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Joystiq (Free subscription) | 12/05/2008
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Filed under: Nintendo DS , Sony PlayStation 2 , Sony PlayStation 3 , Sony PSP , Nintendo Wii , Microsoft Xbox 360 Speaking to VideoGamer , The Force Unleashed Xbox 360 and PS3 producer, Cameron Suey, has said that LucasArts is planning a demo of the highly anticipated stormtrooper torture sim, just in case there are some weirdos out there who aren't sold on playing as Darth Vader . "I'm not certain...
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Boing Boing (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
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The kid-centric online game Club Penguin (acquired by Disney last year) adds 500-1000 words a day to its list of forbidden chat-words in an effort to keep things clean. Wanna bet that kids come up with 2000-4000 new variant spellings a day? Merrifield also thinks that there is an over-reliance on technology that ignores the human element, which is why they've decided to devote two-thirds of the company's...
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Destructoid (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
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In a shocking blockbuster revelation, SCEA European big guy David Reeves has conceded to gamesindustry.biz that Sony is aware that the PSP needs a bigger game library. Oh David...I never thought I'd see you small and vulnerable like this . Don't worry, Destructoid will protect your innermost secret by informing the rest of the world on this website. I care about you, I swear. Wait -- apparently David...
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Joystiq (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
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Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3 , Business Peter Moore tells Eurogamer he wishes Sony's Home service would just ship already. The former Xbox exec turned EA Sports president says he's interested in working with Home , but he's "disappointed" that it keeps getting pushed back. Moore expresses that he really wants Home to become the portal to the PlayStation Network and something that EA Sports could...
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Joystiq (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
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Filed under: Nintendo Wii , Exergaming EA Sports president Peter Moore tells Eurogamer that the division is working on a Wii fitness game utilizing the pressure-balancy-board thing. The game will release under the new casual-oriented Freestyle label and will focus on "western" cardio workouts instead of Wii Fit 's "eastern holistic fitness." EA's version of Wii Fit is intended to make the user sweat,...
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Xbox 360 Fanboy (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
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Filed under: News , Rumors In rumor news that initially seems a bit far fetched but eventually turns into a rumor that sort of makes sense, Realtime Worlds' recently purchased All Points Bulletin MMO may be up for sale with the targeted purchaser being none other than Rockstar. Yup ... Rumor has it that Realtime may have secured the APB license not only to distribute it as they wish, but possibly...
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Game|Life (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
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SCEE boss David Reeves recently made some fairly cryptic remarks about the probability of downloadable content coming for the PlayStation 3 version of Grand Theft Auto IV. Speaking to Videogamer.com about GTA IV content at this week's PlayStation Day, Reeves...
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Joystiq (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
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Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3 , Microsoft Xbox 360 , Business Although we're going to have to wait until next month's NPD report for the US info, Chart-Track revealed that GTA IV sold 926,000 copies during its first week on sale in the UK. Gi.biz reports this means GTA IV has broken the "all format" record, while the "individual format" record still belongs to GTA: San Andreas with 677,000 units...
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Xbox 360 Fanboy (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
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Filed under: News , Console wars The Sony PR machine just got its oil changed , is fully lubed and ready to fight. We know this because at their recent Playstation Day press event (which, we must admit, did bring some amount of good ) we learn that Playstation 3 sales in Europe have surpassed Xbox 360 sales in the region ... or so says Sony. Seeing that Sony is a tad bit bias with their calculations...
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Joystiq (Free subscription) | 01/05/2008
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Filed under: Culture , Business The British Board of Film Classification is playing defense after accusations it won't be able to keep up with the tide of video games in the future. The BBFC's reaction came after a hearing where industry figures argued the self-regulated PEGI ratings were the best system. Sue Clark, a representative for the BBFC , told GI.biz that the BBFC can cope with the work load...
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Game|Life (Free subscription) | 01/05/2008
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The new Prince of Persia will be "Zelda-esque, old school, with very contrasting levels," according to the game's creative director, Jean-Christophe Guyot. Eurogamer translated a preview of the game that appears in the French magazine Joypad, in which Guyot describes...
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Xbox-Scene News (Free subscription) | 01/05/2008
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From gamesindustry.biz : [QUOTE] The slowing US economy will pressure makers of video game consoles to lower their prices said Activision CEO Bobby Kotick. "With the rising costs of fuel and food and housing, it is more difficult to go out and buy a USD 399 console, and I think it's going to put pressure on the console manufacturers to reduce their prices," Kotick told Reuters. [/QUOTE] Full Story:...
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edparsons.com (Free subscription) | 30/04/2008
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Good News, the wonderful BBC iPlayer is coming to users of Virgin Media’s cable TV service, let's hope the flaky infrastructure of Virgin Media can cope with the demand. This poses an interesting question does it not, on one hand the ISP’s like Virgin Media are upset that applications like the iplayer are hogging broadband [...]
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Joystiq (Free subscription) | 30/04/2008
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Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3 , Microsoft Xbox 360 , Business Chart-Track estimates Grand Theft Auto IV sold 609,000 units on its launch day in the UK, which eclipses GTA: San Andreas ' 2004 first-day record of 501,000 units. GI.biz reports the game also broke records among the two consoles it's available on, with the Xbox 360 and PS3 selling 335,000 and 274,000 units respectively. The former records...
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Slog (Free subscription) | 29/04/2008
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Speaking of pigeons dying painful deaths and Grand Theft Auto IV , a gamer on staff writes... There are hidden packages in Grand Theft Auto IV, just like there were in the previous 3 versions. In GTA IV you have to shoot 100 Pigeons to achieve 100% completion. Not sure if you can select blowgun for one of your weapons though. More here and here .
