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In a recent interview with AOL, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said that digital transactions on the 3DS will be meaningful, and third party game companies can create anything in their imagination. More »
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Xbox Live Arcade is credited with popularising the notion of downloading console video games. Other consoles, like the Genesis, offered them a lot earlier, albeit with limited success. More »
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AOL has officially launched PlaySavvy.com, a new website aimed at informing curious parents about the games their children play and generating revenue from ads aimed at this lucrative demographic. More »
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AOL is giving away a 40GB Playstation 3 with a copy of Ratchet and Clank Future and a wireless Sixaxis controller to customers who sign a two-year contract for AOL Broadband Wireless Plus. More »
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AOL Money & Finance has compiled a list of the Top 5ive Gadgets You Shouldn't Buy (note the uber-trendy number letter combo there), and guess who made it to number 2? Citing the current lack of titles and the steep price tag, Stacy Bradford places the PS3 in the second spot, beaten to number 1 by high definition DVD players...so you could almost say it took the top two spots. They even goes as far as to offer alternatives. More »
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AOL, always one to steal an idea and make it their own, seems to be trying to soak up a bit of the Nintendo Wii glow. Reader X (coolest name ever) writes to say he was greeted with the above image when he logged onto AIM this morning. A WeeMee? As in a Mii for your Wii? You've got to be kidding me? Spelling something different doesn't make you clever, it just highlights what an idiot you are. I guess we shouldn't be suprised, it is AOL afterall. Brian Crecente More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=207632&view=rss&microfeed=true AOL has purchased GameDaily from Gigex, the company announced today. More »
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Super rich Rupert "My ultimate plan is to rule the world" Murdoch is planning to tighten his grasp on gamedom. He already owns game site IGN and isn't showing any signs of stopping. According to industry site MCV: More »
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Look, I love my Dad, but he has got to be one of the worst "gaming dads" ever. He had a brief flirtation with Pac-Man for the Atari 2600 that ultimately bordered on obsession, but these days he wouldn't know his Wii from his w00t. I had to fend for myself when it came to having excellent taste in video games. But I had my tough times, including actually buying things like Deadly Towers for the NES and specfically asking for Last Battle for the Genesis. I was a video gaming orphan, raised on the mean streets of crap licensed titles. More »
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We found 'im. Again. During E3, we were wondering when exactly Microsoft was going to drag former compulsive eater Xbox poster child J Allard out of the dungeon for a press conference. Sadly, we were disappointed, but we did track him down in our hotel. Apparently, hipster J is being allowed to mingle with other humans as AOL Joystiq says Allard recently made an appearance on reality-show The Apprentice. Microsoft, is J Allard the face of the Xbox or not? Personally, I prefer Peter Moore. He's kooky. — Brian Ashcraft More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=174735&view=rss&microfeed=true Microsoft may have announced their intention to integrate your PC, mobile phone, Xbox 360, and subdermal temple transciever into one massive gaming/messaging transfer station, but AOL didn't get where it is today by dropping out of saturated markets. The AOL game dashboard, called PlayLink, will integrate AIM with game forums, messages, matching, downloads, and other add-ons necessary for the continuing existence of the modern gamer. No partnerships with publishers have been announced yet, but PlayLink should be rolled out in a couple months, according to Director of Industry Relations Carter Lipscomb. More »
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Nintendo has announced that some lucky fan will be able to play a Revolution game on the new console at their pre-E3 press conference on May 9. More »
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