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  • Kinect, Wii used to play Call of Duty in gadget mashup hack

    Posted January 12, 2011 - 2:21 pm

    So, you want to play some Call Of Duty on your PC? You could do that the old fashioned way, or you could spice things up a little by hooking your PC up to Microsoft's Kinect and Nintendo's Wii Remote for some added FPS awesomeness, One avid gamer has done just that, sharing the impressive results on YouTube for all to see.

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    Could there be anything more embarassing on your shelf than Farmville for Dummies?

    Posted December 17, 2010 - 4:41 pm

    Someone who missed the point that Farmville is a game for people not using their brains right now, published a book "for dummies" to get them up to speed.

  • Rock Band 3 tracks leaked at GamesCom

    Posted August 19, 2010 - 1:52 pm

    A YouTube user whose video has since been pulled manages to get footage of Rock Band 3's track list. Take a look at the list fan site RockBandAide managed to compile before the video got yanked and tell us if you see any surprises:

  • Microsoft GamesCom news

    Posted August 17, 2010 - 2:19 pm

    Microsoft's press event went down last night at GamesCom, but with all the kenote and Sony/EA buzz this morning, you may have missed the finer points. Anyone up for some Microsoft Flight simulator?

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    The Button - A Social Experiment for iPhone

    Posted June 8, 2010 - 1:11 pm

    If you're the kind of person who likes to waste their iPhone battery by mindlessly tapping the screen over...and over...and over again, then I cannot think of a better way for you to do that but with StuckPixel's The Button-- A Social Experiment. It's everything you'd want in a game--social features, leaderboards, etc.-- except without any of that annoying "gameplay" stuff.

  • Yahoo signs Zynga deal, expands FarmVille's reach

    Posted May 26, 2010 - 3:58 pm

    Yahoo! announced a partnership with Zynga this morning to distribute the casual games developer's products through the Yahoo! global network. This puts FarmVille in front of 600 million people -- compared to the 400 million or so on Facebook.

  • Celebrate Pac-Man's 30th by playing the Google logo

    Posted May 21, 2010 - 1:48 pm

    Namco's big yellow guy turns 30 today and Google celebrates by turning their logo into a playable game of Pac-Man for the day. This "doodle" (the official name for Google's holiday makeovers) has 255 levels plus a 256th-level kill screen, just like the original arcade game.

  • Essential iPad apps: 10 great games

    Posted May 21, 2010 - 1:28 pm

    More than a few quality iPad-optimized games have hit the App Store in the month-and-a-half since Apple released its new device. But which ones deserve a coveted space on your iPad?

  • My Virtual Girlfriend -- Yes, there's an app for that

    Posted May 20, 2010 - 1:50 pm

    We thought we'd seen just about everything on the App Store from a Dragon's Lair resurrection to MyVibe (look it up), but then we got a press release for an app called "My Virtual Girlfriend" and our collective head exploded.

  • Study: You can feel things that happen in virtual reality

    Posted May 13, 2010 - 8:55 pm

    A new study released this week and detailed in the journal PLoS One suggests humans can take ownership of a virtual body so completely when viewing a virtual world through a first-person perspective that they actually "feel" it when their virtual self gets slapped. Imagine what this could do for games where you get shot.

  • The iPad games that deserve your attention

    Posted April 5, 2010 - 10:37 am

    The App Store may have just opened up its iPad wing, but there are already hundreds of apps to choose from—and many of them are games. With so many choices, what’s a mobile gamer to do?

  • White House announces game development challenge

    Posted March 11, 2010 - 2:08 pm

    First Lady Michelle Obama's new Apps for Healthy Kids game challenge was unveiled at quite possibility the first Game Developers Conference attended by White House officials. Sadly, the First Lady herself wasn't present.

  • OnLive Cloud Gaming Service to Launch in June

    Posted March 10, 2010 - 5:05 pm

    For the price of a low-end PC plus a monthly fee you'll soon be able to play ultra-high-end games like Borderlands, Mass Effect 2, Assassin's Creed 2, and Crysis. According to VentureBeat, the service, dubbed OnLive, will launch in June after eight years of research and development, offer up to 720p-caliber high-def gameplay, and cost $14.95 a month.

  • Wait, Computer Games That Look Like Productivity Apps

    Posted March 10, 2010 - 2:34 pm

    Pilot a spaceship, paddle a ball, even play horizontal Tetris, all while crafting reports, cutting costs, and scanning monthly performance charts...or at least appearing to. It's the latest way to avoid work while looking like you're furiously engaged in it.

  • In Pictures: 10 Best iPhone Role Playing Games

    Posted March 9, 2010 - 2:09 pm

    Everything from action RPGs like Across Age to first-person Oblivion-esque titles like Ravensword.

  • Lego creating multiplayer online game

    Posted February 19, 2010 - 10:30 am

    Toy construction set company Lego Group plans to launch an MMOG (massively multiplayer online game) in the second half of this year, to be called Lego Universe, said Mark Hansen, director of business development and LEGO lead for the project.

  • Sony PlayStation on Your Windows Phone 7?

    Posted February 18, 2010 - 3:07 pm

    No one's jaw hit the floor when Microsoft demoed Xbox LIVE running on its new Windows Phone 7 platform earlier this week, but what about a similar connection to Sony's PlayStation Network?

  • Geekiest Toys at the American International Toy Fair!

    Posted February 17, 2010 - 10:49 pm

    With an increasing number of products integrating electronic, robotic, and online elements, this year's American International Toy Fair was a veritable playground for geeks.

  • GDC panel is Sony motion controller's coming out party

    Posted February 17, 2010 - 3:16 pm

    Everyone knew Sony was nearly ready to officially reveal their new motion controller sometime this spring ahead of a new fall 2010 release window; but now we know for sure the new controller will be at Game Developers Conference 2010 in San Francisco next month.

  • Brother, Could You Spare $13,105 for a Nintendo System?

    Posted February 15, 2010 - 9:56 pm

    A mother hawking an original Nintendo Entertainment System and a handful of games on popular auction site eBay has unwittingly made a small fortune. The auction for a vintage NES with a controller and five games started at just $9.99, but finished at an unheard of $13,105.

  • Xbox Live 'hardcore and casual' games to be on Win 7 phones

    Posted February 15, 2010 - 9:34 pm

    At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Microsoft revealed the first major details for the first line of Windows 7-compatible phones, including games and Xbox Live compatibility.

  • Chart: Xbox Live doesn't actually make Microsoft money

    Posted February 11, 2010 - 3:47 pm

    According to a financial chart drawn up by Business Insider, Xbox Live is actually a money suck for Microsoft and the 360 itself doesn't really bring in much. Where does it get all its money from? Word is the word.

  • Xbox 360 Games: Buy Two, Get One Free

    Posted February 10, 2010 - 9:25 pm

    For all of you Xbox 360 fans, Amazon has a special deal on select Xbox 360 games: You can get three Xbox 360 Platinum Hits for the price of two.

  • The Who's Super Bowl performance to be on Rock Band post-game

    Posted February 4, 2010 - 9:23 pm

    If you enjoy The Who's performance during the Super Bowl halftime show, you won't have to wait long to recreate it, as "The Who Super Bowl S-mashup" will be available on the Rock Band store immediately following the big game.

  • Holiday gift ideas: Video games and toys

    Posted November 17, 2009 - 6:55 pm

    Video games are not just for kids, most of us who grew up with either the Super Nintendo or Atari 2600 game systems know that. So don't feel guilty about perusing our favorite games for this holiday season, whether you own a Sony Playstation 3, Xbox 360 or Nintendo Wii. Plus we threw in some "regular" games and even some favorite iPhone games to consider.
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