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It seems that the release window for Alan Wake is getting ever narrower. Microsoft, set to handle publishing duties on the videogame, has already confirmed that it plans to launch the title sometime in the spring of next year and rumors are now saying that late May is the period when Alan Wake should arrive on store ... |
17 November 2009
13:31 GMT |
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It seems that Nintendo is getting ready to launch a DSi Speak voice channel, allowing those who have picked up the newest version of the handheld to communicate directly with one another making good use of the built-in microphone. The company is saying that reports pointing to an upcoming DSi Speak are just rumors an... |
26 October 2009
04:32 GMT |
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The video game industry is a big business where new things and marketing strategies are being thought of every day. That is why the companies involved try to keep their big announcements and surprises a secret until they are ready to reveal them to the world. But leaks happen all the time and moles carry out preciou... |
13 August 2009
16:41 GMT |
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It seems that LucasArts might be interested in offering gamers new releases in the classic X-Wing series. G4 is reporting on an interview conducted with Daniel Rodriguez, the president of the company, who, when asked about TIE Fighter and X-Wing, only said that “We don't have any announcements now, but sta... |
5 August 2009
07:15 GMT |
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World of Warcraft is one of the biggest games in the world, and it is the most popular MMORPG, with over 11,5 million paying subscribers each month. As such, there is a lot of interest regarding any new updates that will be made and any new character classes or races that might be added. The two add-ons already rele... |
21 July 2009
16:41 GMT |
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One of the most popular and alluring video game characters is the lovely Lara Croft, the heroine of Eidos' Tomb Raider franchise. From her pixelated debut back in the 1990s to her high-definition glory in the latest Tomb Raider Underworld, Lara has always managed to guarantee some reasonable sales for the Europe... |
13 July 2009
16:41 GMT |
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Microsoft is one of the biggest companies involved in the gaming industry, gaining a huge amount of profit thanks to its console, the Xbox 360, which holds a firm second place in terms of sales among this generation of devices. But thanks to the upcoming Project Natal motion sensing technology, the North American co... |
17 June 2009
03:24 GMT |
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Activision is already committed to delivering at least one new Call of Duty videogame each year. It's true that one of the series is not called Modern Warfare, but all gamers know where its roots really lie.With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare still selling well and with its follow up World at War getting over 11 m... |
16 June 2009
18:11 GMT |
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Gears of War was a great game for Microsoft's Xbox 360 console. As such, it was ported to the PC and released a year later with some brand new content that made console users quite angry, but they still played it. Last year, Gears of War 2 appeared for the same console from Microsoft and its creator, Cliff Bles... |
15 June 2009
03:14 GMT |
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The Call of Duty franchise has gained critical acclaim for its solid gameplay and for the fact that it has brought a lot of interesting scenarios and stories to life. But while the versions that focused on the World War II conflict gathered a lot of fans, it was only until CoD 4: Modern Warfare appeared that it gaine... |
4 May 2009
16:41 GMT |
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Handheld gaming is currently one of the biggest markets for the gaming industry, as a lot of people are constantly on the go and don't have the time to spend playing video games in their own home. This is why two Japanese devices, Nintendo's DS and Sony's PlayStation Portable, have been so popular, as ... |
8 April 2009
03:28 GMT |
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Blizzard is a very popular company as it is responsible for some of the most played games of all time, starting with the Warcraft and Starcraft RTS titles and ending with the Diablo RPG and the hugely successful World of Warcraft MMORPG. The company currently has four new projects underway, the sequels to Starcraft ... |
30 March 2009
16:51 GMT |
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Microsoft is a pretty happy company these days, as its Xbox 360 console is very popular and, thanks to its low price tag and multitude of online features, it has been dominating its arch rival, Sony's PlayStation 3 in a lot of territories that were previously loyal to the Japanese console. The number of Xbox 36... |
11 March 2009
17:51 GMT |
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The PlayStation 3 is without any doubt the most powerful console in terms of hardware currently found on the market. But what it has in the processing power and feature departments it loses when it comes to price and availability to its arch rivals, Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's record breaking Wii. ... |
11 March 2009
14:11 GMT |
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The first BioShock title entertained a lot of gamers due to its complex gameplay mechanics, intuitive cutscenes, which didn't take the player out of the action, and the fact that it was the spiritual successor to the very popular System Shock franchise. But despite the fact that it was made to be a single title... |
