Monthly Archives: March 2011

The Agency is no more…along with over 200 jobs

The Agency was supposed to be an MMO based on spies and a worldwide theater of covert ops. It was hugely ambitious with real-world cities to be used as hubs for missions and teams defending the world against other players … Continue reading

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Is Samsung is watching your keystrokes?

Network World has an ongoing story broken by Mohamed Hassan, an IT expert, who reported the discovery of a keylogger program on two new laptops bought from Samsung. When Samsung was initially asked about it, they had first pointed fingers … Continue reading

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Attention 2K Sports, This is Ridiculous …

I have played five regular season games in Major League Baseball 2K11. In all but two, I have lost a starting pitcher (Clayton Kershaw, Hiroki Kuroda and Ted Lilly) to injury. I also lost left fielder Xavier Paul to an … Continue reading

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Today’s releases, March 29, 2011

Shift 2 Unleashed (EA Sports) Racing title for PC, PlayStation 3 and XBox 360. Tiger Woods PGA 12: The Masters (EA Tiburon). Golf title for Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3 and XBox 360. WWE All Stars (THQ San Diego) Wrestling title … Continue reading

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Rockstar Games: Tribeca Film Festival selects L.A. Noire, or, Film Artists Declare Video Games to be of Artistic Value

Rockstar Games announced today that upcoming release “L.A. Noire” will be an official selection of the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival. “We’re thrilled that L.A. Noire is being recognized by the Tribeca Film Festival in this way,” Rockstar Games founder Sam … Continue reading

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Review: Crysis 2 (PC)

Crysis 2 won’t bring your reasonably aged system to its knees. At least it spared my dual-core from humiliation.

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Nintendo 3DS is almost here …

The Nintendo 3DS is scheduled to be available at 12:01 a.m. Sunday morning. If you have $249.99 to spend and insomnia, you’ve been notified. As far as games go, here’s what is set to be available on launch date: Pilotwings … Continue reading

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Duke Nukem Forever delayed, try not to be shocked

In what 2K Games calls “the shortest delay in the history of ‘Duke Nukem Forever,’ the title’s release date has been postponed from May 3 to June 14 in North America. “In case you haven’t heard, Duke never comes early,” … Continue reading

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For those about to blow stuff up …

Crysis 2 is in stores today, which should be of interest to gamers interested in shooting at aliens in scenic New York City. Developed by Crytek and published by EA Games, Crysis 2 is out for PC, PlayStation 3 and … Continue reading

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Review: Homefront (PS3)

Red Dawn, a film released in 1984, channeled Cold War thrills with an invasion of America by the Soviets and their allies. While it might have stretched the limits of plausibility, it was still a fun piece of fiction that … Continue reading

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