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Breaking News Friday, 06 August 2010
Google Chrome, Google Inc.'s new Web browser, is shown during a news conference at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. Google Inc. is releasing Chrome in a long-anticipated move aimed at countering the dominance of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer and ensuring easy access to its market-leading search eng
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Google to Alter Keyword Ad Policy in Europe
The New York Times
PARIS — The Internet giant Google said Wednesday it would change its search policy for most of Europe to allow advertisers to buy and use terms that have been trademarked by others as key words. Previously, brand owners could file a trademark complaint with Google to prevent third-party ads from being returned alongside the results of a search of a trademarked name. The decision will be effective Sept. 14 and covers Europe, excluding...
Laurence Fishburne Tried to Purchase Daughter's Adult Film
Spike
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What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Kotaku
Hopefully, Battle.net will be up and operational all weekend, for I plan on playing enough StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty...
Face Pilot Review: The Video Game That Only Plays Well On My Toilet
Kotaku
Just when I was ready to call the first hang-gliding video game that I've ever controlled with my face a modern-day torture rack, I discovered it plays well in the second-most comfortable location of my home. You are reading the review of a game that...
Just Dance Kids busts age-appropriate moves in November
Joystiq
The Just Dance franchise takes a graceful leap over the shark with Ubisoft's announcement of Just Dance Kids, the fourth game in the series since its debut last year (or third, if you don't think Dance on Broadway counts). The new game replaces the...
Panasonic to Demonstrate Full HD 3D TV and Range of Advanced Cable Technologies at 2010 Cable Show
PR Newswire
    Live Demonstrations of Full HD 3D for the Home, tru2way Applications and New Remote User Interface Technology...
NAVTEQ Awarded NA Enabling Technology of the Year Award by Frost & Sullivan
PR Newswire
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3D Content and Content Delivery to Star at SID/IMS' Future of TVs Conference to Be Held During Display Week 2010 in Seattle
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THX Demonstrates First Metadata-Based System for Optimizing the Cable Viewing Experience
PR Newswire
    THX Media Director(TM) Delivers Metadata Over Cable Networks to Automatically Configure Subscriber's TV and Home Audio System, including 2D to 3D Switching...
NCTA to Provide Live Streaming Video of General Sessions at The Cable Show 2010
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Kaleidescape Introduces Next Generation Movie Players
PR Newswire
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AP Interview: Vince McMahon says WWE unfairly taking hits from wife's foes in Conn. campaign
Star Tribune
STAMFORD, Conn. - Vince McMahon, chairman and CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, says his wife's political opponents are taking unfair shots at his business to try to discredit her U.S. Senate candidacy. In an interview with The Associated Press,...
Weekend Confirmed Episode 20
Shacknews
It's anything but a lazy midsummer's show as a Whatcha' Been Playin? packed with heavy-hitters including Civilization 5, Starcraft 2, and Madden 11 gets Garnett, Brian, and Jeff off to rocking start. There's so much in there that Cannata-ford a New...
Report - One Confirmed Layoff at Harmonix: Designer of RB3's "Meta-Game"
Shacknews
At least one Rock Band 3 designer had been laid...
RadioShack Selects Mindshare as Media Agency of Record
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NAVTEQ Reminds Consumers of the Importance of GPS Map Updates During the Summer Driving Season
PR Newswire
    Map Updates Now Available for In-Vehicle Systems and Garmin GPS Devices at Amazon.com, Best Buy, BestBuy.com, Costco.com, Garmin.com and NAVTEQ.com...
Reggie Bush Gets over Kim Kardashian by Dating Girl Who Looks Exactly Like Kim Kardashian
Spike
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New Jackass 3D Trailer
Spike
Posted 36 Minutes Ago by dsussman Views: 0 Comments: 0 Tags: bam margera • chris pontius • jackass 3d • johnny knoxville • ryan dunn • steve-o...
