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Sony’s “PSP Phone” Ads Rival Kevin Butler on Hilarity Scale

After years of rumors, Sony finally pops open its ad campaign for the Xperia Play starring Kristen Schaal from Flight of the Conchords. ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 22, 2011

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Game Industry Vets to Sound Off at the East Coast Game Conference

The East Coast Game Conference announced its speaker lineup today and it features designers from Epic Games and Insomniac. Formerly known as the ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 22, 2011

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Much-Maligned The Hobbit Actually Starts Filming

After union disputes, sickness and bankruptcy, The Hobbit production started principal photography today. Peter Jackson has been trying to get this film made ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 21, 2011

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Google Calls Out China for Screwing Up Gmail

Google said its email service is the target of a sophisticated attack by the Chinese government. Seeing what’s happening in the Middle East ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 21, 2011

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Take the March Mayhem 2011 Quiz!

Test your knowledge of what’s happening in March Mayhem this year. The March Mayhem 2011 Developers Challenge is in full swing this year. ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 21, 2011

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UPDATE: Video of Females on Female Characters Panel

Which characters go beyond the boobs? Update: The guys over at Nerd Calibur were awesome enough to record video of the “Females on ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 18, 2011

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Director Pulls Out of The Wolverine, Fox Scrambling for Replacement

Darren Aranofsky, the acclaimed director of Black Swan, quit the comic book reboot this morning. After receiving an Oscar nod for Best Director ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 17, 2011

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Pepsi Will Soon Make All Bottles from Plants

PepsiCo, makers of geek favorite Mountain Dew, is set to deploy bottles made entirely of plant materials in 2012. Not to get all ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 17, 2011

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New “Shockwave” Engine Design Solves Energy Crisis

The new engine uses a disc which channels gas and air around to generate electricity, reducing gas consumption by 90 percent. Norman Muller ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 17, 2011

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Canada’s Videogame Tax Incentives Bring Square-Enix to the Yard

Square-Enix will open a new studio with over a hundred employees in 2012. The Japanese videogame publishing conglomerate is negotiating with the Canadian ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 16, 2011

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How Apple Carved a Pound of Flesh from the iPad 2

The iPad 2 is thinner and lighter, but how exactly did the hardware designers accomplish that feat? The new iPad 2 was announced ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 16, 2011

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Ubisoft Probes Interest in Assassin’s Creed and Ghost Recon Film Adaptations

Ubisoft distributed a survey to select consumers asking whether they’d watch a Ghost Recon movie or what Assassin’s Creed movie plot would interest ...

By Greg Tito Legacy AuthorMarch 16, 2011

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