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Finance ministers of the Eurozone sign a multibillion dollar bailout fund that could rescue any member of Europe's currency union from default during a Eurogroup meeting in Luxembourg, Monday, June 7, 2010.
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European ministers consider boosting bailout fund
Herald Tribune
BRUSSELS - Eurozone finance ministers will discuss new ways to fight the debt crisis at a meeting in Brussels. The ministers from the 17-nation eurozone will meet Monday and again on Tuesday with officials from the broader 27-strong European Union. With countries like Portugal still in danger of needing financial help due to high borrowing costs, eurozone ministers have been considering boosting the size and powers of a euro750 billion ($1...
Final Fantasy XIII-2 trailer, now in English
Joystiq
The Square Enix giveth, and the Square Enix taketh away. The Japanese Final Fantasy XIII-2...
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D preview
Joystiq
Nothing does a better job of upgrading a game's graphics than your memory. There's something about the PS1/N64 era of games that makes us remember them better than they actually looked. The 3DS version of Ocarina of Time is unquestionably a better...
Video: Jennifer Lopez's 'Idol' debate
Star Tribune
Recent Entertainment stories - January 20, 2011 - The Huffington Post and BET co-founder Sheila Johnson are launching a HuffPost section devoted to African-Americans. - January 20, 2011 - To suit an altered music landscape, MTV is planning an...
Hands on: Nintendo 3DS review
TechRadar
It's fairly clear that the powers that be at Nintendo HD in Japan firmly believe that 3D is the future. "The 3DS will change gaming… again," executives said at the launch conference, citing the company's track record with the Wii and Wii...
Star Trek Online and Champions Online Lifetime Subscription Sale Incoming
Shacknews
Ostensibly to celebrate the launch of Champions Online's free-to-play...
Will Nintendo And Hollywood Get It Right This Time?
Kotaku
While Hollywood and Nintendo haven't exactly hit it off (remember that Super Mario Bros. movie?), that doesn't mean Tinseltown is soured on Nintendo. It's totally excited about the 3DS. In a recent roundtable (via Edge), Nintendo present...
Microsoft Offers PS3 Hacker A Present
Kotaku
George Hotz hacked Sony's PS3, and then told everyone how to do it. That pissed Sony off, and the company is taking him to court....
iPhone Jailbreak Pioneer Says He's Hacked the PS3
Kotaku
Me no speakum hackese, but it sounds like the guy who gave us the iPhone jailbreak claims to have finally hacked the PlayStation 3. Without specifying how (and explaining...
Classic Video Games Deserve Classy Box Art
Kotaku
As we've explored previously, video games — especially the classics — deserve better box art than...
Sheath Your Nintendo 3DS In Plastic Film
Kotaku
With the 3DS pre-orders...
Meet The Nintendo DSi Extra Extra Extra Large
Kotaku
A much larger take...
Breach trailer shows off all its wonderful toys
Joystiq
This trailer from Atomic Games' Breach is like the...
Berkeley Overmind AI wins the 2010 StarCraft AI competition
Joystiq
In a lengthy piece over on Ars Technica, Haomiao Huang, one of the University of California at Berkeley students responsible for creating the StarCraft-playing AI, Berkeley Overmind, describes...
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The Price Of The 3DS Is Too Damn High (And Other Complaints)
Kotaku
Hey, Nintendo: this whole 3DS launch thing may be the talk of the town this week, but when you peel back the hype of a new handheld what's left beneath isn't all high fives and back slaps. No, beneath the new things and smell of fresh plastic there...
Metal Gear: From Reject Bin To !
Kotaku
In 1987, game designer Hideo Kojima turned out Metal Gear. That game, however, originally had a big "rejected" rubber stamp on it. Kojima today...
See Final Fantasy XIII-2's Trailer...In English!
Kotaku
We've already shown you...
'Pixel Force: Halo' now available as free download
Joystiq
If upon seeing the Pixel Force: Halo trailer last month, you were...
How To Get Hot Hardware Like The 3DS...Easy!
Kotaku
Japanese gamers lined up early this morning to place pre-orders for the Nintendo 3DS. I didn't. I didn't leave the house until after many stores were already selling out. Yet, I had no problems getting my pre-order. So what's my trick? Photos from...
