Reviews & Features
Dealing with Separation Anxiety… from games!
| 1 February 2010
Are work and the kids keeping you from gaming with friends? Then why not try these gaming alternatives to real life.
Till death or gaming do us (part 2)
| 1 February 2010
Sassy and her hubby uncover TOG's Guild Hall in her latest column.
TOG’s 2009 New Game of the Year
| 30 January 2010
Each year our members vote on their new game of the year, nominations are taken and polls are placed to determine the winner.
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That Special Ingredient
| 24 January 2010
What is it about some games, that they have an ineffable power to lure us into their warm embrace.
Read more » | PC PS3 Wii Xbox
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb
| 23 January 2010 |
Wytefang has spent many an hour in COD:MW2, to bring you this hands on review of the game.
FPS and the Girl
| 23 January 2010
Having played many different genre's of games over the years, it was by accident that one day I discovered Battlefield 2142.
Where’s the PC Demo going?
| 23 January 2010
With so many huge up-and-coming new releases for 2010, Carn ponders the thought, "How many of these will the PC gamer taste as demo's?"
Reoh’s Massive Global Agenda Beta Review
| 17 January 2010 |
For the last week I've buried myself into Global Agenda's Beta, and have a massive four page review to help you decide if this is the right game for you.
Till Death or Gaming do us (part 1)
| 17 January 2010
Sassy our current Guild Leader and Correspondent from the Everquest II division casts back to when she (with hubby in tow) were just starting off in the game, in this series of articles that showcase why ...
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» GameSpot Headlines
EA holiday sales slip 25%, Dragon Age ships 3.2 million
9 February 2010 |Publisher trims losses to $82 million for October-December quarter, but revenue also sinks to $1.24 billion; Left 4 Dead 2 sells 2.9 million, FIFA 10 9.7 million.
Gran Turismo series sales top 55 million
9 February 2010 |Polyphony Digital's ultrarealistic racing sim zips past new milestone; Gran Turismo PSP sells 1.8 through December.
Lego Star Wars III waging Clone Wars this fall
9 February 2010 |Traveller's Tales reteaming with LucasArts on building-block parody of cartoon on 360, PS3, PSP, Wii, DS, PC.
Shippin’ Out Feb. 7-13: Dante’s Inferno, BioShock 2
8 February 2010 |EA's infernal new action adventure takes on 2K's anticipated dystopian shooter follow-up, while Square Enix brings Star Ocean: The Last Hope to the PS3.
Shippin’ Out Feb. 7-13: Dante’s Inferno, BioShock 2
8 February 2010 |EA's infernal new action adventure takes on 2K's anticipated dystopian shooter follow-up, while Square Enix brings Star Ocean: The Last Hope to the PS3.
AU Shippin’ Out February 8-12: BioShock 2
8 February 2010 |Underwater adventures, deep space travel, and all-out warfare assault Aussie gamers this week.
XBL revenues hit $103 million in 2009 - Analyst
6 February 2010 |Market research firm FADE says Microsoft's online platform sales grew 34% last year, thanks to rising average sales prices, top-performing games.
Wii development in decline - Survey
6 February 2010 |Game Developer Research finds fewer developers working on Nintendo's console, surging iPhone support more than doubles DS, PSP.
Big in Japan Jan. 25-31: Dragon Quest VI DS
6 February 2010 |Square Enix's portable RPG dominates the week's sales as Tri-Ace's Resonance of Fate charts on both PS3 and Xbox 360.
Bayonetta platinum, Mario & Sonic sells 5.67 million
6 February 2010 |Japanese publisher reverses fortunes, posts pachinko-fueled $189 million profit; despite two hits, software sales slide.
