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GameStop’s Holiday Was A $3 Billion Disappointment
GameStop’s stock lost almost 6 percent today even though it saw greater sales in the 2010 holiday season than it did a year ago. That wasn’t enough, apparently. GameStop sent out an exultant news release earlier today, touting $3 billion in sales for the season, up nearly 6 percent. But in America, forget revenue, forget…
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UncategorizedMLB 2K11 Brings Home The Beard
This “first look” trailer for MLB 2K11 is short on specifics, but says the game will feature improved fielding and new player models – illustrated, naturally, by the Giants’ sui generis closer, Brian Wilson. In a conversation about MLB 2K11’s Million Dollar Perfect Game challenge, 2K Sports executive Jason Argent hinted that pitching controls will…
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Appeals Court Sides With File-Hosting Site Over Atari
A German appeals court threw out a judgment Atari had won against RapidShare, the popular file-hosting site where Atari says copies of games from its Alone in the Dark series were being illegally shared. Atari Europe had wanted RapidShare to take responsibility for blocking downloads of the files, and the ruling of a lower court…
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UncategorizedSee All 18 Holes Of Augusta National Without Leaving Your Couch
EA Sports today released a complete 18-hole flyover of Augusta National, as it will appear in Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters. The publisher has touted a laser scanning technology that delivers the iconic course with unusual fidelity. A flyover of TPC San Antonio also was included; in a conference call on Tuesday, EA…
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Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters Screenshots
No. 6 of Augusta National Golf Club. No. 7 of Augusta National Golf Club. No. 8 of Augusta National Golf Club. No. 11 of Augusta National Golf Club. No. 12 of Augusta National Golf Club. No. 13 of Augusta National Golf Club. No. 16 of Augusta National Golf Club. Tiger Woods on No. 18 of…
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Homefront Will Require Online Pass — But Renters Can Still Try Its Features Free
The occupied-America shooter Homefront will require THQ’s Online Pass – a one use code that comes free in retail copies of the game – to access the game’s online multiplayer. But accommodations will be made for renters or used-copy purchasers. Those without a valid code may still play online multiplayer on all maps, but may…
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One Valid Excuse For Sucking At Fighting Games
Do you suck at fighting games? So does Kotaku commenter Masterage, but he actually has a valid excuse. Feel free to borrow it! I love fighters, but they don’t love me. I’ve just been told that my dyscalculia could actually be stopping me from correctly remembering complex combo chains. Would explain a lot, actually, as…
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UncategorizedThe History Of The House That Built Guild Wars
Guild Wars’ developer started out with three former Blizzard employees working out of a spare bedroom. See how far they’ve come in this video retrospective celebrating ten years of ArenaNet. With the eagerly anticipated Guild Wars 2 on the horizon, ArenaNet could become bigger than it’s three founders ever imaged. It’s astonishing to think that…
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UncategorizedFlying Hamster Teaches Us about The Beer And The Bees
If you missed out on The Game Atelier’s fur-flinging shooter Flying Hamster when it came out as a PSP mini, the iPhone brings you closer to the heroic tale of beer, bees and bullets than ever before. Flying Hamster has its sense of humor in the right place. One moment it’s simply colorful and cute,…
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Gaming Technology Helps India Prepare For Terrorist Attacks
This 3D model of Bangalore’s Garuda Mall would be right at home in a modern video game, but it’s much more than that. It’s part of a simulation aimed at helping emergency response teams deal with the all-too-real possibility of a terrorist attack. Terrorism is a major issue in India. Over the past year alone…
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