There Will Be No Pikmin On The 3DS (Yet)
Kotaku
You may have heard...
Two new (super difficult) Spy Party maps in the works
Joystiq
Chris Hecker has updated the blog of his innovative Turing Test-turned-espionage thriller, Spy Party, with a look at two...
Guinness reveals videogame world records
TechRadar
Disheartened Wii gamers, this one's for you: having only received a copy of Wii Sports in April 2009, 85-year-old John Bates has gone on to achieve the Guinness World Record for Most...
Mama Mia! Majesco cooks up $2.1 million fiscal-year loss
Joystiq
Majesco Entertainment ended its last fiscal year (on October 31, 2010) with a $2.1 million loss -- which is better...
All Strategy Gaming Needed Was A Little World Of Warcraft
Kotaku
You like fantasy, right? You like strategy gaming, right? You like questing with other humans over the internet, right? This is Dawn...
Custom Punch-Out!! Action Figures Prove Demand For Real Punch-Out!! Action Figures
Kotaku
As part of The Fwoosh's eight annual CustomCon, figure customizer "Fugazi" has created the Punch-Out!! line-up...
Do Not Sell Customized Figures In Japan, They Will Lock You Up
Kotaku
Custom action figures, like these Punch-Out!! ones or this Bayonetta one, are one-off, hand-crafted pieces that sometimes end up on online auction sites....
This Man Is Final Fantasy Come To Life
Kotaku
Singer, songwriter, actor and video game character. Claiming he was a vampire, Gackt used to say he was born in the year 1540, leaving the eternal question: Is he bonkers? No, he's not. Rather, he's one of Japan's most interesting (and colorful)...
New Elder Scrolls Game Will Let You Mod, Mod Then Mod Again
Kotaku
Elder Scrolls fans, don't...
Dawn of Fantasy combines MMO with RTS on PC this June
Joystiq
Better set your alarm -- 505 Games has announced a title called Dawn of Fantasy, developed by Reverie World...
Xbox Update Stealth Kills Call Of Duty Pirates
Kotaku
Seems like that innocent little Xbox 360 update yesterday wasn't just to restore the...
Marvel vs. Capcom 3's alternate costumes' comic book origins explored
Joystiq
Apparently, a little bit more thought went into the alternate costumes of Marvel vs. Capcom 3 than just "hey, this outfit would probably...
Bulletstorm shows off more skillshots, still no sign of 'drilldo'
Joystiq
Bulletstorm's latest skillkill trailer...
Black Ops Caps Keep Your Head Dry And Your Brain Unwashed
Kotaku
The numbers, Mason, are 59Fifty,...
The Gods Must Be Crazy To Forget About This Game
Kotaku
Capcom's upcoming Asura's Wrath was one of the big surprises out of last year's Tokyo Game Show....
The (admittedly incomplete) history of gaming in 4 minutes
Joystiq
An (almost) one-shot video chronicling the evolution of console gaming by design students from Germany...
Kinect Hacks: Street Fighter IV gone gestural
Joystiq
Previously, Elliott Woods used Kinect to (sort of) bring the hadouken into the real world. Now, modder...
D.C. Universe Online MMO Log Part One: Making A Name For Myself — And Another
Kotaku
As a boy my paper route money went to comic books, stories of people coming to terms with their strange powers and their place in the world. With D.C. Universe Online, I now take that journey for myself. Kotaku's MMO reviews are a multi-part process....
Mutant Footloose
Kotaku
We're going to cut loose. Footloose, that is, during tonight's open thread where things like Syd Mead, Kevin Bacon and Mel Gibson might come up during conversation. Speaking of Bacon, did you...
Digital Foundry pits PS3 Mass Effect 2 against Xbox 360 original
Joystiq
Not satisfied with its analysis of the PS3 Mass Effect 2 demo -- which was apparently based on old code -- Digital Foundry has posted a lengthy comparison of the...
Hey, remember Asura's Wrath? That's pretty weird
Joystiq
Capcom released a new trailer and screens of CyberConnect2's "serialized drama" Asura's...
Mega64 analyzes Nintendo's 2011 release calendar
Joystiq
Was your hunger for news about Nintendo's...
