Archive for May, 2012:


Prototype iPad With Dual Dock Connectors Appears Online

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Apple released their first iPad back in 2010, and now a prototype of the original iPad which we have not seen before has appeared online, the device was recently listed on eBay and ended up selling for $10,200. As

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Samsung Launches The Galaxy S III

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Samsung has announced that their latest Android smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S III has now launched in 28 countries around the world, they have also said that the Galaxy S III will be available in a total of 145

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Knack Hiring Gamification System Currently Under Trial

Israeli start-up Knack is hoping companies are ready for the idea that the best candidate for any given job may be evaluated using a video game. Candidates play one fo four games, with the aim of extrapolating their cognitive

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Capcom Shortening Devil May Cry Dev Cycles

Whether feeling the pinch from mobile gaming, taking advantage of improved production pipelines, trying to consolidate its major franchises or any combination of the above, Capcom is reportedly ditching its traditional four year development cycle. Speaking to investors, Capcom

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Digital Chocolate CEO Resigns, 180 Employees Laid Off

Trip Hawkins, Digital Chocolate (and EA for that matter) founder, is leaving his position as CEO amid company-wide layoffs and studio closures, aiming to take more of an advisory role in the near future. Around 180 employees have been

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Just Cause Studio Hiring For Open World Action Game

The news comes as part of Avalanche’s recruitment drive at the Crowne Plaza Baltimore North Hotel on Wednesday 30th May for the benefit of former 38 Studios employees. The dev is collaborating with the same publisher who brought the

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Kingdoms Of Amalur Never Getting Patched

While some games get patched so extensively after launch that they essentially turn into a new product (*cough* Team Fortress 2 *cough*), other games never even get their first patch. Following the collapse of 38 Studios, the studio’s first

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Carmageddon Kickstarter Gets Funded With 10 Days To Spare

If there’s one thing Kickstarter runs on, it’s nostalgia. And while a lot of original and innovative projects occasionally get funded, the nostalgia vote is always a sure thing, especially when it comes to gratuitous vehicular violence. Was there

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BBC Takes Halo UNSC Emblem For United Nations Logo

In what can either be described as an indictment of the UN logo’s complete lack of memorable features or a testament to Bungie’s artists, a BBC news segment on Syria used the Halo UNSC logo to signify the United

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Girl posts cash pile image on Facebook, house gets robbed within hours

There are a few things that you should not announce online. Don’t tell them when you are going on vacation and leaving your house unattended and just like in any city, don’t go flashing a wad of cash around.

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Minecraft Being Played More Than Call of Duty According to Xbox Live

Call of Duty was such a massive hit that we knew it would take a very special game to get folks to stop playing it in favor of anything else. Well, now it looks like Minecraft is being played

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Facebook Rumoured to Be Purchasing Face.com

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It’s been rumoured that Facebook maybe looking to purchase the facial recognition service, provided by Face.com. With prices being circulated that Facebook is looking to pay around $80-$100 million for the acquisition of Face.com and its facial recognition technology.