Blizzard teaser augurs new game?

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This weekend, Blizzard Entertainment will be holding the first of its two conventions for 2008, and the last as a wholly owned subsidiary of Vivendi Games. Held in Paris, France, the Blizzard Worldwide Invitational 2008 will be the first of its kind in Europe, and offer a host of event standards, such as tournaments, cosplay contests, music, and developer panels. Submitted by: koahost | Visited 16 times | Comments 0

♦ Long-awaited game 'Spore' shows first signs of life online

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The video game Spore begins its life cycle Tuesday. For its first baby step, the game's Spore Creature Creator goes live at www.spore.com. The program, for Windows and Macintosh PCs, lets players design creatures using the game's editing tools. Those creations will populate the world — actually, the galaxies — of Spore when the full game launches Sept. 7. Submitted by: BP77 - Visited 60 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ EA debuts new family, sports games for Wii, PlayStation

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With only a couple weeks to go before the 2008 E3 Media and Business Summit, video game publisher Electronic Arts is giving the press a sneak peek at its new video game lineup, including products resulting from its partnership with Hasbro. Mr. Potato Head hosts EA's game Hasbro Family Night. In the forefront is the Hasbro Family Game Night video game for the Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 2... Submitted by: MCJim - Visited 14 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Blizzard planning cross-game achievments

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When Blizzard introduces achievements in the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, it will be just the first phase in the company's plan to create a cross-game achievement system. The system will work with upcoming Blizzard gamesi.e. Diablo III and Starcraft IIand will give gamers a "Blizzard Level" based on their progress with the developer's titles. Submitted by: Stax_Daniel - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Konami announces Rock Revolution, new Castlevania

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Japanese publisher Konami revealed a pair of new games at its Gamers Night in San Francisco, and while one was expected, the other was a doozy. The doozy? A new music game that looks to compete with the likes of Rock Band and the upcoming Guitar Hero IV. The unsurprising title? A brand new Castlevania game for the Nintendo DS. Rock Revolution will be coming to the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360... Submitted by: sauravgr8 - Visited 10 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Dragon Quest IV confirmed, dated for North America

1 vote	An English teaser site has popped up for the upcoming Nintendo DS remake of Dragon Quest IV, confirming that the game is indeed coming to North America. There's not much to the site at the moment, but it does give a previously unannounced release date for the game, which should be making its way to the US on September 16, 2008. Submitted by: hwould - Visited 51 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ New Facebook profile page

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Justin Smith at Inside Facebook has the scoop on Facebook's new profile page design, which will give users more granular controls and application developers some new tricks. In late May developers will get access to the new code, and users the new interface a few weeks later. The new Facebook profile will have five tabs: Feed, Info, Wall, Photo, and Boxes. Submitted by: myp - Visited 45 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ WiiWare: downloadable indie games come to the Nintendo Wii

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In February of 2006, former Nintendo of America marketing vice president Perrin Kaplan laid out Nintendo's forthcoming console generation with a strategy the company had dubbed "blue ocean." The blue ocean strategy, according to Nintendo, was an effort to create a gaming market where there previously wasn't one, with new methods, new approaches, and new platforms. This plan... Submitted by: GmacOr - Visited 26 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Natural Plant Materials To Regulate Starch Digestion

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ScienceDaily (Jun. 16, 2008) — Researchers in Switzerland are reporting discovery of natural plant materials that may regulate starch digestion -slowing down the body's conversion of potatoes, rice, and other carbohydrate-rich foods into sugar. The findings could lead to new functional foods that fight diabetes, they say in a new report. In the new study... Submitted by: mypoint - Visited 36 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Game characters get smarter and less predictable

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'GTA4' is the first game to utilize "euphoria," generating animation as the game progresses. NEW YORK — In the upcoming video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, the evil Stormtroopers are smart enough to keep players guessing. Throw something at the white-armored troopers, and they may toss a grenade back. Or they might just put their hands up. Or they could do something completely new... Submitted by: RapidFire - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Blizzard responds to Diablo III graphics controversy

