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Square Enix To Deliver Ubisoft Games To Japan
Square Enix continues to further their global agenda today as they announce an agreement with Ubisoft to distribute the French publisher’s titles throughout Japan. The agreement with Ubisoft marks Square Enix’s second deal to bring western titles to Japan, having recently agreed to publish the WiiWare title LostWinds from the UK’s Frontier Developments in the…
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The EA PlayStation Home Sports Complex In Motion
Here’s the trailer to go along with EA’s official announcement of their first venture into PlayStation Home support, the activity-filled EA Sports Complex. My first reaction to the news that EA was building an interactive sports complex within PlayStation Home was basically, “Great, more places to stick ads”. Having seen some of the mini-games they’ve…
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Barack Obama Backs The Wii
Sure, video games are raising our children and you can’t vote with a Wii remote. Now that the voting is over, President-elect Obama finds time to kick back with a little Wii Sports bowling. In an article in the New York Times in which our soon-to-be President predicts a Florida win over Oklahoma in tonight’s…
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EVE Online: Acpocrypha Expands Horizons This March
CCP draws back the curtain today on EVE Online: Apocrypha, the 10th free expansion for their popular space MMORPG, delivering whole new regions of the universe to explore. Using the tried and true giant wormhole mechanic, Apocrypha will open up unexplored areas of the universe to adventurers brave enough to explore them. With new regions…
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GameStop Claims Triumph Over Recession, Holidays Sales Up 22%
GameStop stands proudly in the snow, one foot atop the neatly decapitated recession monster as it proudly proclaims its triumph over the failing economy, with holiday sales up 22% over last year. Is the gaming industry recession proof? Maybe not as far as development studios are concerned, but from a retail perspective things are looking…
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Snowy Fallout 3 DLC Screens, Now With More Ninja
Bethesda is back to their old three screenshots at a time tricks, delivering three chilly new screenshots from their upcoming Operation Anchorage downloadable content for Fallout 3. The three appropriately snowbound screens are helpfully titled as what they depict. The water screenshot depicts your character staring out over the water; the base screenshot shows off…
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Nyko Waves Their Wand At CES
Debuting along with a few Wii charge kits at CES 2009, The Wand is Nyko’s answer to the Wii Remote, featuring the ability to electrically replicate vibration feedback and control in attached devices. Nyko’s The Wand is a Wii remote alternative that features the company’s all new Trans-Port technology. While current attachments to your standard…
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Red Alert 3 Launches PC Uprising In March
The epic saga of Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 continues this March with Uprising, a PC-exclusive standalone expansion that takes the single-player campaign to a whole new level. Command & Conquer Red Alert 3: Uprising picks up where the original game left off, with the Soviets dealing with their utter defeat, the Empire of…
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Godfather II Ships In Late February, Pre-Orders Get Exclusive Mobster
EA and Paramount Digital have announced the official ship date for their second game in The Godfather franchise, with a multi-talented pre-order exclusive mobster joining the crew of those who join the family early. Players will be able to act like a mobster and think like a Don come late February, as the Godfather II…
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