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24 min ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Ghastly plunge for video games, Xbox holds lead

Sales dove deep in January, falling 34 percent to $750.6 million, according to the monthly NPD report on U.S. physical game sales.

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Related Topix: Activision, n-Space, Call of Duty, Ubisoft, Toys for Bob, Madden, Skylanders, Just Dance, EA Tiburon, Battlefield!, EA Sports

4 hrs ago | EL33TONLINE News

Ridge Racer PS Vita to launch with 'Gold Pass'

You may have a heard that the Japanese version of Ridge Racer for PS Vita didn't include a whole lot of content from the get-go. The game was priced cheaper than other Vita titles as buyers were expected to beef up the experience by purchasing DLC cars and tracks as they became available.

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8 hrs ago | Hampshire Chronicle

Ronnie Wood: I turned down Led Zep

The Rolling Stones star revealed on his Absolute Radio show he had been invited to join the Stairway To Heaven rockers back in the 60s, when they were still called the New Yard Birds, but cast them off as a "bunch of farmers". Ronnie said: "Peter Grant - who used to manage myself and Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart and Mickey Waller and Nicky Hopkins ... (more)

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger, Jeff Beck, The Faces

12 hrs ago | International Business Times

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - Gameplay Trailer Released [VIDEO]

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is the latest single-player open world RPG coming to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

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Related Topix: Electronic Arts, Kingdoms of Amalur, Big Huge Games, The, Hydravision, Deep Silver, Sorcery, SCEA, PS3, X360

Wed Feb 08, 2012

USA Today

'True Crime' game reborn as 'Sleeping Dogs'

The game stars undercover police offer Wei Shen as he attempts to take down the Hong Kong Triads criminal outfit.

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Related Topix: Sega, London

WJZW-FM Washington

Keith Richards to Help Pay Tribute to the Late Hubert Sumlin

The Rolling Stones ' Keith Richards has joined an impressive list of stars who will perform at a February 24 tribute concert for influential blues guitarist Hubert Sumlin at New York City's famous Apollo Theater.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones, The Allman Brothers Band

CIO

Spammers Impersonate Well-Known Developers to Publish Rogue Apps on Android Market

Security researchers from antivirus firm Trend Micro have identified a developer named Rovio MobiIe Ltd.

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Related Topix: Rovio, Nintendo, Angry Birds, Google, Startups

WAPI-AM Birmingham

'The Amazing Spider-Man' Trailer Debuts Online

The much-anticipated trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man hit the Web on Tuesday. The two-and-a-half-minute clip bills the movie as "the untold story" of Spider-Man, portrayed by The Social Network actor Andrew Garfield.

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Related Topix: The Amazing Spider-Man, Spider-Man, Activision, Beenox, Thriller, Action Movies, Science Fiction Movies, Andrew Garfield

QJ.net

Dust 514 will be playable with mouse and keyboard on PS3

Dust 514 isn't just turning out to be your average FPS. Firstly, it's an MMOFPS and it's rare to actually have one with enough support and look as good as this.

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Related Topix: PS3, Atari, CCP, EVE Online, Virtual Worlds

EL33TONLINE News

House of the Dead III dated, demo now available to PS Plus members

A demo for The House of the Dead III is now available on the PlayStation Network, but zombie slayers take note, it's exclusive to PS Plus members until the 21st of February.

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Related Topix: The House of the Dead

Tue Feb 07, 2012

WOZZ-FM Appleton

Bush Gives Songs to "Rock Band 3"

Harmonix, creator of the Rock Band video game franchise, will release a downloadable content package featuring songs by Bush for Rock Band 3 , according to the company's website .

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Related Topix: MTV Games, Harmonix Music, Rock Band, Bush, Pop/Rock

Contra Costa Times

Eastwood: A maverick who does politics his own way

The plot seemed familiar: A hotshot Hollywood filmmaker shills for a bailed-out car industry, yet another limousine liberal going to bat for big government.

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Related Topix: J. Edgar, Gran Torino, Crime Movies, Dirty Harry, Western, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Thriller, Unforgiven, Celebrities, Clint Eastwood

Gamer UK

Mass Effect Infiltrator coming to iOS

EA has announced that Mass Effect 3 will get an iOS companion app that will help boost your 'Galactic Readiness' A which will be called 'Mass Effect: Infiltrator'. EA pressA spiel tells us:A "Take the all-out galactic war in Mass Effect 3 on-the-go with Infiltrator, a fully-featured iOS third-person shooter showcasing stunning graphics and ... (more)

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Related Topix: Electronic Arts, BioWare, Mass Effect

Joystiq

Report: Jaffe leaves Eat Sleep Play, layoffs hit developer

Eat Sleep Play, which will shortly ship Twisted Metal , has reportedly laid off eight employees.

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Related Topix: Twisted Metal, Eat Sleep Play, SCEA

Electronic House

Hot Deal: Kinect Sensor for Xbox 360 and 3 Games: $99.99

The Xbox 360 is becoming the gaming console to have. Sure, it doesn't have the Blu-ray or 3D capabilities of the PlayStation 3. That said, we've been seeing the Xbox leak into areas of the Electronic House that go beyond the gaming grudge match.

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Related Topix: Kinect, Frontier Dev., Microsoft Game Studios, Ninja!, The, Hydravision, Deep Silver, Microsoft, Kinect Adventures!, Good Science, The Gunstringer, Twisted Pixel Games, X360

Houston Press

Top 5 Old School Video Game Adaptations of Modern Hollywood

There's a Jersey Shore one. We didn't put it on the list, but we did make sure you knew about it because if we're going to suffer so are you.

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The Asheville Citizen-Times

Harrah's Cherokee Casino is repositioning itself as a full-scale...

Harrah's Cherokee Casino is repositioning itself as a full-scale resort, giving people options outside of gambling.

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Related Topix: Casino, Asheville, NC, Swain County, NC, Jackson County, NC, Cherokee, NC

Mon Feb 06, 2012

Shockya.com

Back to the Future Possibly Coming to Broadway

'Back To The Future' director Robert Zemeckis is in early talks to bring the acclaimed film to Broadway, Slashfilm is reporting.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Back to the Future, Action Movies, Adventure, Science Fiction Movies, Telltale Games, Drama Movies, Forrest Gump

Bellingham Herald

'Halftime in America' ad creates political debate

But Chrysler's "Halftime in America" ad featuring quintessential tough guy Clint Eastwood has generated fierce debate about whether it accurately portrays the country's most economically distressed city or amounts to a campaign ad for President Barack Obama and the auto bailouts.

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Related Topix: Chrysler 200, Chrysler, Convertible, Sedan, Dirty Harry, Thriller, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Celebrities, Clint Eastwood, US News, 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, Barack Obama

Bradenton.com

'Amazing Spider-Man' footage teased for fans

Sony Pictures teased the latest incarnation of the web-slinging superhero, which doesn't arrive in U.S. theaters until July 3, at preview events held Monday at movie theaters in 13 cities spanning the globe, including Mexico City, Berlin, Rome, Paris and Moscow, with the cast and filmmakers appearing in Los Angeles, New York, Rio de Janeiro and ... (more)

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Related Topix: Spider-Man, Thriller, Action Movies, Science Fiction Movies, Activision, Beenox, The Amazing Spider-Man, Andrew Garfield, Stan Lee

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