky day by the Chinese because in Chinese the number eight sounds like the word for prosperity and wealth.

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Gen Y's Corporate Games (Forbes)

Companies are using digital games to train young employees.

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Softimage Ships SOFTIMAGE|XSI 7 Software With New ICE Technology (Broadcast Newsroom)

MONTREAL -- (Marketwire) -- 08/08/08 -- Softimage Co., a part of Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID), today announced it has begun shipping SOFTIMAGE ®|XSI® 7, the latest version of its professional 3D animation software for games, film and television . Along with many substantial new features, SOFTIMAGE|XSI 7 is shipping with ICE, a transformative open platform designed to capture the ...

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Wednesday, August 6, 2008

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Sonos BU150 Digital Music System (CNET)

With the Bundle 150, Sonos continues to refine its excellent multiroom digital audio system--but the price remains high compared to alternative streaming audio products from Logitech and Apple.

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"X360 Re-design possible?" (EuroGamer)

So the 360 has been around for a while, and while the Elite did a bigger bundled hard drive and HDMI, there's still the notable exception of integrated wireless in the Box - have there been any rumours of a refresh which includes WLAN or other capabilities?

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CORRECTING and REPLACING Federated Media, Microsoft and Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival Launch `CrowdFire' (Centre Daily Times)

First bullet under first graph should read: Online at http://www.crowdfire.net (sted Online at http://www.crowdfire.com).

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CORRECTING and REPLACING Federated Media, Microsoft and Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival Launch `CrowdFire' (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

SAUSALITO, Calif.----First bullet under first graph should read: Online at http://www.crowdfire.net .

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Federated Media, Microsoft and Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival Launch `CrowdFire' (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

SAUSALITO, Calif.----Federated Media Publishing , Microsoft Corp. and Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival today announced CrowdFire, an online and onsite destination where music, culture and technology enthusiasts participate in a massive, crowdsourced act of digital media creation.

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Tuesday, August 5, 2008

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11:39 (BST), 04/08/2008 Trailer Monkey Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS – The Slackerfarm, an online gaming ... (gamesindustry.biz)

– The Slackerfarm, an online gaming television site and community, debuts Trailer Monkey, bi-weekly video programming showcasing the latest and greatest in game trailers, Dev Docs and game play footage.

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07:37 (BST), 01/08/2008 Gen Con Indy 2008 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS – Cryptic Studios™, a leading ... (gamesindustry.biz)

– Cryptic Studios™, a leading independent developer and publisher of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), announced today that it is a Contributing Sponsor of Gen Con Indy 2008, the original, longest running, best attended gaming convention in the world, which will be held in Indianapolis on August 14-17, 2008. Cryptic also is the official sponsor of the Gen Con eGame ...

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Finding Local Gamers (BellaOnline)

Moving into a new area can be tough enough, let alone if there isn't a strong gaming community. How do you find the gamers you know are there?

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Can 'Guitar Hero,' public libraries coexist? (Press of Atlantic City)

AVALON - You can read the newspaper, browse the latest best-seller or check out a Hollywood blockbuster at the library.

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Microsoft among the leading names set for GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK 2008 (AME Info)

Growth in key vertical industries as well as significant investment by some of the region's fast-growing businesses are creating new opportunities for the world's leading technology companies, such as Microsoft, particularly as the Middle East's economies continue to shine against a backdrop of global economic slowdown.

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Monday, August 4, 2008

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11:39 (BST), 04/08/2008 Trailer Monkey Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS – The Slackerfarm, an online gaming ... (gamesindustry.biz)

– The Slackerfarm, an online gaming television site and community, debuts Trailer Monkey, bi-weekly video programming showcasing the latest and greatest in game trailers, Dev Docs and game play footage.

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07:37 (BST), 01/08/2008 Gen Con Indy 2008 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS – Cryptic Studios™, a leading ... (gamesindustry.biz)

– Cryptic Studios™, a leading independent developer and publisher of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), announced today that it is a Contributing Sponsor of Gen Con Indy 2008, the original, longest running, best attended gaming convention in the world, which will be held in Indianapolis on August 14-17, 2008. Cryptic also is the official sponsor of the Gen Con eGame ...

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Finding Local Gamers (BellaOnline)

Moving into a new area can be tough enough, let alone if there isn't a strong gaming community. How do you find the gamers you know are there?

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Can 'Guitar Hero,' public libraries coexist? (Press of Atlantic City)

AVALON - You can read the newspaper, browse the latest best-seller or check out a Hollywood blockbuster at the library.

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Microsoft among the leading names set for GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK 2008 (AME Info)

Growth in key vertical industries as well as significant investment by some of the region's fast-growing businesses are creating new opportunities for the world's leading technology companies, such as Microsoft, particularly as the Middle East's economies continue to shine against a backdrop of global economic slowdown.

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Friday, August 1, 2008

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Plica dual-screen mobile phone concept (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Mobile phones becoming ever more like powerful mini computers is even more apparent on the Plica than on the likes of the iPhone or Nokia N95.

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Microsoft Sizes Up Its Competitors (Microsoft Watch)

News Analysis. As usual, Microsoft's annual 10-K filing is a treasure trove of information.

