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A Gamer’s Valentine Raises $10,000 For Duke Children’s Hospital

A Gamer’s Valentine, an industry-focused auction hosted by TAP Interactive, has raised over $10,000 in donations for Duke Children’s Hospital and Health Center ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 6, 2008

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Peter Moore Says EA Needs Greater Appeal to Casual Gamers

EA Sports President Peter Moore says his company needs to do better on Nintendo’s platforms in order to become more attractive to casual ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 6, 2008

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Spielberg, EA Unveil Boom Blox

Electronic Arts has unveiled its first game developed in partnership with Steven Spielberg, a puzzle game for the Wii called Boom Blox. The ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 6, 2008

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Age of Conan To Be Censored in U.S.

Oft-delayed MMOG Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures is going to see some minor changes in the U.S. and Germany in order to meet ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 6, 2008

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Call of Duty 4 DLC Coming in Spring

Activision has announced that new downloadable content is in the works for the award-winning Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare FPS. The new ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 5, 2008

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Study Shows Men More Prone To Videogame Addiction Than Women

A new study claims that neural chemistry makes men much more likely to “feel addicted” to videogames than women. In the study, conducted ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 5, 2008

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Cock the Vote With Gamecock

Gamecock Media Group has launched CockTheVote.us, a non-partisan website aimed at encouraging voter registration among videogamers. Featuring characters and candidates from Gamecock’s upcoming ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 5, 2008

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Folding@home Claims Over 1 Million PlayStation 3 Users

More than a million PlayStation 3 owners have registered for Stanford University’s Folding@home project, giving a significant boost to the project’s computational abilities. ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 5, 2008

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Myst Online Goes Offline

GameTap has announced that Myst Online: Uru Live will be shut down. In a post on the official GameTape forums, GameTap Vice President ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 5, 2008

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Nvidia Acquires Ageia

Nvidia has signed a deal to acquire gaming physics pioneer Ageia Technologies, developer of the popular PhysX SDK. Details of the acquisition will ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 5, 2008

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Jim Ward Leaves LucasArts

Citing “personal reasons,” Jim Ward has announced his resignation as president of LucasArts. Ward joined LucasFilm in 1997, taking over as president of ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 4, 2008

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New Design Contest From YoYo Games

Game Maker community site YoYo Games has announced its second casual game development contest, with $1,750 in prizes for the winners. Submissions to ...

By Andy Chalk Legacy AuthorFebruary 4, 2008

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