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“[ By Marc in Games & Gaming, History & Factoids, Technology & Futurism. ] Video games have been pushing technology since Pong came out in 1972 and brought the industry into the limelight. Any gamer knows that sheer graphics…” |
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“While the jury may still be out on our Game of the Year, we’ve already rolled the dice on the Best Role-Playing Games of 2009. Why are we doing a best Role-Playing Game award and not a Best Shooter, Best Driving Game, etc.? Because this is an…” |
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“It all started with fond childhood memories. “The anime that Tatsunoko makes is well known in Japan,” said Capcom producer Ryota Niitsuma. “Even now, looking back on them they had a lot of good stories and were really fun. I think a lot of adults in…” |
| “To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Bad Cuts I got Apple’s Magic Mouse the other day as a late, very late, Christmas present. Mrs. Bashcraft couldn’t find it during the holidays in Dallas (it was sold out!), and since we never leave the house. No,…” |
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“Word on the street is that Electronic Arts is going to have a big presence when Apple gets around to unveiling its tablet computer next week. So let’s take a look at some of the games we’ll hopefully be seeing. While conjecture has settled on the…” |
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“I’m not sure if this is sad or impressive – probably a bit of both – but New Super Mario Bros. Wii has, in a little over two months, already managed to outsell Nintendo’s last Mario game, Super Mario Galaxy. NPD figures reveal that while Galaxy has…” |
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| “Nintendo’s dedicated Wii channel that provides media updates and game recommendations has seen an update in Europe and Australia.” |
| “Kids did show a significant fitness impact when using the Wii…” |
| “It had been going so well. The shopper, a grandmother looking for a holiday gift for her two grandsons, had decided to buy a Wii video game the boys really wanted: The Beatles: Rock Band. In Google’s search box, she typed "wii beatles…” |
| “MySims Agents – Wii [$49.99]” |
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“Enterbrain reports that the PS3 has crossed the four million mark in Japan, selling over one million consoles in nine months for a total of 4,020,563. Though this milestone is impressive, expect the next million to go by much more rapidly, thanks to…” |
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“Excerpts from A Casual Revolution: Reinventing Video Games And Their Players by Jesper Juul Reprinted with permission of the author [Note from Kotaku: The following excerpts are from a series of interviews published in A Casual Revolution, a new book…” |
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“The president of Nintendo of America wasn’t counting girls playing DS, moms playing PCs or sisters dabbling with the family’s Wii when he announced that there are more than 11 million females in the Americas who play consoles. At a BMO Capital…” |
| “Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” video features Wii nunchuck controllers, but we prefer a “Bad Romance” video with a slightly bigger gaming connection. Photographer and NeoGAFFer Brian Moreno found the only way to make Lady Gaga’s video more absurd. He…” |
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“With a new Super Mario Bros. title to tide fans over, and plenty of third-party software, this year’s Wii offering includes an eclectic mix of games. But which to buy? While the list below isn’t a rundown of all of the reviews that ran this year on…” |
| “Rating: 20 Posted By: johnny98 Views: 3617 Replies: 12 Posted on their Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/Newegg?v=app_10339498918Black Friday Starts 3:00PM PST Wednesday 11/25 – Exclusive Sneak PeekWhy wait in line?10% Bing.com CashBack on…” |
| “Rating: 4 Posted By: sandman8288 Views: 628 Replies: 1 Starts Thursday 11/26 at www.gogamer.comAmazing Madness DealsXbox 360 Elite 120gb HD Console (Refurbished W/120 Day Warranty) $209.90Xbox 360 Pro 60gb HD Console (Refurbished) $169.90360 – Call…” |
| “Rating: 1 Posted By: Doldrums Views: 342 Replies: 7 I went to buy this for my nephew for Christmas and Amazon had it for ~$85.I got it for $49.86 + tax + shipping at SamsClub.com. My total was $58.02.I couldn’t find it using the search of the…” |
| “Rating: 0 Posted By: ajackson75 Views: 229 Replies: 0 This is my first post. I did the best I could to look to see if this has aleady been posted. Best Buy’s Deal of the Day is the Band Hero for all systems $144.99 for a total of $55.00 off. This…” |
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| “Today only, 13deals.com offers this Boxing Gloves Set for Nintendo Wii for $7.99 plus $4.50 for shipping. That’s a buck under our mention from August and the lowest total price we could find by $2. Constructed of durable vinyl, these boxing gloves…” |
| “1 CALL OF DUTY/MODERN WARFARE 2 (PS3) ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 2 CALL OF DUTY/MODERN WARFARE 2 (XBOX 360) ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 3 CALL OF DUTY/MODERN WARFARE 2 (PC) ACTIVISION BLIZZARD 4 ASSASSIN’S CREED 2 (PS3) UBISOFT 5 ASSASSIN’S CREED 2…” |
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“Epic Mickey – Spector says the paint thinner mechanic isn’t the only one, with another to be revealed – listed as Fall 2010 Zombie Panic in Wonderland – due out before the year is over Nintendo Power’s top 5 most important DS…” |
| “Platform: Wii Rating: Everyone Content descriptors: No Descriptors Rating summary: This is a seek-and-find puzzle game in which players search for hidden items on a screen full of jumbled objects. Players follow the story of an alien family…” |
| “If Super Mario Bros. 3 didn’t exist, we might not have New Super Mario Bros. Wii right now. It’s very true that this NES classic not only inspired New Super Mario Bros. Wii, but the entire Mario universe ahead of it. Can you believe…” |
| “1. The Legend of Zelda (NES, 1987) 2. Super Mario Bros. (NES, 1985) 3. Tetris (PC, 1984) 4. Grand Theft Auto III (PS2, 2001) 5. Half-Life 2 (PC, 2004) 6. Doom (PC, 1993) 7. Metroid (NES, 1986) 8. Final Fantasy III (SNES, 1994) 9. Super Mario Bros. 3…” |