BlazBlue's New Beginner Mode Is A Button Masher's Dream
Kotaku
It might be crap for online play, but for a single-player button masher like me, nothing helps Taokaka bring down Boobie Lady faster than BlazBlue: Continuum Shift's Beginner Mode controls. In case the video doesn't make it abundantly clear, I am not...
What Should Our 401st Civilization V Move Be?
Kotaku
Yesterday, you were able to read about the first 400 turns I made in Civilization V. Today, you can tell me what to do next. You will be able to vote until midnight tonight on how I should try to win my first run through Civilization V's preview...
ModNation Racers Patch Made My Load Times Longer
Kotaku
This week's patch to PlayStation 3 game ModNation Racers was supposed to make load times in that otherwise-delightful, customizable racing game as much as 50 percent shorter. I tested the patch today. It made my load times longer. I shot five videos...
Tekken And Street Fighter Creators Face Off At GamesCom
Kotaku
Street Fighter series producer Yoshinoro Ono and Tekken series director Katsuhiro Harada are due for a rematch, and they'll get their chance during a TEKKEN X Street Fighter tournament at GamesCom. The trash talk is already flying. Capcom's reveal of...
Pitchford: Leaked Borderlands DLC details like 'reading a draft of a script'
Joystiq
Gearbox Software President Randy Pitchford isn't denying leaked details about the company's upcoming Borderlands DLC, but he has said that the notes...
Sonic Colors to (maybe) spin dash our hopes on November 16
Joystiq
Your next opportunity to feel pleasantly surprised or expectedly disappointed by...
OmniVision Releases World's Smallest 1080p HD Camera Solution
PR Newswire
    New OV2720 Utilizes 1.4-Micron BSI Pixel to Enable Ultra-Compact HD Video Solutions for Notebook, Netbook, Webcam and Video Conferencing Applications...
Valve Details the Reaction and Success of Left 4 Dead 2 Mutations
Shacknews
With a dozen Left 4 Dead 2 "Mutations" released in as many weeks, Valve has collected a...
Coal train derailment disrupts Amtrak service
Herald Tribune
WASHINGTON - Amtrak says several major services along the east coast are canceled, affecting thousands of riders. The railroad is still shut down south of Quantico, Va., on Friday after a CSX coal train derailed there a day earlier, blocking all...
FCAT grades: A third of Fla. schools drop
Herald Tribune
The 2010 FCAT grades are in, and the news is not good, especially at the elementary school level. One third of Florida elementary schools dropped a letter grade this year compared to 2009 results, according to school grades released by the state...
Preview: Metroid: Other M
Joystiq
With the game set to land in a mere 25 days, I had one last chance earlier this week to play the final version of Metroid: Other M -- though not as much as I would have liked. Nintendo had hand-picked a couple of areas for me to try. The first...
Solve Puzzle Quest 2 on Steam August 12
Joystiq
Though we usually elect to enjoy Puzzle Quest 2 during life's natural intermissions -- red lights,...
Source: Best Buy to offer 250GB Madden NFL 11 PS3 bundle
Joystiq
A reliable source has informed Joystiq that a new PS3 bundle will be...
Why Are So Many Indie Darlings 2D Platformers?
Kotaku
2D platformers like Limbo and Braid have created deep metaphorical experiences, but can gamers appreciate them? And can their success move game literacy into new genres? Earlier today (at the time of writing), an interesting Twitter exchange took...
Sonic Colors Gameplay Excites, But That Theme Song Has To Go
Kotaku
Sega is giving Sonic Colors all sorts of love today, confirming a November release date, showing off the game's box art, and...
What Heavy Rain Looks Like With The PlayStation Move
Kotaku
Last week Stephen Totilo told us how Heavy Rain played on the PlayStation...
Why is this a Metroid game? Hands-on with Other M
Ars Technica
After getting my hands on the upcoming Wii title Metroid: Other M at a recent media event in Toronto, there's really just one word to accurately describe my reaction: conflicted. While it was definitely a great-looking and fast-paced action...
