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Who you going to play? "Ghostbusters" back as game

June 16th, 2009 · No Comments

It’s been 25 years since the Ghostbusters first saved Manhattan from the giant Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.

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Clement Promoted to Senior Vice President, Heading 360PR’s Entertainment and Electronics Practice

June 16th, 2009 · No Comments

Clement, who joined 360 Public Relations in 2005 from Atari, Inc., heads 360PR’s Entertainment and Electronics Practice.

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Big screen titans hope to conquer video games

June 16th, 2009 · No Comments

Workers prepare the L.A. Convention Center for the Electronic Entertainment Expo this week.

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At E3, Gamemaker Battle Erupts Over Camera Controllers

June 16th, 2009 · No Comments

Motion controllers are so last year. Microsoft, Sony and others move to turn gamers’ bodies into the ultimate joystick.



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Atari Developing Neverwinter Nights MMO??? News

June 10th, 2009 · No Comments

Reports suggest that Atari and Cryptic Studios are developing a Neverwinter Nights MMO…

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‘A Christmas Carol’ Video Game Due Out This Fall

June 10th, 2009 · No Comments

We’ve only seen a bit of Robert Zemeckis ‘ A Christmas Carol , but in those few seconds we witnessed the promise of all this motion capture stuff. Still haven’t perfected the eyes, and I have a feeling they never will. But this looks much better than Beowulf and Polar Express . But being an annual holiday tradition like Polar Express isn’t enough. There’s actually going to be a Christmas Carol video game. Game Focus describes it as “an innovative puzzle

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Rumor: Cryptic making Neverwinter Nights MMO for Atari

June 10th, 2009 · No Comments

Variety is reporting that “sources” reveal Cryptic is working on a Neverwinter Nights MMO for Atari to launch in 2011. Cryptic Studios is currently working on Champions Online and Star Trek Online , expected to launch this September and next March , respectively. Considering that Neverwinter Nights — developed by BioWare, with the sequel helmed by Obsidian — was a mini-MMO to begin with, the idea of the series going totally online isn’t a stretch. The only thing that’s really a stret

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Coleco Adam Prototype Expansion Modules

June 10th, 2009 · No Comments

2 Coleco Adam System Test Expansion Modules Two prototype expansion modules for the ColecoVision, or for the Adam system. Looks like they took the chassis of an Expansion Module #1 to make these test units. Due to the name, may I suppose that those were expansion modules for the Adam, maybe to play Atari games? What do you think? Other stuff: Sonic Underground Toon Animation Production Background NINTENDO DEVELOPMENT IS CGB AGB EMULATOR DEBUGGER FULL SONY DEVELOPMENT DEV PSP DTP H1

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Patrick Wolf Arrested

June 10th, 2009 · No Comments

One of the most celebrated songwriters in British music, Patrick Wolf recently fell foul of the authorities in San Francisco. Patrick Wolf is close to releasing his new album ‘The Bachelor’. The singer has endured a tortuous recording process, aiming to produce a double album titled ‘Battle’ but running out of funds with the record only partly finished. Using the website Bandstocks Patrick Wolf sold ’shares’ in his new album, allowing fans to buy a stake in a unique project. Resuming t

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How video games can show us how to engage Generation Y

June 10th, 2009 · No Comments

Full disclosure and necessary reminiscing : I grew up with a second-hand Nintendo (shout out to my pals Mario Bros. and Legend of Zelda ). Before that I played on a second-hand Atari ( Pac-Man , Donkey Kong , you rock my world), and before that a really large second-hand computer filled the corner in my bedroom ( Tetris - did life exist before you?). These days, I don’t play many video or computer games, but the ones that I occasionally happen upon are pretty cool, like this one , a modern da

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