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  • Video: LittleBigPlanet 2 debut trailer

    Video: LittleBigPlanet 2 debut trailer

    Here's my advice: watch the following trailer then close your Web browser because the Internet won't get any better today. It's the debut trailer for Little Big Planet 2.

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  • Condé Nast betting the farm on tablet PCs

    Condé Nast betting the farm on tablet PCs

    It's good to see at least one print media outlet start to get it. Conde Nast announced recently that Wired isn't going to be the only one of their properties showing up on tablets; GQ, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and Glamour will be there as well.

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  • eBooks on the iPad may not be so outlandishly expensive

    eBooks on the iPad may not be so outlandishly expensive

    The NYT has a report on ebook pricing for the iPad, saying that Apple may charge $9.99 for popular titles, just like everyone else in the free world. While most prices will be higher - it's an iPad! Why go slumming? - popular books can hit the $9.99 if need be. Apple takes 30 percent of the sale while the publishers take 70 percent.

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  • Where were the games? Ubisofts sales down 52 percent for first half of FY2009-2010

    Where were the games? Ubisofts sales down 52 percent for first half of FY2009-2010

    Looks like Ubisoft hasn't had a great couple of months, either. The France-based publisher reported today a 52 percent decline in sales for the six months that ended on September 30 compared to the same period last year. (Fiscal years tend to begin in March.) A 52 percent drop translates to €166 million, or around $246 million.

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  • Review: Comics by comiXology iPhone app

    Review: Comics by comiXology iPhone app

    Short Version: Comic lovers looking for a quick fix while on-the-go will want to check out ComiXology’s recently released Comics app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Comics range from $0.99 to $1.99 and free comics are released on a weekly basis to satiate the cheapskates. Despite the lack of content from major publishers, like [...]

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  • CrunchDeals: Prototype for cheap (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)

    CrunchDeals: Prototype for cheap (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)

    I’ve heard good things about Activision’s Prototype, but was never sent a review copy even though I’ve received other titles from the publisher for review in the past. Currently reviewing Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (preview here) for the Xbox 360. Not a bad game, but I have some gripes with it. Anyway, Prototype is the [...]

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  • Yup, id Software was just bought by Bethesda Softworks’ parent company

    Yup, id Software was just bought by Bethesda Softworks’ parent company

    This was “breaking news” two hours ago, but now it's just regular news. ZeniMax Media, which is the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, has bought id Software.

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