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  • DLC is Fine By Me Wednesday, September 3, 2008 @ 8:29PM Yep, its just about that time folks. Its quarter three, and in the video game world that means some of the coolest titles of the year will start to be fully stocked in store shelves in time for the holidays. While the availability of highly anticipated games is enough to get even the most frugal gamer excited, with the economy the way it is, $60 per game is starting become way too much of a ...
  • PAX 2008 Impressions: The Conduit Wednesday, September 3, 2008 @ 1:50PMBelieve the hype: High Voltage's FPS on the Wii is as good as advertised. When it was first announced by IGN in April 2008, High Voltage Software's The Conduit set the Internet ablaze. The Chicago-based developer, whose previous development history had been mostly made up of console ports and licensed games, had put together a game that promised to make use of the Wii Remote and Wii controls in ...
  • Coachella Valley seniors to Wii bowl for championship Saturday, August 30, 2008 @ 9:29PMBowling leagues are getting a new lease on life. There's no need for a ball and the shoes aren't necessary -- unless it's strictly for fashion. The Wii video game bowling sensation has struck gold at senior centers, marked by friendly competition, fun and a new social scene.
  • McCain POW bracelet offers bridge to past Saturday, August 30, 2008 @ 7:23PMANDERSON, Mo. — As she fingers the bracelet, Dee Wood is transported back almost 40 years and into the Kansas hinterland. She’s a teenager again living in a small town. It’s the late 1960s. There is war going on in a place called Vietnam. Wood has friends serving overseas.
  • After-school clubs offer families lifeline Saturday, August 30, 2008 @ 4:53PMIt can mean the difference between dropping out and graduating, and for some, it may be the one real meal that day. For students in one of Joplin’s after-school programs, the service is crucial.
  • PAX 2008: Ryan Payton on Kojima, Japan Saturday, August 30, 2008 @ 4:51PMThe former English-speaking face of Metal Gear Solid 4 talks about his duties on the game, the real reason Japanese gamers aren't buying the Xbox 360, and more.
  • JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む Friday, August 29, 2008 @ 7:18PMNintendo raised its business year profit forecast by 26% from an earlier figure Friday, citing healthy sales of its Wii home console and DS hand-held game machines. Nintendo also credited a recovering dollar for its new projection of a 410 billion yen profit for the business year ending next March.
  • Cut expenses? Decision's a snap Friday, August 29, 2008 @ 5:36AMWhen it became clear that clients would be pruning ad budgets, four local photography experts knew they would have to cut costs, too. Now they have a co-op.
  • LATE-NIGHT FIGHT OVER 1ST PHELPS Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 3:26AMYOU win this round, Mr. Leno. The two late-night talk show hosts have been scrambling to book as many Olympic competitors as they can, but Leno came out on top, snagging the first TV interview with the games' biggest star on Sept. 8. A CBS...
  • A "Penny Arcade" for their thoughts Sunday, August 24, 2008 @ 3:19AMQ&A: Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins of the webcomic "Penny Arcade" talk about themselves and their inspirations.
  • Games: 'Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon' Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 4:12PMThe chocobo -- a sort of human-size chicken -- is the unofficial mascot of Square's long-running "Final Fantasy" series.
  • Youth center outreach aims to provide fun activities Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 6:16AMHELENA -- Nineteen-year-old Jason Burgan remembers what it was like growing up in the area and attending First Baptist Church of Helena with no place for him and his young friends to just hang out.
  • Economy Sweetens Library Appeal Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 12:16AMWHEELING - Books, DVDs, computers and Internet access all can be expensive luxuries as consumers struggle to cope with rising energy and food costs. But libraries lend these items for free, and perhaps that's why local libraries are reporting greater usage numbers in recent months.
  • Little League Notebook: Familiar voice for Shelton fans Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 9:42PMWILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - The voice flowing from the speakers at Lamade Stadium Saturday afternoon was familiar to some. Little League World Series stadium announcer Garett Argianas has been spending his vacation time in Williamsport for three years now, but that is not the reason.
  • Retirement home: Wii will, Wii will rock you - roanoke.com Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 1:39AMOur Lady of the Valley is participating in Olympic games using the Nintendo game console. The smell of popcorn drifted from the conservatory at Our Lady of the Valley retirement home in Roanoke on Friday afternoon. Curious residents trickled in to watch the Valley Rollers, members of the home's Wii Olympics bowling team, start a game on the new flat screen TV.
  • Flagging all fans: 'Madden' recaptures glory Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 12:20AMI have tortured many girlfriends through the years - not in a CIA kind of way, but in a way that's almost as bad - staying up until 7 a.m., night after night, playing...
  • Education briefs 0821 Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 12:57AMInstrument Drive The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion and The Pavilion Partners, the official volunteer organization of The Pavilion, are conducting an Instrument Drive from Aug. 11-Sept. 19. The drive benefits schools in Montgomery County that need assistance for their band and orchestra students.
