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VGVN Pushes Gamers to Vote, But Endorses No Candidates Members of the Video Game Voters Network checking their email Monday morning were greeted by an entreaty from the group urging them to head to the polls for Tuesday?s elections. ?We need to send a clear signal this Tuesday: video games...

Sony Profits Dive 94 Percent Hundreds of millions of dollars in battery recalls helped to drain Sony's profits 94 percent this quarter, Variety reported [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117952699.html?categoryid=18&cs=1]Thursday. By the Japanese company's estimation, they'll replace 9.6...

Reports of expanded Xbox 360 HD countered Conflicting reports have emerged about an accessory that would bump the Xbox 360?s hard drive space to 100 GB. But Microsoft seems to have put the rumor to bed. Destructoid reported [http://www.destructoid.com/100-gig-xbox-360-hard-drive] last week...

Lumines Launches With Hiccups After several delays, puzzler Lumines Live! launched on Xbox Live Marketplace today, but it seems to be less than smooth sailing for many users. On the official blog of Xbox staffer Major Nelson, several users are reporting the same error, wherein their download...

David Perry to Create Dance MMO Acclaim Games Inc., has announced that former Shiny boss David Perry is directing the development of ?DANCE!?, a ?massively multiplayer online dancing game? for PCs. Although the company has announced that the game will be free to play, will include...

New Advocacy Group Says They're Looking Out for Gamers A new non-profit organization says they?re looking to organize and educate gamers while they protect their interests on Capitol Hill and throughout the nation. The Entertainment Consumers Association (or ECA) is lead by Hal Halpin. A...

Too soon! Oh, sorry. I'm just not used to seeing a headline with "Australia" in it that's not about the Crocidile Hunter.

Women at the Pinnacle In an industry largely dominated by men, one company managed to establish itself as the number 1 employer of female game designers before anyone had even recognized the need. Justin McElroy's Women at the Pinnacle takes a look at Sierra's unique chemistry during the early...

Defend Ironton! A decade-long gamble might just save a small town. Justin McElroy tells us about TickStorm, and how they're planning on using their games to help the small town that they call home. Permalink