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Calling all Opinion Space cadets (Guardian Unlimited)
The US state department has unveiled an exciting new initiative : using the internet to solict opinions from people through a website. Extraordinary. The site, called Opinion Space , is a joint project between the state department and the University of California's Berkeley centre for new media . According to the site, the state department "is interested in your perspectives and input on a ...
Game review: BioShock 2 *** (The Toledo Blade)
By SETH SCHIESEL NEW YORK TIMES It used to be easier to make video game sequels. Back in the old days, a great game could almost invariably be reduced to two elements: neuro-mechanical design (how it feels) and visual presentation (how it looks). Beginning in the arcade era and until very recently, if a game looked good and felt good, a successful sequel often needed merely to provide more of ...
Metro 2033 - Game Manual Addendum (Console) (IGN FAQs)
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In-Depth: What The (Game) Papers Say - March 2010, Pt. 2 (Gamasutra)
[Kevin Gifford's regular "What The (Game) Papers Say" roundups chronicle the world of video game magazines, this time looking at coverage of Portal 2 and God of War III -- and observing a cultural shift at GamePro. ] Right-o, let's get straight to business, covering all the game mags of the past two weeks. Apologies in advance if I'm a bit curt for this one -- I'm dealing with a nasty cold at ...
What Type of Nerd Are You? [Sociology] (Gawker)
# sociology All the nerds are in one place this week at SXSW, but, let's face it, we all have a little bit of nerd in us. These days geekdom is large and diverse enough for everyone. Where do you fit in? More »
News: Killzone 3 vs. Gears 3 in April 2011? (Eurogamer)
Chunky rumours stare each other down. Epic Games is preparing Gears of War 3 for release in April 2011 and that's also roughly when Killzone 3 will come out, at least according to a pair of rumours swirling around the internet overnight. Edge reports that the third instalment in Epic's Xbox 360 shooter series will be unveiled in a trailer on 8th April 2010, and will then receive a fuller reveal ...
Crackdown 2 for Xbox 360 gets firm release date (TG Daily)
The anticipated sequel to one of the Xbox 360's early major successes has been given a firm US release date of July 6, edging right around the previous "first half of 2010" announcement. read more
Novell to unveil technology to bring Xbox 360 games to the iPhone (Geek.com)
According to PCWorld, sometime today Novell is slated to demonstrate some impressive new technology that will allow developers to port their Xbox 360 games into iPhone apps, as well as Android games. It’s worth noting here that no one’s talking about taking Halo 3, running it through some software and having a working iPhone port. What [...]
BioShock 2 Cleans Up, Xbox 360 Overtakes Wii in February Game Sales (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Down again overall, with upticks in Xbox 360 and PS3 sales and BioShock 2 ruling the software roost, that's February's US video game narrative in a nutshell courtesy NPD Group's retail industry figures. Overall video game industry sales slumped 15 percent, falling from $1.48 billion to $1.26 billion, raising year-to-date sales to just $2.42 billion, a 14 percent deficit against last year's $2.82 ...
Xbox Elite Bundle to offer console, Forza 3, & Halo 3: ODST (Network World)
A new Xbox 360 Elite bundle listing has been discovered online, which shows the 120GB model of the system and two of last year's most popular games--Forza 3 and Halo 3: ODST--for $300.