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Why Zynga’s First Day on Wall Street Went to Shittyville
Hey, did you hear the one about Zynga’s IPO? Initial investors had to invite 10 friends or wait 10 minutes to buy additional shares. OK, that was lame. No, the real joke was Zynga’s share price at the end of it all: $9.50, after going off at $10 on the NASDAQ. Sure, the company raised…
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Stuck in Line Trying to Get into The Old Republic? Vent Your Frustration Here
Queues lead to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering, as many now playing Star Wars: The Old Republic claim to be experiencing right now. Jedi and Sith alike are venting their spleens on Twitter and in forum threads, complaining of ungodly wait times and disconnections in the early access period for the…
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Veni, Vidi, Vita
There is, officially, a new gaming machine on the market. The PS Vita went on sale in Japan today. Kotaku‘s Brian Ashcraft has comprehensive coverage of the device—what you get, what you don’t, what it sounds and looks like. Our review of the machine will be coming soon. For now, here’s a look at everything…
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UncategorizedFlex Your Muscles and Make Super Mario Bros. More Like QWOP
We’ve seen biofeedback in video games before, most recently at GDC, where Valve discussed its application in Left 4 Dead 2, Portal 2 and other titles. This, however, is a little more brute force. And it’s something you can build yourself, if you’re so inclined. By flexing his muscles, this guy has become an NES…
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The Skyrim‘s the Limit
The $10 price cut for Skyrim remains in effect at Amazon (and Target) for at least today. If you’re waiting for Star Wars: The Old Republic, you’ll pay full price, but there are rumblings of bonuses for it at Kmart. If you’re looking for a gift for someone, Dell’s Kinect bundle is a steal and…
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Canadian Court Rules that THQ’s Hiring of Assassin’s Creed Creator was Legal
Earlier this year, Patrice Desilets left Ubisoft Montreal, where he had developed three editions of Assassin’s Creed, and moved to THQ’s operations in the same city. Ubisoft didn’t take that lying down, filing suit against THQ for poaching its top talent and winning a court’s decision enjoining it from doing so further. An appeals court…
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Merry Christmas: Demon’s Souls Just Got a Smidge Easier
As it did last year, the impenetrably difficult Demon’s Souls is giving players just a teensy bit of a break between now and New Year’s. From now to Jan. 2, Demon’s Souls will ease the game’s difficulty and unlock “otherwise inaccessible areas and items.” For those familiar with the game, that means, Demon’s Souls is…
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What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Is anyone reading this still on campus? This was my favorite time of the year when I was an undergraduate student. I stayed at school until they threw us all out, usually going four days to a week after my last exam. There’s no better lifestyle than a college town at the end of the…
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Angry Birds Maker Ready for Stock Sale, has Six Sequels Planned in 2012
On the heels of Facebook gaming titan Zynga going public today, the maker of mobile gaming’s mammoth hit Angry Birds suggests it will pursue a public offering of stock in 2013, and that it has five or six games from that franchise planned for 2012. Tekniikka & Talous, a weekly newspaper in Rovio’s native Finland,…
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