Sign up for a chance to check out THQ's venture into the free-to-play MMO market for yourself next week. By 1UP Staff , 06/26/2009 THQ*ICE, a joint venture between THQ and ICE (a Shanghai-based MMO publisher) recently announced that the closed beta for its upcoming Dragonica Online will be...
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Download the landmark 10-minute music video free of charge today. By Kris Pigna , 06/28/2009 Following the wake of Michael Jackson's surprise death earlier this week, we've considered the unusually deep connections he had with the videogames industry, not to mention his more ephemeral and...
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Does the Late Night host trump Tiger at his own game? Check out the footage to find out. By Dustin Quillen , 06/26/2009 Late Night host Jimmy Fallon continued to deliver on his promise to bring gaming to the television viewing masses with last night's special guest appearance by PG...
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Japanese paper states a team will be brought together in July to begin developing the new product. By Kris Pigna , 06/27/2009 According to a new report from Japanese trade paper Nikkei ( via Reuters), Sony is planning to create a new product with Sony Ericsson that combines their cellphones wi...
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Is the PlayStation 3 browser being blocked by the video streaming service? By Steve Watts , 06/28/2009 The online TV and movie streaming service Hulu has stopped working on the PlayStation 3 browser, at least for the time being. Users who have tried to watch videos have been greeted with t...
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News of another expansion for the original ME "will have to wait." By Steve Watts , 06/28/2009 The internet was abuzz this week with word of new downloadable content for the original Mass Effect , but it looks like it isn't happening - at least, not yet. In a tweet from early in...
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It's easy to win an auction when there's no one else to compete with. By Kris Pigna , 06/27/2009 Have you ever been among a group of people, and maybe someone mentions a movie of dubious quality, but you express how much you loved that movie expecting everyone else to agree, and then no one...
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Unique platformer headed to PC this summer. By Chris Pereira , 06/26/2009 Trine 'Team Puzzles' trailer HD Trine is headed to three different platforms, and on all three platforms, the game will have a different publisher. Atlus is handling the Xbox Live Arcade version, Nobilis is publi...
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Earlier report of a June 29 release date is bogus, says Capcom. By Kris Pigna , 06/27/2009 If you're eagerly anticipating the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network ports of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 , you're going to have to wait just about another month. A new message has appeared on the C...
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As the online world surpasses 7 million downloads, SCEE's Peter Edward talks about its future. By Kris Pigna , 06/28/2009 PlayStation Home had a little trouble winning people over when it finally launched in November 2008, but it seems it picked up considerable steam since then. Sony has ann...
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Sega and Obsidian confirm that the project is no more. By Kat Bailey , 06/26/2009 Work on Aliens: Colonial Marines continues in earnest over at Gearbox. Obsidian's Aliens RPG, however, is not so lucky. According to Giant Bomb , Obsidian has confirmed that development on the game has offic...
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Despite what stereotypes might have suggested, exercising is a big hit with gamers. By Kris Pigna , 06/28/2009 There was a time when the suggestion of making a videogame that would force gamers to exercise would be met with incredulous scoffs. Clearly, those who scoffed then are probably k...
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We look back at how Jackson influenced the videogame world. By 1UP Staff , 06/25/2009 When people sit back and reminisce about the late Michael Jackson (he passed away today at age 50), they will more than likely recall his musical career as the King of Pop, and rightly so. But he also had a ...
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"Don't work on movie licenses, Don't work on ports, don't do work for hire, find a big brother to nurture us." By Kat Bailey , 06/25/2009 Splash Damage has standards. According to CEO Paul Wedgwood, the Brink developer has a number of rules to live by, such as a refusal to work o...
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"We're not reaching new genres and new music audiences in a way that DJ Hero allows us to accomplish" By Kat Bailey , 06/25/2009 Guitar Hero is the game most often credited with making the rhythm genre a billion dollar industry by itself, thanks in large part to its appeal to mai...
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"There are issues of cost and profitability," Sony Europe says. By Kat Bailey , 06/25/2009 A price cut for the PlayStation 3 has been rumored for quite some time now. So when is it going to happen? According to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president Andrew House, it'll happen...
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The Bigs 2 demo and puzzler Droplitz released on PS3's download store. By Chris Pereira , 06/25/2009 This week's update is unusually full of PSP content. Not only is there PSone Classic, Mobile Light Force , available for both PS3 and PSP owners, there are also four titles just for PSP: ...
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Lawrence Kasanoff seeking to "preserve his IP rights" for the franchise. By Kat Bailey , 06/25/2009 Warner Bros. has offered to purchase Midway for $33 million , offering a new lease on life for the publisher best known for Mortal Kombat . But at least one studio isn't too please...
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Tracks from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Thrice, and several others are also on the way. By Dustin Quillen , 06/25/2009 More Warped Tour DLC is on the way to Rock Band next week, in addition to a track by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and a three-pack of songs from '80s rock group Foreigner. Yo...
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Trademarks are confirmed as something for "down the road." By Kat Bailey , 06/25/2009 Gearbox recently filed four trademarks for the title "War Hero," with titles including, "World War II Hero," "Brothers in Arms War Hero," and "Modern War Hero.&q...
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