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Tweeters Crash Olympic Cycling Coverage

The BBC’s Olympics commentary went awry when social media spiked its GPS service. If you’ve been following the Olympics obsessively you may have ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorJuly 30, 2012

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Zynga Bosses Bailed Out Before Crash

Well-timed stock divestment made Zynga insiders a killing. In a sudden reversal of fortune, Zynga’s stock has gone from $12 per share to ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorJuly 27, 2012

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UK High Court Rules Twitter Terror Joke Just a Joke

A UK Lord Chief Justice has decreed that bad taste on Twitter isn’t necessarily illegal. Paul Chambers, the man who Tweeted about blowing ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorJuly 27, 2012

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Plants vs Zombies Adds Dress-Up Zombie Avatars

If ever you’ve wanted a talking zombie of your very own to play dress-up with, Popcap has an app for you. Plants vs ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorJuly 27, 2012

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Doctor Who Time Lady Loses Battle With Cancer

British Actress Mary Tamm, best known for her role as Romana in Doctor Who, has died. Actress Mary Tamm, who played Time Lady ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorJuly 26, 2012

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Microsoft Vancouver Studio Still Stands Amidst Lay-Offs

Two projects, including a Kinect educational title, have been cancelled by Microsoft. “Now I can add ‘casualty of the Vancouver games industry’ to ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorJuly 26, 2012

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Capcom to Host Street Fighter Art Show

Capcom and iam8bit will bring 25 years of Street Fighter to life. You probably know who Capcom is, but you may not be ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorJuly 26, 2012

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Sins of a Solar Empire Will Never Be Retail Again

Stardock’s latest digital release did so well, it’s not going back to brick and mortar shops. When Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorJuly 26, 2012

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Sleeping Dogs Walkthrough Takes Cues From John Woo

United Front Games’ upcoming open world crime game has a few new tricks up its sleeve. Open world crime games are nothing new ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorJuly 25, 2012

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Russian Apple Hacker No Longer Invincible

Apple thinks it has a solution to the Borodin App Store hack, but it’s not foolproof yet. “Currently game is over,” Russian hacker ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorJuly 24, 2012

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Konami Opens London Branch to Learn Football

Japanese developers establish a London colony to better recreate “local football culture.” European football culture is a difficult thing to capture. It gets ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorJuly 24, 2012

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Purple Fairy Heralds NVIDIA’s New Dawn

The graphics card maker NVIDIA is showing off its new technology with a downloadable demo. Ten years ago California-based GPU manufacturer NVIDIA came ...

By Adam Gauntlett Legacy AuthorJuly 24, 2012

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