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Archive for July 2006

July 9th, 2006

PS3 E-Distribution Paints Xbox 360 As Soooo Last Year

Sony’s E-Distribution Initiative will be launching alongside the PS3 come November (17th), granting developers the ability to distribute their games right into the homes of anxious players.
But will the E-Distribution include Xbox 360 titles? Of course not, sillies. The Xbox 360 is apparently retro now. The PS3 is the true face of the gaming future. […]

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July 6th, 2006

George W. Bush Gets Brain Trained

Happy Birthday, Mr. President…
Nintendo is sending the U.S. President a DS Lite and a copy of their game Brain Age for his 60th birthday, attached with a note that says:

Dear President Bush:
Happy Birthday!
Don’t worry, turning 60 is an exciting milestone. As you know, you’ve joined millions of other baby boomers in an invigorating new decade […]

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July 6th, 2006

GameFly Gears Up For PS3 & Wii

Looks like rental guru GameFly has started gearing up for the release of the PS3 and the Wii this November. If you’re one of those people who camped out outside of Best Buy for your Xbox 360, and are obsessed with all things console, then I’m sure you’re already on top of this and […]

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July 5th, 2006

Video Game Addiction Study

A Psychology student at Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia is conducting a study for his post-graduate thesis, which looks at the relationship between gaming and styles of communication, self-esteem, and video gaming addiction.
Interested in participating?
On to Video game addiction, self esteem & social skills to complete the survey.
It is entirely anonymous.

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July 5th, 2006

PS3 Headed to Failure?

An analyst predicts that the PS3 is going to be the Big Loser in the so-called next-gen console war. Why? Cause it’s too damn expensive.
Would the majority of the market pay $600 for a gaming console? Actually, forget ‘would they’, could they? Hell, I’d love a PS3, but $600 is so beyond my budget as […]

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July 4th, 2006

Kids Mag Prints Wii Release Date

November 6th. Take me to your Wii-der.
It’s really quite amazing. No matter where it’s printed, to what readership the publication caters, or how obscure the reference, someone will always not only find, but find and immediately explode gaming information into the community. Prime example right here.
We know that Wii is due out […]

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July 4th, 2006

Ultima Online To Get Facelift With EA Mythic?

Following in the wake of the announcement that Mythic Entertainment, developer behind MMO’s like Dark Age of Camelot and the upcoming Warhammer Online, has been swallowed up into the gaping maw of the Electronic Arts conglomerate, it’s not exactly surprising to learn that EA has their finger in the pie already. The acquisition of […]

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July 3rd, 2006

Portugal Wins (Xbox) FIFA World Cup

While the real World Cup goes on, Portugal has ensured at least one World Cup victory: EA’s 2006 FIFA World Cup Xbox Live competition. The team got their trophy from Peter Moore himself at the Adidas Stadium in Berlin.
Mexico came close, but not close enough. Portugal sealed the game with a 2-1 victory. The Portuguese […]

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July 3rd, 2006

Xbox Live Arcade Games Hitting Stores?

In an effort to prove how true-to-their-word they are, Microsoft has backpedaled on the subject of Xbox Live Arcade games getting released at retail, originally dismissing claims that they were, now saying that they are “exploring a retail offering of Xbox Live Arcade games. When official details including titles, timing and pricing are finalised, we’ll […]

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July 3rd, 2006

Nintendo DS Final Fantasy III Box Art

The box art for the upcoming Final Fantasy II Nintendo DS remake has been released by Square Enix. The game will be available August 24th in Japan.
Via Cubed3

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