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Misleading Ads from the Golden Age of Video Games. Baconhenge. |
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village elects dead mayor. Can a Spicy Meal Before Bed Disrupt Sleep? Duh. |
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NASA's Daring Shuttle Rescue Plan. Thanks j.c.f. Experts unveil 'cloak of silence'. What's that Chief? Why we scream. |
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Spishak Spishwax Car Wax. Scary Shrubbery Prank. Feed me Seymour! |
Follow-up: | Salmonella Cases in 5 More States. |
New York, USA (June 17, 2008) Paradox Interactive would like to remind the budding leaders of the world, that – Supreme Ruler 2020 - from Battlegoat Studios is shipping to stores across North America from today.
Set in the fast approaching world of tomorrow, this geo-political simulator invites gamers to take the helm of, one of the world's nation-states. Assume direct control or assign priorities to your AI controlled cabinet, in order to:
• Administer the domestic economy
• Foster international relations
• Establish foreign trade
• Conduct research advancement programs
• Manage military arms
Join the fractured 'Global Village' in the ultimate race to become the Supreme Ruler.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prepare to test the limits of your imagination! Maxis, an Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS - News) studio, today released the Spore™ Creature Creator, an introduction to the highly-anticipated and groundbreaking video game, Spore™ which will ship worldwide this September.
Available today for both PC and Mac, the Spore Creature Creator is a stand-alone product and creativity toy box where players create their own unique creatures, bring them to life with entertaining animations, and share them online with friends around the world. The full version of the Spore Creature Creator will be available for $9.99 at retail stores or by visiting www.spore.com. A free trial version of the Spore Creature Creator is also available today at www.spore.com. The trial version features 25% of the creature-making parts from Spore and lets players shape, paint and play with their custom-created creatures. Creatures made in the Spore Creature Creator can also be imported into the full Spore game, allowing players to populate their own galaxies when the game ships worldwide later this year.
The Spore Creature Creator lets players create their own creatures, take them on a test drive, snap pictures, and make movies of them. Sharing pictures or videos with friends is as easy as the click of a button. Players can also share their creations with others by uploading to the Sporepedia™ at www.Spore.com. The Sporepedia is an extraordinarily vast online destination where people worldwide can search for and share Spore creations, comment on other player’s designs, check out celebrity creature creations and much more.
One of the most important factors confirmed by the Study is that most consumers reacted positively to in-game ads: 82 percent felt games were just as enjoyable with ads as without. In addition, there was an average 61 percent increase in consumers’ favorable opinions of products advertised in-game post-play.
“The growth of in-game advertising, both current and projected, makes it an attractive medium for brands looking to reach hard-to-reach consumers,” said Elizabeth Harz, EA’s Senior Vice President of Global Media Sales. “This study solidifies what many in the industry have known for a long time: in-game ads are effective and well-received by the gaming community.”
Tom Clancy’s HAWX uses an Enhanced Reality System to turn novice gaming aviators into the elite fighter pilots of the future, featuring weapons systems, interception trajectories, incoming missile detection, anti-crash systems, damage assessment, tactical maps and the ability for pilots to issue orders to their squadron and other units– all of which will be radically enhanced through amBX. The Philips amBX PC Gaming Peripherals range, including RGB LED lights capable of 16 million different colours, variable speed desktop fans capable of up to 5000 RPM and the variable rotation speed wrist rumble strip, will create all kinds of spectacular air combat lighting, air movement and rumble effects, taking the gameplay out of the screen and into the real world.
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Top Gear Officially Coming To NBC!! 5th human foot washes up on Canada coast. City to Experiment With Car-Free Streets. |
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No higher death risk in long-term coffee drinking. Bumper stickers reveal link to road rage. Super Jump. Thanks j.c.f. |
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Mad TV - Master Chief Comes To Dinner. Impossible bounce--awesome baseball blooper. |
Follow-up: | 4 New Segway Applications. Thanks Digg. |