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BioWare's Zeschuk on Mass Effect Galaxy: 'Our guess was wrong'

Posted by Gamer 4 hours ago Games and Gear

http://www.joystiq.com — Some people forked over a sawbuck for Mass Effect Galaxy because they wanted to experience the backstory of characters appearing in Mass Effect 2. Some people downloaded Galaxy for the promise of in-game goods in Mass Effect 2. No matter what folks signed up for, most seem to agree that what they got could've been better -- even BioWare's Dr. Greg Zeschuk."Oh, I think it was very worth attempting Read More

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Kanye Gives Facebookers the Best Break Ever, Disney Nabs Playdom

Posted by enjoywiigames 3 hours ago Games and Gear

http://enjoywiigames.com — Highlights from this morning’s other big tech headlines…. Yesterday, Kanye West did some networking at Facebook headquarters, where he also delivered some material from his upcoming album. After West expressed a fear that he might “wear out his welcome,” employees enthusiastically urged him to continue. Hmm. Go back to work, or slack off and watch Kanye? Tough call. [From Read More

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Double Fine: Ten years, two heads, one comic strip

Posted by Gamer 4 hours ago Games and Gear

http://www.joystiq.com — Psychonauts's Raz is back!**In this special comic drawn by Double Fine's Scott Campbell in honor of the studio's tenth anniversary. What did you think we meant?... Oh, yeah, that would have been cool too. Anyway, the strip features not only existing Double Fine characters and mascots, but some that didn't make the cut!Double Fine: Ten years, two heads, one comic strip originally appeared on Joyst Read More

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Felicia Day premieres The Guild music video and Xbox Live Avatar items at Comic-Con

Posted by Gamer 4 hours ago Games and Gear

http://www.joystiq.com — Felicia Day was one of the biggest gamer stars at this year's Comic-Con -- she premiered the trailer for her Syfy movie Red, sat on a panel about "Girls Gone Geek" and made two announcements to the packed room during The Guild panel on Saturday afternoon: First, the gang has put together its second music video, dubbed "Game On" (which you can watch online or on Xbox Live); and second, Microsoft ( Read More

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Doom 3 - lv1024 Map

Posted by softpedia 4 hours ago Games and Gear

http://games.softpedia.com — lv1024 is a new map for Doom 3. (read more) Read More

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Playlogic asks for mercy from court against creditors

Posted by TopLoco 4 hours ago Games and Gear

http://www.joystiq.com — Dutch publisher Playlogic (Fairytale Fights, Obscure: The Aftermath) has notified the US Securities and Exchange Commission that it has entered into "surseance van betaling," which is closely equivalent to the States' Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company claims in the filing that "Tough market conditions, late payments by large customers and the delays in projects have forced the company to seek pr Read More

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Microsoft defends Kinect pricing

Posted by Gamer 4 hours ago Games and Gear

http://www.joystiq.com — Analysts were generally unimpressed with the $150 price tag put on the Kinect hardware -- the consensus has been that Microsoft set the price too high and sales will suffer as a result. But Microsoft group marketing manager Brett Siddons disagrees. Speaking at an Amazon event in the UK, he said that once you "do the maths," Kinect is "very competitively priced." His argument is that $150 gets you Read More