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Is Apple’s Magic Trackpad a gesture too far?
Remember just a few years ago when Apple was lambasted for shipping only a one-button mouse, with the usual justification being that more buttons would confuse people? The new Magic Trackpad looks similarly simple and elegant, but is actually far more complex than even a multibutton mouse.

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Madden Sees 5% Year-On-Year Retail Boost, As Madden Superstars Launches On Facebook
Publisher Electronic Arts has announced that its major retail title Madden NFL 11, which launched earlier this month for PlayStation 2 & 3, Xbox 360, Wii, and PSP, is currently the number one selling game for August in the North American market, according to its internal tracking. Sales are projected to be up approximately 5 percent year-over-year across all platforms for the month, according to …

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How to take your PSP online with Ad Hoc Party
Ad Hoc party is a free app that lets you play PSP games’ local multiplayer modes over the internet, using your PS3’s internet connection. Ideal for Peace Walker…

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Metroid: Other M Sports Daring Game Design, Cinematic Ambitions
Metroid: Other M is the exact kind of game Nintendo said it wasn’t making anymore.

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Wii Party developer bought by Nintendo, probably has a party
ND Cube, the developer behind the Nintendo-published Wii release Wii Party , has been brought into the Big N’s fold, according to a new “Iwata Asks” feature on the console-maker’s Japanese site. In it, it’s revealed that Nintendo has purchased a 96 percent stake in ND Cube, effectively becoming its new owner. (We’re counting the days until Nintendo renames it “ND Wii.”) The purchase comes after …

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Conway siblings take on Wii competitors in L.A.
Conway teens Nikole Agnitti and her brother Zakary Agnitti will be heading to Los Angeles with their parents next week as one of 15 teen teams nationally that qualified for the Wii Games 2010 Summer National Championships.

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News: Sonic Colours dated
New trailer released. Wii and DS adventure game Sonic Colours will be released on 12th November in Europe, SEGA has announced. Last week Sonic Team head honcho Takashi Iizuka told Eurogamer Sonic Colours is mainly for fans of the speedy blue hedgehog’s 3D outings. With Colours, Sonic Team has focused on the positive feedback it received on Sonic Unleashed’s daylight stages. Read more…

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Emergent Game Technologies Announces Multi-platform Licensing Deal With THQ
THQ gets a new engine license partner.

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PRESS RELEASE: [NOA] Nintendo Download: New Game Downloads Take Players Under the Sea and Over the Top
Aug. 9, 2010 As always, Monday is an especially fun day for Wii™ and Nintendo DSi™ owners, kicking off the week with a wide variety of new downloadable games. On the WiiWare™ service, My Aquarium 2 offers a fresh selection of virtual deep-sea creatures to arrange and admire. Also, things are a bit topsy-turvy on the Nintendo DSiWare™ service as TURN: The Lost Artifact invites players to meddle …

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Plant yourself in front of this XBLA Plants vs. Zombies trailer
It might look like the same game on the surface, but the first trailer for the Xbox Live Arcade version Plants vs. Zombies reveals a few of the new features in the upcoming port. We already knew about co-op and versus multiplayer , but did you know you can also deck out your house and visit your neighbors? Considering how many zombies are on the lawn, running to the neighbor is bound to come in …

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XBox is now compatible with Telus digital TV
For the first time anywhere, Telus has unleashed the power of the Xbox gaming console and given it direct access to digital-TV service.

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Karaoke fans take note ‘Disney Sing It’ hits game stores Tuesday
Video game news from Game Dork Doug Elfman.

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Nintendo Wins Piracy Battle In Dutch Court
Nintendo won a legal battle in the Netherlands as a court found 11 online retailers guilty of infringing on the game maker’s intellectual property through sales of R4 cards and mod chips for DS and Wii. Software pirates use R4 cards to store and access hundreds of illegally-obtained DS games on one cartridge. Mod chips installed in consoles also allow users to play pirated versions of video …

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Activision brings Rush ‘2112′ album to ‘Guitar Hero’ franchise
Video game publisher Activision is bringing Canadian rock band Rush’s 1970s classic ‘2112′ album to its ‘Guitar Hero’ franchise.

