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2 hrs ago | KRCR

Microsoft unveils new Xbox One game console

Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One on Tuesday, and with it comes the next generation of content for its Kinect motion control technology.

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Related Topix: Kinect, Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games, Halo, 343 Industries, Deep Silver, Activision, Call of Duty , X360, Microsoft Xbox

4 hrs ago | CBS News

Microsoft's new Xbox: What to expect, where to watch

Microsoft is widely expected to unveil its next-generation Xbox Tuesday. The tech giant invited the press to an event in Redmond, Wash.

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Related Topix: Kinect, Microsoft Game Studios, Video Games, Deep Silver, X360, Microsoft Xbox, Redmond, WA

8 hrs ago | The First Post

Sci-fi game Sanctum 2 'blows the original out of the water

What you need to know Sci-fi action video game Sanctum 2 has been released in the UK.

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Related Topix: Reverb, Coffee Stain Studios, Video Games, Sanctum 2, Sanctum , Deep Silver, Game.

12 hrs ago | KFSN

The skinny on fitness video games

Lots of video games on the market are advertised as a fun way to get fit. Consumer Reports checked out five: Nike Plus Kinect Training, Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2013, Just Dance 4, U-F-C Trainer, and Zumba Core.

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Related Topix: Video Games, Deep Silver, Kinect, Microsoft Game Studios, Ubisoft, Just Dance 4, They, _No Company, Microsoft Xbox

Mon May 20, 2013

Kotaku

Konami Explains Why Metal Gear Rising Isn't on The Xbox 360 in Japan

In the West, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was released on the Xbox 360. In Japan, it wasn't. Here's why.

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Related Topix: They, _No Company, Video Games, Deep Silver, X360, Konami, PlatinumGames, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, PS3

Game Info Wire

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

The Transformers: Dark of the Moon game allows players to fight through the epic battles on Earth that will shape the events of the upcoming film.

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Related Topix: Transformers, Activision, High Moon Studios, Video Games, Deep Silver, Sickhead Games, LLC, Armed!

Examiner.com

Get Fimiliar: The new Ouya Game Console

If you asked random gamers to name the first device to pop in their heads when they heard the words 'video games', they would most likely name a device produced by either Sony , Microsoft or Nintendo ; Julie Uhrman is aiming to change that.

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Related Topix: Game., Video Games, Deep Silver, Speakers, Microsoft Xbox

GamersHell.com

Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection Release Date

The Metal Gear Solid series is the seminal work of Hideo Kojima, Japan's master game creator, and the progenitor of the stealth action game genre Konami Digital Entertainment announced today that Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection will arrive in North America and South America on July 9th, 2013, exclusively for PS3, priced $49.99. This ... (more)

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Related Topix: Konami, Kojima Productions, Metal Gear Solid, Video Games, Deep Silver

ComingSoon.net

The Full Trailer for Batman: Arkham Origins is Here

Last week saw the teaser trailer for the upcoming prequel video game Batman: Arkham Origins , and now we have the full official trailer for the game.

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Related Topix: Batman, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Video Games, Deep Silver, Kevin Conroy, Feral Interactive, Batman: Arkham City, Movies, Entertainment

FiveThirtyEight

Gadgetwise Blog: Skullcandy Cuts the Cord, and Offers Better Sound

Like other headsets in this line, the Plyr1 is designed for casual gamers. At $180, it's more expensive than rivals, but it does offer a few advantages.

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Related Topix: Deep Silver, Video Games, X360, Microsoft Xbox, PS3

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, Activision, High Moon Studios, Video Games, Deep Silver, Game., Movies, Entertainment

Medical Device/Diagnostic Ind.

The Wii Fit Gaming Console As a Medical Device

The infographic below shows how video games, including the Wii gaming console made by Japanese video game maker Nintendo, are being used to improve people's medical conditions from Parkinson's, to lazy eye to range-of-motion limitations.

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Related Topix: Video Games, Deep Silver, WII

Examiner.com

EA Cuts Controversial Online Pass

The EA Online Pass was bothersome to most gamers. It required the entry of a one-use code that unlocked the multiplayer mode, or other features, of its games, designed to protect against used games.

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Related Topix: Video Games, Deep Silver, X360

Toledo Blade

Imagination Station burps up fun

Jorge Aguilar, 6, left, his grandmother Nedra Pike, and parents Ryan Pike and Whitney Mekus react to Sniff Sniff U Stink, an interactive exhibit at Grossology.

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Related Topix: Toledo, OH, Sylvania, OH, Video Games, Deep Silver, Warner Bros., Sesame Street

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, Deep Silver, Activision, 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, Activision, Terminal Reality, Video Games, 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: Activision, Call of Duty , Video Games, Deep Silver, Kinect, Gears of War, Epic Games, Microsoft Game Studios, They, Halo, 343 Industries, _No Company

Canada.com

Preview: The Last of Us' subtleties make you care about Ellie

The last time I played The Last of Us at Fan Expo Vancouver for the Canadian Video game awards , I felt like, while unique, the game's environment was a too repetitive and I got lost a few times over the course of the half hour demo I played.

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Related Topix: Naughty Dog, The Last of Us, SCEA, Video Games, Irrational Games, 2K Games, BioShock, BioShock Infinite, Deep Silver

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, Deep Silver, World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, Blizzard Entertainment, Activision, Treyarch, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Toys for Bob, Skylanders Giants

Computer And Video Games

Retro Vault: Sonic 3, Mario: The Lost Levels, Lemmings

Retro Vault is our regular weekly feature in which we dive into gaming's past and share five classic nuggets of retro nostalgia.

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Related Topix: Sega, Sonic, Video Games, Rare, Pop/Rock, Deep Silver