» IGN Headlines
Aliens vs Predator Tips Trailer
9 February 2010 |This is how we do it!
Aliens vs Predator Tips Trailer
9 February 2010 |This is how we do it!
Aliens vs Predator Tips Trailer
9 February 2010 |This is how we do it!
BlazBlue PSP Screens
9 February 2010 |Ninjas, cat girls and knights -- now on your PSP!
God of War Blog: Modeling the Leviathan
9 February 2010 |Sony discusses the creation of a new titan for God of War III.
The Great IGN Trophy Whore War: Week 1 Update
9 February 2010 |Week 1 is over, who's in the lead?
Mass Effect 2 Review
9 February 2010 |BioWare ups the ante once again.
Mass Effect 2 Collector’s Edition Review
9 February 2010 |Is it worth the extra cash?
Darksiders - Tip - Strange Enemy, Bombs, Extra Souls
9 February 2010 |Darksiders
GT Racing Screens
9 February 2010 |Big batch of shots from Gameloft's sim racer.
» 1UP Headlines
Rise of the Triad Getting iPhone Port
9 February 2010 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> First-person shooter aficionados will soon be able to relive another classic shooter on the iPhone, ...
Netflix Downplays HD Streaming Importance for Wii
9 February 2010 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Netflix is keen on supporting Nintendo's console, and doesn't see the lack of high-definition ...
Hudson Porting Dream Chronicles to XBLA and PSN
9 February 2010 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> One of the remarkable stories of this generation is the rebirth of the adventure game genre. With ...
Three Games Discounted on Xbox Live Arcade This Week
9 February 2010 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Microsoft dropped the next installment of their "Deal of the Week" promotion on Xbox Live this ...
Three Games Discounted on Xbox Live Arcade This Week
9 February 2010 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Microsoft dropped the next installment of their "Deal of the Week" promotion on Xbox Live this ...
Shigeru Miyamoto Discusses New Nintendo Hardware
9 February 2010 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> After ages of speculation and rumors, Nintendo has finally confirmed that they're developing a new ...
Shigeru Miyamoto Discusses New Nintendo Hardware
9 February 2010 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> After ages of speculation and rumors, Nintendo has finally confirmed that they're developing a new ...
Game Night with BioShock 2 Coming Soon
9 February 2010 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="624" height="388" ...
Game Night with BioShock 2 Coming Soon
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Super Mario Galaxy Inspired by Pet Hamster
9 February 2010 | <!--Begin feature--> <!-- for syndication --> Shigeru Miyamoto's hobbies are a well-guarded industry secret at this point, and for good reason: ...
» GameDaily Headlines
NES Stress Test
26 January 2010 |Can Super Mario Bros. withstand subzero temperatures? GoNintendo hopes to find out.
NES Stress Test
26 January 2010 |Can Super Mario Bros. withstand subzero temperatures? GoNintendo hopes to find out.
MW2 MP Screwed
21 December 2009 |Xbox 360 version plagued by cheaters and 18 person deathmatches. What's Infinity Ward doing about this? Based on our experiences this week...nothing.
MW2 MP Screwed
21 December 2009 |Xbox 360 version plagued by cheaters and 18 person deathmatches. What's Infinity Ward doing about this? Based on our experiences this week...nothing.
Mass Effect 2: The Engineer
8 December 2009 |Unleash combat drones and hack your enemies with Mass Effect 2's nerdy Engineer class.
Mass Effect 2: The Engineer
8 December 2009 |Unleash combat drones and hack your enemies with Mass Effect 2's nerdy Engineer class.
Guild Wars 2 Video
5 December 2009 |New trailer showcases five races, different characters and locations from ArenaNet's ambitious sequel.
Mass Effect 2: Meet Samara
2 December 2009 |She's blue, kicks butt and has no interest in materialistic possessions. Sounds like our kind of alien.
Mass Effect 2: Meet Samara
2 December 2009 |She's blue, kicks butt and has no interest in materialistic possessions. Sounds like our kind of alien.
Your Shape Has its Eye on You
25 November 2009 |Ubisoft's new exercise game comes bundled with a camera that not only tracks your movements, but also allows you to put exercise equipment into your routine.
» Gamasutra Headlines
EA Dates Dragon Age 2, Dead Space 2, Crysis 2, Console Sims 3
9 February 2010 |Following the release of its fiscal third quarter results today, Electronic Arts outlined its preliminary release schedule for the coming year and beyond, including sequels to Dragon Age and Dead Space as well as a console version ...