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by loftyhauser (1.33) on Thu 27th Sep 2007 11:40 UTC (New Mobile Computing)

You know, Red Hat was my first Linux distro (and it's still my preferred distro--well, Fedora and CentOS), and I congratulate them heartily on their accomplishment. But, let's put this in perspective. Their FY2007 total revenue was just under $130 million.

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Hollywood's Top Horror Directors to Bring Original Comedy Pilots to Xbox 360 This Fall (GameInfoWire)

Microsoft's "Bringing Comic-Con Home" offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Comic-Con show floor through exclusive content on Xbox LIVE, Xbox.com, MSN and Zune Marketplace.

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10 Days and Counting: NBCU's Digital Olympics: The Full Slate Of Offerings (CBS News)

Yes, I have been miffed at some of NBCU's digital Olympics offering, but that doesn't mean you can't give them credit for the huge digital effort in putting this together. NBC came out with a release earlier today details all the multi-platform efforts, both on its own sites and on partner sites and services. So here's the cheat sheet (well, its own release, with all the PR language), 10 days ...

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Thursday, July 31, 2008

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Tavant Technologies Collaborates With Electronic Arts for the Launch of TheSimsCarnival.com - A New Games Destination ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Tavant Technologies, a leading provider of specialized IT solutions and services, today announced successful launch of The Sims Carnival, a new creative endeavor in online casual gaming by the The Sims Label at Electronic Arts Inc. .

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14:11 (BST), 31/07/2008 Dawn of Fantasy Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Today leading computer software ... (gamesindustry.biz)

Today leading computer software publisher Lighthouse Interactive, part of SilverBirch Inc.'s (SVB:TSXV) video game division, announced that they have secured the worldwide publishing rights to the massively multiplayer online real-time strategy game (MMORTS) Dawn of Fantasy.

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Community calendar (The Haverhill Gazette)

Drop in Crafts from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Cavallaro Room at the Haverhill Public Library. There will be some kind of self-directed craft activity for children ages 4 and older. Registration is not required. For more information, call the children's department at 978-373-1586 ext. 630.

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08:26 (BST), 29/07/2008 Giant Realm stats Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS – Giant Realm, Inc., the rapidly ... (gamesindustry.biz)

– Giant Realm, Inc., the rapidly growing online media company reaching men 18-34, today announced that it now reaches 5.3 million unique visitors in the United States, according to the latest data from comScore’s June 2008 Media Metrix report.

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On the way to Xbox: Community-developed games (Seattle Times)

Excerpts from the blog The latest iteration of Microsoft's XNA community-games program may be the most exciting yet for amateur game developers...

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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

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by loftyhauser (1.33) on Thu 27th Sep 2007 11:40 UTC (New Mobile Computing)

You know, Red Hat was my first Linux distro (and it's still my preferred distro--well, Fedora and CentOS), and I congratulate them heartily on their accomplishment. But, let's put this in perspective. Their FY2007 total revenue was just under $130 million.

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Hollywood's Top Horror Directors to Bring Original Comedy Pilots to Xbox 360 This Fall (GameInfoWire)

Microsoft's "Bringing Comic-Con Home" offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Comic-Con show floor through exclusive content on Xbox LIVE, Xbox.com, MSN and Zune Marketplace.

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10 Days and Counting: NBCU's Digital Olympics: The Full Slate Of Offerings (CBS News)

Yes, I have been miffed at some of NBCU's digital Olympics offering, but that doesn't mean you can't give them credit for the huge digital effort in putting this together. NBC came out with a release earlier today details all the multi-platform efforts, both on its own sites and on partner sites and services. So here's the cheat sheet (well, its own release, with all the PR language), 10 days ...

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10 Days and Counting: NBCU's Digital Olympics: The Full Slate Of Offerings (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)

Yes, I have been miffed at some of NBCU's digital Olympics offering, but that doesn't mean you can't give them credit for the huge digital effort in putting this together. NBC came out with a release earlier today detailing all the multi-platform efforts, both on its own sites and on partner sites and services.

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DIY games coming to Xbox (Stuff)

Microsoft will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types of games available on its console, taking a page out of the strategy books of Facebook and YouTube.

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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

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Hollywood's Top Horror Directors to Bring Original Comedy Pilots to Xbox 360 This Fall (GameInfoWire)

Microsoft's "Bringing Comic-Con Home" offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Comic-Con show floor through exclusive content on Xbox LIVE, Xbox.com, MSN and Zune Marketplace.

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10 Days and Counting: NBCU's Digital Olympics: The Full Slate Of Offerings (CBS News)

Yes, I have been miffed at some of NBCU's digital Olympics offering, but that doesn't mean you can't give them credit for the huge digital effort in putting this together. NBC came out with a release earlier today details all the multi-platform efforts, both on its own sites and on partner sites and services. So here's the cheat sheet (well, its own release, with all the PR language), 10 days ...

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10 Days and Counting: NBCU's Digital Olympics: The Full Slate Of Offerings (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)

Yes, I have been miffed at some of NBCU's digital Olympics offering, but that doesn't mean you can't give them credit for the huge digital effort in putting this together. NBC came out with a release earlier today detailing all the multi-platform efforts, both on its own sites and on partner sites and services.

