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EA Will Hire Back Some Positions It Cut
Also at today’s Digital Entertainment Conference in New York, Electronic Arts‘ chief financial officer, Eric Brown, said the company will be hiring back some of those positions it axed earlier this week. But it sounds like just the cheaper ones. “We will be hiring back positions in low-cost locations to maintain capacity,” Brown said at…
By Owen Good - Reviews
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex Review: Looks Aren’t Everything
Two years after Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare wowed first-person shooter fans on Xbox 360, PC and PlayStation 3, the game gets both a sequel for those consoles and a Wii port of the original. The Treyarch developed Wii port doesn’t offer anything new or significantly changed from the original Modern Warfare. Gameplay switches…
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UncategorizedSymphony: Your Music Makes The Game
Fans of Audiosurf, scrolling shooters, and music in general have reason to be excited about Symphony, Empty Clip Studios‘ new title in which your songs shape the game you’re playing. Like Audiosurf, Symphony allows you to search your music collection in order to create a unique game experience for every song. Instead of a rollercoaster…
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The Mystery Deepens In Possible Hotel Dusk Sequel
Japanese blog Sinobi reports that there are retail listings for a Hotel Dusk sequel for the Nintendo DS titled Last Window: Midnight Promise (Last Window: Mayonaka no Yakusoku). According to the blog, CING’s sequel is set in 1980s Los Angeles and will hit Japanese shelves January 14. A cursory search of Amazon Japan doesn’t turn…
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Avatar: The Navi Side Of The Story
Shoot arrows, ride giant birds, and embrace your inner Predator, all in this Navi gameplay montage for James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game. The main thing I walked away from this video with was a desperate yearning for a new Panzer Dragoon game. I’m not talking Panzer Dragon Saga II or anything – just me riding…
By Mike Fahey - Reviews
LEGO Rock Band Review: Redefining The Rock Block
The LEGO video game craftsmen at Traveller’s Tale set their sights on an entirely new genre with LEGO Rock Band, the ultimate block party for the whole family. Like Activision’s recently-released Band Hero, LEGO Rock Band seeks to be the E for Everyone answer to the band-based rhythm genre, delivering songs that parents don’t have…
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Even More Star Trek Online Screens
With the release date set in stone and the previews rolling in, there’s only one thing left for Cryptic and Atari to do with Star Trek Online – screenshots, screenshots, screenshots. Once again I must point out that the space shots look incredibly pretty, and the on-foot bits not-so-much. It almost looks like you’ll be…
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Guess What Made Time’s 50 Best Inventions Of 2009 List
Project Natal continues to rack up awards for innovation faster than the Nintendo Wii circa early 2007, making its way onto Time’s 50 Best Inventions of 2009 list. Microsoft is pleased. The third in what is sure to be a long list of innovation awards for Microsoft’s motion-sensing technology by way of time. The magazine’s…
By Mike Fahey