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Diablo III closed beta testing goes live

Rue Liu, Sep 20th 2011 Discuss [7]

Blizzard Entertainment has finally begun rolling out the closed beta testing for the much anticipated and long overdue Diablo III massive multiplayer online role-playing game. The last Diablo game came out a little over ten years ago and still has a large player base. This new edition has generated plenty of excitement with a gameplay preview having been released back in early August. Read The Full Story

Sony Computer Entertainment America reveals holiday PlayStation Move titles

Shane McGlaun, Sep 16th 2011 Discuss [0]

It's hard to believe it's nearly the holiday season, but it will be here before you know it. Sony Computer Entertainment America has announced the holiday line up for video games for the PlayStation Move controllers. There are six new titles coming for the holiday season and several of them are PS3 exclusives. The games will start hitting the market next month. Read The Full Story

Virgin America announces in-flight entertainment revamp for 2012

Rue Liu, Sep 13th 2011 Discuss [1]

Virgin America has announced a new partnership with Lufthansa today to bring a major upgrade to their already tech-forward in-flight entertainment system called RED. The revamp to the in-flight entertainment system will include larger touchscreen HD monitors that are internet-capable and also allow passengers to connect their own devices via WiFi. Read The Full Story

Angry Birds reaches 350 million downloads, sells 1 million tees, toys each month

Rue Liu, Sep 12th 2011 Discuss [1]

Rovio revealed today some fascinating facts about the game phenomenon that is Angry Birds and where it may be headed next. The strangely addictive game involving shooting birds out of slingshots to kill mischievous green pigs started off on smartphones, but its wild popularity has seen it expand across multiple platforms, including the web, TV, and even in cinemas. Read The Full Story

Geek creates real side scrolling Mario game [video]

Shane McGlaun, Sep 12th 2011 Discuss [1]

This is so cool. A dude going by akumpf has posted up the instructions on making a physical Mario game that has the side scrolling action we are used to in Mario with a twist. It sort of reminds me of a combination of Mario Bros. and Frogger. The game uses a cardboard box, paper, servos, and some magnets along with Teagueduino to control the works. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy S II gets Asphalt 6 HD top-class racing game download FREE

Chris Burns, Sep 8th 2011 Discuss [0]

Starting this week, all you users holding a Samsung Galaxy S II (only the international I9100 or the Korean version, mind you,) may download a special edition WCG 2011 version of one of the greatest racing games to have been released in the history of the world* thus far, Gameloft's Asphalt 6: ADRENALINE HD. *Of course this is your narrator's own opinion, but the ability to rock forth with wicked beautiful auto machines at hyper-fast speeds, crashing into your opponents to take them out of the race as you go, is certainly a force to be reckoned with. Now Galaxy S II users accessing their Samsung Apps store will be able to download this otherwise several-dollar-costing application completely for free. Read The Full Story

Sony Entertainment Network online portal goes live

Rue Liu, Sep 2nd 2011 Discuss [3]

The new Sony Entertainment Network is now online following the company's announcement at IFA 2011 that all of its music, video, and gaming offerings will now be under one big umbrella. That umbrella, Sony Entertainment Network or SEN, will encompass both the Qriocity music and video services as well as the PlayStation Network. Read The Full Story

Windows Phone Getting New Xbox LIVE Features And Games

Rue Liu, Aug 16th 2011 Discuss [5]

Microsoft today previewed several new Xbox LIVE features and game titles that will be coming to the Windows Phone 7 platform this fall. The announcement was made during the Gamescom conference in Germany, where Sony also made some interesting announcements for its PSP and PS3. The tight integration of the Xbox LIVE gaming ecosystem could help Microsoft differentiate its Windows Phone 7 Mango platform from rivals Android and iOS. Read The Full Story

Nintendo 3DS Price Cut to $169.99 Today

Chris Burns, Aug 15th 2011 Discuss [1]

Whenever there's a price cut of such a magnitude for a device of such importance as the Nintendo 3DS, one would expect there to be a new device coming out OR for the company selling the device in question to be in some sort of big trouble. What we're looking at here instead is a price cut before a brand new color combination is released for the casing on this device. This leads us to believe that either Nintendo had always planned to lower the price to this point immediately before the Flame Red color release OR both the color combination and the price point are now in place to make a renewed move for higher sales in the face of a sinking traditional games market. Read The Full Story