With economy troubles, gamers are buying a larger percentage of used games. By Chris Pereira , 07/07/2009 No matter what socio-economic class you reside in, damn near everyone has been impacted by the economic recession we find ourselves in. Videogames are ultimately a trivial thing in the r...
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CEO cites importance of US and European markets, supporting all platforms. By Kat Bailey , 07/07/2009 Japanese developers ranging from Square Enix to Capcom have set their sights on the western market of late, aiming to take advantage of a sector of the industry that is perceived to be on th...
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Check out what you'll need to be running to play the upcoming superhero MMO. By Kris Pigna , 07/07/2009 If World of Warcraft has proven anything, it's that when you make a massively multiplayer online RPG, you substantially improve your chances at financial success if you make it playabl...
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Right now they're just trying to get the game done, Gearbox says. By Kat Bailey , 07/06/2009 Interested in trying Borderlands before it arrives in October? Gearbox would love for you to do just that, but it's still possible that you may have to purchase it on faith alone. According to a re...
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The concept of streaming games to any computer with just a browser isn't so crazy after all. By Chris Pereira , 07/06/2009 OnLive isn't the only service in development that's promising to stream full games to your computer over the Internet. Shiny Entertainment founder David Per...
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Various Twitter posts point to "big" and "exciting" announcement coming tomorrow. By Kris Pigna , 07/05/2009 Everyone loves the announcement of an announcement, right? Well we have to say, this one is particularly interesting: On their official Twitter account, LucasArts ...
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Owners of Rock Band 2 on the Wii can look forward to 28 new downloads this week. By Dustin Quillen , 07/06/2009 Tomorrow's DLC for Rock Band 2 on the Wii includes the previously revealed Green Day and Mayhem Festival tracks, as well as 17 additional downloads from the Rock Band back catalog...
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Witness the results of a PC emulator displaying Super Mario Galaxy in high definition. By Chris Pereira , 07/06/2009 You might remember news of the Dolphin project, a Wii emulator for PC that's capable of outputting video in 720p. Super Smash Bros. Brawl sure did look a whole lot better ...
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Advanced access may force naysayers to rethink their position. By Steve Watts , 07/06/2009 Those who pre-order Left 4 Dead 2 will receive an early shot at the demo, according to a report from Joystiq. Company PR manager Doug Lombardi said that those who invest early will get "advanc...
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Three incoming packs announced at foreign press event. By Steve Watts , 07/06/2009 The News: Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood has been out for about a week, and that means now is the trendy time to announce downloadable content. VG247 reports that three DLC packs are planned for the game. T...
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Joan Ganz Clooney Center urges development of "action plan" to increase awareness of digital media. By Kat Bailey , 07/06/2009 Video games don't exactly have the best reputation with parents, though that's changing to some extent as more and more gamers start having kids. However, ...
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Ten older games coming to Valve's service, including The Dig, Indiana Jones, and Star Wars titles. By Kris Pigna , 07/06/2009 Over the weekend, LucasArts teased that an "amazing" announcement was coming today that would be "awesome news for our old school fans." Could i...
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A gaming romantic comedy? We're almost there, studio says. By Kat Bailey , 07/06/2009 To this point, BioWare has mostly been known for its focus on fantasy and science fiction. Less real world, more swords, sorcery and space opera. That might not be changing anytime soon, but BioWare is neve...
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Along with Green Day, eight groups from the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival are coming to Rock Band next week. By Dustin Quillen , 07/02/2009 Rock Band 's DLC for next week includes the exclusive Green Day three-pack that was announced last month, in addition to eight tracks from artis...
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Players will be able to tweet and receive updates from their chat window. By Kat Bailey , 07/06/2009 With Twitter being all the rage when it comes to social media, it seems only natural that it would make its way into the most social form of gaming there is -- massively multiplayer games. C...
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Internal studio memo lists "Resident Evil: Afterlife" for September, 2010 release. By Kris Pigna , 07/05/2009 Despite the fact that "Resident Evil: Extinction" was largely sold as the final entry in the film series leading up to its release in 2007, the film still left wi...
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David Perry had been planning to announce the development of a similar service, but OnLive "forced his hand." By Kat Bailey , 03/25/2009 The industry has been abuzz with the announcement of OnLive , a "cloud gaming service" that allows you to stream games over a high speed ...
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Nintendo downloadables joined by California Games, Bust-a-Move, and Art Style. By Steve Watts , 07/06/2009 Three new WiiWare titles available on the Wii Shop Channel bring the total count up to over 100. First up is BIT.TRIP.CORE , the sequel to the surprise hit BIT.TRIP.BEAT. It adds an ax...
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Check out a man made of plasma and awesome, and a vertical shooter backed by trippy beats. By Richard Li , 07/06/2009 Live TV by Ustream Time : Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 5 p.m. PST Location : Watch the embedded video player here in this story. Questions : Ask your question(s) in our...
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Play 1 vs. 100 in Live Play starting this Friday and win Microsoft Points or XBLA games. By Chris Pereira , 07/06/2009 Any wins or successes you may have had so far in the 1 vs. 100 beta on Xbox Live have likely been bittersweet -- it's nice to win, but knowing that wins in the future can ...
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