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Five Panels I’m Looking Forward To At GDC 2010
Goodness knows as a member of the press, I don’t always get to pick which Game Developers Conference panels I go to. But if given the choice this time around, I really want to see what comes out of these panels. “A Big Dash of Success: How to Capture the Female iPhone Gamer” — Chris…
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Uncharted 2 Writer Pens Graphic Novel
Neil Druckmann, the Naughty Dog lead designer who co-wrote the story for both Uncharted games, as well as the motion comic Uncharted: Eye of Indra, has written a graphic novel for release in February. Druckmann’s novel is called “A Second Chance at Sarah,” and it chronicles a man’s journey back in time to stop his…
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Digital Re-Releases Deal Damage to Collections’ Value
Who doesn’t love it when golden oldies get a re-release over the PlayStation Network or Virtual Console? Game collector, that’s who. MTV Multiplayer examined collectible game values and saw many nosediving after getting a reboot on the current generation. Some highlights or lowlights – really, you should go see the whole thing – Marvel vs.…
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PixelJunk Shooter Micro-Review: Just Add Water… Or Lava
Q-Games continues its series of deceptively simple PlayStation Network games with PixelJunk Shooter, where danger runs hot and salvation is just a glass of water away. Okay, maybe not a glass. PixelJunk Shooter is a game about saving miners and scientists trapped beneath the surface of a strange planet, but it’s also a game about…
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Nielsen Tells Us Who Buys Movie Games
Since no one here will admit to buying video game movies – so few rise above the category’s shovelware reputation – Nielsen done some research on the demographics most likely to buy titles like Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. Sooprise, sooprise, “households with kids ages 6-12 represent the ‘sweet spot’ for these products,” writes…
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Latest Transformers Title Officially Rolling Out for Wii, DS Too
We’ve known about it for a week, but today Activision officially announced Transformers: War for Cybertron (planet pictured above) and confirmed that versions for Wii and the Nintendo DS are in development as well. That makes it five platforms for the game – including the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 versions we already knew about.…
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Word Of Mouth Sells The Most Video Games
Video game publishers might rethink their marketing budgets when they see the results of the latest study from Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, which indicate that friends are three times as likely to influence a game purchase than traditional advertising. “Have you played (insert game here)?” It’s a question most of us have asked when considering a…
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Silly Game Show Gets Silly iPhone Game From Capcom
The only thing more ridiculous than a television quiz show set inside a taxi cab is an iPhone game simulating a television quiz show set inside a taxi cab. Yes, Capcom Mobile and Discovery Communications have teamed up to bring Cash Cab to the iPhone. Players take a simulated taxi ride, answering increasingly difficult questions…
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Here’s A No More Heroes 2 Triple Feature
If you never played the first No More Heroes, and aren’t quite sure what to expect from the sequel even after our last video of the game, here are a few more hints. In clip form. The first clip is of alternate playable character Shinobu getting her slice on. The second is of one of…
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