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  • 06 May 2013

  • News: GameStop will halt trade-ins of PlayStation 2 games on June 1

    If you're planning to trade in your massive PlayStation 2 game collection to help pay for a PlayStation 4 later this year, you'd better do it soon as GameStop will stop accepting all PS2 trade-ins on June 1.

  • News: Nintendo is reportedly luring smartphone games to the Wii U

    While the Wii U suffers from a shortage of new games, Nintendo may be wooing smartphone app developers to port their games over.

  • News: Kinect sensor modified for wheelchair gaming

    By modifying a Microsoft Kinect sensor, a research project at the Computer Human Interaction (CHI) conference demonstrated how gamers in a wheelchair could interact with motion games.

  • 05 May 2013

  • News: What I'm Playing: Wish upon a Star (Command)

    The game-making gurus over at Cartoon Network's Adult Swim have a knack for crafting entertaining, competitive experiences out of whole cloth; Robot Unicorn Attack 2 is their latest endeavor. It's an endless runner in the vein of games like Canabalt or Temple Run. There are only two buttons: jump to leap over chasms, and dash to bash through obstacles. You'll accumulate points as you run, and can also collect fairies to boost your score, and tears, which serve as the in game currency.

  • 03 May 2013

  • News: Free Game Friday: Minimalist games

    Minimalism is generally a virtue in online games that don't have the massive teams of programmers to make games of amazing scope possible, but the new Ludum Dare has transformed that design principle into a theme by explicitly making their new challenge about minimalism. Not every game this week comes from Ludum Dare, but they all share that love of doing more with less.

  • News: Google I/O 2013

    A wide variety of games are already available for Android devices on Google Play, but several hints suggest the status quo may not be good enough for the search giant.

  • 02 May 2013

  • News: Ludum Dare 26's 48-hour challenge is up! Lets find some gems

    The Ludum Dare game jam is always a bit of a daunting prospect. Not for the programmers--I'm sure it's tricky for them too, what with having a mere 48 hours to cobble a game together from scratch whilst adhering to a theme. But think about that existential angst the rest of us must feel; I mean, what have I made in the last 48 hours?

  • News: Call of Duty: Ghosts announced

    After getting leaked online Activision has announced Call of Duty: Ghosts.

  • 01 May 2013

  • News: Electricity zaps gamers' muscles for force feedback

    A research project on show at the Computer Human Interaction conference in Paris uses a small electrical current to give the sensation of force feedback while gaming.

  • 30 April 2013

  • News: Gambler alert: Online poker becomes legal (sort of) again

    Not long after the ink dried on a Nevada state law authorizing legal online poker last February, the Las Vegas-based Ultimate Poker has opened its virtual doors as the first legal real-money poker website in the United States.

  • News: Microsoft turns room into video game with IllumiRoom project

    The IllumiRoom project from Microsoft Research turns a living room into a video game with projected images that extend and complement the main television screen. The realistic effect, if commercialized, could propel Microsoft's gaming business far beyond its competition.

  • News: Gaming prototypes on display at computer interaction conference

    Gaming research and prototypes have created a lot of buzz at the Computer Human Interaction conference in Paris this week.

  • 29 April 2013

  • News: Cliff Bleszinski takes a break from games to talk Kickstarter, blogging, and what's next

    Cliff Bleszinski is taking a break from game development, but he's certainly not leaving the industry. With his days as design director at Epic Games behind him, the man who helped introduce Gears of War and the cover system to gaming is thinking about his next project and talking to publishers who can help him bring a transmedia universe to life.

  • News: Game Dev Tycoon battles digital piracy with digital piracy

    A new game called Game Dev Tycoon is forcing software pirates to take a long, hard look in the mirror.

  • News: The best action games for Android

    Sometimes, you just need a quick game fix. And even if you have a high-powered gaming rig at home that's raring to go, it won't do you any good while you're standing on a corner, waiting for a bus.

  • News: Call of Duty: Black Ops II Uprising DLC coming to PS3 and PC on May 17

    Following the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops II Uprising DLC on Xbox 360 on April 17, Activison will bring the map pack for PlayStation 3 and PC on May 17.

  • 26 April 2013

  • News: Voxiebox might finally make 3D tabletop gaming a reality

    Of all the iconic scenes from the original Star Wars movie, the one that resonated with me the most was the hologram monster chess match. Despite all our Wolf Blizter- and Tupac-related holographic advances, we are nowhere near virtual 3D Dungeons & Dragons board games.

  • 25 April 2013

  • News: Nintendo plans a low-key E3 for 2013 and beyond

    This year's E3 expo is gearing up to be a major battle between Microsoft and Sony as the two companies share more details about their next-generation Xbox and PlayStation consoles. With nothing quite so exciting to announce as its rivals, Nintendo has opted out of convening a major press conference at the June gaming show.

  • News: Xbox 720 to launch on 21 May

    Microsoft has confirmed that it will reveal the next Xbox console, thought to be the Xbox 720, on 21 May.

  • News: Nintendo President: Lack of games hurting Wii U, but more titles coming

    Nintendo's President said a lack of compelling titles for the Wii U is hurting sales, and promised to improve the console's lineup this year.

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