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Microsoft FAM 2010, Part 1: Microsoft’s Consumer Initiatives

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If you don't follow Microsoft closely, you may be surprised to discover that its annual one-day meeting with financial analysts, called the Microsoft... »

 

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Archive for January 4th, 2010

MechWarrior mod for Crysis meets your giant robot needs

Monday, January 4th, 2010
MechWarrior mod for Crysis meets your giant robot needs

If you want to play the latest mech game, you're going to need a copy of Crysis . Your latest option to stomp around in a giant robot is a Crysis mod called MechWarrior: Living Legends . »

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EA adds more names to growing list of dead sports games

Monday, January 4th, 2010
EA adds more names to growing list of dead sports games

It takes a certain amount of gumption to kill online support for a dozen or more of your games every year. It takes even more gumption to post a list of those games on a page titled "Online Service Updates" , in which you chronicle only the demise of games as young as... »

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The most humiliating Modern Warfare 2 kill of 2009

Monday, January 4th, 2010

So, like, I'm minding my own business sniping in Modern Warfare 2 , you know? And, like, I get a message from some dude who's not even on my friends list. So I'm all, what's that about? »

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Dragon Age gets in bed with Orson Scott Card

Monday, January 4th, 2010
Dragon Age gets in bed with Orson Scott Card

Orson Scott Card is a staunch opponent of gay rights and same-sex marriage. If you didn't know that already, you probably discovered it last year during the controversy that Shadow Complex was based on an Orson Scott Card novel. One of the "outs" afforded Shadow Complex during this controversy was that Card didn't... »

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Windows 7 God Mode

Monday, January 4th, 2010
Windows 7 God Mode

I've gotten a number of emails about a Windows 7 "God Mode" feature, and while I haven't had time to check it out thoroughly, it's now making the rounds internally at Microsoft too, so that (somewhat) suggests it's legit. What it basically is, is an extended control panel that allows you to control... »

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Nintendo decides Zelda fan film isn’t such a good idea after all

Monday, January 4th, 2010
Nintendo decides Zelda fan film isn’t such a good idea after all

Over the last few years, a couple of enterprising fellows named Joel Musch and Daniel Bass, together with a not insignificant number of cast and crew, have been making a fan-film based on Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time . But rather than call it that, they've called it Hero of Time .... »

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January 4, 2010: wallet threat level yellow

Monday, January 4th, 2010
January 4, 2010: wallet threat level yellow

Right out of the gate, game companies want your money this year! The jerks. As if you don't have enough stuff you got for Christmas that you still want to play »

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