9 March 2009
16:11 GMT |
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Assassin's Creed was one of the most innovative games of 2007, giving players a truly innovative freedom to move and to interact with other characters. In it, you played an assassin named Altair during one of the many crusades waged in the Middle East. Through ways traditional to killers and thieves you needed t... |
27 February 2009
15:21 GMT |
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The PlayStation Portable is a pretty popular handheld console, oriented, as opposed to its arch rival the Nintendo DS, to hardcore gamers who want new features all the time. That is why there has been a huge amount of speculation regarding the next project that the Japanese electronics company has in store for its fl... |
24 February 2009
16:51 GMT |
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Gaming companies usually announce their games in the middle of the development process, but they usually reserve the month before it is completed for some surprise details, which only serve to increase the hype around said titles and make gamers interested in either pre-ordering or saving up money for when they will ... |
23 February 2009
03:29 GMT |
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Sports and video games have had a very healthy and profitable relationship for quite some time. For both the organizations that sell the rights to teams, players and venues and the gaming companies that are guaranteed a big profit due to the large number of sports fans out there, everything is going very good. Witho... |
16 February 2009
03:31 GMT |
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Grand Theft Auto is one of the most popular franchises out there, as it has entertained fans for a long time, thanks to its immersive gameplay and intricate stories, which intertwine when you least expect it. It happened in GTA III and its subsequent follow-up titles, Vice City and San Andreas, where, if you paid att... |
9 February 2009
03:28 GMT |
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The handheld gaming market is a very tough one, with customers split between the top two dedicated game consoles, the Nintendo DS and the PlayStation Portable. While the DS rules the casual gaming market with an iron fist, as it has a huge library of games in which almost anyone can find something that they're i... |
4 February 2009
15:01 GMT |
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The gaming industry is going through some very tough times these days, as more and more big companies are announcing drastic layoffs and severe cost-cutting measures in order to cope with the decrease of profit in the last fiscal year. The recession is now in full swing and big corporations, like Sony, Microsoft or E... |
30 January 2009
03:15 GMT |
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The worldwide economy isn't doing so well, as the recession is affecting almost every branch of the industry. It now seems that, although Microsoft considers its Xbox 360 console and its whole game and entertainment division recession-proof, things aren't going too well with the other departments in the maj... |
21 January 2009
13:01 GMT |
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The PlayStation Portable isn't getting quite a lot of attention these days, as its arch rival, the Nintendo DS, is registering massive sales while it is barely struggling to keep a decent profit for its parent company, Sony. The low interest in the handheld console is due to the fact that game developers have re... |
20 January 2009
16:51 GMT |
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The Grand Theft Auto franchise is probably one of the best-known and most popular sandbox game series out there, winning over a huge number of fans with its realistic gameplay and intriguing story. The brainchild of the Rockstar team, the franchise sold extremely well, and, with its latest iteration, Grand Theft Auto... |
15 January 2009
03:24 GMT |
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There are quite a lot of things children like, but two of them, games and Lego puzzles, have joined up and formed a very interesting combination. The brainchild of the Traveller's Tales studio, this unique concept has spawned quite a lot of interesting titles, like Lego Star Wars, Lego Indiana Jones or the most ... |
6 January 2009
11:01 GMT |
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We live in financially tough times, and it seems that if a company doesn't make a considerable profit these days, its fate won't be very good. We've already seen the recession claim a pretty important gaming studio, as Free Radical, the company behind Haze or Timesplitters, has been shut down, and now,... |
23 December 2008
14:01 GMT |
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The handheld console market is a very tough one, with sales and profits split between the two major Japanese gaming companies, Sony and Nintendo. While the former has as target hardcore gamers, and delivers them popular titles, like Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops or Monster Hunter, the latter aims at a broader market... |
17 December 2008
02:32 GMT |
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The RPG (Role Playing Game) genre for the PC hasn't been mind-blowing lately, as a lot of eagerly anticipated titles, like Sacred 2 or Fallout 3 have also appeared at the same time on consoles like the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360. But one major title has appeared only for the PC, The Witcher, which was met with a ... |
1 December 2008
13:01 GMT |
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