  • MySims Kingdom for the Wii and MySims for the PC - Updated Impressions [PC] Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 12:33AMWe get our hands on some of the new islands in MySims Kingdom and play tag online in MySims on the PC.
  • Sony brewing up 1:1 motion tracking sword game for PS2 and EyeToy Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 11:12AM Filed under: Digital Cameras , Gaming This makes sense on very many levels, but at the same time we've gotta think those long-suffering PS3 owners will be a bit "hacked off" by Sony's announcement of a motion-tracking sword game headed for... the PS2. The PS2's market saturation (every man, woman and child on earth has at least two), and the EyeToy 's general success (10.5 million ...
  • EA unveils Celebrity Wii Sports effort News Thursday, August 14, 2008 @ 4:05AMElectronic Arts has unveiled Celebrity Sports Showdown for Wii - part of the publisher's new EA Sports Freestyle brand.
  • Emergent Soaring to New Heights in 2008 Wednesday, August 13, 2008 @ 1:58PM CALABASAS, Calif.----Emergent is rapidly expanding Gamebyro's presence as the game industry's choice for the foundation of AAA titles with more than 50 Gamebryo deals recently closed.
  • Halo 3 picks up prestigious Edge Award Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 7:52AMBungie beats Nintendo and Rockstar to scoop gong
  • Gamers To Spin The Magic Roundabout [News] Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 7:20AMZebedee, Dougal, and the rest of the gang are all set to make an appearance on Wii, DS, and PC courtesy of Deep Silver...
  • Wii Review: Space Chimps Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 3:01PMThis action platform title has plenty of movie based basic monkey business plus some new characters and 13 new enemies. This action platform title has plenty of basic monkey business based on the movie of the same name plus some new characters and 13 new enemies. Players travel to the planet Malgor where they must battle king Zartog. The battle begins immediately as the heroic trio, including ...
  • Retro Corner: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Sunday, August 3, 2008 @ 3:10PMThe first handheld Zelda is one of the best examples of an early era Game Boy game in the market. Retro games are a hot commodity. With the Xbox Live Arcade and Wii's Virtual Console, it's quickly becoming a prolific segment of the industry. Blogcritics is going to start looking at gaming's generally under-appreciated past in a different way.Teaming up with classic gaming database Digital ...
  • Retro Corner: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Sunday, August 3, 2008 @ 3:10PMThe first handheld Zelda is one of the best examples of an early era Game Boy game in the market. Retro games are a hot commodity. With the Xbox Live Arcade and Wii's Virtual Console, it's quickly becoming a prolific segment of the industry. Blogcritics is going to start looking at gaming's generally under-appreciated past in a different way.Teaming up with classic gaming database Digital ...
  • Xbox 360 Review: Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 Friday, August 1, 2008 @ 12:40PMA good sim, but not an evolution for the series. To true soccer hooligans the Pro Evolution/Winning Eleven franchise has traditionally been the most accurate soccer simulation. The FIFA series is an arcade representation of the world’s most popular sport, but Pro Evolution is a much more realistic take on the game. At least that has been the case in previous years. Recently the FIFA...
  • Xbox 360 Review: Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 Friday, August 1, 2008 @ 12:40PMA good sim, but not an evolution for the series. To true soccer hooligans the Pro Evolution/Winning Eleven franchise has traditionally been the most accurate soccer simulation. The FIFA series is an arcade representation of the world’s most popular sport, but Pro Evolution is a much more realistic take on the game. At least that has been the case in previous years. Recently the FIFA...
  • McCormick gets OKto purchase Lawry's Thursday, July 31, 2008 @ 1:34AMMcCormick gets OK to purchase Lawry's Spice maker McCormick & Co. Inc. said Wednesday the Federal Trade Commission has given conditional approval to its $604 million buyout of marinade and seasoning maker Lawry's. VW may add 2nd car to Tenn. production
  • McCormick gets OKto purchase Lawry's Thursday, July 31, 2008 @ 1:34AMMcCormick gets OK to purchase Lawry's Spice maker McCormick & Co. Inc. said Wednesday the Federal Trade Commission has given conditional approval to its $604 million buyout of marinade and seasoning maker Lawry's. VW may add 2nd car to Tenn. production
  • Nintendo reports 34 percent jump in 1st-quarter profit on hit Wii console Wednesday, July 30, 2008 @ 9:18AMTOKYO - Nintendo Co.'s profit for the fiscal first quarter surged 34 percent as sales of its hit Wii console shot up, underlining the success of the video game unit in attracting novice players.
  • EA bolsters Nintendo support, considers grandiose Spore future Wednesday, July 30, 2008 @ 6:58AMEA let slip today that they are plotting the release of some 40 games on the Wii and DS. This news comes a day after big boss man John Riccitiello admitted EA were too slow to appreciate the potential of both formats.
