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Does “Net Neutrality” Mean a Golden Highway Paved By Gamers?
Though today’s much-discussed proposal was long on talk of transparency, there are two loopholes in Google and Verizon’s plan for “Net Neutrality” rules, and, yep, one of them covers “gaming options.” The Google/Verizon statement is long on airy principles and does a good job genuflecting to the idea that all consumers have access that isn’t…
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Sixteen Fighters Make Up EA Sports MMA’s Heavyweight Division
Madden launch week is probably not the best time to drop pre-release hype for your sports game, unless you’re EA Sports MMA. Those guys will take on anyone, anywhere, anytime. EA’s mixed martial arts title, also developed by EA Sports Tiburon, will include sixteen fighters in its heavyweight division. By comparison. UFC Undisputed 2010 had…
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UncategorizedXbox Indie Clips: So Many Girls, So Little Time
Do you want to date all these women? What the hell is wrong with you? No, you do not want to date all of these women, but Silver Dollar Games’ latest Xbox Live Indie Game assumes the answer is yes, plunging you into the sort of hell you’ll encounter if you do decide to date…
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UncategorizedPac-Man Is Speechless At His Hall Of Fame Ceremony
The first class of inductees of the International Video Game Hall of Fame, at Ottumwa, Iowa included 28 real people – and one video game character. Here is Pac-Man’s enshrinement during Saturday’s ceremony, with a Namco representative accepting the award. Good thing Pac got a plaque and not something like a sportscoat; I’d hate to…
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Pinball Wizards Are Not Welcome In Beacon, New York
Fred Bobrow, owner of the Retro Arcade Museum in Beacon, New York, might not look like a criminal to you, but he has broken Beacon Law, and paid the price. Eighteen months after opening the Retro Arcade Museum in Beacon, Bobrow was forced to shut it down, thanks to an old law on the books…
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Ace Combat Returns To Consoles With Assault Horizon
Namco Bandai takes to the skies on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 next year with Ace Combat Assault Horizon, a rebirth for the franchise featuring helicopters, turret-gunning, and quick-time events. Fans hungry for a new console version of Ace Combat since the 2007 release of Ace Combat 6 on the Xbox 360 are on…
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UncategorizedFerrari Racing Plus Giant Robot Arm Equals Awesome
The only thing I can imagine that would be more exciting than racing a Ferrari F2007 at high speeds, is pretending to drive a Ferrari F2007 at high speeds while being swung about by a giant robot arm. Now this is scientific research I can fully endorse. Paolo Robuffo Giordano and colleagues at the Max…
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