Microsoft giving away developer software (AP)
February 19, 2008
AP - Microsoft Corp. is giving students free access to its most sophisticated tools for writing software and making media-rich Web sites, a move that intensifies its competition with Adobe Systems Inc. and could challenge open source software's popularity.
Price, specs announced for Penny Arcade game (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Hothead Games on Thursday revealed pricing and system specifications for its forthcoming game, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness. The game is coming to Mac OS X, Windows and Linux and will cost $19.95.
Price, specs announced for Penny Arcade game (Macworld.com)
Macworld.com - Hothead Games on Thursday revealed pricing and system specifications for its forthcoming game, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness. The game is coming to Mac OS X, Windows and Linux and will cost $19.95.Macworld - Penny Arcade Adventures game due May...
Penny Arcade Adventures: Episode One will be released on May 21st.
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Grand Theft Auto IV: A quick review
To watch the opening scenes of "Grand Theft Auto IV" is to experience the beginning of a new chapter in video game storytelling.
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Macworld - Penny Arcade Adventures game goes gold
Penny Arcade Adventures Episode One is done and will be released through a download service later this quarter.
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Penny Arcade Adventures' first installment is coming, and the game's developer has revealed system specifications and price.
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Macworld - Pirates of the Caribbean Online gets...
Disney Online has updated its MMO, Pirates of the Caribbean Online, with new content.
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Top Video Games For Gamers Of All Ages (TechWeb)
TechWeb - We look at World of Warcraft, Desktop Tower Defense, Orange Box, Wii Sports, Civilization IV, and other top video games to see why video gamers of all ages are getting hooked.
Review: 'Patapon' leads a parade of compelling strategy games
There are two kinds of video war games: those in which you play a soldier ("Call of Duty 4," "Army of Two") and those in which you play a general. The former, more action-oriented type is better-suited to video-game consoles; the latter, more cerebral type is more popular among computer gamers. 
Microsoft isn't doing all it should...
Microsoft may be responsible for the foundation of Windows-based gaming, but its recent efforts to help the waning PC gaming industry have done little: developers and gamers...
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Asian culture inspiring new online games
After exhausting just about every elf, dragon and knight featured in Western cultures, makers of popular online games are turning to ancient Asian history and war heroes for new...
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Asian history inspires new online...
Reuters - After exhausting just about every elf,
dragon and knight featured in Western cultures, makers of
popular online games are turning to ancient Asian history and
war...
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A history of the Amiga, part 7: Game on!
In the latest installment of our popular history of the Amiga, Ars looks back at some of the most fondly remembered games on a system that was legendary for its gaming...
05/13/08
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At E3, video games shift their aim to...
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'Grand Theft Auto IV' is exhilarating...
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Computer combat jacket simulates being shot
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Best of Both Worlds: Games you won’t find on the Mac
Some computer games never appear on the Mac. Sometimes the game makers don’t think the limited Mac market is worth it. Other games depend so much on Windows-specific technologies that it’s not feasible to port them without major reengineering. Whatever the reason, here are Peter Cohen’s ten top reasons you might want to install Windows on your Mac.Macworld - The new rules for buying a Mac
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Another blow for PC gaming: EA drops...
After 12 years and 12 iterations, game industry titan Electronic Arts has eliminated the PC as a platform carrying the company's biggest franchise, Madden. It's a disappointing...
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Macworld - Penny Arcade game, demo available
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Grand Theft Auto IV steals sales records
It's official. Grand Theft Auto IV is a video game blockbuster, with gamers around the world buying up more than 6 million copies of the gritty, urban action title in its first...