Macho Duke Nukem returns after a decade in limbo (AP)

AP – When Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. pulled the plug on the long-in-development “Duke Nukem Forever” last year, most observers in the video-game industry thought they’d seen the last of its titular hero.
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Sony Shows Prototypes of a Planned 3-D VAIO Laptop (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor – A laptop computer with 3-D video and games. Sony, hoping that could be the Next Big Thing, showed prototypes Wednesday of an upcoming VAIO 3-D laptop at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, Germany, and announced plans to launch a 3-D TV channel.
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Take-Two posts 3Q profit, revenue soars (AP)

AP – Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. posted better-than-expected results for its fiscal third quarter Thursday, reversing a loss as revenue more than tripled thanks to largely to strong sales of “Red Dead Redemption.”
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Take-Two posts profit, raises outlook (Reuters)

Reuters – Video game maker Take-Two Interactive Inc on Thursday smashed Wall Street expectations for its fiscal third quarter and raised its forecast for the current fourth quarter, citing strong sales for its “Red Dead Redemption” title.
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Add hip-hop to ‘Rock Band’ thanks to Snoop Dogg (AP)

AP – Rap and rock will collide once again — this time in a video game.

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Gameworld: Tween players impacting online game development (Reuters)

Reuters – A booming market of tweens is changing the landscape of online games.

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New `Metroid’ game strong on plot, short on action (AP)

AP – Followers of the “Metroid” game series from Nintendo are bound to covet the latest offering, “Metroid: Other M,” while those new to the series will likely find it a bit stale.

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Microsoft Increasing Price of Xbox Live Gold Membership (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine – Microsoft on Monday announced a price increase for Xbox Live Gold members in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and the U.K., effective November 1.
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China’s Lenovo to launch game console (AFP)

AFP – China’s IT giant Lenovo has said it will launch a video games console this year to vie with Nintendo’s Wii, Microsoft’s XBox 360 and Sony’s PlayStation 3 in the booming motion-gaming market.

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Blocked: Sony Temporarily Halts PS Jailbreak Sales (PC World)

PC World – Don’t take Sony’s silence on a recent USB hack that bypasses the PlayStation 3’s copy protection mechanics as soundless sanction. The company’s actively working to block sales of the device, and already has a temporary injunction from Australia’s Federal Court against sales of the device in the land down under.
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