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27 May 2009 10:50

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Tech: Wannabes. Microsoft, Sony get in the Wiimote controller game

  • Microsoft’s device, granted, is a camera-based device that will allow users to move around without use of a controller …
  • rip-off #1
  • rip-off #2
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19 May 2009 10:21

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Biz, Tech: Wal-Mart appears to want to drive GameStop out of business

  • 77 automated used video game kiosks, brand new to Wal-Mart source
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18 May 2009 10:03

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Tech: If you like “Guitar Hero” (or even if you don’t) get ready for a glut of it

  • 5 “Hero”-branded games will get released to consoles this year source
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04 Apr 2009 11:17

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Biz, Tech: From Sam’s Club to pro gaming to … Sam’s Club

  • Going into this, I busted my heart out. It felt like I put in all this energy to build something big. I felt like everything I built up was gone.
  • Emmanuel Rodriguez • A professional gamer in the Championship Gaming Series, which was shut down abruptly and unexpectedly by DirecTV in November. He started again at Sam’s Club, his former job, recently. Rodriguez, who went by the nickname “Master,” is the victim of the recession, which has played a huge role in the steep decline of professional gaming after a quick ascent. • source
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24 Mar 2009 23:12

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Tech: Some creepy-looking guys want to sell you a new game console

They want to sell your kids candy. Candy in the form of a new cloud computing gaming device called OnLive. Hrm. source
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16 Jan 2009 10:09

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Biz, Tech: The Nintendo Wii: More popular than you are

  • 10.2 million Nintendo Wiis were sold in 2008, a record. 2.15 million were sold in December alone. source
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10 Jan 2009 10:14

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Tech: Could Tetris fend off post-traumatic stress?

Researchers, in a new study, say yes. And watch out for falling blocks. source
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08 Jan 2009 09:35

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Tech: This was my favorite magazine when I was a kid

  • EGM is shutting down Electronic Gaming Monthly was a long-running magazine about video games. They’ve published since 1989, in the days of Megaman and Sonic the Hedgehog. Their last issue will be the January 2009 one. source
  • EGM is shutting down Electronic Gaming Monthly was a long-running magazine about video games. They’ve published since 1989, in the days of Megaman and Sonic the Hedgehog. Their last issue will be the January 2009 one.
  • The Web site remains EGM’s web destination, 1UP.com, is pretty popular itself and will stick around. Ziff-Davis, the magazine’s publisher, will sell the site to competitor UGO. 30 jobs will be lost from the EGM divestment. Game over. source
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07 Jan 2009 15:52

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Tech: This game is more popular than “Super Mario Bros.”

“Wii Sports” has sold 40.24 million units, making it the highest-selling game ever. source
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