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DivX to shut down Stage6.com

25 February 2008, 17:26

This coming Thursday, February 28th, DivX Inc. will shut down its Stage6.com video service and instead focus its resources on the company’s core businesses.

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Fun stuff: take your PC with you to Starbucks

25 February 2008, 16:29

Improv Everywhere, a group which likes to cause scenes of chaos and joy in public places, takes full-sized desktop PCs into a Starbucks store as part of its latest stunt, ...

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Evesham exercises its HEXUS.right2reply

25 February 2008, 16:16

Geemore general manager Richard Singleton responds to HEXUS.channel's coverage of the Evesham situation.

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Intel readying 6-core 'Dunnington'?

25 February 2008, 14:55

If Intel can take two Penryn processors and put them onto a single die, it begs the question, why not three? According to a leaked presentation, that is exactly what ...

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National Grid fined £41.6m by Ofgem

25 February 2008, 13:53

Energy regulator, Ofgem, has fined National Grid 41.6 million pounds for abusing its position in the market and restricting competition for domestic gas meters.

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Crysis Mod SDK v1.0 rolls out

25 February 2008, 12:40

The Crysis community has been screaming for it since the game launched and now Crytek has revealed that the first version of the Crysis mod software development kit is now ...

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Pay-to-play Mario Kart Wii online? Nintendo to introduce subs

25 February 2008, 12:10

Nintendo has announced that a new subscription scheme will soon be launched on Wi, that will charge consumers for using selected online services.

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Only in Japan: swap your HD DVD player for Blu-ray

25 February 2008, 11:32

The land of the rising sun is now officially the land of the caring retailer as a Japanese electronic store announces that it will allow its customers to trade HD ...

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EA wants Grand Theft Auto IV but Take-Two snubs takeover bid

25 February 2008, 11:22

Take-Two Interactive Software has rejected an Electronic Arts proposal to acquire the company for a cash offer of $26 per share, describing it as "inadequate in multiple respects and not ...

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Nokia's Morph concept phone is self-cleaning sexiness

25 February 2008, 11:14

It's a long long way away, but Nokia's concept "Morph" phone promises the use of nanotechnology to provide a flexible, transparent and self-cleaning display.

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Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on dead

25 February 2008, 10:52

As a result of recent decisions made by Toshiba, Hollywood studios and retailers, Microsoft has announced that it will immediately stop production of the Xbox 360 HD DVD add-on.

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Adobe releases AIR

25 February 2008, 10:45

Free technology made available that is designed to bring web applications on to the desktop.

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Sony President, Phil Harrison quits

25 February 2008, 10:06

We didn't see this one coming! Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. has confirmed that Phil Harrison, President of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios, will resign from his post as of February ...

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The Academy Awards 2008

25 February 2008, 09:57

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences held its 80th Academy Awards ceremony last night at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. Find out which movies and stars came ...

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Official Halo 3 tournament opens for Xbox 360 gamers

25 February 2008, 09:55

Sign-ups for the Samsung TV-sponsored European Halo 3 tournament have opened today, giving Xbox 360 gamers the chance to take on players from various countries where they'll battle to win ...

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Wii proves to be a hit at the Oscars

25 February 2008, 09:43

This year the Oscars wasn't just about the sparkly dresses, tearful speeches and the recognition of professionals in the film industry, Nintendo also made a brief impact, cleverly taking advantage ...

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LEGO Unreal Tournament III mod appears on PS3

25 February 2008, 09:16

It was only a matter of time before the PS3 mod toolset for Unreal Tournament III was used to create some great mods and already an impressive looking LEGO mod ...

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Xbox LIVE Arcade Awards : The best of the best!

25 February 2008, 08:52

Microsoft held an award ceremony at GDC 2008 to celebrate the Xbox live arcade platform and amongst the winners was the arcade-style maze-based Bomberman Live, which scooped the top award.

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Microsoft promises to share its toys

22 February 2008, 17:36

Announces unprompted strategic change to improve interoperability and open up products to developers.

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Explosive Red Faction franchise bursts onto Xbox 360, PS3 and PC

22 February 2008, 16:27

THQ has confirmed that they have teamed up with Voilition Inc to bring the next installment of the Red Faction franchise to next-generation consoles and Windows PC in 2009.

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European Wii VC takes to the streets

22 February 2008, 15:19

Heading up this week's Wii Virtual Console retro games is the 1991 NES beat 'em up Street Gangs, which follows high school students Alex and Ryan on their quest across ...

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Over 10 new titles to utilise Wii balance board

22 February 2008, 14:58

The first game to utilise the new the Wii balance board will be Wii Fit this Spring, but Nintendo has also confirmed today that there are also over 10 games ...

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UK government lining up piracy sanctions for ISPs

22 February 2008, 13:38

The download of illegal files by internet users is proving to be a never ending problem and the UK government could soon place legal sanctions on ISPs who don't actively ...

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Sony offer PhyreEngine for free cross-platform development

22 February 2008, 12:25

At the Game Developer’s Conference, Sony has announced that their cross-platform graphics engine, PhyreEngine, will be free to developers.

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Evesham creditors have taken legal advice

22 February 2008, 12:14

The founder of the organisation representing many Evesham creditors insists it’s “still very much a live issue”.

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Draw the day away with iSketch - free online Pictionary!

22 February 2008, 12:13

There are plenty of free time-consuming games available to play online, but none more so than iSketch!

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Star Trek Conquest lands in March

22 February 2008, 11:46

Bethesda Softworks has confirmed that the the strategy action title, STAR TREK: Conquest on Wii and PS3, will be released this quarter.

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EA invites you to The Sims carnival

22 February 2008, 11:27

Electronic Arts is inviting gamers to participate in a special closed beta at The Sims Carnival, a new online community and gaming experience from The Sims studio.

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Elonex CEO slams Evesham sale

22 February 2008, 11:18

Nick Smith dismisses PCC treatment of Evesham as an “asset stripping exercise”.

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Windows Live SkyDrive moves out of beta, increases to 5GB

22 February 2008, 10:49

Fancy yourself some free online storage? Well, Microsoft's free Windows Live SkyDrive is no longer a beta and the official release now provides a rather handy 5GBs of free online ...

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Codename: Panzers - Cold War - PC

22 February 2008, 10:32

The official successor to the successful strategy series by Stormregion will open the fire in 2008. Check out these brand new screenshots...

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OCZ launches scary-sounding 666 Reaper memory kits

22 February 2008, 10:08

OCZ Technology today announced its new memory solution for gaming systems, workstations or plain ol' satanic users in the form of its PC3-10666 Reaper.

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