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While many fans rejoiced when Blizzard finally announced that the long-awaited third Diablo game was actually coming, others were disappointed with the game's direction. In fact, nearly 25,000 people have signed an online petition begging Blizzard to change the art style of Diablo III. Google has created a new mobile Google Talk client that works with the iPhone. It's quite usable... Submitted by: Canadianbacon - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Find an Herbal Supplement Store in New York, NY, USA

1 vote	Herbal-supplements-usa.com’s New York, New York section provides the numbers and names plus other contact details for Herbal supplement stores in New York, NY, USA. There is amap to each shop in New York, New York. Including those that random natural weight loss products . Submitted by: annlewis - Visited 33 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Clay Felker, founding editor of 'New York' magazine, dies

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Clay Felker, founding editor of New York magazine, in 1996. NEW YORK — Clay Felker, the magazine mogul who revolutionized the city magazine genre as founding editor of New York, died Tuesday. He was 82. Felker died Tuesday morning at his New York City home after a battle with throat cancer, a magazine spokeswoman said. New York magazine, filled with gossip on the city's social scene... Submitted by: nevalex - Visited 23 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Teaser: Mazda to unveil new crossover concept this summer

1 vote	Mazda will unveil a new crossover concept at the Moscow International Auto Show in August, the automaker announced Monday morning. Still unnamed, the concept was designed using Mazda’s ‘Nagare’ philosophy, which means “flow.” The same design theme was used on the Nagare, Ryuga, Hakaze, Taiki and Furai show cars. Submitted by: sandyfeet - Visited 14 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ The Game: 'lloyd Banks Will Be Next To Leave G-unit'.

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The Game: 'lloyd Banks Will Be Next To Leave G-unit'.... Rapper The Game is predicting another member of G-Unit will be fired and he is convinced Lloyd Banks will be next. The Dreams hitmaker was the first to be booted from 50 Cent's group in 2005, and Young Buck followed in April this year (08), after falling out with the superstar over royalty payments. Submitted by: Bravo - Visited 19 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Paul Lifts Hornets over Mavs for Game 1 Win

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Chris Paul had 35 points and 10 assists in his first career playoff game Saturday to lead the Hornets to a 104-92 come-from-behind victory over the Mavericks. Chris Paul scored 24 of his game-high 35 points in the second half to help New Orleans rally to a 1-0 series lead over Dallas. New Orleans 104, Dallas 92 (F) NEW ORLEANS... Submitted by: bestija - Visited 14 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ EDGE REVIEW: New International Track & Field

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Warner Bros. If you want to show you've got speed this could be the game for you – just make sure you don’t damage the DS.Some of these minigames get you to move the stylus and press a button! That really is the height of New International Track & Field’s complexity, but that’s the way it always has been for a series which is all about pummeling buttons faster than your friends. Submitted by: kailash - Visited 20 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Penny Arcade and Ars bring you the contest of Rain-Slick awesome

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As you know, Penny Arcade's first game, On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One has been released today. We're excited about the game; we have yet to see Penny Arcade screw anything up, and having spent time with the title at PAX last year, we feel comfortable saying that the game is going to be at least as funny as the comic. For haters saying the comic isn't funny... Submitted by: autodrawings - Visited 46 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Name game: New Kids, others have been around that block

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Had the members of New Kids on the Block realized they'd still be recording 20 years after You Got It (The Right Stuff) , they might have chosen a different name. With this week's release of Summertime , the group's first single since 1994, the reunited New Kids (aka NKOTB) are no longer new or kids. Demographically speaking, they might more accurately be called New Dads in the Gated Community. Submitted by: smub - Visited 21 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Report: New York City not welcoming to game developers

1 vote	Even though the video game industry generated nearly $40 billion last year, a new study by the Center for Urban Future has pointed out that New York City has a startling lack of game developers housed in or around Manhattan. Even though other cities like Montreal, San Francisco... Submitted by: Motahachir - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment