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Article | 15/01/2010 Microsoft pulls Dragon Age DLC from Xbox Live
The long-awaited Return to Ostagar content pack briefly available yesterday for Xbox 360 Dragon Age owners was removed from Xbox Live due to "a previo...
Article | 15/01/2010 Games used to treat diseases
A recent study performed at the Indiana University School of Medicine suggests that playing games on a regular basis may be a more enjoyable and appro...
Article | 15/01/2010 WoW character seller arrested for fraud
Another gamer is in police custody after a 23-year-old World of Warcraft player was arrested in Clearwater, FL this week on charges of defrauding cust...
Article | 13/01/2010 Star Trek Online enters open beta
The open beta of Star Trek Online begins today and runs through January 26th, a week before the February 2nd launch date.
Article | 8/01/2010 Microsoft Game Room details revealed
Microsoft confirmed their keynote predictions today with the announcement of the Microsoft Game Room, a new service for playing classic arcade games o...
Article | 8/01/2010 New Guitar Hero DLC includes Vampire Weekend, Dethklok, CCR
The new year brings fresh faces to the artist roster of Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero as Activision announced the four track packs available in January ...
Article | 7/01/2010 Capcom demotes Western developers
Capcom plans to develop all new game properties locally, citing "cultural differences" when working with international partners on games like Bionic C...
Article | 5/01/2010 Unreal Engine 3 games coming to iPhone
Mark Rein showed off a playable Unreal Tournament level running on an iPod Touch to the guys at AnandTech last week as an example of Epic Games' commi...
Article | 31/12/2009 Google patent ties interactive gaming to Youtube
A patent application filed in February and released to the public this week reveals Google's attempt to build games on top of digital videos using an ...
Article | 30/12/2009 Videogame employment actually up in 2009
An independent 2009 games sector census reveals marginal growth in U.S. games industry since 2008, while Canada explodes with new development studios ...
Article | 30/12/2009 Rock Band bringing country back
Harmonix knows when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em as they liven up a quiet week with the release of their second country music downloadable track p...
Article | 23/12/2009 Microsoft patents anatomically correct avatars
Microsoft recently filed a patent for a dynamic game avatar system that limits avatar or even gameplay options based on a user's physiological data.
Article | 19/12/2009 BMW M3 modded to act as Gran Turismo game controller
Photos published to Canadian car enthusiast blog gawa from a recent tour of Japan revealed a BMW E30 M3 modified to function as a Gran Turismo game co...
Article | 16/12/2009 Online sale of digital content breaks $1 billion in 2009
A new study published last month claims revenue from the sale of digital content in games like Mafia Wars and Battlefield Heroes will be over US$1 bil...
Article | 16/12/2009 Batman sequel escapes from Arkham
The newly announced Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 will likely range beyond the Asylum walls according an interview with Rocksteady's Paul Denning published ...

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