Super Paper Meat Boy is exactly what you think it is
Joystiq
No, seriously -- it's a...
Texas strikes $300 million deal with ESPN
Star Tribune
AUSTIN, TEXAS - The University of Texas, which already has one of the wealthiest athletic programs in the country, is lining up for even more money. Texas and ESPN on Wednesday announced a 20-year, $300 million deal for a 24-hour television network...
Daily Filter: January 19, 2011
Shacknews
Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content....
Stacking Priced and Dated
Shacknews
Double Fine's delightful doll-based downloadable...
Play Fotonica, A Gorgeous Mix of Rez and Mirror's Edge
Kotaku
You'll only need to one button to play Fotonica, a first-person platform jumping game oozing with style that its creators say is...
PlayStation Move and 3D Take Court No. 2
Kotaku
Patched in post-release to NBA...
Video's Takedown Jolts "World of Starcraft" Makers
Kotaku
YouTube's takedown of a video showing "World of Starcraft" sent tremors through the mod community that Starcraft's publisher was out to shut down the fan-made MMO. Activision Blizzard has yet to comment officially, leaving the project in an...
Now You Have One More Reason To Buy Killzone 3
Kotaku
Perhaps you want to get more use out of that 3D television or your PlayStation Move controller. Perhaps you simply just like the Killzone...
GDC giving Molyneux lifetime achievement award, tapping Schafer to host again
Joystiq
That's right, one of the most prominent game designers to hail from that magical land across the pond...
Yuji Naka unveils 'Machinist of the Sky Rodea' for Wii and 3DS
Joystiq
Here's something refreshing: 3DS news that isn't from a Nintendo event. The latest Famitsu magazine unveiled a new...
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep: Volume 2 teased by Final Mix secret ending
Joystiq
The Kingdom Hearts franchise shows no sign of slowing down....
DICE award nominees announced, Red Dead leads the pack
Joystiq
The nominees for the 2011 Interactive Achievement Awards -- the annual awards ceremony held during the Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain (DICE) Summit -- have been announced. The list includes a number of surprises (including a Game of the...
The crown jewels in Hubbard deal
Star Tribune
  WTOP: Washington, D.C., all-news FM station. Required listening for locals trying to figure out politics -- and traffic snarls. Ranks second among U.S. stations in revenue, behind only Los Angeles Top 40 station KISS. WXOS: St. Louis...
Hubbard family turns up the dial on radio
Star Tribune
Hubbard Broadcasting is zooming up the radio charts. The St. Paul-based company announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to buy 17 stations from Bonne- ville International Corp. for $505 million -- more money than was spent by the entire radio...
'American Idol' returns for 10th season without Cowell but with new judges J.Lo, Steven Tyler
Star Tribune
NEW YORK - It's a kinder "American Idol" without Simon Cowell. Television's top show returned Wednesday with a makeover for its 10th season on Fox. Cowell, everyone's favorite villain, is gone as a judge. So are Kara DioGuardi (KEHR'-uh...
Retailers Now Listing 3DS Titles and Pricing for Pre-Orders
Shacknews
Although Nintendo hasn't exactly been forthcoming about software pricing for the upcoming 3DS hand-held, Joystiq...
Disney Closes Canadian Dev Propaganda Games
Shacknews
Amid the news of a guillotine dangling by a thread above the noggin of Blur dev Bizarre Creations, another game studio with a...
Throw Hadoukens In Your Living Room With Street Fighter On Kinect
Kotaku
The Kinect genie refuses to return to the bottle. Here an enterprising modder rigs up his PC to play Street Fighter IV with...
Double Fine Sets Up Stacking For February
Kotaku
Double Fine's Stacking, the gorgeous,...
Nintendogs + Cats preview: pet-y differences
Joystiq
You have five minutes with Nintendogs + cats on the 3DS. What do you do? Ohmigod, you totally pet them and rub their bellies and scratch their heads and make them super happy! Unfortunately, there wasn't much else to do in the extremely restricted...
Bethesda confirms Skyrim mod support, will release Creation Kit
Joystiq
Bethesda's fifth Elder Scrolls game, like Oblivion before it, will allow for extensive player...
