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PlayStation 3 | Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer Hands-On

Gambling on matches and a suite of expanded customization options are some of the highlights from our time playing Black Ops online.

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PC | Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer Hands-On

Gambling on matches and a suite of expanded customization options are some of the highlights from our time playing Black Ops online.

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Overcoming hurdles of videogame political activism

GDC Europe 2010: Members of industry trade groups join developers to discuss challenges of garnering support against anti-game legislation. Who was there: The discussion was moderated by the Entertainment Software Association’s Richard Taylor.

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Overcoming hurdles of videogame political activism

GDC Europe 2010: Members of industry trade groups join developers to discuss challenges of garnering support against anti-game legislation. Who was there: The discussion was moderated by the Entertainment Software Association’s Richard Taylor

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DS | Attention problems linked to video games – Study

Research finds “small to moderate” correlation between gaming more than 2 hours per day and troubles staying on task.

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PC | Victoria II Impressions

The makers of Europa Universalis give us a glimpse of their upcoming grand strategy sequel at E3 2010.

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ESA scholarship applications due May 15

Deadline to receive industry body’s $3,000 financial-aid package for women, minorities expires next month; non-profit grant submissions due April 15. The Entertainment Software Association’s business ranges from running the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo to defending game makers’ rights in court.

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Xbox 360 | Epic Media Briefing: Unreal Engine 3, UDK, and APB

GDC 2010: Epic shows off the ever-expanding reach of Unreal Engine 3; Realtime Worlds’ Dave Jones give a demo of its upcoming MMO action game. Who Was There: Mark Rein, vice president of Epic Games; Alan Willard, senior technical artist and designer, Epic Games; Mary Beth Haggerty, Autodesk; Dave Jones, creative director, Realtime Worlds. Cops and criminals take the fight online in the upcoming MMO APB

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Xbox 360 | Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx Atlas Propaganda Cutscene

Atlas Education 101: Athena debunks Atlas propaganda in this cutscene. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot ” Xbox 360 | Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx Atlas Propaganda Cutscene ” was posted by JimM on Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:32:43 -0800

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PC | Jaffe, Capps, Garriott fire up hot topics

DICE 2010: Leading independent developers sound off on casual games, storytelling, and developer independence on insider convention’s opening day; Telltale’s Connors and Gas Powered Games’ Taylor also chime in. LAS VEGAS–Though the DICE Summit ‘s acronym isn’t that well known–it stands for Design, Innovate, Communicate, and Entertain–some of its presenters are household names in the game industry

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