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    GDC: Diamond Trading with Jason Rhorer
    With the much lauded Passage, a melancholy side-scrolling meditation on aging and death, Jason Rhorer seemed to clinch his place as an indie game developer luminary. His games, from Gravitation to Immortality, are designed to engender curiosity and evoke emotions. Rhorer is almost representative of the indie developer exactly – a passionate individual struggling...
    by Jorge A. at March 14th, 2010 at 02:03 am
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    Makers of Halo Have a New Project
    Giant developer Bungie has filed a new trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, which was noted on here first.  The site even postulates that Bungie will be working on a newly formed Microsoft group 343 Studios that will be working with to make the next Halo Game.  However, this trademark isn’t meant for any specific video game. Titled as Bungie...
    by Jalane J. at March 12th, 2010 at 06:03 pm
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    Dragon Age 2 Announcement Date!
    After playing the original Dragon Age: Origins, one can expect another sequal around the corner, and for this, it was no exception.  The creators of Dragon Age, BioWare, have announced a new date for the upcoming sequel through a unique way.  Found in the retail copies of the first Dragon Age,  these pamphlets contain a release date which informs us that on Feburary...
    by Jalane J. at March 12th, 2010 at 06:03 pm
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    GDC: Playstation Move Hands On
    What can I say about Sony’s answer the Wiimote, the tentatively named Playstation Move? It releases late Fall of this year and it works. Those are not the answers to the most important questions. Since the launch of the Wii in 2006, countless titles employing the Wiimote have been released. The number of games that expertly incorporate the controller, making it feel...
    by Jorge A. at March 12th, 2010 at 05:03 pm
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    PS3 to Feature 3D as Early as June
    As development of console games featuring 3D improves, the latest firmware update may have Sony’s PlayStation 3 ready to set games for a three dimensional perspective by June. Fireware 3.20 and the release of Sony’s first 3D  T.V. in Japan on June 10, will enable the console to output in 3D, since the capacity of the PS3 system has already been touted...
    by Jalane J. at March 12th, 2010 at 10:03 am
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    GDC: Independent Games Festival Award Winners
    The 12th Annual Independent Games Festival Awards Show tonight honored the most creative and innovative independent game designers working today. And the winners are… Award: Best Student Game Winner: Continuity About: Developed by students at Chalmers University of Technology & University of Gothenburg, Continuity is a flash based puzzle-platformer drawn onto...
    by Jorge A. at March 12th, 2010 at 09:03 am
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    GDC: Browser Gaming with Bigpoint
    Browser based games are generally associated with procrastination, sporadic sessions of Mafia Wars or the perusal of a few Kongregate games to wile away the hours. German based Bigpoint Games, however, have broader goals in mind. A game developer and purveyor of the largest gaming portal website in Europe, Bigpoint, hosts over 35 titles playable in your web browser. With...
    by Jorge A. at March 12th, 2010 at 09:03 am
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    5 Million Final Fantasy XIII Units Shipped
    Square Enix’s recent installment of the Final Fantasy series has shipped over 5 million copies around the world after being released only a day.  The company credited the extra boost from the initial shipment of 3 million units in Europe and 2 in North America.  Sony Japan sold an additional amount of copies even after the game had already been released there...
    by Jalane J. at March 10th, 2010 at 09:03 pm
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    GDC: Modern Warfare 2 DLC Dropping March 30th
    Activision has announced the first wave of DLC for the cultural phenomenon known as Modern Warfare 2, ironically called the “Stimulus Package,” will be released world-wide March 30th…on Xbox LIVE. The release date for the PS3 is unknown at this point in time, but it probably won’t be that much later than the Xbox release date (or so we hope). Neither...
    by Dorian C. at March 10th, 2010 at 09:03 pm
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    GDC: OnLive Release Date Announced
    It appears the mythical beast that is OnLive may be real after all. For many critics, OnLive’s ambition to change the gaming world by streaming games directly to consumers over the internet seemed like a fantasy. It would enable players to bypass the need for high end PCs entirely, an idea too good to be true. Today at the GDC VentureBeat Keynote, Steve Pearlman,...
    by Jorge A. at March 10th, 2010 at 06:03 pm
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    GDC: True Crime Reboot
    Amidst the brilliant glare of the Hong Kong cityscape, undercover detective Wei Shan joins a group of Triad mobsters to assault a rival gang, revealing a first look at Activision’s upcoming True Crime. This scene would feel at home amongst the work of such film directors as John Woo, Sammo Hung, and Martin Scorsese, and rightfully so. Executive produce Stephen Van...
    by Jorge A. at March 10th, 2010 at 09:03 am
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    Codemasters Announces New FPS titled Bodycount
    After previously being announced from the Official XBox Magazine, Codemasters’s untitled game has been revealed.  Bodycount, a first person shooter, which is a first for Codemasters.  Codemasters have also stated that they will be utilizing the project with an EGO (a multi-platform engine) the same engine DiRT and Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising used. Codemasters...
    by Jalane J. at March 9th, 2010 at 08:03 pm
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    Deal of the Week: Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack
    In the latest Deal of the Week featured on Xbox Live additional maps for Call of Day: World at War are at a discounted price.  Great for sniping and team tactics, these realistic and hidden locations offer new strategies and gameplay for Call of Duty fans.  Xbox Live Gold Members can benefit and receive the bundle, which includes three co-op Zombie maps and 9 multi-player...
    by Jalane J. at March 9th, 2010 at 07:03 pm
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    Alien Vs. Predator’s DLC Pack On It’s Way
    Packed with sensational new levels for Alien vs. Predator for the first time, this downloadable bundle is set to launch next week on March 18th for $6.99 as on PSN, Steam and XBox Live for 560 Microsoft Points. SEGA informs us that it includes four new maps for each different mode types, for six different modes (Deathmatch, Predator Hunt, Infestation, Species Deathmatch,...
    by Jalane J. at March 9th, 2010 at 07:03 pm
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    Rock Band 3 Announced
    Well folks, it was only a matter of time before Harmonix would announce that there would be a Rock Band 3, and with the power of Tweets, Communications Manager John Drake announced it on his twitter account. He also revealed that it will come out Holiday 2010. Unfortunately that was all that he mentioned, but with GDC 2010 coming up keep your eye-balls glued on this site...
    by Dorian C. at March 9th, 2010 at 06:03 pm
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    Xbox 360 Transfer Kit Now Available
    A new accessory is out for gamers who currently possess an XBox 360 console!  Now your XBox 360 system can copy and transfer files from one hard-drive to another once you purchase the new Microsoft kit which is sold by itself for the first time.  However, one would still need to buy another drive in order to place back up data, but that buyer does not need to buy...
    by Jalane J. at March 8th, 2010 at 09:03 pm
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