Kongregate CEO Jim Greer on getting pulled from the Android Market
Joystiq
Kongregate CEO Jim Greer called Google's swift removal of his company's Kongregate Arcade app from the Android Marketplace "surprising." Released on the morning of January 19, the app was pulled by that evening. "We were very surprised, especially...
Tweet[VIDEO] This mom DOESN’T hate Dead Space 2
The Inquisitr
EA’s recent exercise in terrifying...
Here Is A Dog In A Tron Costume Playing Donkey Kong
Kotaku
And Excitebike! In Episode 1 of "Tron Dog," the canine protagonist gets sucked...
Robot Staring Contest
Kotaku
What robots do you have on your desk? I had two for about five minutes. Now they're tucked...
Wii Games Are Explained Best By Japanese Comedians
Kotaku
Most things are. Here a troupe of Japanese comedians bring an in-game power from Wii role-playing game The Last Story to...
3DS eShop detailed: Virtual Console, DSiWare, demos, and the absence of 'Points'
Joystiq
Along with a push into the third-dimension, Nintendo appears to be using the 3DS to make a stronger push into the digitally distributed space on its handhelds. The DSi (and its big brother, the DSi XL) both started the company down the path...
Face Raiders preview: seriously, it's called Face Raiders
Joystiq
In my humble opinion, the best motion games are the ones that make you look embarrassingly stupid. Face Raiders continues Nintendo's long legacy of making you look foolish ... but usurps its predecessors by making the stupidity contagious. With its...
'World of Starcraft' mod Zerg rushed by Blizzard lawyers
Joystiq
Apparently, that crack we made about Blizzard's mighty cease-and-desist hammer in yesterday's post about the World of StarCraft mod project...
The 10 TV Shows You Didn't Know Were Turned Into Video Games
Spike
Posted December 09, 2010 by DannyGallagher Views: 10,589 Comments: 0 Tags: games • top 10 • tv • weird...
FarmVille sets limit on feed items
The Examiner
FarmVille implemented a small change Wednesday afternoon that has many players up in arms. Players now have a limit on the number of items they can collect from their neighbors from Facebook postings. The limit, set at 125 items per day, prevents...
PlayStation Store Update: Mass Effect 2, Metal Slug X, Mega Man, Modern Combat and More
Shacknews
Sony's PlayStation Store received a beast of an...
Red Dead Redemption XP Challenge to Unlock Avatar and Home Awards
Shacknews
Rockstar is encouraging players to get back into the multiplayer of Red Dead Redemption with a community effort to unlock special swag. The Rockstar site details the XP...
iPhone Dead Space Puts Monsters In Your Pants
Kotaku
Dead Space 2 arrives next week. Sometime soon we'll be getting Dead Space on the iPhone, in a game whose story bridges that of the two...
Truly, This Is Twilight Princess' Midna's Better Side
Kotaku
True form Link and Midna team up in this rad Twilight Princess...
Stacking pops onto PSN Feb. 8, XBLA Feb. 9
Joystiq
Double Fine's second downloadable offering -- the last being the delightful...
MX vs. ATV comes Alive in May
Joystiq
THQ's MX vs. ATV Alive was finally made official today, as the publisher announced that the experimental...
3DS can import your Wii Mii, too 'robust' to export them back
Joystiq
Connectivity used to be a big buzz word for Nintendo during the GBA/DS era. Yet, the 3DS is oddly lacking interoperability with a Nintendo home console. At...
Guide to the FarmVille Valentine's Quest
The Examiner
FarmVille players have a chance at getting some very cool Valentine's Day items for their farms by completing a few new quests. Launching on Wednesday, players can now participate in new Valentine's Quests. As with past quests, you will have to work...
TFD: Information changes the type of fun we have watching sports
Star Tribune
We've been thinking recently about information as the word relates to sports -- and particularly football. We watch games and everything we could possibly want to know about athletes, teams and tendencies is at our fingertips. We know what should...
Ricky Gervais to appear on NBC's 'The Office' as character he played on British original
Star Tribune
NEW YORK - NBC says Ricky Gervais (jur-VAYS') will make a cameo appearance on "The Office" next week, reprising the role he played in the original British version that he helped create. NBC said Wednesday that Gervais' brief appearance on...
