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Madden Isn’t The Only NFL Game In Town
Gameloft recently announced NFL 2010 for the iPhone, a fully-licensed National Football League video game that neatly bypasses EA’s exclusivity arrangement. EA’s exclusive rights to create video games utilizing the NFL license doesn’t extend to mobile games. This is how Gameloft has continuously released NFL titles for normal mobile phones over the past few years,…
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Creating A Character In Aion
NCsoft’s second dev diary for the upcoming massively-multiplayer online game tells you everything you need to know about creating a character in Aion. Thank goodness for developer diaries. I was getting very tired of explaining the tiered class system and combination skills to all of my friends. Now I can take care of it in…
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Nearly 100 Exhibitors Lined Up For PAX 2009
With the sixth annual Penny Arcade Expo a mere month away, PAX organizers have released the full list of nearly 100 exhibitors strutting their stuff at the show. By nearly 100 they actually mean 90, with everyone from 2K Games to Zalman USA packing the show floor with stuff to see and do. Notable events…
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A Closer Look At Zafina’s Butterfly Bra Costume
We can never get enough of the Mutsumi Inomata-designed butterfly bra costume for Tekken 6’s Zafina. Namco gives us our fix. As we’ve mentioned previously, Mutsumi Inomata is a designer on Namco Bandai’s Tales of franchise, as well as being the butterfly enthusiast’s best friend. While I can’t see much of a Tales influence in…
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UncategorizedPure Pwnage Becomes A Real TV Show
It’s been nearly a year since the last episode of internet gaming comedy Pure Pwnage went live, and now the reason behind the hiatus becomes clear – real television fame, in Canada no less. In case you don’t understand the video, Pure Pwnage is coming to Canada’s Showcase cable channel in 2010, with eight full…
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Street Fighter II Coming To Zen Pinball
Zen Pinball creators Zen Studios are ready to start releasing new content for the PlayStation Network pinball game, spin-kicking things off with a Street Fighter II-themed table. Zen Pinball is essentially the PlayStation Network version of Xbox Live Arcade’s Pinball FX, albeit with a different set of tables. Last year Zen released a Street Fighter…
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Six Days In Fallujah Causes Casualties At Atomic Games
Atomic Games, the developer behind Six Days in Fallujah, have been forced to cut their development staff due to a lack of funding for the controversial game. It’s been a bumpy ride for Atomic. In May they had a high-profile title in development and a publishing agreement with Konami. Unfortunately the backlash caused by the…
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Edna & Harvey Coming To America
Daedelic Entertainment’s Edna & Harvey: The Breakout, voted “Best Adventure Game of 2008” at the German Game Developer Awards, is making the trip stateside courtesy of Merscom. Edna & Harvey: The Breakout is a 2D adventure game that tells the story of Edna, a perfectly sane girl who wakes up in a mental hospital with…
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And The Edge Interactive Innovation Award Nominees Are…
Edge Magazine has revealed the shortlist for its 2009 Interactive Innovation award, which recognizes titles that have done the most to steer videogaming in a new direction. So who made the list, aside from LittleBigPlanet? LittleBigPlanet is an innovation award machine, so it stands to reason that it would be on the list. We knew…
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