  • Nintendo reports 34 percent jump in profit on hit Wii console for first fiscal quarter Wednesday, July 30, 2008 @ 3:48AMTOKYO - Nintendo saw its profit for the first fiscal quarter jump 34 percent from a year earlier as sales of its hit Wii video game consoles shot up.
  • Shrink says abuse led to slayings Wednesday, July 30, 2008 @ 3:12AMNicholas Browning was in a "trancelike state" as he killed his abusive parents and his younger brothers in their Cockeysville home, a psychiatrist hired by Browning's attorneys said in court Tuesday.
  • Nintendo Wii Review: NCAA Football 09 All-Play Sunday, July 27, 2008 @ 10:40PMThe latest EA college football game returns to the Nintendo console incorporating plenty of motion control action amid simple gameplay. The latest Electronic Arts (EA) college football game returns to the Nintendo Wii console and features several new options that create simple overall game play ideal for first-time gamers and casual players. The All-Play subtitle reflects a more player-friendly ...
  • NEWS: Cooking Mama 2: World Kitchen Due for European Release Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 11:31PMMama will be preparing meals all around the world by 2009.
  • 'FIFA 09' to feature 'exciting' new mode Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 9:43AMEA Sports' line producer announces details of a new team tactics mode in FIFA 09.
  • JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 6:41PMNintendo said Monday that its globally popular Wii has become the top-selling video game console in the United States, a crown coveted by rivals Microsoft and Sony.
  • JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 6:41PMNintendo said Monday that its globally popular Wii has become the top-selling video game console in the United States, a crown coveted by rivals Microsoft and Sony.
  • MGS4 drives PS3 sales, but DS and Wii still in lead Thursday, July 17, 2008 @ 7:24PMSales of videogame hardware, software and accessories totaled USD 1.69 billion in June - a 53 per cent increase from the prior year. For the first six months of 2008, US videogame sales have totaled USD 6.1 billion.
  • Four men wanted in Cumberland break-ins Wednesday, July 16, 2008 @ 2:51PMFour men being held in the Hoke County Jail on charges of breaking into homes will face similar charges in Cumberland County, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office.
  • Microsoft Confirms Development Of New 'Halo,' In Multiplayer Wednesday, July 16, 2008 @ 2:47PMLOLHAY. Nice! Confirms that Bungie was announcing a Halo game and not an expansion or new IP.
  • E3 2008: Mega Man 9 Hands-On [Wii] Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 6:10PMWe head back to the old-school with the all-new Mega Man 9.
  • JapanToday : Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む Saturday, July 12, 2008 @ 5:55PMSony will start offering virtual advertising space in PlayStation 3 games as part of efforts to stem losses from the console. The company said players may see the ads in spaces such as billboards and wall surfaces within the games.
  • JapanToday : Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む Saturday, July 12, 2008 @ 5:55PMSony will start offering virtual advertising space in PlayStation 3 games as part of efforts to stem losses from the console. The company said players may see the ads in spaces such as billboards and wall surfaces within the games.
  • Xbox 360 motion controller taking shape Friday, July 11, 2008 @ 5:05AMThe Motus-developed Xbox 360 motion controller, called Darwin, is apparently taking on an increasingly 'real' shape, the manufacturer releasing new details on the controller they'll be hoping to nab the Wii-generation with; via the 360.
  • UC professor creates the Dark side Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 7:29PMComputer scientist James O'Brien is the brains behind the Force in LucasArts' newest Star Wars video game.
  • Retro Corner: Final Fantasy Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 2:08PMThe NES origin of one of the biggest series in the RPG genre remains fun to this day. Retro games are a hot commodity. With the Xbox Live Arcade and Wii's Virtual Console, it's quickly becoming a prolific segment of the industry. Blogcritics is going to start looking at gaming's generally under-appreciated past in a different way.Teaming up with classic gaming database Digital Press, ...
  • Retro Corner: Final Fantasy Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 2:08PMThe NES origin of one of the biggest series in the RPG genre remains fun to this day. Retro games are a hot commodity. With the Xbox Live Arcade and Wii's Virtual Console, it's quickly becoming a prolific segment of the industry. Blogcritics is going to start looking at gaming's generally under-appreciated past in a different way.Teaming up with classic gaming database Digital Press, ...
  • Retro Corner: Final Fantasy Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 2:08PMThe NES origin of one of the biggest series in the RPG genre remains fun to this day. Retro games are a hot commodity. With the Xbox Live Arcade and Wii's Virtual Console, it's quickly becoming a prolific segment of the industry. Blogcritics is going to start looking at gaming's generally under-appreciated past in a different way.Teaming up with classic gaming database Digital Press, ...