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Sales of Woods video game take a hit
Sales of Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 11 are down 68 percent in the United States from the same time last year, according sales figures from NPD. Tiger Woods – Video game – Golf – Sport – United States

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Teen arrested for stolen XBox found in his knapsack
TORRINGTON — A city teenager was arrested Sunday after police found a stolen video game system in a knapsack along with his personal belongings.

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News: Natal is called Kinect
Slim 360 leaked by ad? The Xbox 360’s Project Natal motion controller finally has a name. It’s Kinect, according to USA Today. The name was rumoured earlier after an apparent leak of an Italian web advertisement picked up by VG247. The same ad also appeared to confirm a 250GB slim 360 unit with built-in wi-fi. USA Today’s article confirms a number of games for the device: Joy Ride, Kinectimals …

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Editorial: ESPN bypasses corporate red tape with iPad and Xbox 360, wannabe innovators should take note
So, there’s two ways to look at this. One would be to gawk at the fact that ESPN , the worldwide leader in sports broadcasting, is using iPads and Xbox 360 consoles — common devices that are widely available to mere mortals — to drive content to millions of consumers. Another would be to gawk at the fact that ESPN has somehow managed to keep its finger on the pulse of innovation, despite being …

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Atlus E3 Lineup Reveals Trine 2, New Game From Zeno Clash Devs
Hey, everyone, do you know that E3 is happening next week? Atlus does, and they decided to celebrate by revealing a (partial or possibly complete) lineup of brand new games that they’ll be showing off at the show. Get the full list below. First and most interesting on the list is Trine 2, the sequel to the PSN/PC puzzle-platformer from last year (pictured). Earlier in the week, developer …

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505 Games Set to Crash E3 with Supremacy MMA
Supremacy MMA (PS3) More ways to beat people up.

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Sony Online and Creat Studios Take Players Across New Terrain with TerRover on the PSN
TerRover (PS3) Roll over some new terrain.

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Just in time for next season, a new hockey game for the Wii
EA Sports’ National Hockey League franchise is coming to the Nintendo Wii in September, just in time for the start of the next season.

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Batman: The Brave and the Bold Wii Trailer
Can Bruce and pals save the day in the Dark Knight’s newest game? Check out this trailer to see the cartoon come to life on your Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS, chum.

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Sony’s Move will take on Nintendo’s Wii
Sony is making its Move into motion-controlled video games, but it may be too late to unseat Nintendo’s Wii. …

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Sony looks to boost PSP Go sales with ten free games — in the UK, at least
We’re not sure if this is the ” relaunch ” that we’ve been hearing about, but it looks like PSP Go buyers in the UK will soon have one big new reason to consider the UMD-less handheld — Sony says that it’ll be throwing in a whopping ten free game downloads with each system. That deal will apparently also apply to at least some existing PSP Go customers (those that registered their system after …

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Sony finally does something right with PSP Go
The PSP Go has clunked its way from disaster to disaster in the eight months its been available. From launch week price reductions to nobody buying it to the industry itself turning on Sony’s downloads-only handheld, it’s proven a tough sell. That’s probably why Sony is preparing an eye-catching offer of ten free games for anyone [...]

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I’ll Take My PSP Cake Slice To Go [Cake]
# cake While I might question the game of choice, I don’t think anyone can argue with the delicious awesomeness of an 18-inch PSP cake . Or is that awesome deliciousness? Either way, me want. More »

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NBA Jam contest winners get their one-liners in the game
EA has launched a promotional contest for NBA Jam in which entrants submit their best — or best worst — one-liners for a chance to have them used by classic NBA Jam announcer Tim Kitzrow in the Wii game. We imagine winning is akin to being Zack Morris for the rest of your life . As the instructional video above, uh, instructs , you’ll need to submit your one-liners on the NBA Jam contest page …

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Mr. Potato heads up new EA Family Game Night
Hasbro Family Game Night 3 is currently in development and scheduled for release this fall. This third installment will feature a suite of five new digital versions of popular Hasbro games for the Wii, Xbox 360, and PS3, and its theme park setting will be hosted by none other than Mr Potato Head. The five games [...]

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Sector Snap: Video game stocks take a hit
Shares of video game companies took a hit Friday after market researcher NPD Group reported a 26 percent drop in April video game sales, a weak showing for the industry after a slight uptick in March.

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