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“A portion of a GameSetWatch interview with Capybara’s Nathan Vella and Kris Piotrowski… GSW: You’ve finished Might and Magic for DS and Critter Crunch for PSN. Can you talk about other stuff you’re doing? KP: Yeah. One of the…” |
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| “To: Ash From: Crecente Re: Micro-Bash Stood Up By Himself Today This is bad, real bad. We’re in the middle of the busy reviewing season, gift guides, review guides, year end guides, game of the year awards are all circling in and I can’t stop playing…” |
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“Swedish game developer Zoink Games presents Wiiwaa, a Wii adventure game “designed around the concept of puppeteering” that’s based around the concept of playing with a stuffed puppet with a Wii Remote jammed inside. Is this for real? Zoink’s trailer…” |
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“EA and Activision have released dozens of games on the Wii, and sold a bunch. But once people get these games home, how much do they play them? I pulled the stats. Some results are pretty. Not all. The following data was pulled from the Wii’s…” |
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“PETA doesn’t want you rushing to the store to pick up the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus game for the Wii on November 10th without considering elephant abuse. I know you all had your heart set on purchasing Take-Two’s Ringling Bros. circus…” |
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“If there’s a good Nintendo and a bad Nintendo, then the release of five linked, downloadable games on the DSi represents that latter corporate personality at its worst. 1) Take five mini-games from what must have been an underwhelming 2002 Game Boy…” |
| “To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Never Gonna Give You Up… Next up, WALKING. What you missed last night Five New PSP Bundles For Japan Modern Warfare 2 Breaks Pre-Order Records KFC Madden NFL Box Unboxing and Review GameStop: PS3, Borderlands &…” |
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“There are a whole lot of WiiWare games out there, and quite a large number of them are downright awful. If you’re worried the game you’re looking at is a piece of junk rather than a gem though, Nintendo will soon be here to help you out. Nintendo…” |
| “Mario and Sonic have teamed up once again, this time for a trip to the Winter Olympics. Can the DS version compare to its bigger Wii brother? Find out in our review…” |
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“25 years ago today, Dell Computers was founded as PCs Limited. Celebrate by buying yourself their 14z laptop for $699. Or show them how you really feel by getting a deal on one of their competitor’s laptops. We have several. Top Deals: • 14″ Asus…” |
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“Without question, the NBA is the crown jewel of the 2K Sports catalog, whose NBA 2K10 released Tuesday to the expectations faced by a clear winner – stick with what works, or keep up the full-court press? To continue the metaphor, NBA 2K10 delivers…”
“Connect the Nunchuk controller to the Wii Remote and get ready. You’ve just begun a journey into the most immersive, heated gameplay experience ever offered. This combo offers the utmost precision. They’re your sword and shield to defend…”
“The Commodore 64 side of the Virtual Console doesn’t get a lot of love, and that’s looking from both the Nintendo and customer side. It just doesn’t seem like anyone is really interested in that part of emulation. It’s a…”
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“Tired of headlines like these? “Gamers most likely to suddenly die in the street”, “Warcraft Ate My Boyfriend” and so on? Us too. Ever since video gaming leapt from nerdy male-only, teen-only pastime into the socially diverse…”
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“Givori is back to tease the uber rich with their new range of Via Veneto luxury handsets that were inspired and named after the famous shopping street in Rome. This new range will feature authentic full grain Italian leather hand-finished with…”
“Most of us would think that LED technology comes in handy where cutting edge flat panel TVs in our living rooms as well as portable devices with displays are concerned, but Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight Electronics takes a different…”
“Working with a large monitor is always more advantageous than squinting your eyes into something small, so here’s a device that will encourage more people with the budget to take up a 3-monitor setup in their homes/offices. Steelcase is offering the…”
“You could call the Samsung Jet a Speedy Gonzales where cellphone processors are concerned, considering it clocks up a whopping 800MHz figure compared to other handsets in the market that have just made it past the 500MHz mark. Guess cellphone…”
“Now here’s a unique 4-port USB hub that is truly universal – after all, it is able to juice up just about any compatible USB device (oh, it comes with a whole bunch of USB connectors to cater to virtually anything you throw at it save for a Prius)…”
“Country music loving Rock Band owners who’ve exhausted all their favorite genre has to offer will soon be on the road again, as Harmonix reveals the track list for the Rock Band Country Track Pack. While eight of the twenty-one songs in the Rock…”
“Nintendo has once again rolled out the weekly cache of downloadable goodies, and it seems to mark a return to form for certain DSiWare trends. First, though, WiiWare adds three new games this week. Headlining is Eduardo the Samurai Toaster, a…”
“We have some new details about Konami’s Pop ‘n Music for the Wii, which is coming to North America later this Fall. Japan gets the game on August 6th, and here’s what they’ll be experiencing. – downloadable songs – game…”
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“Got to give it to Nintendo — this year’s E3 press conference was better than last year’s train wreck, don’t cha think? The company announced some big news. All that and more after the jump. Nintendo’s E3 Expo Live Blog Mario Vs. Donkey Kong,…”
“Google has turned out a new web interface for viewing YouTube, called YouTube XL, which reformats the site to suit web-connected TVs, game console browsers, and, perhaps unintentionally, touchscreens. The interface isn’t quite the full experiential…”
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