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Science Channel Inks Will Wright

By Mike Sharkey | News | Apr 16, 2010 2:21 PM | Comment

The Will Wright brand continues to expand like the reproductive cell he developed a game after. The award-winning videogame developer has inked an agreement with the Science Channel to produce programs for the cable network. Read More »

Spore Creator to Produce Programming for Science Channel

PC Classic Descent Blasting its Way to WiiWare

By Mike Sharkey | Wii News | Apr 16, 2010 12:55 PM | Comment

On Wednesday, we shared with you the news all-time PC classic XCOM is being remade. Not wanting to be left out of the old school spotlight, Interplay announced its plans to release another quintessential example of PC gaming: 1995's 3D spaceship shooter Descent is coming to WiiWare this fall. Read More »

Interplay Announces Descent for WiiWare

Tuesday Becomes Update Day at the PlayStation Store

By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Apr 16, 2010 11:55 AM | Comment

PlayStation 3 and PSP fans who anxiously check the PlayStation Store every Thursday for new demos and DLC can now circle Tuesday on their weekly calendars. Beginning May 4, the PlayStation Store is getting a new update day. Read More »

Tuesday Becomes Update Day at the PlayStation Store

WoWers Clog Blizzard's Online Store to Buy New In-Game Items

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Apr 16, 2010 10:18 AM | Comment

Thousands of World of Warcraft players are getting around Azeroth in style today. Blizzard offered up the Lil' XT pet and the Celestial Steed mount yesterday, and at one point, the queue to download the virtual critters topped 140,000 people. Read More »

Thousands Gobble Up World of Warcraft's New Pet, Mount

Screenshot Reveals Multiplayer Co-Op in Super Mario Galaxy 2

By Mike Sharkey | Wii News | Apr 16, 2010 8:41 AM | Comment

Nintendo continues to release brief gameplay trailers and screenshots as it counts down to the May 23 release of Super Mario Galaxy 2. And in one such screenshot, it appears the company leaked Mario's next adventure will feature a new multiplayer game mode. Read More »

Screenshot Reveals Multiplayer Co-Op in Super Mario Galaxy 2

UK Tot Discovers Weed Stash in Used Copy of Fight Night

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Apr 16, 2010 8:05 AM | Comment

Four-year-old Riley Brown found an unconventional bonus item in the used copy of Fight Night Round 4 his father bought him at Blockbuster: a bag of weed. The high and low of it after the jump. Read More »

UK Tot Discovers Weed Stash in Used Copy of Fight Night

Industry Bounces Back Thanks to Kratos, Private Marlowe, and Lightning

By Mike Sharkey | News | Apr 16, 2010 6:05 AM | Comment

Final Fantasy XIII, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, and God of War III made March a month to remember in the videogame industry. Sales of hardware and software in the U.S. surged 6% according to the NPD Group, the third best non-holiday month on record. Read More »

NPD Group: Videogame Sales Up 6%

The GameSpy Debriefings #120

By GameSpy Staff | The GameSpy Debriefings | Apr 15, 2010 1:52 PM | Comment

If the world was ending and people were babbling madness in the streets, it would probably sound a lot like this. The normal crew is once again joined by Internet favorite Scott Bromley to tickle your eardrums with insanity. Somewhere in the chaos, we also talk about Splinter Cell: Conviction and Toy Soldiers. Enjoy! Read More »

The GameSpy Debriefings #120

Bungie Talks New Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta Modes

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Apr 15, 2010 1:27 PM | Comment

Last week, we continued the countdown to the Halo: Reach multiplayer beta with information on the four new maps Bungie will make available. This week, the developer peels back the envelope a bit more, providing details on the new game modes beta participants will be playing. Read More »

Bungie Describes the New Modes in Halo: Reach Beta

Largest Survey of its Kind Indicates 42% of 360s Have Issues

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Apr 15, 2010 12:01 PM | Comment

It's a sight Xbox 360 gamers dread: the power button glowing with three red rings. According to the largest survey of its kind, we now know how prevalent the RROD and other hardware problems are: 42% of all 360 owners have had their consoles repaired or replaced. Read More »

Survey Indicates 42% of All 360 Owners Have Console Problems

Students Building Bot to Take Down StarCraft Pros

By Mike Sharkey | PC News | Apr 15, 2010 11:16 AM | Comment

Professional StarCraft players in South Korea commonly spend 60 hours a week "training." That's precisely the type of player two UC Santa Cruz PhD students aim to beat with a competitive artificial intelligence they're designing to play Blizzard's seminal RTS. Oh, and the bot calls Protoss. Read More »

Students Building Bot to Take Down StarCraft Pros

GameStation Claims the Souls of Thousands in the UK

By Mike Sharkey | News | Apr 15, 2010 9:20 AM | Comment

UK retailer GameStation now legally owns the souls of more than 7,500 Britons. Earlier this month, the company added the Immortal Soul Clause to the terms and conditions of its online sales, and thousands of buyers unwittingly agreed to turn over the immaterial part of their being. Read More »

UK Videogame Retailer Claims the Souls of Thousands

Sony Announces Initial PS3 3D Lineup

By Mike Sharkey | PlayStation 3 News | Apr 15, 2010 7:42 AM | Comment

Sony made it official today: the company plans to begin its 3D push in June with the release of its first 3D television, the Bravia HX803, in conjunction with the firmware update that will make the PS3 a 3D gaming console. Read More »

Sony Announces Initial PS3 3D Lineup

Activision May Have an Image Problem, But It's Still Raking in the Dough

By Mike Sharkey | News | Apr 15, 2010 7:02 AM | Comment

With the creators of its most profitable franchise now with its arch rival, a contentious lawsuit on its hands that could take away the Modern Warfare brand, and lead developers from its biggest studio making an exodus, you would think it was an awful quarter for Activision. But according to financial data released by the company today, everything is just peachy. At least for now. Read More »

Kotick: Activision Starting the Year with Great Momentum

Saddle Up: Rockstar Details the Free Roam Experience

By Mike Sharkey | Xbox 360 News | Apr 14, 2010 2:11 PM | Comment

Rockstar's ambitious online plans for Red Dead Redemption bring the freedom of the studio's trademark open worlds to multiplayer. Today, with just over a month before the game launches, we get a closer look at what it means to Free Roam. Read More »

Details on Red Dead Redemption's Free Roam Multiplayer

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