gamesindustry.biz - 12/16/2008
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Long struggling PC gaming platform abandons console based approach for online store
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Phantom rises from the vapor for digital distribution
Destructoid —
... If you remember the console, you might also remember their unique Phantom Lapboard, a keyboard and mouse combo designed for living room gaming use. GamesIndusty tells us that they're in talks with another company to actually make the product. ...
Gaming Gibs for 12/17/2008
Gaming Nexus —
... version of Prince of Persia is on sale for $40 today at Amazon
Recession hitting the gaming industry? Probably but some of it is just accelerated failure
Xbox 360 avatars are getting formal wear, just in time to for the avatar holiday party or something
360Sync previews Godfather II
More solid NPD analysis, it's not looking good for Sony
Phantom launches digital distribution service, snow starts falling in hell.
New game sales ...
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Yes! Next panel.
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Well, they would, wouldn’t they.
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Advergames.com Launches
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Trine First Look Preview —
1UP RSS feed 12/16/2008
Literally starting its life in a basement, small Finnish developer Frozenbyte is perhaps best known for its successful PC game, Shadowgrounds . For the past two years, the studio's ...
Fallout 3 PS3 trophy patch out —
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24MB update adds trophies, fixes bugs.
Bethesda has unleashed a patch for the PS3 version of Fallout 3 that finally adds Trophy rewards to the game and, probably more crucially, fixes some pretty infuriating bugs. Click here to read the full ...