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Games: PS4 terá loadings mais rápidos e compatibilidade com CDs do PSone

2013-03-30T13:54:58-04:00

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PlayStation 4 terá uma tecnologia para loadings mais rápidos, conectividade com o PS Vita, múltiplas tarefas simultâneas e até compatibilidade com jogos do PSone. A informação foi divulgada pelo arquiteto-chefe de desenvolvimento do console, Mark Cerny, em uma entrevista ao site japonês 'Impress Watch', na qual detalhou algumas ...

Games: What to expect from Sony event: PlayStation 4

2013-02-19T15:34:08-05:00

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The eyes of the gaming world are on Sony, which on Wednesday is expected to unveil the PlayStation 4, the latest version of its popular gaming console. It's been more than six years since the company launched its PlayStation 3. That's an eon in the warp-speed tech industry, and the company faces a drastically altered landscape as it enters a new round of battles with its top competitors: Microsoft's Xbox and Nintendo's Wii (and, now, the Wii U). Long gone are the days when gamers had to pop

Games: Razer Blade gaming laptop sleek, powerful, pricey

2013-01-03T05:30:24-05:00

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The new Razer Blade gaming-centric laptop is sleek and powerful, but it's not for every gamer looking to take their action on the go. The second-generation edition is an upgrade from the original, released in February 2012. Razer wanted to bolster the hardware specs without detracting from what makes the Blade unique in portable ...

Games: Video games are still in play despite some closures

2012-12-28T11:42:41-05:00

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During a year of transition in the video game industry, beloved franchises continued to prosper while some studios were shuttered or had layoffs. Nintendo's Wii U, out in November, marks the next generation of consoles. Transition continued in the video game industry in 2012. While independent and small developers proliferated, ...

Games: Six things you didn't know about Nintendo's 'Wii U'

2012-12-11T06:08:08-05:00

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The Wii U comes with a new online network, video chat and other features. By now you're well aware that Nintendo has launched its next-generation video game console: the Wii U (from $299.99). You'll likely know about its tablet-like GamePad controller, focus on 'asymmetrical' multiplayer gaming and support for older Nintendo Wii ...

Games: Xbox 360 250GB Console with Kinect

2012-12-05T03:47:37-05:00

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The Special Edition Xbox 360 250GB Console with Kinect. Kinect brings games and entertainment to life in extraordinary new ways-no controller required. Easy to use and instantly fun, Kinect gets everyone off the couch moving, laughing, and cheering. See a ball? Kick it. Control an HD movie with the wave of a hand. Want to join a friend ...

Games: Wii U launches in Britain

2012-11-30T09:35:50-05:00

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Last night close to 300 fans queued outside HMV's Oxford Street store in London, which hosted the official midnight launch following the US release earlier this month. HMV ensured it was well-stocked for the launch following a high demand for pre-orders. The Wii U features the GamePad controller, a tablet-type device that ...

Games: New Super Mario Bros. U review

2012-11-30T09:34:53-05:00

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You could forgive Mario for looking a little tired these days. He has, after all, been wheeled out just a little too often by his makers in recent years, used to boost ailing franchises and prop up struggling handhelds. Indeed, the ';New' of the New Super Mario series was beginning to look decidedly like a contravention of the ...

Games: Lottery panel votes to bring Powerball game to California

2012-11-30T09:23:33-05:00

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With television cameras rolling, manager Bob Chebat, middle, hands over Wes Prinzen's modest $4 winnings at the Four Sons convenience store in suburban Fountain Hills, Ariz., where one of the winning tickets in the $588-million Powerball game was purchased. The other winning ticket was sold ...

Games: The Game of Business

2012-11-30T07:48:18-05:00

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Ever watch gamers thumbing away at Fruit Ninja, World of Warcraft, or Angry Birds? They're totally absorbed in the moment. What are they playing for? The personal satisfaction of reaching a new expert level or using a magical sword to slay imaginary monsters? Don't scoff: The video game business is a $70 billion industry. Now imagine ...

Games: Jennifer Lawrence makes a splash on set of 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire'

2012-11-29T13:07:04-05:00

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Hunger Games fans, rejoice! Katniss Everdeen is back, and she's looking better than ever. Jennifer Lawrence returned to set to shoot action-packed scenes from the franchise's highly anticipated second installment, 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.' Showing off her fit form in a skin-tight wetsuit, the actress made a splash as she ...

Games: Drunk athlete busted in Teletubby costume

2012-11-28T07:17:33-05:00

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Detroit Red Wings prospect Riley Sheahan is facing drunk driving charges after his arrest in October for having a blood-alcohol content of .30 while driving and wearing a Tinky Winky costume. Having your name in the news for being arrested is never a good thing. Having your name in the news for being 'super drunk' is definitely not a ...

