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Court Blocks Oklahoma Gaming Law

A U.S. District Court Judge has issued a preliminary injunction against Oklahoma’s violent games regulation statute. Yesterday U.S. District Court Judge Robin Cauthron ...

By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorOctober 13, 2006

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Florida Court Orders Bully Preview

Beginning today, a Florida judge will begin a lengthy in-chambers preview of the yet-to-be-released Bully in order to determine whether the game is ...

By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorOctober 12, 2006

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GameStop/EB Games Offers Digital Distribution

The online counterpart of retail conglomerate GameStop/EB Games now offers digital distribution for more than 1,000 games. The websites of major gaming retail ...

By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorOctober 11, 2006

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PopCap Preps for European Launch

PopCap will release a UK version of its casual games website in the coming weeks, with launches in additional European territories to follow. ...

By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorOctober 9, 2006

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Intel Chairman Won’t Comment on Nvidia Buyout Rumors

Intel chair Craig Barrett won’t confirm or deny the buyout rumors that drove up Nvidia stock earlier this week. In the face of ...

By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorOctober 6, 2006

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PopCap Users Over 50 Report Health Benefits From Casual Gaming

In newly released data from a PopCap customer survey, casual gamers over age 50 cited physical and cognitive health benefits as primary reasons ...

By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorOctober 5, 2006

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Valve Undecided on Future of Episodic Content

Whether Valve will stick with the release formula used in its Half-Life 2 episodes remains to be seen, says Valve’s Gabe Newell. Valve’s ...

By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorOctober 4, 2006

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Study Predicts Growth, Challenges for Middleware Industry

The gaming middleware market will see “healthy growth” during the next five years, although third-party vendors will still face challenges, according to the ...

By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorOctober 3, 2006

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HP to Purchase Voodoo

Voodoo PC announces impending purchase by tech giant Hewlett Packard. In a lengthy post on his personal weblog, Voodoo founder and chief technology ...

By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorSeptember 29, 2006

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Sony to Fund 15,000 PS3 Kiosks

Sony will spend $30 million to install 15,000 PlayStation 3 demo kiosks in U.S. and Canadian stores this holiday season. In an apparent ...

By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorSeptember 28, 2006

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Flow Graduates to PlayStation 3

Flow Developer Jenova Chen speaks to the Escapist News Room about his new game studio, his Spore-related work for EA, and how his ...

By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorSeptember 25, 2006

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MTV to Buy Guitar Hero Developer Harmonix

MTV Networks has announced an impending purchase of Guitar Hero developer Harmonix for $175 million. Viacom-owned MTV Networks will acquire game studio Harmonix ...

By Adam LaMosca Legacy AuthorSeptember 22, 2006

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