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“No. We have no interest at all in working on anybody else’s intellectual property. Realistically, the scale and ambition of what we hope to achieve with our own IP for …
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Ok, before we get to what Senator Yee has to say, lets see what the first amendment has to say;

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, …
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Not sure if many of you caught my post earlier pertaining California attempt to block the sell of violent video games. Back in 2005, Senator Yee of California drafted a …
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Fremont, California, April 26, 2010 – S3 Graphics today announced a new licensing agreement with Nintendo Co., Ltd., licensing its S3 Texture Compression (S3TC™) technology, a group of texture compression …
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This may be a new building but in the same place in Redmond Washington.

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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Video game designer Will Wright has signed a development deal with Science Channel to produce programing for the network.

Wright is co-founder of Maxis (now …
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American League Division Winners:

* AL East – New York Yankees * AL Central – Chicago White Sox * AL West – Texas Rangers

National League Division Winners:

* NL …
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Bellevue, WA. – April 14, 2010 – This spring and summer, thousands of Pokémon™ Trainers from around the globe will battle with their prized Pokémon for a chance to claim victory at the 2010 Pokémon Video Game Championships. The Pokémon Company International, one of the most popular children’s entertainment properties in the world,today announced the upcoming tournament dates, locations, and new regulations for the most anticipated Pokémon video game event of the year.

Pitting some of the world’s best Pokémon players in head-to-head competition, the Pokémon Video Game Championships are the only official Pokémon video game tournaments. Due to the overwhelming response from players who came from all over the world to compete in last year’s events, Pokémon has increased the number of qualifying tournaments and the number of participants at each location for the 2010 event series. The series will also introduce the use of Legendary Pokémon for the first time in recognition of the popular Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version titles released earlier this year for the Nintendo DS™ family of hand-held systems. Legendary Pokémon are some of the most powerful and hard-to-find Pokémon in the Pokémon universe.

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April 13, 2009 – The Chicago Blackhawks will win the Stanley Cup for the first time since the 1960-61 season, according to the official EA SPORTS simulation of the 2010 NHL playoffs on the award-winning NHL 10 videogame. The Blackhawks defeated the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins in a seven game series to end a 49 year Stanley Cup drought.

Chicago all-star forward Jonathan Toews scored the series-clinching goal seven minutes into overtime of the seventh game, and Cristobal Huet stopped 43 of 44 shots to knock-off the defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins. Conn Smythe Trophy winner Duncan Keith was a force on the blue line both offensively and defensively, potting four goals and netting a +5 rating in the match up against the Penguins. He finished with 25 points in the playoffs, including 17 assists. Patrick Kane led the Hawks in playoff scoring with 27 points while Pittsburgh centers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin tied for the lead in playoff scoring with 31 points apiece.

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Game Developer Research is pleased to announce the debut of its eighteenth report, the ‘Game Developer Salary Report 2005-2010’, a 110-page study collecting full salary, benefits, and bonuses comparisons for American, Canadian, and European game industry salaries in 2009.

“Developer Histories and Outlooks” (pg. 67) is a cross-section of what today’s developers think about the industry they power, where it’s been, and where it’s going. “The Indie Report” (pg. 98) is a snapshot of the indies and contractors who comprise a growing segment of the community. Finally, “Developer Comments” (pg. 104) is a roundup of notable observations made by respondents this year—long and short, good and bad.

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Coming from Kokima twitter..

“The next project will challenge a certain type of taboo. If I mess up, I’ll probably have to leave the industry. However, I don’t want to …
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Thursday, America and Russia signed a new Nuclear Arms Treaty that will reduce the amount of nuclear weapons each country has, along with other regulations. This statement is coming from …
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Blockbuster is a hurting company, all thanks to Netflix. Blockbuster is always looking at ways to receive more revenue. Would you use this service?

In addition to sending your favorite …
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These amazing hoodies are in the prototype stage right now. Hopefully soon they will be made available to purchase.

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