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DIY games coming to Xbox (Stuff)

Microsoft will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types of games available on its console, taking a page out of the strategy books of Facebook and YouTube.

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Microsoft To Buy DATAllegro (InformationWeek)

The data warehouse appliance maker's software is typically used with Ingres' open source database, but could be easily be optimized for Microsoft's SQL Server.

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Monday, July 28, 2008

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Hollywood's Top Horror Directors to Bring Original Comedy Pilots to Xbox 360 This Fall (GameInfoWire)

Microsoft's "Bringing Comic-Con Home" offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Comic-Con show floor through exclusive content on Xbox LIVE, Xbox.com, MSN and Zune Marketplace.

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DIY games coming to Xbox (Stuff)

Microsoft will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types of games available on its console, taking a page out of the strategy books of Facebook and YouTube.

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Well-known Zune tattoo fan gives up on MS (MacNN)

Microsoft's most ardent supporter of the Zune is giving up on the player despite having gone to the extent of receiving three Zune-themed tattoos, according to a statement by the fan himself. Having earned a reputation as one of the most avid early adopters, Steven Smith now says he will hide the tattoos and largely exit the community after disappo...

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Microsoft To Buy DATAllegro (InformationWeek)

The data warehouse appliance maker's software is typically used with Ingres' open source database, but could be easily be optimized for Microsoft's SQL Server.

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Zune Guy Getting Rid of Zune Tattoos, Probably Replacing Them With Something Equally Embarrassing [Very Important News] (Gizmodo)

This, my friends, is absolutely shocking. That guy who made himself the laughing stock of the entire internet by getting himself tattooed up with not one, not two, but three Zune logos, has decided...

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Friday, July 25, 2008

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Hollywood's Top Horror Directors to Bring Original Comedy Pilots to Xbox 360 This Fall (GameInfoWire)

Microsoft's "Bringing Comic-Con Home" offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Comic-Con show floor through exclusive content on Xbox LIVE, Xbox.com, MSN and Zune Marketplace.

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DIY games coming to Xbox (Stuff)

Microsoft will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types of games available on its console, taking a page out of the strategy books of Facebook and YouTube.

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Well-known Zune tattoo fan gives up on MS (MacNN)

Microsoft's most ardent supporter of the Zune is giving up on the player despite having gone to the extent of receiving three Zune-themed tattoos, according to a statement by the fan himself. Having earned a reputation as one of the most avid early adopters, Steven Smith now says he will hide the tattoos and largely exit the community after disappo...

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Zune Guy Getting Rid of Zune Tattoos, Probably Replacing Them With Something Equally Embarrassing [Very Important News] (Gizmodo)

This, my friends, is absolutely shocking. That guy who made himself the laughing stock of the entire internet by getting himself tattooed up with not one, not two, but three Zune logos, has decided...

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Digital films coming to Xbox Live (Seattle Times)

Microsoft is co-producing a series of digital short films for distribution over the Xbox Live — another sign that online gaming networks...

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

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09:47 (BST), 22/07/2008 Ancient Quest of Saqqarah Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS [ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ] July ... (gamesindustry.biz)

July 22, 2008 - Fans of cerebral challenges and fun games in general can start worrying about their lives and careers - Ancient Quest of Saqqarah - a vast and cinematic puzzle game by Codeminion is officially released!

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Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony roll out their latest games (Houston Chronicle)

The Big Three companies at E3 announced plans for more games, more sequels, more exclusives, more connectivity and more ways for gamers to use their systems for stuff other than gaming.

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Sun Microsystems to Provide Technology Platform for NBC's Online Coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games (Broadcast Newsroom)

NEW YORK, BUSINESS WIRE -- Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:JAVA) has been selected to provide the technology platform to NBC Universal for its Olympic web site, NBCOlympics.com, during the network's coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics from Beijing, China, August 8-24.

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Meetings (The State)

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS C.A. JOHNSON CLASS OF 1976: Meet and greet, 7 p.m. Friday, July 18, at Bailey’s, 115 Afton Court (Harbison). (803) 786-1400 PALMETTO PERSONAL COMPUTER CLUB: 6-8:30 tonight, at Capital Senior Center, 1650 Park Circle (Maxcy Gregg Park). Special Interest Groups meet before the main meeting; SIGs include Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Windows, Advanced Users and ...

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Level 3 Selected by Funcom as Exclusive CDN Provider for the Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures Online Game (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Level 3 Communications' Content Markets Group today announced that it has been selected by Funcom, a leading independent developer and publisher of computer and console games, to be that company's exclusive provider of content delivery network services for the Age of Conan Hyborian Adventures online game launch and ongoing content patching.

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Thursday, July 17, 2008

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Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony roll out their latest games (Houston Chronicle)

The Big Three companies at E3 announced plans for more games, more sequels, more exclusives, more connectivity and more ways for gamers to use their systems for stuff other than gaming.

