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1 hr ago | Game Info Wire

Apache: Air Assault

Apache: Air Assault takes players around the world in 16 multi-stage missions involving air and ground strike operations off the coast of Africa, the mountains of the Middle East and the jungles of Central America, each meticulously created using high resolution map data from real-world satellite photography.

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Related Topix: Apache, Video Games

5 hrs ago | MLive.com

'Transformers 4,' Michael Bay add Chinese star Li Bingbing to cast; movie to be shot in Detroit

Hollywood director Michael Bay has hired a new actress to be a part of "Transformers 4," a film that's expected to shoot in Detroit this spring and summer.

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Related Topix: Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Transformers, High Moon Studios, Video Games, Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Entertainment

9 hrs ago | BroadwayWorld.com

Li Bingbing Boards TRANSFORMERS 4

Michael Bay has enlisted Li Bingbing , one of China's most notable young actresses, for TRANSFORMERS 4 , it was announced today.

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Related Topix: Transformers, High Moon Studios, Video Games

15 hrs ago | ComingSoon.net

Cover for the Deadpool Video Game Revealed

The cover for Deadpool's upcoming video game has finally been revealed and seems to indicate more cameos, including Wolverine and Rogue! Check out the front and back covers below.

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Related Topix: Deadpool, High Moon Studios, Video Games, The, Deep Silver, Game., Movies, Entertainment

19 hrs ago | Game Industry

Mob Of The Dead Appears In DLC

Today, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC players have access to Call of Duty: Black Ops II Uprising, Activision and Treyarch's latest DLC Map Pack for the record-breaking Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

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Related Topix: The, Video Games, Deep Silver, Treyarch, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call of Duty: Black Ops

19 hrs ago | The Guardian

Press Start: EA has no Wii U games, Activision market share grows, and more

Plus, how console is still a big deal in the global games market, the rise of 'neuro-gaming' and Nintendo's forthcoming announcements Less than a year after its launch, EA seems to have abandoned Nintendo's latest console.

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Related Topix: Call of Duty , Video Games, Nintendo, Wii U, Mario Kart, Battlefield!, Madden, EA Tiburon, EA Sports

23 hrs ago | The Nation

A man for all seasons

As a teenager, Banjong Pisanthanakun would spend hours watching the images on a cinema screen and dreaming of the day that he would be involved in the world of celluloid.

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Related Topix: Transformers, High Moon Studios, Video Games, Opinion

Sun May 19, 2013

Sentinel & Enterprise

'Far Cry 3' tribute to action flicks

Video games came of age in the 1980s, a decade that was also the heyday of cheesy Hollywood action movies.

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Related Topix: Ubisoft, Far Cry, Video Games, Gears of War, Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios, Far Cry 3, The, Deep Silver, Call of Duty

The Age

The Walking Dead: Remarkable

Acclaimed designer Sid Meier once described games as "a series of interesting choices" but when playing story-based games it's rare for your decisions to feel meaningful.

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Related Topix: The Walking Dead, Terminal Reality, Video Games, The, Deep Silver

KPIC

Expectations high for unveiling of next Xbox on Tuesday

It's almost time for a new Xbox. Eight years have passed since Microsoft unveiled the Xbox 360, double the amount of time between the original Xbox debut in 2001 and its high-definition successor's launch in 2005.

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Related Topix: Call of Duty , Video Games, The, Deep Silver, Kinect, Gears of War, Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios, They, Halo, 343 Industries, _No Company

SF Sentinel

San Francisco Symphony Announces Summer & The Symphony Concert Lineup - Updated

Two Concerts Of Video Games Live! , Battleship Potemkin Film, And Classical Concerts Are Highlights Of Summer and The Symphony With San Francisco Symphony Orchestra performs free concerts at Stern Grove Festival and in Dolores Park and presents annual Fourth of July concert with fireworks at Shoreline Amphitheatre; Orchestra to perform at America's ... (more)

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Related Topix: Empty Clip Studios, Symphony, Arts, Video Games, The Orchestra, Big-Band, Classical, San Francisco Symphony, Battleship, Magic Pockets, San Francisco, CA

Examiner.com

'BioShock Infinite' is Amazon's Gold Deal of the Day amid host of grad deals

Amazon updated its deals for the week of Sunday, May 19 with a host PS3, Xbox 360 , Wii U, PC, PS Vita and Nintendo 3DS "Graduation Deals" that discounts everything from the World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Collector's Edition by more than half to Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Skylanders Giants .

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Related Topix: Irrational Games, 2K Games, BioShock, Video Games, BioShock Infinite, The, Deep Silver, World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, Blizzard Entertainment, Treyarch, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Toys for Bob, Skylanders Giants

Sat May 18, 2013

This is Local London

Tobey sober unlike Gatsby character

Tobey Maguire has revealed his Great Gatsby character was very different to him as he has been sober since the age of 19.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, The Great Gatsby, Spider-Man, Beenox, Thriller, Action Movies, Science Fiction Movies, Video Games, Tobey Maguire, Crime Movies, Romeo-Juliet, Celebrities, Leonardo DiCaprio

Examiner.com

Do your Skylanders homework and win

School is almost out, which means your children will have time for camping, hiking, and other fun activities.

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Related Topix: Toys for Bob, Skylanders, Video Games, Family, Kids, Skylanders Giants, Call of Duty

Eurogamer

Saturday Soapbox: IP Freely?

Pop quiz: can you name a major new DC or Marvel superhero character from the last twenty years? Not a supporting character, and not a new identity for an existing character, but a completely new creation that has taken its place alongside the likes of Batman, Spider-Man, The Hulk and Superman in the pop culture pantheon.

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Related Topix: X-Men, Ubisoft, Assassin's Creed , Call of Duty

Examiner.com

Call of Duty: Black Ops II Uprising DLC now available on PS3 and PC

Encore - Taking place in the aftermath of a deserted London music festival, Encore leaves numerous opportunities for run-and-gun, close quarters combat.

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Related Topix: The, Deep Silver, Sega, London, Treyarch, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, PS3, Call of Duty: Black Ops

Fri May 17, 2013

The Guardian

Jemima Kiss discovers TuneIn app, a gateway to the world's radio stations

On this week's edition Guardian digital correspondent Jemima Kiss talks to Kristin George from TuneIn about their app that is fast becoming the portal to the world's radio and on-demand audio and why they are excited about streaming the New Orleans Jazz fest live and becoming the default audio player for leading car manufacturers.

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Related Topix: Moshi Monsters, Video Games

411mania.com

Cover Art Revealed for Deadpool

Cover Art Revealed for Deadpool Posted by Jeffrey Harris on 05.16.2013 Wolverine, Cable, and Psylocke all featured on the cover... Deadpool and High Moon Studios have officially released the Playstation 3 Box Art for the Deadpool game.

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Related Topix: Deadpool, High Moon Studios, Video Games

GamesIndustry.biz

Nintendo Wii U: Death By Apathy

With no support from Electronic Arts, the Wii U just experienced its Dreamcast moment.

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Related Topix: Nintendo, Wii U, Video Games, The, LucasArts, Star Wars, Deep Silver, Call of Duty , Death

FansShare

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley opens up about Jason Statham relationship

Whiteley covers the latest issue of The Edit Magazine , and she opens up about her relationship with Jason Statham .

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Related Topix: Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Transformers, High Moon Studios, Video Games