Best of FingerGaming: From Vanquish to Assassin’s Creed II
9 February 2010 |[Every week, Gamasutra sums up sister iPhone site FingerGaming's top news and reviews for Apple's nascent -- and increasingly exciting -- portable games platform, as written by editor in chief Danny Cowan and authors Mathew Kumar ...
EA Reduces Quarterly Loss, Claims #1 Publisher Position
9 February 2010 |Electronic Arts saw its fiscal third quarter revenue decline year over year, but at the same time shrunk its net loss from $641 million to $82 million, while reaching a company high for digital revenue. Revenue for the quarter that ...
Madden NFL Coming To Facebook
9 February 2010 |Electronic Arts has its eye on the social space in a big way, moving aggressively toward digital revenue models and buying up Playfish -- and it looks like one of its next moves will see the Madden NFL franchise coming to Facebook. ...
The Art History… Of Games? Games As Art May Be A Lost Cause
9 February 2010 |Tale of Tales: Games "Not Art," Largely A "Waste Of Time" Tales of Tales has never been shy about making bold statements. At The Art History of Games convetion in Atlanta, GA last week, Michael Samyn and Auriea Harvey, who also ...
Game Developer Announces Salary Survey Call, Now Including Indies
9 February 2010 |The editors of Game Developer magazine and Gamasutra invite readers to participate in the annual Game Developer Salary Survey, the only statistical study of game industry salaries and benefits across the years. The information ...
Game Developer announces Salary Survey Call, Now Including Indies
9 February 2010 |The editors of Game Developer magazine and Gamasutra invite readers to participate in the annual Game Developer Salary Survey, the only statistical study of game industry salaries and benefits across the years. The information ...
PlayFirst Hires Sims Veteran Pattnaik, Signals Social Move
9 February 2010 |Casual game developer PlayFirst has hired Mitali Pattnaik, previously a social gaming executive at Electronic Arts, to serve as its general manager. The San Francisco-based studio, developer of games including Diner Dash and ...
Free Realms Reaches 8 Million Registrations
9 February 2010 |Free Realms, Sony Online Entertainment's youth-targeted free-to-play PC MMO, has reached a milestone of eight million unique user registrations, the publisher announced today. Developed by SOE's San Diego headquarters, Free Realms ...
Bungie ‘Saddened’ By Halo 2 Offline, Plans ‘One Last Hoorah’
9 February 2010 |Microsoft's recent announcement that it would continue Xbox Live service for original Xbox titles means Bungie's Halo 2 will go offline -- and developer Bungie is ready to commemorate the event. "We're all saddened at the ...
» GamesIndustry.Biz Headlines
News: Riccitiello: Hardware price cuts came “too late”
9 February 2010 | Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello has told investors that part of the reason 2009 was a difficult year was because the first party companies - namely Microsoft and Sony - were too slow in cutting hardware prices. ...
News: FIFA 10 hits 9.7 million lifetime sales
9 February 2010 | Electronic Arts has revealed that last year's iteration of its annual football title, FIFA 10, had sold 9.7 million units by the end of December 2009 - just shy of a major landmark in 10 million, but one that it's ...
News: EA - Console revenue down 30% in Q3
9 February 2010 | EA's console revenue dropped 30 per cent in the third quarter of fiscal 2010, according to the company's latest financials, while handheld and mobile revenue was down 27 per cent. ...
News: EA reports 25% revenue fall for Q3
9 February 2010 | Electronic Arts has reported its third quarter financial results for the three months ending December 31, 2009, noting a revenue fall over the previous year from $1.654 billion to $1.243 billion. ...
News: Unity inks three-year LEGO deal
9 February 2010 | Unity Technologies has inked a three-year deal with LEGO, with the 3D game engine to be utilised in all web games and content on lego.com. The development tools have ...
News: Unity inks three-year LEGO deal
9 February 2010 | Unity Technologies has inked a three-year deal with LEGO, with the 3D game engine to be utilised in all web games and content on lego.com. The development tools have ...
