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Halo 2600: Master Chief in Pixels

Friday, August 6, 2010

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Halo 2600: Master Chief in Pixels

It is said that if one does not learn how to look backwards and study the lessons of the past, one can’t get forward. That is also the case when it comes to video game development. Recently during the Classic Gaming Expo, a “new” old-looking game was sent to lucky participants. It was, for all [...]

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Kinect for Xbox 360 Brings Fun for the Whole Family

Sunday, July 18, 2010

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Kinect for Xbox 360 Brings Fun for the Whole Family

Consumers across the country have a chance to experience extraordinary controller-free entertainment – fun for everyone. This summer, you can be the first to try Kinect for Xbox 360 before it arrives on store shelves Nov. 4. Microsoft Corp. today announced that it is bringing the video game peripheral Kinect for Xbox 360 to a city [...]

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E3 2010 – Computer and Video Game Expo Finishes Successfully!

Monday, June 21, 2010

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E3 2010 – Computer and Video Game Expo Finishes Successfully!

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) today closed the 2010 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 Expo) and announced that the 2011 E3 Expo will take place from June 7-9, 2011 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The 2010 E3 Expo featured approximately 300 exhibitors and 45,600 attendees from 90 countries. “E3 Expo is the global stage for the [...]

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Nintendo Wii to Get a Price Cut Just in Time for Christmas?

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

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Nintendo Wii to Get a Price Cut Just in Time for Christmas?

Variety reports that Nintendo is intending a price cut of $50 by next week. This is to spike the sales of the popular video game consoles which have seen a slow decrease in sales over the past couple of months. This may also be seen as a reaction to the pricing moves of its video [...]

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Yahoo and Microsoft Finally Sign Deal

Monday, August 10, 2009

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Yahoo and Microsoft Finally Sign Deal

Yahoo! and Microsoft announced an agreement that will improve the Web search experience for users and advertisers, and deliver sustained innovation to the industry. In simple terms, Microsoft will now power Yahoo! search while Yahoo! will become the exclusive worldwide relationship sales force for both companies’ premium search advertisers. For Web users and advertisers, this deal [...]

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Natal Possibilities for New Halo: Reach Game

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

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Natal Possibilities for New Halo: Reach Game

So we’ve talked about Microsoft’s latest brain child announced in E3 2009 – Project Natal. If you have not heard of this new hands free gaming peripheral, then you can check the previous article here of our 3D animation studio Mediafreaks here. But the latest development around the video gaming stratosphere is that the new [...]

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Disney Interactive Pioneers 3-D Video Games for G-Force and Toy Story Mania

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

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Disney Interactive Pioneers 3-D Video Games for G-Force and Toy Story Mania

Three-dimensional experiences are taking over the 3D cartoon animation full-length feature experience at movie theaters in 2009 and Disney Interactive Studios is leading the way in video games by introducing innovative stereoscopic 3-D features in two of its premier video games this summer. G-FORCE and TOY STORY MANIA! both feature revolutionary innovative experiences using 3-D [...]

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Project Natal – the Advent of Self-Aware 3D Animation?

Thursday, June 18, 2009

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Project Natal – the Advent of Self-Aware 3D Animation?

The premise of the successful science fiction Terminator by James Cameron revolves around the battle between humans and a self-aware computer system Skynet which deemed humans as an extreme threat and thus eliminated them through a nuclear blast. When the idea was pitched in movie theaters in 1984, it seemed a very long shot possibility. [...]

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The Nitty-Gritty on Grand Theft Auto IV

Thursday, May 14, 2009

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The Nitty-Gritty on Grand Theft Auto IV

Breaking gaming industry records during the first day of release, Grand Theft Auto IV, or fondly called GTA4 by a loyal global fan base, is the sixth game to come from the controversial Grand Theft Auto franchise through the work of the 3D animation studio game developer, Rockstar Games. Set in the fictional milieu of Liberty [...]

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Microsoft releases first beta of flash-killer Silverlight 3

Thursday, March 19, 2009

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Microsoft releases first beta of flash-killer Silverlight 3

During the MIX09 Conference last March 17, 2009, Microsoft releases the first beta of Silverlight 3, a programmable web browser plugin which is hyped to be the end of the era of flash animation. This release adds 50 new features, including the capability to run applications outside of a browser and more high definition  video features. [...]

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