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

By pthurrott

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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Race for the Galaxy’s epic sci-fi storyline is all in the cards

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The beauty of strategy games is how much story they can tell based on the simple interplay of gameplay mechanics with just the right amount of flavor. For instance, Race for the Galaxy is a tabletop card game published by Rio Grande. However, a fellow named Keldon Jones has created a basic interface... »

See pyramids crash into battleships in Civilization V

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On one hand, the box art for Civilization V is awfully busy. The same city has built the Sydney Opera House, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Statue of Liberty, Big Ben, the Eiffel Tower, and the Pyramids? But on the other hand, it's awfully awesome »

What would Lego Starcraft look like?

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This is lovely, and not just because it seems to end the same as every game I play against the Protoss: "Hey, look, I've won! Oh, no I haven't..." Of course, now I want to see the Zerg done in Legos. Is that even possible »

First look at Natural Selection 2 goes live today

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If you played the original Natural Selection , the multiplayer shooter/strategy hybrid that pits a team of marines against a team of aliens, you know that the following bullet points for Natural Selection 2 aren't just hype: * Truly unique sides. Whether you play as one of the elite marine Frontiersmen or the... »

July 26, 2010: wallet threat level zerg rush!

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Yeah, yeah, Starcraft II . »

Gamespotting: Salt

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After using her panties to evade the CIA, Angelina Jolie makes a rocket launcher out of a fire extinguisher and cleaning products. But the movie takes an unrealistic turn when she has escaped onto a ledge with her dog and sees through a window a little girl listening to music on a PSP.... »

Games for Windows Live outdated and in need of a copy editor

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It takes a while to reinstall a copy of Bioshock 2 , mainly because there are so many ways the Games for Windows Live part of the reinstall can go wrong. For instance, the above message repeatedly showing up when you try to start the game, even after going to the link to... »

New brainwave controller obsoletes Microsoft’s Kinnect

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"You can experience the fantasy of magic and control the world with your mind," promises Ten Le as she demos Emotiv Systems controller-less mind-reading controller. Tan Le's astonishing new computer interface reads its user's brainwaves, making it possible to control virtual objects, and even physical electronics, with mere thoughts (and a little concentration).... »

Rush not too thrilled to be in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock

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Rush doesn't seem particularly psyched about it, but they're now a featured band in Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock , Activision's story-based variation on the Guitar Hero theme. However, if you stick around for the entire video, you'll see Geddy Lee actually crack a smile »

Minecraft is a Lego set that spans heaven and hell

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I have no idea what to make of Minecraft . »