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Latest Games Headlines

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  1/2 Billion Dollars Lost to Torrents For Gaming Companies

  The Gaming Industry lost $.5 Billion to the top ten torrents this year. What can they do to stop rampant piracy?

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  Survey Finds Over Half of Adults Play Video Games

  More than 1/2 of the generation that grew up on video games are still playing, often as a form of escape

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  Microsoft Unit in Ad Deal with Activision Blizzard

  Microsoft video game advertising unit has signed deals Activision Blizzard Inc. for in-game ad sales

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  Midway (mostly) Sold for $100K

  Got $100k and ready to assume a lot of risk? There's a major game company for you...

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  Watchdog Group Cites Video Games for Violence, Sex

  10 video games that a media watchdog group warns should be avoided by kids and teens under 17 were recently cited

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  Midway Games Receives Delisting Warning

  Midway Games has been warned by the NYSE that it will be delisted due to its low stock value. It has six months to correct the situation

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  New Xbox Experience Goes LIVE, Netflix Comes Along

  The new Xbox user interface is here, with Avatars and Netflix. So, what's the catch?

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  Mortal Kombat vs DCU: Palmiotti & Gray On Writing the Story

  Mortal Kombat vs. DCU is only days away. We have a chat with the game's writers about what to expect.

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  October Video Game Sales Jump 18 Percent

  October boosted the notion that the video games industry is recession-proof, posting an 18% gain over last year

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  Video - Streetfighter 2008 from CAPCOM

  Capcom's latest (2008) version of the popular worldwide fighting game

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  Video - You Are James Bond: In Activision's 007 Game

  "Quantum of Solace" game producers and animators put you into James Bond's body, blending 1st person weapons POV with 3rd person action perspective

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  Video - Becoming An Interactive Bond Girl: Camille

  Actor Olga Kurylenko's digital transformation to "Quantum of Solace" game character. The game is currently in stores

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  Video - Tomb Raider's Lara Croft Attacks the Underworld!

  Fearless Dr. Croft takes her high definition adventures to exotic locales. Tomb Raider: Underworld arrives in stores next Tuesday, November 18th.

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  Game Reviews: Star Wars The Clone Wars Wii & DS

  We have one more hit for the Star Wars franchise, and Wii have one big miss. Which is which?

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  Topps Closes WizKids Games

  WizKids Games is closing. What does this mean for HeroClix?

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  Review: Spider-man Web of Shadows

  Spider-man reached out and touched greatness, but couldn't quite hold on to it. Where did it go wrong?

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  UbiSoft Drops 'Heroes' Videogame

  Perhaps smelling blood in the water, UbiSoft has dropped plans to create a videogame based on NBC's Heroes

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  Why are Video Games So Expensive?

  Lucas takes a look at the ins and outs of the cost of video games. Is $60 too much to pay?