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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 March 9th, 2010

If you didn’t get into the Starcraft II beta, there’s always this

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
If you didn’t get into the Starcraft II beta, there’s always this

Since there are so few real time strategy games available right now, you might be interested in the beta for Ruse , which will give you an advance peek at Ubisoft's upcoming game about WWII, deception, and maintaining an online connection while you play single-player. It's open to the public and available on... »

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Mafia II to include quaint porn

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Mafia II to include quaint porn

Just because a game is set in the 1940s doesn't mean there's no room for product placement! 2K Games will be including Playboy branded collectibles in Mafia II , the open world game coming out this fall. Mafia II will enable players to collect virtual copies of the iconic magazine, which has served... »

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Gamespotting: Brooklyn’s Finest

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Gamespotting: Brooklyn’s Finest

Early on in Brooklyn's Finest , we're introduced to a group of drug dealers working for Wesley Snipes' character and infiltrated by Don Cheadle's character. They have a room where they play videogames. »

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Scribblenauts sequel gets big, blue, hairy, etc.

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Scribblenauts sequel gets big, blue, hairy, etc.

Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment announced the next Scribblenauts game (not pictured; that's the original up there) for the Nintendo DS, due out this fall. ...players use the stylus and touch screen to help Maxwell, the game's hero, acquire the "Starite," the prize earned from solving the puzzle in even more robust challenges and... »

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Windows 7 SP1 Still On Track for Q4 2010

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Windows 7 SP1 Still On Track for Q4 2010

IDG News/Computerworld/Gregg Keizer gets it wrong again when this bizarre distributed entity reports this week that Microsoft "may move up Windows 7 service pack release" from its fictional original plan to "wait nearly two years after Windows 7's launch to issue a first service pack." Now, he says, Microsoft has "since changed its... »

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Heavy Rain vs. Deadly Premonition: Round Four

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Heavy Rain vs. Deadly Premonition: Round Four

Some people named Sid Meier describe gameplay as a series of interesting decisions. »

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MS10-016 - Important: Vulnerability in Windows Movie Maker Could Allow Remote Code Execution (975561)

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update addresses a privately reported vulnerability in Windows Movie Maker and Microsoft Producer 2003. Windows Live Movie Maker, which is available for Windows Vista and Windows 7, is not affected by this vulnerability »

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MS10-017 - Important: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (980150)

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Bulletin Severity Rating:Important - This security update resolves seven privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel. »

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