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The Buzz On Business (Modesto Bee)

BIG 3 GAMERS MIMIC EACH OTHER: One word sums up the announcements made by the Big Three gaming companies at the E3 gaming industry conference in Los Angeles this week: more. During their flashy news conferences, Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony announced plans for more games, more sequels, more exclusives, more connectivity and more ways for gamers to use their systems for stuff other than gaming. ...

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Nerdvana: Gaming news from E3, Sony's big day (East Valley Tribune)

One of the biggest video game publicity events is happening this week at the E3 Media & Business Summit in Los Angeles. That means lots of gaming news, updates and a sick amount of eye candy.

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Geeks to converge on Salt Lake for first-ever Gaming Expo (Deseret Morning News)

Gadget geeks will gather this week to game, gab and grow. The first-ever Gaming and Electronics Expo, or GEEX, will take place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at the Salt Palace.

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Come2Play Launches White-Label Social Gaming Network Platform for Web Site Owners (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

New advanced platform allows Web site and blog owners to create a social gaming channel with, applications and widget.

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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

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Come2Play Launches White-Label Social Gaming Network Platform for Web Site Owners (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

New advanced platform allows Web site and blog owners to create a social gaming channel with, applications and widget.

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Nerdvana: Gaming news from E3, Sony's big day (East Valley Tribune)

One of the biggest video game publicity events is happening this week at the E3 Media & Business Summit in Los Angeles. That means lots of gaming news, updates and a sick amount of eye candy.

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Geeks to converge on Salt Lake for first-ever Gaming Expo (Deseret Morning News)

Gadget geeks will gather this week to game, gab and grow. The first-ever Gaming and Electronics Expo, or GEEX, will take place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at the Salt Palace.

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Bingo! Online Gaming Website Wins Fight Against Fraud with Ethoca Community (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Leading Bingo Company Joins Community of Companies Working Together to Combat Online Fraud.

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11:50 (BST), 16/07/2008 Xploder Cheat Saves for GTA IV Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS 16th July 2008 Press ... (gamesindustry.biz)

It’s hard enough to get by in Liberty City day by day, so why not take a helping hand from Xploder? Xploder Cheat Saves for GTA IV on XBOX 360 is the only way to get ahead in the latest Rockstar epic without spending hundreds of hours playing!

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

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Lips Karaoke Confirmed, Lets You Sing Any Song on Your Zune (or iPod!) [Breaking] (Gizmodo)

Microsoft just confirmed that Lips is not just an awkward prerelease codename but the final title of the Xbox 360 karaoke game with motion-sensing, rhinestone-encrusted microphone we've been hearing...

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Xbox 360 teams with Netflix, NBC-Universal (MacNN)

Microsoft today preceded E3 by announcing two major deals for movie viewing on the Xbox 360. The company has struck an anticipated deal with Netflix that will let subscribers to an Xbox Live Gold membership watch movies online for free, effectively giving them a movie subscription service along with the gaming that already comes with Live. Micros...

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Microsoft adds Universal, NBC to Xbox Live Marketplace, calls #1 in HD (Engadget)

Filed under: HDTV , Home Entertainment Microsoft just announced Universal, and NBC Universal programming is coming to Xbox Live, delivering The Office , Monk , Battlestar Galactica , The Mummy , Bourne Supremacy and others to the service. Xbox Live Video Marketplace now claims over 10,000 movies and TV shows on the marketplace, which it says puts it as the number one HD ...

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Microsoft (gamesindustry.biz)

Microsoft officially unveiled Lips - a karaoke game for the Xbox 360 - at its E3 2008 press conference this morning. Keiichi Yanno, from developer iNiS, said that the game would let you sing songs from your own music collection - whether it be on a Zune or on an iPod.

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E3 Log: Microsoft's Soft-Wii Attack (Forbes)

Xbox 360 will open up to everyone with a redesigned Xbox interface.

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Monday, July 14, 2008

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Bingo! Online Gaming Website Wins Fight Against Fraud with Ethoca Community (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Leading Bingo Company Joins Community of Companies Working Together to Combat Online Fraud.

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The Second Man vs Machine Poker Championship (PRWeb)

Superstar players from the online poker coaching site www.stoxpoker.com recently did battle against the latest version of Polaris, a poker AI designed by the University of Alberta's Computer Poker Research Group ( http://poker.cs.ualberta.ca/ ). (PRWeb Jul 14, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1097534.htm

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BioWare Presents Dragon Age: Origins (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

EDMONTON, Alberta----Leading video game developer BioWare®, a division of Electronic Arts Inc. today announced details of the highly anticipated dark fantasy Role Playing Game Dragon Age™: Origins which will be featured as one of the premier video games at the 2008 E3 Media and Business Summit, July 15-17.

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The Second Man vs Machine Poker Championship (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Superstar players from the online poker coaching site www.stoxpoker.com recently did battle against the latest version of Polaris, a poker AI designed by the University of Alberta's Computer Poker Research Group (http://poker.cs.ualberta.ca/).

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Is free the future of PC gaming? Not in the US anytime soon (Ars Technica)

David Perry of Shiny Games has recently proclaimed free games as the next step for PC gaming, but the US is not nearly as ready as the rest of the world for a free revolution. Read More...

