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BBC News
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Spore, the long awaited creation of gaming legend Will Wright, is going on sale on 7 September.
Begun in 2005 the eagerly anticipated game was originally expected to be on shop shelves in 2007.
Development problems delayed the ambitious game which l..
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MSNBC
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A Middle Ages assassin is helping game maker Ubisoft stand up to bigger competitors.
The France-based company said Thursday it was revising its targets for this fiscal year upward and was able to delay release of several high-profile games due to to un..
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www.thestreet.com
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Video-game publisher Electronic Arts (ERTS - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr - Rating) said it plans to buy two game development studios for $860 million in a bid to strengthen its position in one of the games industry biggest genres: online role-playing games..
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Reuters
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The creator of classic computer game "Doom," id Software, unveiled on Friday its eagerly anticipated next game, "Rage," in which players fight an oppressive government in a post-apocalyptic world.
The new game will be released for computers running eit..
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CNN
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Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it would launch the advanced version of its Xbox 360 game console, Xbox 360 Elite, on October 11 in Japan, a country where sales of its game gear trail far behind rival machines from Nintendo Co. Ltd. and Sony Corp. The El..
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MSNBC
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Blizzard Entertainment is one of the most successful game developers in the world, with an unbroken string of hit games including “World of Warcraft,” the “Diablo” franchise, the “Warcraft” series and “StarCraft.”
The only hitch? The co..
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BusinessWeek
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Sony's new video game console offers pricey, cutting-edge tech. But serious rivals await, from Nintendo and Microsoft—and other platforms..
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MSNBC
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U.S. sales of video game hardware and software were $1.12 billion in May, up 37 percent from a year earlier, with Take-Two Interactive Software's "Grand Theft Audio 4" the best-selling title for the month, market researcher NPD said in a report on Thursda..
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MSNBC
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The “Metal Gear Solid” video game series generates fan fervor to rival any “Star Wars” movie or Apple iProduct. What started as an action-meets-sci-fi title for the Japanese MSX2 computer in 1987 has become a deeply beloved, multi-platinum hit mac..
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MSNBC
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I can’t say that “fun” is the first word that comes to mind when playing the computer game called “ICED.” And I wouldn’t dare use the term “entertaining” to describe a rhythm game called “Hush.” And as for “Darfur is Dying,” I wasn..
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MSNBC
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U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 47 percent from a year earlier, as Take-Two Interactive Software's "Grand Theft Auto 4" and Nintendo's Wii console stole the show.
The popularity of "Grand Theft Auto 4," however, failed to boost sale..
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MSNBC
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After about five hours, though and he says he started to see the depth of the game — and the world. And he points out that this is consistent with other types of art, like literature. Sometimes it takes a couple readings to really get what a book is abo..
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MSNBC
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For as popular as the Nintendo Wii is with gamers around the world, the console has problems: Too many of its games are dreadfully dull and make poor use of the Wii Remote's innovations. Naturally, Nintendo knows exactly how to make Wii game that doesn't..
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MSNBC
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If your tween wants a little variation, there’s always the “High School Musical” game (another collaboration between JAKKS and Disney) that seems to simulate school a little too much (minus the dancing and singing for auditions and the big show). Ga..
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MSNBC
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Hiding a ring in a bouquet just wasn't enough when a computer programmer decided to pop the question.
Bernie Peng reprogrammed Tammy Li's favorite video game, "Bejeweled," so a ring and a marriage proposal would show up on the screen when she reached a..
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MSNBC
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Things don't bode well for Sweet Potato. Ever since all this “Save the children!” hysteria started over Miss Bimbo, the online game site where she resides, the poor virtual paper doll hasn’t had a thing to eat. Not that she eats much anyway.
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BBC News
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PlayStation veteran Phil Harrison has resigned as president of Sony's game development arm, the company has said.
Mr Harrison, who joined the firm before the release of the original PlayStation will step down on 29 February after nearly 15 years of ser..
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BBC News
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The future of the games industry lies with the internet and content delivered from central servers, a panel of game luminaries has predicted.
"Everything is moving towards the network," said Neil Young, general manager of EA Los Angeles.
Phil Harris..
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BBC News
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Hobbyist game developers will be able to share their "home brew" titles over Microsoft's Xbox Live online service.
The company has launched a community driven service that will let amateur creators build and distribute games.
"Ten million people wil..
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BusinessWeek
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Funware" brings gaming features to consumer applications like photo-sharing and social networking
It doesn't gather dust like the shoebox of old photos sitting in your closet, but chances are that your collection of online pics is similarly disorganize..
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