News: MacDonald: Motion control will present challenge for Sony and MS
9 February 2010 | Jamie MacDonald, the former VP of Sony Worldwide Studios who was responsible for bringing motion control to the home consoles as early as 2003 with EyeToy: Play on PS2, has warned that delivering affordable motion ...
News: MacDonald: Motion control will present challenge for Sony and MS
9 February 2010 | Jamie MacDonald, the former VP of Sony Worldwide Studios who was responsible for bringing motion control to the home consoles as early as 2003 with EyeToy: Play on PS2, has warned that delivering affordable motion ...
News: Championship Manager Online to close in April
9 February 2010 | Square Enix is to close down Championship Manager Online at the end of April, but still plans to work on the football franchise. "We can confirm that CM Online, a joint ...
News: Championship Manager Online to close in April
9 February 2010 | Square Enix is to close down Championship Manager Online at the end of April, but still plans to work on the football franchise. "We can confirm that CM Online, a joint ...
» GamePolitics Headlines
Distributors, Retailers React to Proposed Brazilian Game Ban
9 February 2010 |Early in December, word came out of Brazil that the country was considering legislation to make it a crime to create, import or distribute videogames “that affect the customs, traditions of the people, their worship, creeds, ...
$3.9M Grant to Fund Yale Game That Will Teach HIV Avoidance
9 February 2010 |Thanks to a research grant of $3.9 million from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Yale University will create a videogame designed to teach youngsters how to best avoid being ...
$3.9M Grant to Fund Yale Game That Will Teach HIV Avoidance
9 February 2010 |Thanks to a research grant of $3.9 million from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Yale University will create a videogame designed to teach youngsters how to best avoid being ...
Internet Hub Offers Both Sides of Game Violence Debate
9 February 2010 |ProCon.org, a California-based nonprofit charity that specializes in promoting "critical thinking" by presenting both sides of compelling issues has launched a new site dedicated to the topic of video games and ...
Internet Hub Offers Both Sides of Game Violence Debate
9 February 2010 |ProCon.org, a California-based nonprofit charity that specializes in promoting "critical thinking" by presenting both sides of compelling issues has launched a new site dedicated to the topic of video games and ...
Chinese WOW Bickering Continues
9 February 2010 |If you thought that the trials and tribulations of Chinese World of Warcraft operator NetEase were over, think again.In response to orders from China’s General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP), NetEase has ...
Chinese WOW Bickering Continues
9 February 2010 |If you thought that the trials and tribulations of Chinese World of Warcraft operator NetEase were over, think again.In response to orders from China’s General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP), NetEase has ...
Dante’s Inferno Banishes Itself from Middle East
9 February 2010 |Electronic Arts’ Dante’s Inferno will not be released in the Middle East.EA didn’t even bother to submit the game to censors reports GamesLatest, apparently realizing that a game focused on the nine circles of ...
Dante’s Inferno Banishes Itself from Middle East
9 February 2010 |Electronic Arts’ Dante’s Inferno will not be released in the Middle East.EA didn’t even bother to submit the game to censors reports GamesLatest, apparently realizing that a game focused on the nine circles of ...
AU Christian Lobby Head: Games Similar to SAS Training
9 February 2010 |As noted here a few weeks ago, the Australian Christian Lobby publically came out against the addition of an R18+ rating for videogames in Oz. The group’s head, Managing Director Jim Wallace (pictured), recently subjected ...
» Joystiq Headlines
Xbox Live deals of the week: Turtles, Tiger and Marvel vs. Capcom
9 February 2010 | We're guessing that the person at Microsoft whose job it is to choose the discounted XBLA games of the week is a huge New Orleans Saints fan. Filled with the overwhelming spirit of victory from last night's engagement, this person ...
Brand sparking new Rocket Knight art
9 February 2010 | click to rocket-size We're going to level with you: There's not a lot of new info to be found in the latest batch of character art from Konami's upcoming reboot of Rocket Knight. The press release does mention a few of Sparkster's ...
