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Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go

November 18, 2009

By Barbara Ortutay/Associated Press
NEW YORK: You might call him the Mickey Mouse of video games. He's reminiscent of a doughnut, round and sweet and comforting. He's also a vessel, devoid of a real personality so you can live vicariously through him.
Mario, the pot-bellied Italian plumber with a penchant for rescuing princesses, collecting golden coins and [...]

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'Modern Warfare 2' easily lives up to immense hype

November 12, 2009

Referred to as the most anticipated game release of the decade, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 had plenty going against it before launch on Tuesday.
Considering it is now the fastest selling video game in history, it has lived up to that hype.
The game sold an estimated 4.7 million copies of the game on opening [...]

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Video: 'Modern Warfare 2' hits the streets

November 10, 2009

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I'll have more on MW2 tomorrow. The game is sitting in my trunk while I work. It's a hard life.

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New 'Call of Duty' could set entertainment record

November 6, 2009

BARBARA ORTUTAY,AP Technology Writer
NEW YORK: This holiday season's biggest entertainment blockbuster likely will be a sequel to a popular franchise, with jarring depictions of war and an intricate story of good versus evil. It could easily rake in more than last year's record $155 million opening weekend for The Dark Knight.
But this blockbuster is not [...]

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Rev yourself up for a revamped 'Excite Bike'

November 5, 2009

Twenty-four years after it was first released on Nintendo, Excite Bike is being revamped.
Available via Wii Ware Nov. 9, Excite Bike World Rally is very similar to the original. The frame right has been amped up for the Wii and the environments are more 3D. The soundtrack is also tweaked and you can play online.
Check [...]

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Two Discovery series becoming video games

October 27, 2009

By James Hibberd
The Hollywood Reporter
Discovery Communications is joining with game publisher Crave to turn two of its top-rated series, Man vs. Wild and Deadliest Catch, into video games.
The action-oriented titles will be created for PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS. Wild also will appear on Xbox 360.
"We feel Man vs. Wild and Deadliest Catch [...]

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Jack Black and video games a perfect fit

October 8, 2009

Check out Brutal Thoughts from Jack Black. The video is part of a series from EA in anticipation of next week's Brutal Legend, with Black as the lead character Eddie Riggs.
Some friends and I checked out the demo for Brutal Legend last week. Anytime you can run around destroying Hell spawn through the power of [...]

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Odd comparison to Metroid Prime trilogy

October 7, 2009

This is a strange. See it for yourself on ABC News.

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Nintendo dropping price of the Wii

September 24, 2009

NEW YORK: Nintendo on Sunday will cut the price of its popular Wii console by $50, in a bid to broaden its appeal among potential new customers as it prepares to release the Wii Fit-Plus and New Super Mario Bros. games.
The Wii, whose game control senses motions without having relying solely on buttons and levers, [...]

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Florida cops caught playing Wii while raiding drug house

September 22, 2009

LAKELAND, Fla.: It's game over for some police officers who played video games while they raided a convicted drug dealer's home in central Florida.
Surveillance video obtained by WFLA in Tampa caught the officers playing a Nintendo Wii bowling game, with one furiously jumping up and down in celebration. Officials say some of the officers could [...]

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