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Friday, July 11, 2008

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Do More Than Just Game on Your Xbox 360 [Xbox 360] (Lifehacker)

Millions of homes have an Xbox 360 sitting in the living room, but if you're only using your 360 to game, you're missing out. With some free tools and a little elbow grease, that compact, networked...

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Xbox Media Center Mac Port Called "Plex" (And Looking Hotter Than Ever) [Video] (Gizmodo)

An independent Mac fork of Xbox Media Center—a lauded cross-platform solution for streaming media—has just gotten a neat new name: "Plex." (That's short for "cineplex.") But we know how it is. You...

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In-Depth: Greenberg Talks The State Of Xbox 360 (Gamasutra)

The console market is more complex than ever before - with machines becoming full multimedia delivery devices, and emerging markets and demographics bringing new types of games and gamers. Microsoft hasn't been shy about its ambitions to capitalize on all of those areas. Aaron Greenberg, Microsoft's director of product management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live, recently sat down with Gamasutra to ...

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Xbox Media Center Renamed "Plex" (And Looking Hotter Than Ever) [Video] (Gizmodo)

Xbox Media Center—a lauded cross-platform solution for streaming media—has just gotten a neat new name for its OSX version called "Plex." (That's short for "cineplex.") But we know how it is. You use...

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CEA may spawn standards effort for handhelds (EETimes)

The Consumer Electronics Association will hold a meeting this fall to explore whether to form a new group to drive standards for portable and handheld systems. The move comes at a time when CEA is attempting to address the need to connect its members' traditional TV, stereo and automotive systems with a rising tide of mobile systems.

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Thursday, July 10, 2008

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Is free the future of PC gaming? Not in the US anytime soon (Ars Technica)

David Perry of Shiny Games has recently proclaimed free games as the next step for PC gaming, but the US is not nearly as ready as the rest of the world for a free revolution. Read More...

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Buckingham seniors discover exercise benefits of virtual gaming (BizJournals)

The latest virtual gaming product from Nintendo -- Wii -- is becoming the sport of choice for some senior retirees seeking both physical and mental exercise at the Memorial-area life care retirement community of The Buckingham.

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10:30 (BST), 09/07/2008 Develop Conference and Expo Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Sound design for computer ... (gamesindustry.biz)

Sound design for computer and video games should focus on creativity rather than technology. Engineers need to consider what to leave out, rather than how much they can cram in.

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Madison company wants software for, and by, the masses (The Capital Times)

Writing software has long been the province of highly trained programmers -- a fact many have tried to change in different ways. One of the latest is Sharendipity.com, a fledgling Madison company that is working to "democratize" software development with new technology it says enables the average person to write software. "Everybody uses software today, but only a tiny percentage of people ...

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A spirit of community binds Airstream owners (The Wenatchee World)

LACEY - There are two things to remember at the Land Yacht Harbor: Every resident should help take care of the Harbor's 60-plus acres in north Thurston County.

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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

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Do More Than Just Game on Your Xbox 360 [Xbox 360] (Lifehacker)

Millions of homes have an Xbox 360 sitting in the living room, but if you're only using your 360 to game, you're missing out. With some free tools and a little elbow grease, that compact, networked...

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PSA: Promotional Xbox 360/Zune Points Expire [Xbox 360] (Gizmodo)

Here's an interesting fact about Microsoft Points—the fake currency used in the Xbox 360 and Zune Marketplaces—that we just learned yesterday: points expire. If you've got promotional, contest, or...

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Xbox Media Center Mac Port Called "Plex" (And Looking Hotter Than Ever) [Video] (Gizmodo)

An independent Mac fork of Xbox Media Center—a lauded cross-platform solution for streaming media—has just gotten a neat new name: "Plex." (That's short for "cineplex.") But we know how it is. You...

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In-Depth: Greenberg Talks The State Of Xbox 360 (Gamasutra)

The console market is more complex than ever before - with machines becoming full multimedia delivery devices, and emerging markets and demographics bringing new types of games and gamers. Microsoft hasn't been shy about its ambitions to capitalize on all of those areas. Aaron Greenberg, Microsoft's director of product management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live, recently sat down with Gamasutra to ...

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Xbox Media Center Renamed "Plex" (And Looking Hotter Than Ever) [Video] (Gizmodo)

Xbox Media Center—a lauded cross-platform solution for streaming media—has just gotten a neat new name for its OSX version called "Plex." (That's short for "cineplex.") But we know how it is. You use...

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Tuesday, July 8, 2008

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Do More Than Just Game on Your Xbox 360 [Xbox 360] (Lifehacker)

Millions of homes have an Xbox 360 sitting in the living room, but if you're only using your 360 to game, you're missing out. With some free tools and a little elbow grease, that compact, networked...

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PSA: Promotional Xbox 360/Zune Points Expire [Xbox 360] (Gizmodo)

Here's an interesting fact about Microsoft Points—the fake currency used in the Xbox 360 and Zune Marketplaces—that we just learned yesterday: points expire. If you've got promotional, contest, or...