John Lewis Is First to Market With 3D TV
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Agito Networks Delivers Mobility Solution to Geos Communications to Enhance Mobile Unified Communications Offering for Customers
PR Newswire
    Geos Communications Deploys 15,000-License RoamAnywhere, Roll Outs New UC Product for Subscribers Using BlackBerrys and Other Top-Selling Devices...
Time Gentlemen, Please! Dev's Privates Set Free
Shacknews
Bums, balls and other hilarious...
Illinois Institute of Technology to Provide Apple iPads to Undergraduates
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Panasonic and Skype Go Live With Voice and Video Calling on 2010 VIERA CAST-Enabled HDTV Models
PR Newswire
    Panasonic's Skype-enabled Communication Camera Now Available at Retail...
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock takes the stage September 28
Joystiq
Anxious to get your hands on Activision's werething-infused rock-em-up, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock?...
250GB Xbox Kinect bundle spotted on 4GB bundle packaging
Joystiq
Although the bundle has yet to be announced, a 250GB Xbox 360 / Kinect bundle can be seen on Microsoft's Australian packaging for the 4GB...
This Is Not Your Father's Mario
Kotaku
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Plants Vs. Zombies Looks Great On Xbox Live Arcade's Lawn
Kotaku
I never thought I'd be this excited about a game I've already played on three other platforms. Take a look at news screens and a trailer for...
First 4 Figures Gives You A Little Sonic And Friends
Kotaku
Don't have $140 to spend on one of First 4 Figures' Sonic the Hedgehog statues? The collectible creation company is releasing...
Sonic Statue
Kotaku
First 4 Figures, kings of all things model, plan to drop a new line...
Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. Reports Nine Month Financial Results
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John Lewis Sells the First 3D TV
PR Newswire
    - Always first with the latest technology, department store John Lewis sold the first 3D TV in the UK...
Hide The TV Under The Bed With The Push Of A Button!
PR Newswire
    Measuring only 9" tall, Activated Designs' revolutionary UBL-70 Flat Panel Mount gives interior designers the option of NOT putting the TV on the wall. How about under the bed instead?...
Bang & Olufsen Announces BeoVision 8 40-inch LCD in North America
PR Newswire
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Civilization 5 PC System Requirements Revealed
Shacknews
A dual-core CPU, 2GB of RAM and a...
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Kotaku
We've got our first repeat winner in the...
Red Dead Redemption Legends And Killers In Motion
Kotaku
This is the trailer for the first...
Buy Alan Wake for $30 and get back in our good graces
Joystiq
Listen, America. We know our relationship has been strained these past few...
Rock Band Weekly: Ministry
Joystiq
Ministry are back with a second pack of three songs for Rock Band DLC next week. Yes, it's been a long time since...
Square Enix reports increased fiscal Q1 sales, lists upcoming games
Joystiq
Square Enix's net sales were up 11% year-over-year in its fiscal Q1 (which ended June 10), from ¥29.4 billion ($341.5 million) to ¥32.5 billion ($378.2 million). It's...
Microsoft's Kinect gets dissected
TechRadar
With Microsoft's Kinect ready to make its appearance for Christmas, T3 has been flown out to the US to take a lengthy look at how the technology works. Three in-depth features from the gadget maestros take in the sensor, the motor and the way the...
Microsoft to Host More Than 300 Government, Education Leaders at 8th Annual U.S. Public Sector CIO Summit
PR Newswire
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New Study Reveals the Social Graces of Social Gaming for Women
PR Newswire
    Over 700 Women Share Insight on Wants, Faux Pas & Boundaries of Social Media Gaming; Q Interactive & Engage! Expo Dive into Psychology of Rapidly Growing Gaming Community...
