Moment of Zen - The History of Video Game consoles in a slideshow

Practically every home video game console known to man from the Odyssey to the Wii. I thought I had heard of every console, but there’s some incredibly obscure ones in here.

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Into the Pixel 2008: Amazing Art from Videogames (Pictures)

Video Games are an influential aspect of pop-culture and entertainment whose impact goes beyond the digital arts to influence perspectives in art, cinematography, and even fashion. Behind every game character and dynamic environment are artists whose talents birthed the image seen in the 3-D world.

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WALL.E video game - Free video game download

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WALL.E, the video game based on the highly-anticipated Disney Pixar film, has shipped into retail outlets throughout North America for Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Sony PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, PSP (PlayStationPortable) system, Nintendo DS, Games for Windows, Mac and mobile phones.

Developed by Heavy Iron Studios, the game will also be made available worldwide in more than 69 countries including UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan and Australia over the coming months. WALL.E is rated E for everyone and is now available for the suggested retail prices of $49.99 (Wii, Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 system), $39.99 (PlayStation 2 system), $29.99 (PSP system, Nintendo DS) and $19.99 (Games for Windows, Mac).

THQ's long-running and successful relationship with Disney.Pixar has achieved shipments of more than 35 million units worldwide. The launch of WALL.E marks the second installment in the company's well-established and successful association with Disney.Pixar, which includes rights to create games based on four newly created Disney.Pixar film properties. Last year's Ratatouille video game was the first property released by THQ under this agreement and was a top performing kids title in 2007.

About the WALL.E Video Game

Players take control of WALL.E and EVE through a fast-paced adventure based on the upcoming Disney.Pixar film. The game allows fans to relive some of the movie's most thrilling moments as they explore more than nine massive environments filled with non-stop action and adventure, along with head-to-head multiplayer challenges.

Players will recognize the storyline, characters and key locations from the WALL.E film as they carry out intense missions, dodge dangerous enemies and navigate their way through a futuristic world. In addition, the game contains new storylines and environments that movie-goers will not see in theaters. WALL.E also features major movie "voice" talent, including Jeff Garlin (Curb Your Enthusiasm) and Academy Award -winning sound designer Ben Burtt.



To download a free demo of the WALL.E video game, please visit www.bigdownload.com. For more information about this game and the rest of THQ's line-up of family-friendly titles, please visit www.playthq.com.

E3: The best games on show from the BBC

E3 has shut its doors for another 12 months and it is time to reflect on what was shown and which games emerged as best in show.
A few years ago at E3 publishers were able to match their ambitions for specific games by building ever bigger and more elaborate stands.
But now the show is much more reserved and journalists have more of a chance to play games, meet the developers and get a real sense of what titles will impress.

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Top 10 Nintendo Soundtrack Tributes

Over the years, gaming music has come on leaps and bounds since the 8-bit beebs and blobs of old. Since then fans have remixed and preformed their own variations of various Nintendo franchises. This article goes through, what we Nintencast think anyway, what the top 10 Nintendo soundtrack tributes are. Enjoy!

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Bangai-O Spirits Circumvents DS Codes, Blows Minds

I stopped by D3Publisher's hotel suite yesterday to check out some of their stuff. I hadn't heard much about Bangai-O Spirits (remember, Dreamcast fans?) which has been out in Japan since March and is hitting here sometime in the fourth quarter, but that's because I generally don't follow shooters.

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E3 games trailers

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Sony PlayStation Portable and Nintendo DS top in Japan

Sony's PlayStation Portable and the Nintendo DS have held onto their lead on in Japanese hardware sales, according to figures from Media Create.

The PlayStation Portable sold 56,998 units, out pacing the its rival handheld the Nintendo DS, which sold 48,540 units.

Nintendo's Wii continues to far out sell the other consoles shifting 41,768 units, with the PlayStation 3 trailing behind it at 12,458 units.

Bringing up the rear of hardware sales is the PlayStation 2 at 12,458 units and Microsoft's Xbox 360 selling 3,807 units.

Strategic Command 2 - Patch download

v1.01 patch for SC2 Patton Drives East released! (and updated demo)

Today we are happy to offer the first patch for the Strategic Command 2 expansion, Patton Drives East. This exciting new expansion explores the various what-if's of an alternate outcome to the events of World War 2 including how a war between Stalin's armies and the Allies would play out.

This patch is packed full of new improvements to the main game and editor. It also includes a new Video Acceleration setting to help those with slow map scroll speeds. The patch is 171 Megabytes in size.

The SC2 Patton Drives East Patches page

In addition to the new v1.01 Patch is a newly updated game Demo. The demo is 141 Megabytes in size and reflects the changes and additions that went into the 1.01 upgrade.

The SC2 Patton Drives East Demo page

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Beta Is Starting

Breaking News: Activity on the World of Warcraft beta page, along with reports that the beta downloader is active are the final indicators that Blizzard has begun the beta testing phase of the next upcoming expansion, Wrath of the Lich King.

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