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Xbox Media Center Mac Port Called "Plex" (And Looking Hotter Than Ever) [Video] (Gizmodo)

An independent Mac fork of Xbox Media Center—a lauded cross-platform solution for streaming media—has just gotten a neat new name: "Plex." (That's short for "cineplex.") But we know how it is. You...

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In-Depth: Greenberg Talks The State Of Xbox 360 (Gamasutra)

The console market is more complex than ever before - with machines becoming full multimedia delivery devices, and emerging markets and demographics bringing new types of games and gamers. Microsoft hasn't been shy about its ambitions to capitalize on all of those areas. Aaron Greenberg, Microsoft's director of product management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live, recently sat down with Gamasutra to ...

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Xbox Media Center Renamed "Plex" (And Looking Hotter Than Ever) [Video] (Gizmodo)

Xbox Media Center—a lauded cross-platform solution for streaming media—has just gotten a neat new name for its OSX version called "Plex." (That's short for "cineplex.") But we know how it is. You use...

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Monday, July 7, 2008

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PSA: Promotional Xbox 360/Zune Points Expire [Xbox 360] (Gizmodo)

Here's an interesting fact about Microsoft Points—the fake currency used in the Xbox 360 and Zune Marketplaces—that we just learned yesterday: points expire. If you've got promotional, contest, or...

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In-Depth: Greenberg Talks The State Of Xbox 360 (Gamasutra)

The console market is more complex than ever before - with machines becoming full multimedia delivery devices, and emerging markets and demographics bringing new types of games and gamers. Microsoft hasn't been shy about its ambitions to capitalize on all of those areas. Aaron Greenberg, Microsoft's director of product management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live, recently sat down with Gamasutra to ...

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Microsoft's J Allard (Xbox 360 and Zune) Gets a Promotion [J Allard] (Gizmodo)

J Allard, who most recently helped give the Xbox and the Zune a really, really good user experience has gotten a promotion to "Chief Experience Officer" of the Entertainment and Devices devision. The...

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Recent Original Stories (OS News)

OSNews.com informs you about the latest news on a vast range of operating systems, from the well-known mainstream OSes, down to small embedded (but also very interesting technically) ones.

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J Allard gets a new job title News by (EuroGamer)

Remember J Allard, the man who became famous for launching Xbox 360, wearing an earring and having a bald head? Remember how he went on to work on Zune, or something, and hasn't been seen since?

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Thursday, July 3, 2008

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Microsoft's J Allard (Xbox 360 and Zune) Gets a Promotion [J Allard] (Gizmodo)

J Allard, who most recently helped give the Xbox and the Zune a really, really good user experience has gotten a promotion to "Chief Experience Officer" of the Entertainment and Devices devision. The...

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J Allard gets a new job title News by (EuroGamer)

Remember J Allard, the man who became famous for launching Xbox 360, wearing an earring and having a bald head? Remember how he went on to work on Zune, or something, and hasn't been seen since?

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J Allard, CXO, surfaces at Microsoft C-level (Engadget)

J Allard, previously of Veep stature, has been elevated to the position of CXO (Chief eXperience Officer) and CTO of Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division. That puts the man synonymous with the Zune, Xbox, and once questionable , 80's style in charge of "the technical architecture and user experiences related to products and services of the Entertainment and Devices (E&D) ...

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Concept: Xbox 360 / Zune handheld with a phone thrown in for good measure (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

The rumours come in and out on an almost seasonal basis about Microsoft creating the Xbox 360/Zune hybrid handheld but in the absence of anything recent, T3 has got their concept artists on the case to give an impression of just what this gamer's nirvana might look like, and here it is.

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On indexing Flash content, Microsoft silent (CNET)

Google and Yahoo say their search engines will start to index Flash content. Microsoft is staying mum on whether or when it might add such support to Live search.

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Friday, June 27, 2008

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Concept: Xbox 360 / Zune handheld with a phone thrown in for good measure (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

The rumours come in and out on an almost seasonal basis about Microsoft creating the Xbox 360/Zune hybrid handheld but in the absence of anything recent, T3 has got their concept artists on the case to give an impression of just what this gamer's nirvana might look like, and here it is.

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Portable XBox 360/Zune Phone Fantasy is Exactly What Microsoft Should Make [Concept] (Gizmodo)

From the same T3 concept design stable that brought us the 2010 Wiimote yesterday comes this piece of pure gadget fantasy. Ramming a XBox 360 and a Zunephone into a slender, shiny little package is...

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Another Look at the Xbox Portable cum Zune Media Player (MobileMag)

Nintendo has its DS and Sony has its PSP, but Microsoft has yet to truly enter the portable gaming market with a handheld of its own. As such, we turn to the random designers on the Internet to see what kind of contraptions they can come up with and what you see here is one of the latest.

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Bill Gates to sign off at Microsoft (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Macintosh computer fanatics won't have Bill Gates to kick around anymore.

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Ballmer Is Left With `Google Envy,' Sinking Stock (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)

June 27 (Bloomberg) -- Bill Gates today turns Microsoft Corp. over to the sole leadership of Steve Ballmer . There may have been better times for a handoff.

