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A demo for Total Overdose is now available, offering the chance to go south of the border and check out Deadline Game's upcoming action game. The demo includes an intro movie and a mission titled "Smash the Stash." The demo is listed on the Eidos Interactive Website, though they do not actually link the file, but the 309 MB download is available on 3... [ There's more ]

Posted by PleaseMYOB in Gaming News on Sep 21, 2005

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The decision was apparently made because the game contained “many scenes depicting brutality and particularly promoted violence among youths”. As a result, the game was then deemed a “harmful publication”, which forces retailers to stock it separately from other titles, with sales to anyone under the age of eighteen resulting in an up to ¥300,000 ($2,700) fine.... [ There's more ]

Posted by PleaseMYOB in Gaming News on Sep 21, 2005

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The San Jose Tech Museum has announced that video game exhibit 'Game On: The Culture and History of Videogames' is making its West Coast premiere at The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California on September 30.... [ There's more ]

Posted by PleaseMYOB in Gaming News on Sep 21, 2005

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Google spokesman Nate Tyler said the current test is limited to two public sites near the company’s Mountain View, California, headquarters -- a pizza parlor and a gym -- located in the heart of Silicon Valley.

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Posted by PleaseMYOB in Gaming News on Sep 21, 2005

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A larger-than-normal number of players are complaining about NCSoft's City of Heros. Apparently, there is a particular effect in the game that makes everyone nausious. Gamerifts.com is stating that there are "an alarming growth in photo-sensitve seizures aftera recent patch into the game updated one of the 'Sonic Powers Buff' tocharacters enhancing the visual effects associated w... [ There's more ]

Posted by foyleman in Gaming News on Sep 20, 2005

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You can breath now. In the news this morning, I came across an article that stated "Microsoft Buys ID Software". Don't let this alarm you. Clicking the link to the story will reveal that MS is purchasing a maker of identity and access management software, Alacris. There is no reason for you to spit out your coffee like I did when you ... [ There's more ]

Posted by foyleman in Gaming News on Sep 20, 2005

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Samsung said it has developed a multi-chip package (MCP) that holds up to 10 memory semiconductor chips in one.

The new 10-chip MCP, which Samsung says is the first in the world, is formed of two 4-gigabyte NAND flash memory chips, four 512-megabyte dynamic random access memory chips and four 256-megabyte NOR flash memory chips. It has a capacity of 11 gigabytes.

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Posted by PleaseMYOB in Gaming News on Sep 19, 2005

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At the PDC Microsoft Conference, CryTek, developers of Far Cry, released a movie which shows some of the capabilities of the Cry Engine under DirectX 10 API: dynamic day/night cycle, fully interactive enviroments, sunrays and diffuse transmission, real time soft shadows, soft particles, interactive/destructrible enviroments, volumetric clouds, advanced shader technology.... [ There's more ]

Posted by PleaseMYOB in Gaming News on Sep 19, 2005

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Jump into Star Wars Battlefront II, the year’s hottest game. LucasArts and IGN Entertainment invite you to participate in a special Closed Beta of Star Wars Battlefront II, the sequel to the best selling Star Wars Game of all time!... [ There's more ]

Posted by PleaseMYOB in Gaming News on Sep 19, 2005

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Recent rumors of a potential Microsoft MSN/AOL merger may lead Internet search engine giant Google into making a 'pre-emptive strike' to protect its financial interests.

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Posted by PleaseMYOB in Gaming News on Sep 19, 2005