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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 10th, 2010

Heavy Rain vs. Deadly Premonition: Round Five

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Heavy Rain vs. Deadly Premonition: Round Five

I'm officially giving up on Deadly Premonition . But I'm going to play through to the end of Heavy Rain . »

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Windows Live Support Moves To Forums

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Microsoft is moving its Windows Live support to online forums, which sounds like a step down, until you realize that it was previously email-based. Today, Microsoft announced changes to the way Windows Live customers will receive support. »

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YouTube verbally mangles Mass Effect 2 and it is awesome

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
YouTube verbally mangles Mass Effect 2 and it is awesome

YouTube's new captioning system translates audio to subtitles on the fly. What a fantastic invention. Not for how useful it is, but for its unintentional hilarity. »

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First look: Command & Conquer 4’s offline mode

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
First look: Command & Conquer 4’s offline mode

When you boot up Command & Conquer 4 , it starts a front end from which you have to log in, much like you would get for an MMO. But then you're in the game and it's mostly like any other real time strategy game. You can play the campaign, a skirmish, or... »

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Can Battlestar Galactica Online make broswer-based MMOs fun?

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Can Battlestar Galactica Online make broswer-based MMOs fun?

Hey, look, a Battlestar Galactica MMO! Leading product slate for 2010 will be Battlestar Galactica Online, a tactical space combat and adventure MMOG based upon Syfy's Battlestar Galactica series. The game, inspired by one of the most popular science fiction series in television history, will launch worldwide exclusively this fall... »

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Need for Speed Shift sets out for the French Riviera

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
Need for Speed Shift sets out for the French Riviera

Next week Need for Speed: Shift will be getting a ten-dollar expansion pack that adds seven fancy new cars I've mostly never heard of. »

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