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

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Concept: Xbox 360 / Zune handheld with a phone thrown in for good measure (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

The rumours come in and out on an almost seasonal basis about Microsoft creating the Xbox 360/Zune hybrid handheld but in the absence of anything recent, T3 has got their concept artists on the case to give an impression of just what this gamer's nirvana might look like, and here it is.

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Portable XBox 360/Zune Phone Fantasy is Exactly What Microsoft Should Make [Concept] (Gizmodo)

From the same T3 concept design stable that brought us the 2010 Wiimote yesterday comes this piece of pure gadget fantasy. Ramming a XBox 360 and a Zunephone into a slender, shiny little package is...

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Is Microsoft Better Off Without Gates? (Forbes)

The software giant's co-founder started focusing away from the company years ago. What the company needs now is fresh talent.

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Microsoft's future No. 1: The "Borvell" scenario (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)

Microsoft's a dinosaur that didn't know its dead yet.

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Life at Microsoft in the post-Gates era (ZDNet UK)

With Bill Gates preparing to step down as Microsoft chairman, analysts and observers disagree on the impact his departure will have

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Monday, June 23, 2008

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Stardock CEO Brad Wardell On Impulse, New Games, And More (1up.com)

Plus hints on the next game from the Sins of a Solar Empire team.

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News in brief (Onalaska Community Life)

Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.

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14:00 (BST), 20/06/2008 ArchLord Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS – Codemasters Online are pleased to reveal that ... (gamesindustry.biz)

– Codemasters Online are pleased to reveal that their popular free MMORPG ArchLord will be receiving an overhaul in the shape of the all-new, FREE Expansion Episode 3: Spirits Awakening.

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09:45 (BST), 18/06/2008 Develop Conference and Expo Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Tandem Events has unveiled a ... (gamesindustry.biz)

Tandem Events has unveiled a content-rich programme for the third annual Develop Mobile conference, which takes place on 29 July alongside the Develop Conference and Expo in Brighton, Europe’s leading conference for the development community.

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14:15 (BST), 19/06/2008 Develop Conference and Expo Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS London June 19th 2008: The ... (gamesindustry.biz)

London June 19th 2008: The biggest title of 2007, and key members of its award winning creative team of Ken Levine, Christopher Kline, Nate Wells and Bill Gardner, have signed up to set the pace of Develop Conference in Brighton with a keynote session that examines the secrets of the huge success of BioShock during the opening session on Wednesday 30th July.

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Friday, June 20, 2008

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14:00 (BST), 20/06/2008 ArchLord Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS – Codemasters Online are pleased to reveal that ... (gamesindustry.biz)

– Codemasters Online are pleased to reveal that their popular free MMORPG ArchLord will be receiving an overhaul in the shape of the all-new, FREE Expansion Episode 3: Spirits Awakening.

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09:45 (BST), 18/06/2008 Develop Conference and Expo Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Tandem Events has unveiled a ... (gamesindustry.biz)

Tandem Events has unveiled a content-rich programme for the third annual Develop Mobile conference, which takes place on 29 July alongside the Develop Conference and Expo in Brighton, Europe’s leading conference for the development community.

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14:15 (BST), 19/06/2008 Develop Conference and Expo Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS London June 19th 2008: The ... (gamesindustry.biz)

London June 19th 2008: The biggest title of 2007, and key members of its award winning creative team of Ken Levine, Christopher Kline, Nate Wells and Bill Gardner, have signed up to set the pace of Develop Conference in Brighton with a keynote session that examines the secrets of the huge success of BioShock during the opening session on Wednesday 30th July.

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The Sims Label Announces Games Destinations Website Now in Open Beta (IGN PC)

Play, create and share games of all kinds! June 17, 2008 - The Sims and Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) announce SimsCarnival.com with added content, features and new game creation options. This games destination website has hundreds of games of all kinds and creators are adding more every day.

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S2 Games Releases Second Free Content Update for Savage 2: A Tortured Soul (IGN PC)

The update includes new units, new maps, new enduring items, an automated tournament system and more.

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Monday, June 16, 2008

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Monday June 16, 2008 - 12:25 EST (Rolling Good Times)

MIAMI -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Fighting your way through cash games, Sit and Gos and multi-table tournaments just got substantially more rewarding.

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VION Mobile Partners with GreenCity Concept to Launch Viwawa in Brunei (PRWeb)

Key geographic expansion of VION's multiplayer gaming platform. (PRWeb Jun 16, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/multiplayer/gaming/prweb1026724.htm

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VION Mobile Partners with GreenCity Concept to Launch Viwawa in Brunei (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Key geographic expansion of VION's multiplayer gaming platform.

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15:14 (BST), 12/06/2008 GC Developers Conference 2008 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS GC Developers Conference ... (gamesindustry.biz)

– Today the GC Developers Conference (GCDC) announced that Nokia will be the main sponsor of this year’s event. Nokia will showcase its latest games for N-Gage making mobile a big part of the conference.

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Mochi Media Selects Panther Express to Power MochiAds for Online Advertising Graphics Delivery (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Social Gaming Summit -- Panther Express today announced that it has been selected by Mochi Media to power ad hosting and bandwidth for MochiAds for Publishers, a free set of tools that enables Web publishers to easily search, browse and add revenue-generating games to their sites.