DSiWare will Transfer to 3DS
Shacknews
Among today's myriad of 3DS announcements, Nintendo sent confirmation that the new hand-held will let you keep your purchases...
IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover Announced; UK Collector's Edition Packs Retro Feelies
Shacknews
As if another instalment in the World War 2 flight simulator series IL-2 Sturmovik...
Monster Hunter Finally Slayed By A.C.E. In Japan
Kotaku
Who can stop Monster Hunter Portable 3's streak? Only another PSP game, one with similar Japanese flair, Another Century's Episode Portable. The mech simulation has dethroned the latest and 4 million selling Monster Hunter in Japan. The latest A.C.E....
Finally A Chance To Slap PlayStation Home Users
Kotaku
Two new games hit Sony's PlayStation Home virtual world on Thursday, through one hits harder than the other. Conspiracy's stealthy infiltration...
2010 Game of the Year Finalist Debate: Call of Duty: Black Ops (Xbox 360)
Kotaku
What makes a game a game of the year? Not innovation. Not graphics. Not gameplay. Not even a combination of all three. What makes a game of the year is the experience it delivers. The way it leaves you feeling when you're done, if you're every really...
Bizarre Devs Took a Chance, May Get Closed
Kotaku
Three years after purchasing the developer behind Project Gotham Racing and Geometry Wars, Activision appears to be in the process of deciding how to ditch the studio. "Over the past three years since our purchase of Bizarre Creations," an Activision...
Mom Loses Her 6 Kids Over Game Addiction, Filthy Home
Kotaku
A Uniontown, PA woman has lost custody of her six young children after investigators found the kids living in a filthy...
Geometry Wars, Blur Studio Will Likely Close After All
Kotaku
With no sign of a buyer in sight, it looks...
WWE All Stars preview: Grappling with change
Joystiq
All Stars is supposed to represent one of the biggest changes to WWE gaming this generation. Promising an over-the-top arcade fighting engine, THQ hopes that this latest effort will "bridge generations of WWE enthusiasts and casual followers alike."...
Feast your crossed eyes on this 3DS media round-up
Joystiq
No, no, we're kidding, of course. You can uncross your eyes. Sadly, no amount of ocular aerobics will coax the third dimension out of these Nintendo 3DS game screens and videos and into view (as the friendly disclaimer on all the Nintendo shots will...
TweetNintendo 3DS gets price, launch date in U.S. and Europe
The Inquisitr
In an Amsterdam press event this morning, Nintendo spilled the beans on when western gamers will be able to pick up a Nintendo 3DS. The most salient facts are: ♦ U.S.: Launches March 27th for $249.99 ♦ Europe: Launches March 25th But there’s a...
New Trailer for The Chaperone
Spike
Posted 44 Minutes Ago by dsussman Views: 6 Comments: 0 Tags: chaperone • the chaperone • triple h • wwe...
New Water for Elephants International Trailer
Spike
Posted 59 Minutes Ago by dsussman Views: 1 Comments: 0 Tags: reese witherspoon • robert pattinson • water for elephants...
Cupid's Castle arrives in FarmVille
The Examiner
FarmVille has been enhanced! In a slow release beginning Wednesday morning, the first feature for Valentine's Day has begun to make its way to FarmVille farms. A slow release feature means that it may not be available to all players just yet. Be...
3 comedies score biggest weeks ever on prime-time TV; pro football has another dominant week
Star Tribune
NEW YORK - It was a big week — the biggest, in fact — for three disparate TV comedies last week. BET's revived "The Game," Comedy Central's "Tosh.0" and ABC's "The Middle" each had their largest audiences...
A list of the top 20 prime-time programs in the Nielsen ratings for Jan. 10-16
Star Tribune
NEW YORK - Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by the Nielsen Co. for Jan. 10-16. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1. "AFC Divisional Playoff Post-Game Show" (Sunday), CBS, 31.24 million. 2. NFL Playoff: Green Bay vs....
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D Due this Summer
Shacknews
Hot on the heels of the announcement...
Pirates of the Caribbean Game Canned as Layoffs Hit Propaganda CONFIRMED
Kotaku
Disney's upcoming action role-playing game Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned has been canned and that the studio behind the game are laying folks off today, Disney confirmed to Kotaku today. "Disney Interactive Studios confirms the...
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