PopCap Launches Plants vs. Zombies(TM) for the iPhone(TM)
PR Newswire
    iPhone/iPod Touch Adaptation of 2009 Casual Game of The Year Offers Exclusive Content, Fun and Functionality...
The SOCOM Military Franchise Heads Back Into Action With SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 for PSP(R) (PlayStation(R)Portable)
PR Newswire
    Authentic Military Shooter Brings Immersive, High-Quality Console Experience with Rich Visual Graphics, Enhanced Gameplay Features and All-New 4-Player Co-op Mode...
Shanda to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Financial Results on March 1, 2010 (Beijing/Hong Kong Time)
PR Newswire
    Earnings Conference Call to be Held on Monday, March 1, 2010 at 10:00 am (Beijing/Hong Kong Time) / Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 9:00 pm (Eastern Standard Time)...
Explosive Stories of Power, Espionage and Humanity's Survival Mark the Biggest Year in Xbox 360 Gaming History
PR Newswire
    Xbox 360 is the only entertainment console where gamers can experience the year's most anticipated exclusives and blockbuster games....
Activision Blizzard Reports December Quarter and Calendar Year 2009 Financial Results
PR Newswire
    - Company Announces $1 Billion Share Repurchase Program - - Annual Cash Dividend of $0.15 per Common Share - - For CY 2010 Company Expects Record Operating Margin and EPS -...
Verizon Wireless Expands Netbook Lineup With HP Mini 210-1076NR
PR Newswire
    Enhanced Multimedia Experience Now Available on the Largest Wireless Network in the United States...
ISSI to Present at 11th Annual B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference
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Panasonic Launches Ad Campaign to Support Lineup of Award-Winning VIERA Full HD 3D TVs
PR Newswire
    Campaign Also Promotes Innovative Application of Skype™ Communication Service on VIERACAST...
brite-View's 'HDelight' Will Wirelessly Transmit Uncompressed 1080p Digital Content from PC to TV at San Francisco's Netbook Summit
PR Newswire
    Turn Any PC with HDMI Ports into HTPC and Wirelessly Stream Netflix and Hulu to Any HDTV...
Widow of comedian Bernie Mac files wrongful death lawsuit against longtime doctor
Star Tribune
CHICAGO - Comedian Bernie Mac's widow has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Chicago against the late comedian's longtime doctor. Rhonda McCullough alleges that a few weeks before Mac's 2008 death, dermatologist Rene M. Earles didn't recognize...
True Crime: Hong Kong Release Pushed to 2011
Shacknews
It's true -- crime in Hong Kong has been put on hold until next year, as the upcoming reboot of the open-world franchise True Crime has been pushed to...
Interview: Peter Molyneux talks Kinect, Milo, and Fable 3
Joystiq
Just after Engadget Show host Josh Topolsky finished grilling Peter Molyneux on stage this past Wednesday, we wrangled Molyneux for another interview. First and foremost, we had to clear up what happened to the promise of Kinect in Fable 3 -- and we...
The Magically Morphing Ferrari Steering Rig In Action
Kotaku
Unveiled in May, this video gives you a much closer look at Thrustmaster's...
What Are You Plans For The Weekend?
Kotaku
To: Totilo From: Bashcraft RE: The Big Apple We know Crecente is going house hunting. I have a...
In an Indecisive Age The Mighty Boosh and Tribal Games Deliver the Answers with 'The Mighty Decider'
PR Newswire
    A Suite of Whimsical Decision Making Mobile Tools Featuring the Voices and Characters of the Cult Phenomenon The Mighty Boosh Now Available for Download from the App Store...
'Uncharted 2: Among Thieves' Breaks Away and Flees with 10 Awards During the 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
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Offerpal Hosts Forum on the Future of Social and Mobile Gaming at GDC 2010
PR Newswire
    Senior executives from top social and mobile gaming companies share their visions of the future...