NetEase temporarily suspending WoW account creation in China
9 February 2010 | Though the legal and political struggle between China's General Administration of Press and Publications (GAPP) and Ministry of Culture over whether World of Warcraft should be allowed in the country rages on, the game's operator, ...
New Dragon Age in early 2011 on consoles, handhelds & PC
9 February 2010 |If you're pacing out your Dragon Age playing to ensure that you have a steady drip of elfin lovemaking and epic dragon fighting, here's something to help your strategy: EA is planning to launch a new Dragon Age title in Q4 of its ...
This Wednesday: Darwinia+ invades XBLA
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This Wednesday: Darwinia+ invades XBLA
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The Mass Effect bible is ‘quite large,’ BioWare’s Muzyka assures
9 February 2010 | Thank the Enkindlers! Encompassing an entire galaxy's worth of alien beings, uncharted worlds and tattooed psychopaths, Mass Effect's bible doesn't exactly make for light reading. "We probably spent 6-12 months with a team of ...
The Mass Effect bible is ‘quite large,’ BioWare’s Muzyka assures
9 February 2010 | Thank the Enkindlers! Encompassing an entire galaxy's worth of alien beings, uncharted worlds and tattooed psychopaths, Mass Effect's bible doesn't exactly make for light reading. "We probably spent 6-12 months with a team of ...
Miyamoto mentions new hardware, new MotionPlus games
9 February 2010 | [GAME Watch] During an acceptance speech at the Japan Media Arts Festival this past weekend, Shigeru Miyamoto casually referred to unannounced Nintendo hardware and at least one new Wii project he's working on, which uses the ...
Miyamoto mentions new hardware, new MotionPlus games
9 February 2010 | [GAME Watch] During an acceptance speech at the Japan Media Arts Festival this past weekend, Shigeru Miyamoto casually referred to unannounced Nintendo hardware and at least one new Wii project he's working on, which uses the ...
» Kotaku Headlines
Shakespeare As Video Game Designer
9 February 2010 |There’s not much Shakespeare in video games, no major Hamlet games and only scattered hopes for a Macbeth one. The lead creator of Dante’s Inferno thinks the writer himself, could have been a game design visionary. ...
BioShock 2 Review: In Case Of Rapture
9 February 2010 |Welcome back to the beautiful city of Rapture, the dystopian underworld introduced in 2007’s BioShock, a failed utopia all but destroyed by its inhabitants, a world less mysterious than when you last left it. (more…)
BioShock 2 Review: In Case Of Rapture
9 February 2010 |Welcome back to the beautiful city of Rapture, the dystopian underworld introduced in 2007’s BioShock, a failed utopia all but destroyed by its inhabitants, a world less mysterious than when you last left it. (more…)
Halfbrick Mixes Zombies And Time Travel
9 February 2010 |Australian developer Halfbrick attempts to stand out in the undead crowd with Age of Zombies, a time-travelling zombie-killing adventure, coming February 25th to PSP and PlayStation 3 minis. (more…)
Halfbrick Mixes Zombies And Time Travel
9 February 2010 |Australian developer Halfbrick attempts to stand out in the undead crowd with Age of Zombies, a time-travelling zombie-killing adventure, coming February 25th to PSP and PlayStation 3 minis. (more…)
Infinite Space Preview: Seems Vast And Charty
9 February 2010 |Platinum Games has made a video game that’s really sexy. Before that, one that’s really violent. Next: A game that’s really… spaceship? (more…)
Infinite Space Preview: Seems Vast And Charty
9 February 2010 |Platinum Games has made a video game that’s really sexy. Before that, one that’s really violent. Next: A game that’s really… spaceship? (more…)
How To Survive In Aliens Vs Predator
9 February 2010 |I’ve noticed from my time playing an Alien in the Aliens Vs. Predator multiplayer demo, that many of you don’t know how to block. Sega fixes that, with this helpful close combat techniques video, dammit. (more…)
How To Survive In Aliens Vs Predator
9 February 2010 |I’ve noticed from my time playing an Alien in the Aliens Vs. Predator multiplayer demo, that many of you don’t know how to block. Sega fixes that, with this helpful close combat techniques video, dammit. (more…)
Love – Exciting And New
9 February 2010 | With Valentine’s Day creeping up on us, axe in hand, we’ve decided to take a moment here on Kotaku to examine all things Love. (more…)
» Next Generation Headlines
EA Announces Q3 Loss
9 February 2010 |EA has announced that it made a loss during its third quarter ended December 31, 2009 blaming a lack of launches and the decline in boxed product. GAAP net revenue for the quarter was $1.243 billion compared with $1.654 billion for ...
Square Enix: Profits Up 68 Per Cent
9 February 2010 |Square Enix has announced its consolidated results for the nine months ended December 31, 2009. The publisher and developer reported that its operating income increased 68 per cent year-on-year to 21.4 billion yen and that net ...
Square Enix: Profits Up 68 Per Cent
9 February 2010 |Square Enix has announced its consolidated results for the nine months ended December 31, 2009. The publisher and developer reported that its operating income increased 68 per cent year-on-year to 21.4 billion yen and that net ...
Molyneux: Natal As Revolutionary As The Mouse
9 February 2010 |Peter Molyneux has said that the PC mouse revolutionised home computing but Natal "could end up [with developers] creating something we can't even imagine now". The Lionhead boss warned though that day one Natal ...
Molyneux: Natal As Revolutionary As The Mouse
9 February 2010 |Peter Molyneux has said that the PC mouse revolutionised home computing but Natal "could end up [with developers] creating something we can't even imagine now". The Lionhead boss warned though that day one Natal ...
Relentless Software Rejoins TIGA
9 February 2010 |Relentless Software, the studio behind the award winning Buzz! Franchise and the recently self-published Blue Toad Murder Files for PlayStation Network has rejoined the trade association representing the UK games industry. Andrew ...
Relentless Software Rejoins TIGA
9 February 2010 |Relentless Software, the studio behind the award winning Buzz! Franchise and the recently self-published Blue Toad Murder Files for PlayStation Network has rejoined the trade association representing the UK games industry. Andrew ...
UK Charts: Mass Effect 2 Holds Tight
9 February 2010 |Mass Effect 2 has seen off new releases from Star Trek Online (boxed sales) and Dante’s Inferno to remain at the top of the all format UK charts for a second week running. BioWare’s sequel was well received by critics ...
UK Charts: Mass Effect 2 Holds Tight
9 February 2010 |Mass Effect 2 has seen off new releases from Star Trek Online (boxed sales) and Dante’s Inferno to remain at the top of the all format UK charts for a second week running. BioWare’s sequel was well received by critics ...
Memory Lane
9 February 2010 |The confession, in these very pages, brought me scorn: “I’m a relative newcomer to videogames, having only dedicated myself seriously to the medium – both as a journalist and as a player – since 1999.” ...
» Digg Headlines
Will Tapulous’s Riddim Ribbon Be as Popular as TTR?
9 February 2010 |Tapulous, the company who brought us Tap Tap Revenge (TTR) is ready to release an entirely new music-focused gaming series: Riddim Ribbon, featuring the Black Eyed Peas. Riddim Ribbon is a fusion between racing, popular songs, ...
Will Tapulous’s Riddim Ribbon Be as Popular as TTR?
9 February 2010 |Tapulous, the company who brought us Tap Tap Revenge (TTR) is ready to release an entirely new music-focused gaming series: Riddim Ribbon, featuring the Black Eyed Peas. Riddim Ribbon is a fusion between racing, popular songs, ...
21st-Century Shooters Are No Country for Old Men
9 February 2010 |We’re breaking into an elevated enemy base surrounded by jungle. We have the benefit of cover, lush overgrowth and ancient ruins. But the enemy has the advantage. The approach to their base becomes Hamburger Hill. I die over and ...
