Design and animation studio Gridplane has revealed one of the many mock-ups it developed for Microsoft as a potential user-interface update, which later became the NXE. Tasked with creating new ways for users to interact with multimedia, this particular mock-up showcases some of the style found in the NXE. ++Gallery:Gridplane: Xbox 360 UI Mock-up++
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Friday, January 30, 2009
LA Video Game Examiner: What happened to....Omega Boost?
The third part of on ongoing (and infrequent) series about great games that deserve a second look.
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The Truth About Wii Fit And Weight Loss
Fitness videogames might be able to keep players in shape--but not if they don't play them.
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‘Duck Hunt’ iPhone game pulled at Nintendo's request
Lawl Mart’s Duck Hunt, an iPhone and iPod touch game that has been available at the App Store, can’t be found any more. The developer says that the game came down at the request of Nintendo, which alleges copyright infringement.
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Epileptic Gaming #160 - Watch Inside!
This Friday night (January 30th, 2009) at 7PM EST marks the return of the self-proclaimed, “Best Video Game Show Ever”. Join djWHEAT, Force, and NiceGuyEd as they return to the host combination that carried the show for nearly 70 episodes prior to Epileptic Gaming going video.
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Sims of sims: 10 ways to escape from escapism
Yo dawg, we heard you like simulations so we put a simulation in your simulation so you can simulate while you simulate.
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comScore says U.S. online gaming audience grew 27 percent
Free online games had a big surge in 2008, thanks to the ailing economy, market researcher comScore reported today.
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Judge's ruling that WoW bot violates DMCA is troubling
Glider, a popular WoW bot, took another hit on Wednesday as a federal judge ruled that the product went beyond copyright infringement to being a circumvention device under the DMCA. The decision raises serious questions about the legal status of interoperability and competition in the software industry.
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Kid overcomes bullying thanks to video games
Check out this very heartwarming story on how a kid overcame bullies and made new friends thanks to video games.
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Classic Weird and Cool Computer RPG Ads
Back in the day, when computer graphics ranged between non-existent and lousy and system specs called for RAM amounts usually less than 256k, and floppy disks were still...floppy, games that relied mostly upon the user's imagination provided the biggest bang for their software buck.
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Why The iPhone Version 3 Will be a Games Platform
The rumor that Apple has plans a $20 "premium" price tag for games apps in the iTunes App Store is gaining traction on the Web--some claim that Apple sources have said it's really going to happen. While this move will enable a "top tier" of applications, and will direct more money into the pockets of developers, it also hints at something bigger...
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Behind the scenes: Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy Remake
A behind the scenes look at the remake of Infocom's brilliant Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy into a freeware and definitely indie AGS point-and-click adventure game. Apparently a "making of" of sorts.
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DRM Jams the Gears of War: Crysis and GTA IV Next?
Players of the PC game Gears of War have a problem that means they are currently unable to even load their game. The reason – a hard-coded shutoff date in the DRM that prevents the game from playing. Yet again, DRM prevents an honestly purchased game from working. Will Crysis and GTA IV break next?
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Gears Of War Shipped With DRM That Shuts The Game Down
Gamers who tried to play Gears of War on the PC Thursday ran into a slight snag: it seems that the digital certificate that allows the game to run expired on January 28, 2009.
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Nintendo Reveals 26 Million-Selling Titles, 2009
Nintendo revealed that 26 of its first-party titles released for Nintendo DS and Wii exceeded at least one million copies sold worldwide since their release, and revealed its upcoming slate for the two consoles. Pet simulation game Nintendogs, which has been released with five different versions for DS since first debuting in 2005, has so far sold
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Punch-Out!! coming first half 2009, and more US / Europe
Nintendo has dropped a bob-omb of release dates for 2009. New Play Control! Pikmin and Mario Tennis will hit Europe February 6 and March 3, respectively, with the US getting both sometime in March. Other notable titles include Pokemon Platinum (March 22 for US, sometime 2009 for Europe) and Punch-Out!! (first half of 2009 for both regions).
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Final Fantasy XIII is...Chrono Cross?
The Internet was buzzing yesterday as the new Final Fantasy XIII trailer was released. The graphics are incredible and looks to be a great sequal in the Final Fantasy universe. The One game, though, that immediately came to mind when watching the trailer is another Square title, Chrono Cross.
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Gears of War DRM screwup makes PC version unplayable
It seems that the DRM on Gears of War came with a built-in shut off date: the digital certificate for the game was only good until January 28, 2009. Now that the game fails to work unless you adjust your system's clock, what's Epic's response? "We're working on it."
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Blizzard Adds Another Money Maker To WoW: 3D Figurines
Blizzard Entertainment seems to have gotten into yet another way to make more money from World of Warcraft. They haveo done a deal with a 3D printing company (usually used for things like rapid prototyping) to allow game players to buy 3D models of their players.
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Tetris Cures Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Wait…What?
The game of Tetris in general that has been proven as a sort of ‘cognitive vaccine’ to the disorder in recent studies.
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Kid overcomes bullying thanks to video games
Check out this very heartwarming story on how a kid overcame bullies and made new friends thanks to video games.
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Second Round of Stormrise Unit Descriptions and Screenshots
"SEGA has released some more unit screenshots and descriptions for their upcoming RTS, Stormrise. Being developed by Creative Assembly, Stormrise chronicles the survivors of post-apocalyptic humanity fighting it out in the far future. The game is due out for the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 in March of this year..."
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Real-life Solid Snake Discovered - Amazing!
Solid Snake is the iconic lead character from the Metal Gear Solid video game series but it turns out he is also a real-life citizen of Earth. Gameplayer has the amazing proof that Solid Snake walks amongst us!
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10 ill-Fated Franchise Reboots
Whatever the reasons, there are certainly remakes and sequels that took forever to arrive but ultimately made us wonder, "why did they even bother?!" Here are our top 10 worst offenders:
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Dawn of War II beta now available to all...Free
Just a quick reminder that the Dawn of War II beta is now available to all people for the low, low price of nothing. With just a click, a little free time and 5.5 gigglebytes of hard drive space you could be well on your way to pitting orcs against space marines in the most stunning visual metaphor for the state of the video game industry ever...
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Sony denies touchscreen PSP 2 rumours
Sony has flatly denied that a PSP mark 2 is in the works, despite usually-credible news source IGN claiming otherwise this week.
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If Only Game Covers Were As Classy As Book Covers (PICS)
Olly Moss has drawn up a few examples of what it would look like if classic games shared the same cover art as classic books. Specifically, Penguin's old classics range.If the children of the 21st century do indeed go on to study the "classics" while at school, we can only hope they're handed out looking like this.
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10 ill-Fated Franchise Reboots
Whatever the reasons, there are certainly remakes and sequels that took forever to arrive but ultimately made us wonder, "why did they even bother?!" Here are our top 10 worst offenders:
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Dawn of War II beta now available to all...Free
Just a quick reminder that the Dawn of War II beta is now available to all people for the low, low price of nothing. With just a click, a little free time and 5.5 gigglebytes of hard drive space you could be well on your way to pitting orcs against space marines in the most stunning visual metaphor for the state of the video game industry ever...
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Red Billboard of Death (PIC)
If it's 'shopped, it's hilarious. If it's real, that's amazing. This picture was created by Pete359 (digg user Arothlink) for Cracked's forums. I hope you win their contest!
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