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Daily Gaming News for Thursday, October 26, 2006
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SGI rises from grave, sues ATI
"The company's technology covered by the '327 patent is an important resource in achieving enhanced graphics processing demanded by today's computer systems," said CEO Dennis McKenna in a statement. "SGI has licensed this technology to ATI's major competitors and, as I have previously been stating publicly, SGI intends to aggressively protect and enforce its IP. This is the first visible step in that process."
Man, its been years since I thought about SGI and their "Barney Boxes" that we used to have to support at a job I had. (Barney boxes because they were big and purple, like that loveable pre-school dinosaur.) I thought they were dead.
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Ubisoft opens Mexico Office
Ubisoft has announced the opening of a new business office in Mexico City, Mexico, as part of a new expansion for the publisher to help increase Ubisoft's market share in the emerging market.
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Shockwave Minis coming to your Verizon Phone
Shockwave.com announced today that it has launched a new category of cellphone games called Shockwave Minis, built using Adobe Flash Lite, and available exclusively on Verizon Wireless.
Consumers can gain access to all 30 games for a monthly subscription fee of $3.49, or through downloadable packs of three, five or ten at prices beginning at $3.99 for a three-pack. Titles available through this service inlcude SpongeBob SquarePants and MTV's Pimp My Ride with new games slated to be added to the service every month.
Maybe I'm too old, but I just don't "get" playing games on a phone. Are we all so out of touch that we have to play with our phone when we're bored, instead of just sitting and waiting somewhere? $3.49 a month?! Do 30 cell phone games match the fun and excitment of a quarter of World of Warcraft? I don't think so. Great for the game developers though... I do like the micro business model - even if I don't understand its draw, in this form.
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Forget Fantasy Football - Play Fantasy Congress!
Fantasy Congress plays a lot like any other online Fantasy sports game. Join a league, draft a team, and compete for points.
Rosters include two senior Senators ("Upper Senators"), two junior Senators ("Lower Senators"), four senior Representatives ("All-Stars"), four mid-range experience Representatives ("Supporting Lineup"), and four junior Representatives ("Rookies"). Points are awarded for passing bills through various stages of legislature.
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Reviews and Previews
Review: Justice League Heroes (PS2)
Review: Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (X360)
Review: Sid Meier's Railroads! (PC)
Review: Medal of Honor Heroes (PSP)
Review: Destroy All Humans! 2 (PS2)
Review: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 (X360)
Review: Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (X360)
Review: Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 (PS2)
Review: Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (X360)
Preview: Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony Preview (PSP)
Preview: Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire Prerelease Q&A (PS3)
Preview: Warhammer: Mark of Chaos Designer Diary #6 - Customizing Your Armies (PC)
Preview: Supreme Commander Updated Q&A - Progress Report (PC)
Preview: Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (DS)
Preview: Red Steel (Wii)
Preview: Supreme Commander (PC)
Gone Gold
Gears of War (X360)
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