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Friday, June 13, 2008

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Dave Davies: Play latest combat game for free (San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5)

Pixel Mine Portal this week launched “Fireteam Reloaded,” an online team-based combat game for the PC. You get access to the three basic character classes, a couple battlefield maps and four gameplay modes.

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15:14 (BST), 12/06/2008 GC Developers Conference 2008 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS GC Developers Conference ... (gamesindustry.biz)

– Today the GC Developers Conference (GCDC) announced that Nokia will be the main sponsor of this year’s event. Nokia will showcase its latest games for N-Gage making mobile a big part of the conference.

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Mochi Media Selects Panther Express to Power MochiAds for Online Advertising Graphics Delivery (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Social Gaming Summit -- Panther Express today announced that it has been selected by Mochi Media to power ad hosting and bandwidth for MochiAds for Publishers, a free set of tools that enables Web publishers to easily search, browse and add revenue-generating games to their sites.

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13:27 (BST), 10/06/2008 Develop Conference and Expo Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Video gaming masterminds ... (gamesindustry.biz)

Video gaming masterminds David Braben (Frontier Developments), Damian Isla (Bungie Studios), Richard Lemarchand (Naughty Dog) and Phil Spencer (Microsoft Game Studios Europe) and top animator Andy Lomas (Framestore) will deliver keynote addresses at this year’s Develop Conference and Expo, which takes place from 29-31 July in Brighton.

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11:04 (BST), 11/06/2008 Last Chaos Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS – Last Chaos, the first title of Aeria Games ... (gamesindustry.biz)

– Last Chaos, the first title of Aeria Games is prepared to pour out one of its most innovative and latest content updates, the Tomb of Theos. The Tomb of Theos is a dungeon for level 75-plus players who will have the chance to control entry into the dungeon.

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Wednesday, June 11, 2008

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13:27 (BST), 10/06/2008 Develop Conference and Expo Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Video gaming masterminds ... (gamesindustry.biz)

Video gaming masterminds David Braben (Frontier Developments), Damian Isla (Bungie Studios), Richard Lemarchand (Naughty Dog) and Phil Spencer (Microsoft Game Studios Europe) and top animator Andy Lomas (Framestore) will deliver keynote addresses at this year’s Develop Conference and Expo, which takes place from 29-31 July in Brighton.

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11:04 (BST), 11/06/2008 Last Chaos Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS – Last Chaos, the first title of Aeria Games ... (gamesindustry.biz)

– Last Chaos, the first title of Aeria Games is prepared to pour out one of its most innovative and latest content updates, the Tomb of Theos. The Tomb of Theos is a dungeon for level 75-plus players who will have the chance to control entry into the dungeon.

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11:07 (BST), 11/06/2008 Onrpg.com Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – SPILL group, a world ... (gamesindustry.biz)

– SPILL group, a world leading online game destination of dozens of localized portals, announced today that it has acquired Onrpg.com, one of the top MMO (massive multiplayer online) portal and community websites in the world.

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Growth of electronic gaming in the Middle East predicted to surpass percentage of growth in Europe (Mena Report)

The Middle East has been identified as a major contributor in the fast growing electronic gaming industry which is predicted to grow from USD 11.1Billion to USD 15.4 Billion by 2011 in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Wilkofsky Gruen Associates.

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Growth of electronic gaming in the Middle East predicted to surpass percentage of growth in Europe (AME Info)

The Middle East has been identified as a major contributor in the fast growing electronic gaming industry which is predicted to grow from $11.1bn to $15.4bn by 2011 in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Wilkofsky Gruen Associates.

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Gaming Expo to showcase the latest industry trends (Scoop.co.nz)

Sydney, Australia – 30 May, 2008: The Australasian Gaming Expo, held August 24-26 2008, is shaping up to be one of the most successful in its 18 year history, with record registrations to date for the conference and over 180 exhibitors showcasing their products at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre.

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Lake Hospital System Offers Wii-habilitation (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Physical and occupational therapists at Lake Hospital System are tapping into the latest video gaming craze to get patients back on their feet. They're using the Nintendo Wii and the just released Wii Fit to help patients recovering from strokes, surgeries and broken bones improve their cardiovascular fitness, aerobic strength and balance through video games like hula hooping, skiing and bowling.

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Why Apple Could Kill The Nintendo DS (Forbes)

With third-party apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch looming, games (for once) could become Apple's killer app.

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Wi-Fi, video games all part of public libraries version 2.0 (The Capital Times)

With Nintendo Wii gaming controllers strapped to their wrists, four keenly focused boys whooped it up as they battled through a game of "Super Smash Brothers Brawl." Assorted spectators, some waiting their turn at the video game, occasionally barked out appreciative or caustic commentary. While it might sound like a sacrilegious activity to take place in a public library, the gamers didn't draw ...

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Where Now For N-Gage? - A Road Map for the Next Few Years (All About Symbian)

Where does the 'next generation gaming platform' that is N-Gage go now? Ewan takes notes from the recent S60 Summit in Barcelona.

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