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F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin Release February 10th

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin is slated for release in North America, today February 10th. It will be available for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Events will take place in the game’s current universe. Inside this sinister and paranormal universe players will explore the city that

Wind Slayer – 2D Side Scroller – Free to Play

Wind Slayer, a cutesy 2D side scrolling MMORPG, announced it’s open beta available as of February 4th. Taking place in the mystical land of Beuritania, players can choose between six classes to challenge monsters, defeat bosses, omplete quests and take on fellow players in PvP in order to gain

Halo Wars Demo

February 5th at 2 a.m. PST; the public will finally see what Halo Wars is all about. A demo will be available to public in all Xbox Live regions worldwide. Halo Wars is the newest in the line of Halo games, with a slight twist.

Starcraft…101?

This semester students at UC Berkeley can fill their minds with traditional reading, writing, arithmetic and… Starcraft? Class began January 29th, with student instructor Alan Feng at the helm. The Starcraft course is a decal course (a student suggested course, approved by a supporting department

TV and Video Games May Increase Depression Risk in Young

A seven year study, beginning in 1995, with researchers looking at exposure to media content, has shown an increase in the likelihood that young adults with a lot of media exposure are at a higher risk of depression. 4,142 teenagers in 1995 (who had no

Dawn of War II Beta Worldwide Release

As of January 27th, Relic’s Warhammer 40K Dawn of War II multiplayer beta is available for the public to download. The beta will feature five multiplayer maps, and all four of the game’s races (Space Marines, Orks, Eldar, and the new Tyranids).You can find the

Study: Gore doesn’t motivate video game players

– A study to be published in the January 16th edition of the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin indicates that violence and gore do not make games more attractive to players. The report, produced by investigators at the University of Rochester in Rochester, N.Y. and

New Green Business Generator is Hungry for Your Trash

Small startup IST’s generator is hungry — for your trash.  While some companies have turned to solar or wind power to cut their power budgets and green their campus, IST’s solution is twofold: cut your waste disposal costs, while also producing green power and heat.

U.S. Army recruiting at the mall with video games

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – The U.S. Army, struggling to ensure it has enough manpower as it fights wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, is wooing young Americans with videogames, Google maps and simulated attacks on enemy positions from an Apache helicopter. Departing from the recruiting environment of