Friday, March 12, 2010 4:07

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Fable Creator Making Content People "Don’t Care About" (Fable II)

Friday, March 12, 2010 4:40

ResumePlay writes: Fable II might have sold fairly well, but famed developer Peter Molyneux (the creator) had some discouraging things to say about it. "We’re creating content that people literally don’t care about," said Molyneux. The comment was in response...

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Gears of War Creators’ New Tech Sure To Inspire Sequel Guesswork (Gears of War)

Friday, March 12, 2010 4:40

Kotaku: What could be in a new Gears of War? Clues are always included in the major Game Developers Conference demonstrations of the Unreal Engine. Epic Games’ evolving game-making tech is shopped to developers here at GDC in San Francisco,...

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Producer of Metroid Other M talks about designing both horror and comedy games (Metroid: Other M)

Friday, March 12, 2010 4:40

At the GDC, Yoshi Sakamoto talked about how to set up video game stories and scenes so that the audience is either scared or amused.. Read the rest at gamesradar.com. ...

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Microsoft to advertise Bing in the UK with The Simpsons

Friday, March 12, 2010 2:00

Ever since Microsoft launched its updated search/decision engine, Bing, it has been relentless with the advertising, which has certainly been paying off for the Redmond-based software colossus. The website now has a respectable market share of 9.7%, growing steadily with...

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VeriSign to spend more than $300M on tech upgrades (AP)

Friday, March 12, 2010 2:00

AP – VeriSign Inc. — whose technology is key to allowing Internet users to access Web sites — says it plans to pour more than $300 million over the next decade into upgrading its infrastructure.. Read the rest at yahoo.com ...

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OnLive Plans On-Demand Streaming of Video Games (NewsFactor)

Friday, March 12, 2010 2:00

NewsFactor – In a move to shake up the online gaming industry, OnLive has announced PC and Mac versions of its on-demand, instant-play games will roll out in June during the E3 2010 show. Here’s the rub: Gamers don’t have...

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Summary Box: Report on online censorship (AP)

Friday, March 12, 2010 2:00

AP – THE INTERNET’S `ENEMIES’: A dozen countries were deemed by Reporters Without Borders to be the most repressive at censorship.. Read the rest at yahoo.com ...

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Molyneux Explains Fable 3 Menu, Morphing Systems (Fallout 3)

Friday, March 12, 2010 1:20

Peter Molyneux has made it clear that Fable 3 is ditching as much of the 2D interface from Fable 2 as possible. Speaking at GDC, he finally showed exactly how Lionhead will achieve this. According to Molyneux, Microsoft user research...

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Tomorrow, Friday Mar 12, 4-7 PM Eastern – Grand Theft Auto IV Social Club PlayStation 3 Multiplayer Event Details (Grand Theft Auto IV)

Friday, March 12, 2010 1:20

Rockstar Games writes: "Tomorrow, get ready for another explosive evening of Grand Theft Auto IV online action in the Social Club Multiplayer Events series, this time on PlayStation 3 via PlayStation Network. As with all these events, you can...

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Champions Online Announces Revelation Playtest (Champions Online)

Friday, March 12, 2010 1:20

There was quite a stir when Champions Online first announced their new region of Vibora Bay, with a lot of negative feelings getting voiced. That was mollified when it transformed into its current form as Champions Online: Revelation, a mini-expansion...

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