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Call Of Duty: How Top Video Game Makers Are Innovating For The Crowded Holiday Season

For video game buyers, it's the most wonderful time of the year: A plethora of top-notch titles beg for you bottom dollar--every game from "Modern Warfare 3" to "Super Mario 3D Land." Among game makers, there's an epic battle raging that would rival any on-screen action.READ»

Why It Feels Good To Get Inside Master Chief's Helmet

Why the secret sauce in irresistible video games is the characters' personalities--especially those that leave just enough creative space for players to pour themselves into.READ»

Xbox's E3 Secrets Revealed: Voice-Controlled TV, Face-Scanning Avatars, New "Halos," More [Updated]

With mere moments to go before the E3 presentation where Microsoft will show its future wares, many of the choice details have leaked...READ»

"Underdog" Microsoft Dominates Earnings: Are Apple and Google Now the Bad Guys?

Today, Microsoft posted record quarterly revenues of $16.2 billion, a 25% rise year-over-year. Net income leaped 51% from last year, and though it wasn't all positive (its online division lost $560 million), it smashed analyst estimates for sales and earnings. That will surprise a lot of people who thought Microsoft was on the way out -- and it may even be a pleasant surprise for its founder. READ»

"Reach" Takes a Tragic Trip Through Halo's History

"Halo: Reach" kicked off gaming's busy holiday season, had massive launch day sales, and will have millions of gamers killing one another this weekend. Fast Company spoke to Marcus Leto, the game's Creative Lead.READ»

Blockbuster's Bizarre 3-Month Delay on By-Mail Offerings

Blockbuster's last-ditch effort to attract new customers is like a gamer garage sale.READ»

DreamWorks Animation Has Become a Tech Incubator

DreamWorks Animation has become a tech incubator, spinning out ideas to Silicon Valley.READ»

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Disney Hires Halo Creator to Manage Game Developers

With one of the founders of the company that makes Halo on board, can Marvel superhero games be that far off?READ»

Is Hollywood Afraid of Twitter's Real-Time Review Effect?

There's an interesting article over at The Baltimore Sun, suggesting that real-time reviews from movie-goers after seeing a new film have really got movie studios worried, thanks to the knock-on effect they can have on box office ...READ»

The 10 Best Architectural Worlds in Video Games

Following-up its ranking of the best Star Wars architecture, The Architect's Journal ranks the best virtual architecture.READ»

An Ingenious Hybrid Map: Why Didn't Garmin Think of This?

Bold new concepts in mapping don't come along often, but London-based graphic designers Jack Schulze and Matt Webb may have invented one, with the "Here and There" map, which blends both a 3-D, first-person view and a bird's-eye view.READ»