Jun
26th

Gears Of War 2 Screens

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Yep Yep Analog Hype here to supply you with even more Gears Of War 2 content. Enjoy

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Jun
26th

Confessions of Female Developers

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Since the beginning, the game industry’s been about personalities. Richard Garriott. John Romero. Shigeru Miyamoto. Maybe because the medium itself can be so sterile and technical sometimes — all ones and zeros, physics engines, inventories, and stat bars — we gravitate toward the human faces for a dose of context and reality.

But what if the celebrity developer in question is a woman? Gender’s still an incredibly thorny issue in the industry, and while game studios are hiring more women than ever, the male-to-female ratio is still markedly uneven. According to 2005 report by the International Game Developers Association, women represent just 11.5 percent of the game-development workforce.

But according to some prominent industry women, things aren’t quite as bad as they seem. In fact, some say there’s never been a better time to be a woman in game development.

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Jun
26th

Sapphire’s HD 4870 beats every 9800 GTX

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Fudzilla reviews the new Sapphire HD 4870 GPU and tests it out against a whole slew of other GPU’s.

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Jun
26th

Half-Life2 Episode3 at E3, PS3 version excluded

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According to the official E3 page, the third episode of the Half-Life2 franchise will be shown for both PC and Xbox360. The PS3 will not be part of the show. It has to be reminded that PS3 gamers are still waiting for the Orange Box to be fixed, 8 months since its launch.

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Jun
26th

Microsoft to show Mafia II, Borderlands on PC in SF today

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VG247: Microsoft is to show off some new Games for Windows titles later today in San Francisco, apparently including Take-Two duo Mafia II and Borderlands.

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Jun
26th

CliffyB Calls Metal Gear "Passive Entertainment"

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Cliff Bleszinski, lead game designer of Gears of War 2, cites Metal Gear Solid as the kind of game Epic doesn’t want to make. What were his exact words? Read on to find out.

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Jun
26th

Source: "There is Live-like stuff coming to PS3"

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VG247: A senior PS3 development source told VG247 today that "Live-like" PlayStation 3 functionality is not only on the way in the foreseeable future, but is already being built into games.

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Jun
26th

Microsoft contemplating continuing Halo story?

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Videogamer writes:

Kotaku’s got hold of an excerpt from a marketing survey which offers an insight into what Microsoft could be planning for the Halo franchise. The survey asked participants to indicate how likely they are to buy the described game, using a scale from "Definitely Would Purchase" to "Definitely Would Not Purchase".

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Jun
26th

MS confirms 16 new Games for Windows titles

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Videogamer writes:

Microsoft has today announced 16 all-new additions to the Games for Windows portfolio, including Crysis: Warhead, Call of Duty: World at War, Ghostbusters and Saints Row 2.

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Jun
26th

Diablo 3 at WWI Confirmed, Ask Questions to Diablo Devs

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As gamers around the world have noticed, there has been a lot of "high quality rumours" running around on what game Blizzard will announce at WWI this year, reported on numerous sites, as well as N4G as well. Many are "sure" about Diablo 3, and most voices saying that a StarCraft MMO or new IP will come have been squelched.

The Blizzard splash image has also sent fans rampant with speculation on what it can mean, with vocal voices from all three of Blizzard’s IPs. Everything from the WoW movie, Lich King-related, StarCraft or Diablo.

Diabloii.net, a 10 year running Diablo fansite, which (at least used to) have contacts inside Blizzard have now proclaimed that it IS indeed Diablo 3 that will be announced at WWI, and are taking questions from fans who would like them answered this weekend.

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Jun
26th

Tony Parker Covers NBA Live 09

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The French raised point guard for the San Antonio Spurs will cover the worldwide version of NBA Live 09, with Andrea Bargnani, Pau Gasol and Luol Deng covering the game in their respective countries.

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Jun
26th

Glu Renews Agreement with Activision for Call of Duty: World at War

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The return of the Call of Duty franchise to the Second World War will also be coming to mobile phones, thanks to a renewed deal between Glu Mobile and Activision.

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Jun
26th

Nintendo Giving Out Wii Fun Centers to Hospitals

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Being at a hospital can be a disheartening experience for anyone, especially children, and Nintendo and the Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation are here to lighten the load.

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Jun
26th

Sega Helping to Bring Nancy Drew to Wii

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The generation spanning detective heroine has found new life in PC adventures, and now The White Wolf of Icicle Creek will be coming to a console for the very first time.

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