Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
Microsoft today announced a new set of experiences that will help Bing users make decisions and get more done faster. First, we're releasing the beta version of a new Bing Maps experience that incorporates Streetside and Photosynth imagery to deliver an engaging mapping experience as customers change views, levels, or interact with the... »
Tags: chief-architect, cloud computing, explore-the-new, friends, such-as-twitter, today-announced, twitter-maps, visual-search, windows, windows live
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
I keep the icons for my iPhone's games on a separate page, tucked behind the icons for the important stuff that makes my iPhone more than just another PSP. »
Tags: after-the-jump, extreme computing, game diaries, icons, important, important-stuff, iphone, jump, keep-the-icons, latest games, moved-the-icon, separate-page, sucker, the-sucker, tucked-behind
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
Send the kids to bed and dig the funky smooth beat of Mickey Rourke's over-the-top profane voiceoever for Rogue Warrior . This song, which plays during the credits, has got to be the best part of this game. »
Tags: credits, funky-smooth, horrible, latest games, mickey-rourke, not-obvious, rogue-warrior, shooters, warrior
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
When your competitor graphically presents an interactive version of the massacre at Mumbai in which the players guns down civilians, it gives you a lot more leeway to do something that might be controversial. Such as making a game about a war currently fought by 80,000 US troops with another 30,000 on the... »
Tags: afghanistan, beyond-the-fact, competitor, electronic, general-manager, honor, press, subtitle
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
One of the best kept secrets about Gratuitous Space Battles is that it's actually quite funny. From the names of some of the ships to the comments that pepper the status reports, developer Cliff Harris has stealthed a sense of humor into an otherwise deadly serious, deadly addictive strategy game about fleets of... »
Tags: afghanistan, cliff-harris, electronic, general-manager, life, press, ships, space-battles, tribe
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
Eve Online has gotten a free expansion called "Dominion". Let's take a look at what it adds to the game. DOMINION enhances the tools of communication and evolves the dynamics of war, altering the very way in which pilots interact with each other through warfare or cooperation. »
Tags: between-player, bullet-points, does-it-mean, electronic, extreme computing, game, general-manager, macro-conflict, mmos, never-seriously, online, press, ships, update
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