Scariest Video Games

Mashable – Electronic Arts’ wildly successful Madden NFL franchise has made the leap from the Xbox to Facebook. The gaming giant has launched Madden NFL Superstars, the company’s second social game since it acquired social game maker Playfish. The company’s first social game, FIFA Superstars, is one of Facebook’s (Facebook) most popular apps with...
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AFP – US regulators have said a public relations firm has agreed to settle charges that it had employees pose as unbiased videogame buyers and post reviews at Apple’s online iTunes store. Tweet
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AP – A federal judge has ruled that a man who says he’s psychologically dependent and addicted to an online video game can proceed with some of his lawsuit against the game’s South Korean manufacturer. Tweet
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PC World – Forget PC-console multiplayer, how about live phone-console gaming instead? Tweet
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Reuters – Taiwan’s Chimei Innolux Corp sued Japan’s Sony Corp for infringing on patents used in PlayStation 3 video game consoles, televisions, computer notebooks and cameras. Tweet
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AFP – Arash Jafari is a rare bird at Gamescom, Europe’s biggest video games fair. He is an Iranian creator hoping to make a splash with his Persian warrior Garshasp at an event dominated by Americans, Japanese and Europeans. Tweet
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Investor’s Business Daily – GameStop , the world’s biggest video retailer, said its Q2 EPS rose 13% to 26 cents, missing views by a penny. Revenue rose 3% to $1.8 bil, slightly below views. Shares dropped 8.2% to 19.06. Tweet
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Investor’s Business Daily – The software giant has tasked a group within its video game unit with developing games for Windows-run smart phones, helping outside game publishers, and looking for small, independent game makers. Developers will use the same tools to make a game for a Windows phone or for the Xbox 360 console....
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AFP – Authorities in the Vietnamese capital are clamping down on Internet cafes in what they say is a bid to address online gaming addiction and inappropriate content. Tweet
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AP – John Madden misses the broadcast booth. Tweet
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