Blizzard President Suggests Diablo 3 May Come to Consoles (1up.com)

There’s yet to be any official confirmation that the upcoming Diablo 3 will be released on anything other than the PC, but according to recent comments made by Blizzard president Mike Morhaime, it certainly seems like they’re strongly considering console versions of the highly anticipated sequel at some point in the future. “Every game we have the discussion about which platforms …

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Both calls in UNC-ND game ruled correct by ACC (The Charlotte Observer)

After further review, both calls from the replay booth in the final minutes of North Carolina’s 29-24 victory over Notre Dame were right, the ACC’s coordinator of football officials said Sunday morning. “They were both close, but there was irrefutable video evidence to support the reversals as correct,” Doug Rhoads said in a phone interview. There were actually four reviews in the game, but the …

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Video-game reviews | Shake up some fun in “Wario Land” or slide away with “Line Rider 2″ (Seattle Times)

Video-game reviews of “Wario Land: Shake It!,” “Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise” and “Line Rider 2: Unbound.”

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Game reviews: ‘NHL 09′ first star in hockey franchise (The Pantagraph)

In the world of sports video games, not much can really change year to year. The game at its core is the same, but it’s what video-game developers add that makes it worth spending the cash.

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Huge video game show kicks off (The Japan Times)

CHIBA — Tokyo Game Show, one of the world’s biggest gaming events, kicked off Thursday with a record 879 software titles expected to attract 180,000 people during its four-day run. Video game console and software makers are showing off their latest lineups, including the brand-new “Final Fantasy 13″ and “Monster Hunter 3″, for consoles such as the Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Read the …

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Microsoft sues DHL after train dumps 21,600 Xboxes (IT World)

Microsoft is suing U.S.-based cargo-delivery service DHL Express for allegedly losing 21,600 Xbox game consoles because of a train derailment in Texas, according to court documents.

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Nintendo DS Steals the Tokyo Game Show (Wired News)

At the Tokyo Game Show, it’s the year of the Nintendo DS. With more than 23 million units sold in Japan alone, and an updated version of the hardware called the DSi on the way next month, there isn’t a gamemaker at the show that isn’t preparing one or more big-budget games for DS.

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Video game releases (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Scheduled video game releases week of Oct. 12-18 FIFA Soccer 09 (PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Xbox 360, NDS) SCORE International Baja 1000 (PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii) Rock Revolution (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, NDS) Age of Booty (PC, PS3, Xbox…

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007 Quantum of Solace: The Game Hands-On (Newsarama.com via Yahoo! News)

Activision clearly has a lot invested in the next game based on the James Bond series of movies. The games have run the gamut of amazing to awful, with several developers and publishers giving them a try, and that’s just in the last few generations of game consoles.

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Video game magnate heads for space (Stuff)

US video game magnate Richard Garriott has blasted off into space aboard a Russian rocket watched by his father, a NASA astronaut who went into space at the height of the Cold War.

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