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Behind The Scenes Of Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer and stars Jake “Chesty” Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton discuss the story behind Price of Persia: The Sands of Time, Disney’s big-budget film based on the long-running gaming franchise. Could this be the best video game to film adaptation of all time? All the pieces are in place. They seem to be following…
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Modern Warfare Publisher Unruffled By New Competitor
The new development studio formed by ousted Modern Warfare creators and its agreement with EA Partners comes as “no surprise” to Activision, flaunting Infinity Ward’s proven talent in a statement to Kotaku. Former Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vince Zampella’s conflict with Call of Duty publisher Activision is reaching legendary proportions, with accusations of…
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Red Dead Redemption Shoots You Right In The Facebook
Fans eagerly awaiting next month’s release of Red Dead Redemption should mosey on over to Rockstar’s Gunslingers Facebook app, where they can work out their frustrations against each other the old-fashioned way – with a barrage of hot lead. Red Dead Redemption: Gunslingers is a Facebook app that sees players shooting it out for top…
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There’s A Ghost Recon Prize In Every Box Of Splinter Cell: Conviction
Ubisoft drops new details on the latest game in their modern warfare franchise, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, with a reminder that every copy of Splinter Cell: Conviction will come packed with an invite to this summer’s multiplayer beta. Splinter Cell: Conviction launches tomorrow in North America, and as promised, players who pick up…
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New South Australian Attorney-General Is Not Pro R18+
Reports that South Australia’s replacement attorney-general supported a R18+ rating for video games turn out to be premature, as John Rau reveals he has “no preconceptions” about the issue whatsoever. Late last month we reported that John Rau, the replacement for former South Australian anti-R18+ attorney general Michael Atkinson, was in favor of allowing video…
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FarmVille Creators Take On The Wild Frontier
Masters of the Ville Zynga are making a move into Oregon Trail territory with FrontierVille, the latest social game to devour the time and productivity of people the world over. TechCruch caught sight of Zynga’s latest, FrontierVille, while poking about Facebook on a developer test account. From the sighting they pulled the logo seen here,…
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Modern Legal Warfare Court Documents Got That Boom Boom Pow
We know court documents aren’t generally very entertaining, but the Activision Cross-Complaint against Infinity Ward’s West and Zampella is so three-thousand and eight, while others are two-thousand and late. Yes, this very well might be the only video game lawsuit court document containing a quote from a Black-Eyed Peas song, and for that, we are…
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Monster Hunter Tri Keeps Going And Going
If Capcom has its way, once you put Monster Hunter Tri into your Wii you’ll never want to take it out, with regularly scheduled downloadable quests and events keeping the game fresh well past release. The on-disc content is only the beginning in Monster Hunter Tri, coming exclusively to the Wii on April 20. Capcom…
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Microsoft Points Now Sold In More Reasonable Batches
At some point over the last couple of days, Microsoft made a small yet significant adjustment to how you buy Microsoft points online. Notice the difference? That’s right, now Microsoft points are sold in North America in increments of 400, to better match the normal pricing of Xbox Live Arcade titles and downloadable content. Previously,…
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A New Star Wars: The Old Republic Planet You’ve Never Seen Before
If the latest planet revealed for BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic sounds familiar, then you’re mistaken, as Voss has never appeared anywhere in the Star Wars mythos. Discovered by accident shortly after the Treaty of Coruscant, Voss is a strange alien world locked in conflict. War rages on the planet’s surface between the tech-savvy…
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The Biggest Game Of 2009 Is Under Siege This Month
Uncharted 2, the undisputed best game of 2009 among people who really liked it, gets a third dose of DLC this month in the Siege Expansion Pack, which brings new maps, a new game type, and Nathan Drake in a wetsuit. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves’ multiplayer offerings get a strong shot in the arm on…
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Grand Theft Auto Used To Steer Children Away From Violence? That’s New
Grand Theft Auto, often the whipping-boy for the anti-violent video games movement, is being used by a program in Merseyside, England to help stop children becoming desensitized to violence. Welcome to Bizarro world. Whenever the subject of violent video games arises, Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto franchise seems to be the go-to example of a game…
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Nothing Says Good Morning Like Fresh Saw 2 Screens
Perhaps fresh isn’t the best word for these screens of Konami’s sequel to the horror game based on the movie with a jillion sequels, but none of the other adjectives I considered were compatible with keeping down your breakfast. Jigsaw is back in Saw 2, another light-hearted romp exploring the joys of self-mutilation and preservation.…
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Gears 3 Reveal Spoiled, But There Is Another
While the Xbox Live dashboard spilled the beans on Gears of War 3, according to CVG sources, Epic is also planning to reveal a shooter in development for EA later this month. Sources told CVG that Gears creator Epic Games originally planned on revealing this mysterious new EA shooter next week, only to have the…
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Chrono Trigger Figures From Six Months In The Future
Crono and crew come to life in this series of four Chrono Trigger Formation Arts Trading Figures from Square Enix, now available for preorder from Entertainment Earth. Crono, Frog, Lucca, Robo, Ayla, and Magus leap into action in this series of Chrono Trigger dioramas. First seen at Toy Fair in February, they capture the spirit…
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How World Of Warcraft Could Change The Workplace
Stanford University communications professor Byron Reeves talks to The Washington Post about how the collaborative online model of games like World of Warcraft can help change real world workplaces and empower better leaders. Reeves is the co-author of Total Engagement: Using Games and Virtual Worlds to Change the Way People Work and Businesses Compete. With…
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