21st-Century Shooters Are No Country for Old Men
9 February 2010 |We’re breaking into an elevated enemy base surrounded by jungle. We have the benefit of cover, lush overgrowth and ancient ruins. But the enemy has the advantage. The approach to their base becomes Hamburger Hill. I die over and ...
Marriage, Divorce, and Why Games Rock
9 February 2010 |Marriage is said to be the union of two people who are entering blissfully into a loving relationship. But with the end of a marriage, this gamer just really missed the games.
Facebook may challenge Internet giants with Gmail killer
9 February 2010 |Facebook has been challenging the Internet giants since infancy. Now, at 400 million users and growing, it’s firing a salvo directly at Google and Yahoo: creating its own Web-based e-mail.
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Please don’t do that to me [PIC]
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How Social Gaming is Improving Education
9 February 2010 |For decades, educators have been scrambling to find better ways to prepare students for the real world. It began with the mildly apocalyptic government report, A Nation at Risk, which warned that an outdated school system was ...
How Social Gaming is Improving Education
9 February 2010 |For decades, educators have been scrambling to find better ways to prepare students for the real world. It began with the mildly apocalyptic government report, A Nation at Risk, which warned that an outdated school system was ...
» Slashdot Headlines
Game Devs Migrating Toward iPhone, Away From Wii
7 February 2010 |A new report by Game Developer Research reveals that the number of developers working on games for the iPhone continues to rise, roughly doubling in number from last year. At the same time, the amount of work done on games for ...
Game Devs Migrating Toward iPhone, Away From Wii
7 February 2010 |A new report by Game Developer Research reveals that the number of developers working on games for the iPhone continues to rise, roughly doubling in number from last year. At the same time, the amount of work done on games for ...
Xbox Live For Original Xbox Games Shutting Down
6 February 2010 |itwbennett writes "Giving no explanation beyond that it 'will provide the greatest benefit to the Xbox LIVE community,' Microsoft's General Manager for Xbox Live, Mark Whitten, announced that as of April 15th, Microsoft will be ...
Xbox Live For Original Xbox Games Shutting Down
6 February 2010 |itwbennett writes "Giving no explanation beyond that it 'will provide the greatest benefit to the Xbox LIVE community,' Microsoft's General Manager for Xbox Live, Mark Whitten, announced that as of April 15th, Microsoft will be ...
GameStop, Other Retailers Subpoenaed Over Credit Card Information Sharing
6 February 2010 |New York State's Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo, has subpoenaed a number of online retailers, including GameStop, Barnes & Noble, Ticketmaster and Staples, over the way they pass information to marketing firms while processing ...
GameStop, Other Retailers Subpoenaed Over Credit Card Information Sharing
6 February 2010 |New York State's Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo, has subpoenaed a number of online retailers, including GameStop, Barnes & Noble, Ticketmaster and Staples, over the way they pass information to marketing firms while processing ...
Fallout: New Vegas Coming This Fall, Trailer Released
6 February 2010 |Bethesda announced today that Fallout: New Vegas is scheduled for release sometime this fall, and they released a trailer as well. Details are scant yet on the official site, but they had this to say: "Experience all the sights and ...
Fallout: New Vegas Coming This Fall, Trailer Released
6 February 2010 |Bethesda announced today that Fallout: New Vegas is scheduled for release sometime this fall, and they released a trailer as well. Details are scant yet on the official site, but they had this to say: "Experience all the sights and ...
Code Review of Doom For the iPhone
5 February 2010 |Developer Fabien Sanglard has written a code review for id Software's iPhone port of Doom. It's an interesting look into how the original 1993 game (which he also reviewed to understand its rendering process) was adapted to a ...
Code Review of Doom For the iPhone
5 February 2010 |Developer Fabien Sanglard has written a code review for id Software's iPhone port of Doom. It's an interesting look into how the original 1993 game (which he also reviewed to understand its rendering process) was adapted to a ...
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| 15 October 2009
In the TOG COD4 division, there is never a dull moment.
COD4 Teamspeak Issue 1
| 15 October 2009
Initial issue of COD4 Teamspeak - a behind the scenes look at the Squads and Teams