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No Spring Update For Xbox Live
May 23, 2008
on Video Game Related Topics
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Jane McEntegart
General Manager at Xbox Live, Marc Whitten, has announced that the company will forgo the company’s bi-annual update for Xbox Live to focus on game portability Read more
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Microsoft Deems Xbox Live User's Gamertag Inappropriate, Gamertag Is User's Real Name
May 22, 2008
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Jane McEntegart
A little while ago, Micorsoft suspended an Xbox Live account with the gamer tag “TheGAYERgamer” claiming it violated the Xbox Live policy on sexual innuendo in gamertags outlined in the company’s terms and conditions. Read more
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DX10 Effects Coming to Console Version of World in Conflict
May 20, 2008
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Kevin Tu
A developer from Massive Entertainment has revealed the possibility of DirectX 10 type graphics on current generation consoles – as long as time and money were not an issue. Petter Sydow, Massive Entertainment vice president of development, shared with V Read more
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EA to Activision: No Leadership
May 19, 2008
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Kevin Tu
Electronic Arts took a shot at Activision and Vivendi’s decision to drop out of the association and future E3 shows. Jeff Brown, EA vice president of corporate communications revealed to GamesIndustry.biz that both Activision and Vivendi’s departure from Read more
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Nintendo Celebrates US Launch Of Wii Fit
May 19, 2008
on Video Game Related Topics
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Jane McEntegart
Today will see the release of whats tapped as being the nation’s next video game blockbuster Read more
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Nintendo Ordered To Pay $21 Million In Patent Infringement Suit
May 15, 2008
on Video Game Related Topics
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Jane McEntegart
In August 2006 a Texas gaming company by the name of Anascape Ltd filed a patent infringement suit against Microsoft and Nintendo alleging that the companies infringed on patents Anascape holds... Read more
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Xbox 360 Sells 10 Million In U.S. As Sony Indicates PS3 Price Cut Unlikely
May 15, 2008
on Video Game Related Topics
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Bestofmedia Team
The Xbox 360 has become the first console of the current generation to reach the 10 million units sold mark in the U.S., with 19 million sold worldwide and 12 million users on Xbox Live. Read more
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Gamestop: GTA IV Selling 2-1 Better On Xbox 360 Versus PS3
May 13, 2008
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Bestofmedia Team
According to preliminary data released by Gamestop the Xbox 360 version of Grand Theft Auto IV has been outselling the PlayStation 3 version roughly 2-1 in North America. Read more
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BioWare Listens, Mass Effect Will Not Require Constant Validation
May 12, 2008
on Video Game Related Topics
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Kevin Tu
BioWare, a division of Electronic Arts, has backed down on its original plans to require users to re-authenticate Mass Effect ever ten days. The original announcement was met with hostile reaction from the gaming community. We reported last week BioWare’s Read more
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Proposed Bill to Criminalize Selling of Mature Games to Minors
May 9, 2008
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Kevin Tu
Representatives from the House proposed a new bill that would force retailers to check official identification from anyone purchasing video game titles rated “M” or “AO”. Representatives Jim Matheson and Lee Terry introduced a bill this week pushing for Read more
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XBOX 360 Gets New Chipset
May 8, 2008
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Kevin Tu
Microsoft has plans in the works for a new version of its Xbox 360. Slated for this August, the new console version will utilize the firm’s latest chipset codenamed Jasper. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and IBM have been signed on to Read more
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Games May Want Validation To Play
May 6, 2008
on Digital Entertainment Miscellaneous
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Bestofmedia Team
EA and Bioware to force users to revalidate their games every 10 days or get locked out. Read more
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GTA Publisher Sues Chicago Over Pulled Ad
May 6, 2008
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Mark Raby
Chicago (IL) - Take-Two, the parent company of Grand Theft Auto creator Rockstar Games, has filed a lawsuit against the chicago Transit Authority after it pulled an ad campaign for GTA IV. Read more
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E3 Struggles To Stay Alive
May 2, 2008
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Bestofmedia Team
The Electronic Entertainment Expo, more commonly known as E3, has been struggling lately to remain significant in the gaming industry. Ever since E3 stopped accepting public attendees and became more of an invite-only show, it’s lost a lot of its luster. Read more
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Valve Releases Steamworks SDK Free Of Charge
May 2, 2008
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Theo Valich
We just received word from Valve Software that the company has released a free Steamworks Software Development Kit. Read more