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Battlefield 3 Digital Pre-loads A First For Best Buy
Battlefield 3 Digital Pre-loads A First For Best Buy
Retailer Best Buy announced today that it is offering digital pre-orders of games for the first time, with consumers able to pre-load the upcoming Battlefield 3 by purchasing the game from the retailer online.
Oct. 21, 2011
BlizzCon 2011: Diablo III Free To World Of Warcraft Annual Pass Subscribers
BlizzCon 2011: Diablo III Free To World Of Warcraft Annual Pass Subscribers
At the Gamasutra-attended BlizzCon in Anaheim, CA today, the company revealed its plan to give Diablo III as a free bonus to buyers of a new World of Warcraft annual pass.
Oct. 21, 2011
Inafune: 'I Don't Rely On Metrics Slavishly'
Inafune: 'I Don't Rely On Metrics Slavishly'
"Just because you know what someone's favorite food is doesn't mean you really know the person," industry veteran Keiji Inafune tells Gamasutra when asked how his new
Oct. 21, 2011
Sponsored Feature: Dynamic Resolution Rendering 2
Sponsored Feature: Dynamic Resolution Rendering 2
As part of an Intel-sponsored Gamasutra feature, Intel's Doug Binks argues that the need for players to manually select a PC game's resolution could be a thing of the
Oct. 21, 2011
Portal 2 Sees Map Editor Next Year
Portal 2 Sees Map Editor Next Year
Valve has announced that its popular first-person puzzle platformer Portal 2 will see an update next year that adds an "easy-to-use in-game map editor," allowing players to design and share levels.
Oct. 21, 2011
Study Sees Volunteers Playing Doom With Their Brains
Study Sees Volunteers Playing Doom With Their Brains
At this week's Emerging Technology Conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, researchers presented evidence suggesting that humans may interact with games using brain waves.
Oct. 21, 2011
Nintendo To Report Quarter Well Below Guidance, Say Analysts
Nintendo To Report Quarter Well Below Guidance, Say Analysts
Wedbush Morgan has lowered its revenue projections ahead of Nintendo's Q2 financial report next week by nearly $92M, due to weak Q2 sales and uncertainty around the upcoming Wii U.
Oct. 21, 2011
EA To Hit Higher End Of Guidance Thanks To Sims Social, Says Analyst
EA To Hit Higher End Of Guidance Thanks To Sims Social, Says Analyst
According to analyst Michael Pachter, Electronic Arts is expected to report revenues of $968M for its Q2 ending September 30, which is toward the higher end of its $925-975M guidance.
Oct. 21, 2011
Grand Theft Auto III's Dan Houser Reflects On Game's 10th Anniversary
Grand Theft Auto III's Dan Houser Reflects On Game's 10th Anniversary
Rockstar North studio head and Grand Theft Auto III co-creator Dan Houser reflects on the legacy of the groundbreaking 2001 game that created the sandbox genre.
Oct. 21, 2011
IP Expo: Check Point explains its cloud strategy
IP Expo: Check Point explains its cloud strategy
At the London IP Expo event yesterday, Infosecurity got a chance to catch up with Caroline Ikomi, technical director with Check Point, where she brought us up to speed on how the firm is adapting to a cloud-based IT landscape.
Oct. 21, 2011
Georgia Tech turns an iPhone into a SpyPhone
Georgia Tech turns an iPhone into a SpyPhone
Researchers at Georgia Tech have built on the smartphone accelerometer analysis carried out by iSuppli back in 2009 and successfully used an iPhone 4 to measure vibrations from a nearby computer keyboard, allowing them to map which keys are being pressed on the desktop computer.
Oct. 21, 2011
IP Expo: Symantec talks up security threats to communications
IP Expo: Symantec talks up security threats to communications
At the IP Expo event in London this week, senior managers with Symantec were out in force, explaining to show visitors why communications and security technologies are now closely integrated. Alongside sponsoring a security theater at the show, the IT security vendor was also talking about the results of its 2011 threat management survey.
Oct. 21, 2011