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Take-Two Interactive announces numbers for first quarter 2007

Take-Two Interactive, the company besieged with legal fees over questionable stock option grants, managed still to post impressive numbers for the first quarter ...

By Jason Preston Legacy AuthorMarch 12, 2007

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GDC rumor mill suggests Gears of War coming to PC

According to Computer and Video Games, along with 360 Monster, who both seem to have gotten their information from TheInquirer.net, Mark Rein has ...

By Jason Preston Legacy AuthorMarch 10, 2007

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First Two Issues of Xevicom Forever Available On Consoles Now

The first two issues of Xevicom Forever, a free graphic novel from Darren Reid, have been released today on the Wii, PS3, PSP, ...

By Jason Preston Legacy AuthorMarch 9, 2007

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Vicon launches FK Extreme Motion Capture System

Motion Capture is the process of using cameras and sensors to “capture” real live movement and model it in a digital, 3D environment. ...

By Jason Preston Legacy AuthorMarch 8, 2007

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Glu to Develop Mobile Age of Empires III Port

Glu Mobile announced plans today at the Game Developers Conference to develop and publish an adaptation of Age of Empires III for mobile ...

By Jason Preston Legacy AuthorMarch 5, 2007

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Citizen Zero Canceled, Replaced by Spy MMOG

Australian developer Micro Forté cancels development on Citizen Zero in favor of a secret spy-themed MMO. “Obviously,” says lead designer Paul McInnes, “our ...

By Jason Preston Legacy AuthorMarch 1, 2007

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Geomerics’ “Enlighten” Technology to Debut at GDC

“Enlighten,” a software package from Geomerics, is designed to enhance dynamic lighting on Xbox 360 Games. The strength of the new software is ...

By Jason Preston Legacy AuthorMarch 1, 2007

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EmotionFX Licensed by Tilted Mill Entertainment

Tilted Mill Entertainment has licensed Mystic Game Development’s EmotionFX 3 Character Animation SDK for use in current real-time strategy projects. According to Development ...

By Jason Preston Legacy AuthorFebruary 28, 2007

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Eidos Interactive acquires Rockpool Games

Eidos continues to acquire mobile games providers with its acquisition of U.K.-based Rockpool Games. The deal includes Rockpool’s two sister companies, IronStone Partners ...

By Jason Preston Legacy AuthorFebruary 26, 2007

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Activision Licenses Unreal Engine 3

Today Activision announced an agreement to license Unreal Engine 3 from Epic Games. Activision has not released any information on the project yet, ...

By Jason Preston Legacy AuthorFebruary 26, 2007

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Oblivion lead designer hired at Big Huge Games

Ken Rolston, the brilliant mind behind both Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and its more recent sequel Oblivion, has joined Big Huge Games to ...

By Jason Preston Legacy AuthorFebruary 20, 2007

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Four Virtual Console Titles Available Now

At 9:00 a.m. this morning, Nintendo released four more games on the Wii Shop channel, including Donkey Kong Country. The other three games ...

By Jason Preston Legacy AuthorFebruary 20, 2007

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