Archive for January 27th, 2009

Future of Gaming – Where are we headed? – PCEverything

Posted by nongamer on January 27th, 2009

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Future of Gaming – Where are we headed?
PCEverything, Illinois -2 hours ago
The current video games Top Sellers list at Amazon holds 8 Wii related productsin the Top 10. It’sa true phenomenon. Who would have thought that Nintendo
Nintendo soaring higher despite global downturnInternational Herald Tribune
Nintendo drops new WiiWare, VC titles to WiiPunch Jump
Price-cut predicted for PS3, but not Wiigamezine.co.uk
Infopackets
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Beyond Guitar Hero – PC Magazine

Posted by nongamer on January 27th, 2009

Crispy Gamer
Beyond Guitar Hero
PC Magazine -1 hour ago
PCMag.com takes a look beyond Guitar Hero into the wide world of interactive games aimed at teaching music. by Brittany Petersen The guitar has gone through
Games: ‘Rock Band 2’ winner on WiiStars and Stripes
Guitar Hero(R) World Tour's Downloadable Content Set List PR Newswire (press release)
Games: More music for DS shreddersStars and Stripes
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The Rundown: Jan. 27, 2009 – Crispy Gamer

Posted by nongamer on January 27th, 2009
The Rundown: Jan. 27, 2009
Crispy Gamer, Ny -2 hours ago
Harmonix and MTV Games released six new tracks to the Rock Band Music Store catalog of downloadable content for Wii. The lineup includes “Siva” from

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Will new rental services revolutionise the video game market?
Independent, UK -23 minutes ago
Multiplayer games for the Nintendo Wii made up the remainder of the list, suggesting that many people rented, for instance, Mario Party 8 as entertainment

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Nintendo President Iwata Will Keynote GDC – Wired News

Posted by nongamer on January 27th, 2009

MTV.com
Nintendo President Iwata Will Keynote GDC
Wired News -5 hours ago
Nintendo hasn't been entirely successful at convincing gamemakers to put their best effort into creating Wii games, so this year's speech — Iwata's first
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata To Keynote GDC 2009G4 TV
Satoru Iwata to Keynote GDC 20091UP.com
Nintendo's Iwata to court game developers at big confabTechFlash
Develop - PR Newswire (press release)
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NPD: Fable II hits 1.2 in US, MGS4 goes platinum – GameSpot

Posted by nongamer on January 27th, 2009
NPD: Fable II hits 1.2 in US, MGS4 goes platinum
GameSpot -1 hour ago
When industry-research firm the NPD Group released its final 2008 sales figures earlier this month, the US software best-seller list was topped by four Wii

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Former IBM exec cleared to lead Apple group – EETimes.com

Posted by nongamer on January 27th, 2009
Former IBM exec cleared to lead Apple group
EETimes.com -2 hours ago
IBM also helps design and make some of the chips used in the Sony Playstation, Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Xbox videogame consoles.

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Gaming Facing An Identity Crisis? – PSX Extreme

Posted by nongamer on January 27th, 2009

PSX Extreme
Gaming Facing An Identity Crisis?
PSX Extreme -5 hours ago
They will quickly become uninteresting to gamers, and while that's fine in the case of the Wii (it's just a gadget that plays Flash games and caters mostly

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Amazon price cuts Blu-ray backed PS3 to under $350
Punch Jump, CA -8 hours ago
s Wii. Additionally, Amazon this month extended an video game accessories sale for the PS3, Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 and Nintendo Co.'s Wii to the end of
Best Buy holds new PS3 game salePunch Jump
Amazon price cuts Eagle Eye Blu-ray to $16.99Punch Jump
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Why I prefer video games over movies – CNET News

Posted by nongamer on January 27th, 2009

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Why I prefer video games over movies
CNET News, CA -12 minutes ago
It seems that each year, games are getting better. Whether it's Mario Kart Wii for multiplayer fun or Fable 2 when I want to immerse myself in a different

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