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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: gaming

gaming stories: 27 news summaries

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Microsoft Opens Game Creation to Users

Games made by gamers for gamers coming to XBox Live

Feb 21, 08 4:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Microsoft says it's going to bring democracy to video game creation and distribution, MSNBC reports. Microsoft's game-making kit has been a popular download, and the company is now introducing a way for gamers to share the games they make with millions of fellow enthusiasts. They plan to launch a YouTube-style... More »

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Microsoft • user generated content • file sharing • gaming • Xbox 360 • Xbox Live • video games

Good Wii Hunting!

Tips for savvy shoppers trying to track down elusive console

Dec 5, 07 4:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Know where to go. Know the right people to talk to. Most importantly, get up early! Demand for the Nintendo Wii is going to far outstrip supply for the second Christmas in a row and Wired has some tips for people determined to track one down. Nintendo has stoked up... More »

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Nintendo Wii • gaming • holiday shopping • Christmas wish lists

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Singapore Lifts Ban on Game With Lesbian Love

Mass Effect can be sold with M18 rating

Nov 16, 07 2:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Gamers in Singapore may now buy Microsoft's Mass Effect despite a female-female love scene. The country has decided to allow the sale of the video game under an M18 rating, reports Singapore's Straits Times, after previously banning it due to a scene showing a human woman and an alien woman... More »

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Microsoft • gaming • Singapore • Mass Effect • roleplaying games • video games

Gaming Giant to Close Chicago Office

EA shutters 'Fight Night'-producing studio as part of restructuring plan

Nov 6, 07 11:43 PM CST
(Newser) - The video game maker Electronic Arts is closing its Chicago office, laying off or relocating nearly 150 employees, the San Jose Mercury News reports. A spokesman for EA says the Chicago studio, which had tripled in size since 2004, wasn't profitable, and likely wouldn’t have been for at least... More »

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Chicago • layoffs • gaming • Electronic Arts • video games

Battle Axe Gods in Latest Guitar Hero

Guitar Hero 3 includes a fighting mode with whammy bar-slamming action

Oct 31, 07 11:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - The latest game in the Guitar Hero franchise is out and reviewers are shredding to it already. Ars Technica says Guitar Hero III hasn’t suffered from Neversoft’s loss of Harmonix, the original developers. In this release, wireless guitars are standard, more rock songs are included, and the career... More »

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gaming • Guitar Hero • video games

Xbox Guru
Quits Microsoft

Redmond claims charismatic exec's departure unrelated
to warranty woes

Jul 18, 07 6:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft's former entertainment honcho Peter Moore has decamped, the company confirmed today, after a four-year tenure highlighted by the release of the wildly popular Xbox 360. The announcement comes two weeks after Microsoft answered persistent Xbox hardware defects with a massively expensive warranty extension. More »

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Microsoft • gaming • Xbox • video games

Microsoft Will Drop $1B on Xbox Warranties

Company calls number of defective consoles 'unacceptable'

Jul 6, 07 5:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft will respond to complaints from around the world by extending the warranty on its faulty Xbox 360 gaming console, at a potential cost to the company of over $1 billion, USAToday reports. The company will extend warranty coverage from 1 year to 3 in response to buyer reports that... More »

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Microsoft • video game console • Red Ring of Death • gaming • Xbox 360

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