Games: Nintendo Sells 400,000 Wii U Consoles in First Week

2012-11-27T08:37:48-05:00

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Nintendo said today that the Wii U sold 400,000 units during its first week on sale in the U.S., despite a bumpy start. The Japanese game company hit the ground running, with many retailers reporting that the next-generation console was sold out just hours after going on sale on Nov. 18. In comparison, Nintendo sold more consoles ...

Games: Powerball: Test your knowledge of the game

2012-11-27T08:34:57-05:00

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A customer purchases Powerball lottery tickets for the estimated record 425 million USD jackpot prize, Powerball's biggest winnings ever, at a convenience store in Washington. Wednesday's drawing brings the largest Powerball jackpot in history. But what was the largest previous Powerball prize? How much was the largest-ever lottery ...

Games: Ben Ainslie: It's painful to say, but my Olympic odyssey is over - I won't be sailing at Rio 2016

2012-11-27T08:22:08-05:00

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No more Olympic villages. No more opening or closing ceremonies. After almost 20 years entirely dedicated to the pursuit of gold, taking in five Olympic campaigns, I have decided I will not attempt a sixth at Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Those of you who saw me cross the finish line in the Finn medal race in Weymouth and Portland ...

Games: The game of the Eton elite

2012-11-27T07:08:16-05:00

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Wouldn't it be lovely if we could step back in time? I know I never will but occasionally you come across a scene that has barely changed for hundreds of years. This was certainly the case when I visited Eton College this week to photograph the annual Eton Wall Game between The Collegers (scholarship holders) and The Oppidans (the ...

Games: Minecraft for the Raspberry Pi will encourage programming

2012-11-26T12:15:40-05:00

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The Raspberry Pi is a difficult computer to get your hands on, simply because it is proving so popular. However, that popularity has so far been limited to enthusiasts who want to tinker with the $35 PC-schools have yet to get their hands on them, at least officially. The popularity of the Raspberry Pi is set to expand even ...

Games: With a new Wii, new problems for Nintendo

2012-11-26T11:09:26-05:00

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Just in time for the utter madness of Black Friday, Nintendo has released an extraordinarily complex successor to its Wii, grandma's favorite videogame console. The Wii, which made gaming accessible to every demographic through ease of play, is no joke. As of the end of September, it had sold 97 million units worldwide. So what of ...

Games: Minecraft to aid UN regeneration projects

2012-11-26T11:02:41-05:00

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Development plans for 300 places around the world are being modelled in Minecraft so residents can help decide how the locations will change. Called Block by Block, the programme is part of a collaboration between Minecraft-maker Mojang and UN Habitat. Urban locations will be recreated on computer using Minecraft allowing residents ...

Games: Wii U - Shigeru Miyamoto gives us a tour of Nintendo's new console

2012-11-23T12:11:41-05:00

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The man who made Mario has high hopes for the first of a new generation of gaming machines In 2006, Nintendo announced the Wii. Everyone laughed at the name, then everyone laughed at the crazy TV remote-style controllers. Then everyone stopped laughing, and there was an odd silence from industry analysts and pundits, who simply ...

Games: Nintendo warns against Wii U update being interrupted

2012-11-20T08:54:14-05:00

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Owners of Nintendo's new Wii U console have been facing lengthy waits to make full use of it because they need to install a large firmware update. The software - which adds features including access to the Miiverse social network - is about one gigabyte large, and must be downloaded via the net. There are reports that some machines ...

Games: Nintendo Wii U review: A tale of two screens

2012-11-20T08:50:54-05:00

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(Time) -- There's a theory about Nintendo that goes something like this: Nintendo has the best IP in video gaming, the characters with the highest Q score. Mario, Wario, Zelda, Kirby, Metroid, Donkey Kong, Pokémon, you name it. Add up all the Mario-themed games alone and you've got the bestselling video game franchise of all time. ...

Games: The Download Queue: Satan, dwarves and tricycles

2012-11-17T16:29:26-05:00

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Picture the scene; it's November, Quarter 4, and you are drowning in video games. Not literally drowning, that would be silly. Not swimming in them Scrooge McDuck style either, because this is the Digital Revolution and a lot of these games are download-only. Okay, what I'm trying to say is that there's usually a lot of games ...

Games: Angry Birds games have 200m monthly active players

2012-10-10T06:28:23-04:00

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(Guardian) - 'In any given day, we have 20-30m people playing our games connected,' says Rovio's Andrew StalbowEarlier in 2012, Rovio Entertainment announced that its Angry Birds games had been downloaded more than 1bn times. But how many people are actively playing them? Executive vice pr

Games: Zynga executive overseeing key poker game departs

2012-10-09T08:19:04-04:00

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(Reuters) - Zynga Inc's executive overseeing its key poker game has quit, hitting the gamemaker in a particularly vulnerable spot as it struggles with a steady employee exodus and falling revenue.The exit of former Zynga Poker General Manager Laurence 'Lo' Toney, announced on Toney's Linke