GDC (Game Developers Conference) 2009 kicked off today in California! Keynote speaker Neil Young (not the crooner, the ngmoco founder) with a session entitled "Why the iPhone Just Changed Everything". Many diehard gamers have been reluctant to embrace the concept of mobile gaming, but the majority of developers see this as a golden opportunity, and are […]
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Microsoft announced today that it will be releasing a red Xbox 360 bundle to commemorate Resident Evil 5 on it’s release date on March 13th. Full of goodies, this bundle will cost $399, the same price as today’s Elite Console. Inside you will receive the red xbox 360, matching red wireless controller, 120gb hard drive,
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Nintendo announced today that its newest handheld gaming system, the Nintendo DSi, will be released in the United States on April 5th. The new system is already available in Japan. The DSi will come in two colors, black and blue, and will retail for $170. In addition to a new slimmer design the DSi features
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Square Enix announced today that their games will be debuting on Steam this year, starting with The Last Remnant, available on PC on April 9th. President and CEO John Yamamota stated "Square Enix is committed to delivering the best quality titles to PC gamers and distribution on Steam is one of the many steps we
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Blizzard Entertainments fourth annual BlizzCon will take place August 21-22, 2009 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Southern California. The two day event celebrates Blizzards games, and attracts fans from all over the world. The event is full of tournaments, contests, discussion panels, costumed attendees and coveted BlizzCon exclusive give aways. Tickets are a hot
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Warhammer 40K’s Dawn of War II Beta will go offline at 12:01 a.m. GMT on February 18th. Beta players need not despair as the game will release Thursday, February 19th. Relic provided a glance at some of the statistics they have been gathering during the beta release, such as popular game modes, popular hero units and
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After a 3 month hiatus, Battlefield Heroes has gone live! The closed beta is now live, with an announcement on the site that beta keys were being sent out today. The new beta and the overall website has experienced some nips and tucks to speed up gameplay. The full game is expected in over the
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Amid financial information and restructuring, NCsoft pushes back it’s TBA release date to “TBA 2010/2011” for the first sequel to the Guild Wars universe. Stating that there was never a solid release date, NCsoft officials say there is no real “delay”. NCsoft co-founder Mike O’Brien wrote an open letter to Guild Wars fans on the official
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Lead designer of Starcraft II tells eager fans to hold their horses…for just a little longer. “When we know a date (for anything) for certain, we’ll let you know,” said lead designer Dustin Browder. “Hang in there. We’re in the final stretch.” When further pressed about a target elease date: “Let’s be realistic. Our target
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A report by the European Union goes against the crowd in its recent report and states that video games can actually be good for children. The European Parliament Committee found a number of benefits and no link to definitive violent behavior in its study. The study stated that video games can stimulate the learning of
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