You may remember a visually stunning platforming game appearing in March going by the name of Limbo. Its unusual black and white graphical style coupled with concept of a brave boy in a hostile world certainly captures your attention. It also struck a chord with judges at the Independent Games Festival which awarded Limbo both [...]
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As Android is an open platform with no checks required before an app goes live, it means anything and everything can be made available as an app. Although users and developers may prefer this method of deployment some rights holders clearly don’t. The Tetris Company LLC. has issued DMCA notices against 35 Tetris clones which Google [...]
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A new study shows that casual video games can actually improve short term cognitive function, PopCap Games announced Wednesday.
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Dust off your Gears of War discs. Title Update 6, available now on Xbox Live, introduces a new public multiplayer match feature for Epic Games' Gears of War 2. In celebration, fans who play online this weekend will earn triple experience.
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UK trade publication MCV has recently conducted an interview with SCE UK sales director Mark Howsen. Although the interview hasn’t been made live yet, some details of what was discussed have. Top of the pile is news that anyone buying a PSPgo in the UK after April 1st this year will now be entitled to [...]
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Gamers who pre-order Mafia II at select retailers will earn free DLC, 2K Games announced Wednesday. In addition to the regular version of the game, buyers can pre-order the Mafia II Collector's Edition.
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Team ICO has already made a name for itself. Developing ICO, and then following that up with Shadow of the Colossus has many fans waiting eagerly for the release of the team’s next game: The Last Guardian. If you missed ICO first time round it saw a re-release on PS2. But you may get the chance [...]
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The roll out of Steam for Mac earlier this month was made all the sweeter because Valve decided to make Portal free to download for a couple of weeks. With that promotion over Mac gamers have another game to start enjoying. Today, May 26, will see the release of Half-Life 2 on Steam for Max OS [...]
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A French developer Bulkypix has revealed an impressive lineup of eleven iPad games. Some of the games are brand new titles created specifically for iPad, while others are souped up, higher-resolution versions of their iPhone counterparts. For instance, Bulkypix’s addictive physics iPhone puzzler Saving Private Sheep has received an iPad makeover that takes advantage of a [...]
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Kotaku has discovered that all the music from Super Mario Galaxy 2 has appeared on YouTube. Rather than a set of music that has been leaked or stolen this seems to be a legitimate upload. The reason we think it’s Nintendo endorsed is the YouTube channel they appear on carries the name Mahito Yokota who is [...]
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On May 12 Valve made a surprising, but very welcome announcement. To celebrate the launch of Steam for Mac Portal is free to download for a limited period. That free period ends today, so if you haven’t taken advantage of Valve’s generous offer head on over to the promotional page and get downloading before it’s too [...]
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Lionhead Studios announced Friday that Fable III not only be released on the Xbox 360, but will also be available for the PC later this year. Those who purchase the PC version will get a $10 discount, knocking the price down to $49.99. However, the full-fledged Collector's Edition will only be available for the Xbox 360 for $79.99.
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Monday, May 31, 2010