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Phase One discusses Capture One Version 5

With Phase One launching new versions of its Capture One software, we spoke to Claus Mølgaard, Vice President of Research and Development, to find out what's new and the work that's been put in. Many of the changes in the latest version are enhancements of features offered in Capture O... More...

GameStop Offering Free Game With Wii Purchase

MadWorld, Animal Crossing and Excitebots among the titles on offer. By Kat Bailey , 07/22/2009 Times sure have changed. According to the June NPDs, the Wii is still moving more units than the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3, but indications are that sales are slowing significantly. Just look ... More...

Canadian Retailer Appears to No Longer Restock 80GB PS3

If true, it falls in line with previous rumors of an impending price-drop. By Kris Pigna , 07/14/2009 An internal memo from Canadian retail chain Zellers appears to reveal that they may no longer be restocking their supply of 80GB PlayStation 3's. That may not sound like much of a story, but... More...

Satoru Iwata Announces Wii Vitality Sensor

Sensor reads your pulse, and then... well, we're not quite sure. By Kris Pigna , 06/02/2009 Nintendo's penchant for new Wii add-ons has ventured into the realm of the surreal: During their E3 press conference, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata revealed the latest device to plug into the bottom... More...

God of War 3 Hits in March 2010

Experience the finally chapter of the God of War trilogy early next year on PS3. By Chris Pereira , 06/02/2009 What better way to cap off a press conference than with an epic demo of God of War 3 . Although it was cut off before we could see any sort of dramatic closure, an even more expansive ... More...

Linux vs Windows: The Netbook Question

Jim Getten is planning to buy a netbook. Should he go with Linux or Windows? That's a good question, and one that I haven't yet decided for myself. Here's how I see it: Linux is smaller, faster, free, less prone to crashes, and much less likely to get infected with malware. On the other hand, yo... More...

BattleForge Now Available For $29.99

Card-based RTS gets a major price reduction. By Kat Bailey , 05/05/2009 Battleforge 'Nature' trailer HD Those who haven't yet checked out BattleForge have a little more incentive to do so now. Effective immediately, the card-based RTS is getting a major price reduction, dropping $20 fr... More...

What to Expect From the Dawn of War II Beta

By Nate Ralph January 28, 2009 | 6:13:00 PM Categories: PC Gaming    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II won't be gracing PCs worldwide until February 18th, but publisher THQ has seen fit to give players a taste of what's to come with free access to the multipla... More...

2K Play Developing Ringling Bros. Game

Join the circus in upcoming Nintendo Wii and DS titles. By Kat Bailey , 04/13/2009 Do you remember going to the circus when you were a kid? Chances are you bought cheap plastic swords, ate too much cotton candy, and even watched the performance from time to time. Now you can get that experi... More...

LG Viewty II available from Orange in June

LG Viewty II available from Orange in June 09 April 2009 UK operator also announces availability of LG Arena After the release of the official specifications for the new version of the LG Viewty, the Viewty II , back in March, the company has confirmed that it will be launching its 8-megapixe... More...

Sony: Over 50% of PSP's 2009 Lineup Remains Unannounced

Games like LittleBigPlanet and Rock Band are just the beginning. By Patrick Klepek , 04/02/2009 Rock Band Unplugged , LittleBigPlanet and MotorStorm are a few of the big PSP releases for 2009 recently announced, but as much of 50-60% of the handheld's lineup for just this year still remain... More...

Toby Keith Six-Pack Coming to Rock Band

Rock Band gets its third helping of country music DLC next week. By Dustin Quillen , 03/30/2009 Country music fans have yet another batch of Rock Band DLC to look forward to next week; Toby Keith is lending a bundle of his greatest hits to Harmonix' rhythm game. Spanning everything from h... More...

GDC: Metal Gear Solid's Hideo Kojima Embraces Western Tech

By Chris Kohler March 26, 2009 | 10:29:14 AM Categories: GDC 2009    During his Thursday keynote at the Game Developers Conference in SanFrancisco, Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima tellshow technology is lowering the "wall of impossibility&quot... More...

GDC 2009: Noby Noby Boy Coming to iPhone

Game developer Takahashi confirms the handheld version is already in the works. By Justin Haywald , 03/26/2009 Today at GDC, Keita Takahashi, the innovative creator behind Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy , announced that an iPhone version of Noby Noby is currently in development. No spe... More...

Level-5's ROID Launching in June

And it's launching with something rather interesting...maybe. By Kevin Gifford , 03/25/2009 Level-5 announced this week that ROID , the Steam-like online game-distribution portal it originally announced at last fall's Tokyo Game Show, will officially launch June 1 in Japan. Modeled after a fant... More...

Bug-Free 'The Pitt' Add-on Now Available

By Earnest Cavalli March 25, 2009 | 5:02:45 PM Categories: Downloadable Content    Bethesda has fixed the bugs in Fallout 3's "The Pitt" downloadable content pack, and the add-on is once again on sale via the Xbox Live Marketplace for $10. ... More...

GDC 2009: Young Explains Why the iPhone Has Changed Everything

ngmoco president Neil Young offers insights into the iPhone's role in shaping the future. By Jeremy Parish , 03/23/2009 Game Developers Conference 2009 kicked off today with a keynote session by ngmoco founder Neil Young entitled "Why the iPhone Just Changed Everything." The name is... More...

China Details New Virtual Goods Tax

By Earnest Cavalli November 17, 2008 | 3:51:49 PM Categories: Legal Matters    After formally announcing their intention to tax the sale of virtual goods within online worlds at the end of last month, the Beijing branch of the Chinese State Administration of Ta... More...

Apple Releases ITunes 8.1 Update

Apple updated its iTunes music jukebox and device-management software to version 8.1 on Wednesday, adding support for the new line of iPod Shuffles released earlier in the day, and adding several other new features, most notably adding Genius Sidebar support for movies and television shows. App... More...

Palm, Elevation Pull Back on McNamee Comments

It may be all fun and games for you and me when executives start talking crazy, but it can trigger plenty of sweaty collars in the boardroom. Last week, Elevation Partners co-founder Roger McNamee--whose company is one of Palm's premiere investors-- told Bloomberg that early adopters would flock to ... More...