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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 February, 2010

The magic bullet that fixes Bioshock 2 on the Xbox 360

Friday, February 26th, 2010
The magic bullet that fixes Bioshock 2 on the Xbox 360

Despite my exaggerated reports of its death as a multiplayer game , I've been playing a lot of Bioshock 2 multiplayer. This is a game where I see myself actually hitting the level cap, and then some »

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Deadly killer whale once avenged Ultima creator Richard Garriott

Friday, February 26th, 2010
Deadly killer whale once avenged Ultima creator Richard Garriott

Kotaku has managed to connect some awfully weird dots relating to the killer whale that drowned a trainer at the Orlando Sea World this week. You might have heard that the killer whale had been involved in two previous fatalities »

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Silent Hunter 5 features pants wetting realism

Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Silent Hunter 5 features pants wetting realism

The naval simulation site Subsim has posted an extended hands-on preview with Silent Hunter 5 , Ubisoft's upcoming World War II U-boat game. The preview has a lot of the exhaustive detail-oriented fussing that only a hardcore simulation nerd would appreciate. But it's also got some good stuff about the new approach to... »

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Try the demo for the best game you’re not playing

Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Try the demo for the best game you’re not playing

Okay, if you're still holding out against buying Darksiders , now is your chance to play a bit fat chunk of the actual game to see what you're missing. The demo is live now on Xbox Live and the Playstation Store. This robust demo contains the entire first dungeon from the game, the... »

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Lost Planet: Albert Wesker isn’t enough. How about an aqua catapult?

Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Lost Planet: Albert Wesker isn’t enough.  How about an aqua catapult?

Capcom changed their minds about the pre-order bonus for Lost Planet 2 , their latest attempt at a Gears of War style shooter. The original plan was that pre-orders would get an exclusive Albert Wesker playable character who will look really weird to anyone who hasn't played the Resident Evil games. "Why am... »

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Take Supreme Commander 2 for a spin in the driveway

Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Take Supreme Commander 2 for a spin in the driveway

The Supreme Commander 2 demo is available on Steam. However, I'm afraid it's not going to be a very good representation of the full game. The full game is based on using a tech tree to unlock the various massive robots and giant artillery guns and nuclear strikes that make Supreme Commander Supreme... »

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HP MediaSmart Server 3.0 Update Available to Order This Week

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

We Got Served has the scoop on a new software update for users of HP's previous generation (EX470 and EX480) Windows Home Server-based MediaSmart Servers. It will bring them up to the 3.0 software level, providing them with the capabilities HP previously provided to users of the current generation (EX490 and EX495) MediaSmart... »

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Microsoft Warns (Again) of Windows Version Expirations

Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Microsoft Warns (Again) of Windows Version Expirations

I wrote about this about two weeks ago in WinInfo , but Microsoft is again warning users about the end of support for some legacy Windows versions. Here's the heads-up »

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Windows MultiPoint Server 2010

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Windows MultiPoint Server 2010

Microsoft today announced a new member of the Windows Server team called Windows MultiPoint Server 2010. Aimed at educational institutions, MultiPoint appears to be, in many ways, a successor to Windows SteadyState, which won't be made available in a Windows 7 version. Here's the news »

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Activision’s Blur lets you bug your friends while you race

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Activision’s Blur lets you bug your friends while you race

Now that so many videogames support Facebook spamming, Twitter is falling behind as a way to bug your friends about what you're playing. »

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