The concept behind Treasure World, a new and innovative game for the Nintendo DS, is a relatively straightforward one — but completing it will take time, patience and a lot of exploration in the real world.
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The latest addition to the Wii console is not only fun for gamers of all ages, it's an incredible value for your entertainment dollar.
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Whether or not you're old enough to remember the heroic and hilarious antics of Guybrush Threepwood from nearly 20 years ago, a re-imagined version of the classic point-and-click adventure game is now available.
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EA Sports in Vancouver, B.C. held a media event to promote its sports games. None other than world champ Venus Williams -- and her 127 mph serve -- tried to give me some pointers on the court yesterday. I think I'll stick to tech writing. Also check out of this shot of me (at a towering 5"6 tall) playing b-ball with Orlando Magic's Dwight "Superman" Howard (6"11 tall).
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Whoever said you can't make any money creating games for the iPhone probably isn't an armchair angler. Freeplay, the talented folks behind the popular app Flick Fishing has reached an impressive milestone.
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EA's The Sims 3, the latest in the best-selling computer game franchise of all time, is burning up the charts with an estimated 2 million units since it launched earlier this month. And check out our in-depth review. Here are some other juicy factoids about the game you probably weren't aware of.
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Believe it or not, it's been 25 years since Russian programmer Alexey Pajitnov created Tetris on the Elektronika 60 computer, while working at the Dorodnicyn Computing Centre (part of Moscow's Academy of Science institute). Here's an impressive look at Tetris "by the numbers."
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Xbox Canada's Craig Flannagan and Electric Playground's Jason MacIsaac joins Marc, to answer video game-related questions surrounding the 15th E3 Expo in L.A.
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On the extraordinary success of its Nintendo Wii video game console, Nintendo says it's due, in part, to making games accessible to wide audiences. And with an unannounced – but now confirmed – feature built into future Nintendo Wii titles, the Japanese gaming giant is taking this accessibility to the next level.
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