Video Game Industry Influentials Place Their Bets at the 2010 D.I.C.E. Summit
PR Newswire
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Times Square Experiences Three Days in 3D
PR Newswire
    Industry Visionaries, Public to be Fully Immersed in 3D Films, 3D TV, 3D Games...
Majesco Entertainment Ships 'Data East Arcade Classics' for Wii(TM) to Retail Outlets Nationwide
PR Newswire
    Experience 15 Classic Games at a Terrific Value...
Steve Jobs to Kick Off Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference 2010 with Keynote Address on Monday, June 7
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NBC's Original Breakout Series Takes Viewers on a Genuinely Funny and Heartwarming Journey
PR Newswire
    'PARENTHOOD' SEASON 1 ARRIVES ON DVD AUGUST 31, 2010 FROM UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT...
NPR's John Hockenberry to Chair World Usability Day
PR Newswire
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Father's Day Gadget and Gear Gifts
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Operation Flashpoint: Red River Announced for 2011, 'Built Around' Co-op
Shacknews
A new entry in the 'Operation Flashpoint' tactical shooter series is due in 2011, developer and publisher Codemasters announced today, "built around four player co-op online play." Operation Flashpoint: Red River ventures...
DRAGON QUEST IX: SENTINELS OF THE STARRY SKIES, Summer 2010 Launch Confirmed on Nintendo DS(TM) in North America, Europe and Australia
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Buzztime Takes on Pop Culture with Trendalicious Trivia
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Atari Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of Legendary Videogame Sensation With the Return of Missile Command(R)
PR Newswire
    Original Phenomenon Updated with New Features and Free-to-Play Multiplayer Action for the Next Generation by Real-Time Games Site OMGPOP...
PopCap's Plants vs. Zombies(TM) is the Top-Grossing iPhone Launch Ever
PR Newswire
    More Than 300,000 Units Sold in First Nine Days; Joins Bejeweled(R) 2 as App Store Record-Breaker...
bwin Interactive Entertainment AG: Preliminary Figures for 2009
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NetEase.com Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2009 Unaudited Financial Results
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Giant Interactive Group Inc. Schedules 2009 Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Earnings Release on Thursday, March 4, 2010
PR Newswire
    Earnings Conference Call to be held on March 4, 2010 at 8:00 pm (US Eastern Standard Time) / 5:00 pm (US Pacific Standard Time) / March 5, 2010 at 9:00 am (Beijing Time)...
Tata Interactive Systems' Learning Games get Serious Attention at Learning Technologies 2010
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Two Largest Christian Video Game Companies, Left Behind Games and Digital Praise, Announce Merger
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Play in the Hay! Pony Friends 2 Now Available in North America
PR Newswire
    Square Enix Sends 12 Breeds Galloping Onto Retail Shelves Today...
Magellan Creates a Line of GPS Navigators for Use Every Day
PR Newswire
    The 2010 Magellan RoadMate line is designed to help get you to new and familiar destinations quicker...
LeapFrog Launches Online Learning World for Kids
PR Newswire
    LeapWorld(TM) Unlocks Children's Potential Through Safe, Online Experience That Expands Fun and Learning of Leapster Handhelds...
Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Exhibits at SID Display Week 2010
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Reportlinker Adds Global and China Flat Panel TV and 3D TV Industry Report, 2009-2010
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Ditching 3 Games, Japanese Developer Bets On Girl Spanking
Kotaku
Nippon Ichi Software is suspending new game development and halting work on three games currently in production due to a "severe marketplace". That isn't stopping it from releasing a game in which players spank bad little girls. The Gifu-based...
Bungie and Blizzard Both "Enormous" Investments
Kotaku
We already knew The folks behind World of Warcraft and Starcraft are hard at work on a totally new massively multiplayer online game. We didn't know that Activision Blizzard was pouring gobs...
Jillian Michaels Fitness Game Getting Story Mode
Kotaku
Why? No, really? Why? Please tell me. I'm flummoxed. Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2011 will have, for some reason, a...
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