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May 16th, 2008 | Games On Your Zune

This article from Zunerama features an eight minute video tutorial for getting the XNA beta kit on your Zune and being able to get games uploaded.  Microsoft may be behind the Ipod in many aspects but it’s rushing full steam ahead on development.  Check it out.

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Logitech Reports Solid Q4 Results

Logitech today announced record-breaking Q4 sales and profit numbers, for the company’s 10th consecutive year of revenue growth.

“We are very pleased with our Q4 performance, including our return to growth in the video category,” said Logitech CEO, Gerald Quindlen.

“Our revenue growth of 17 per cent underscores the strength of our product portfolio and our geographic diversity, both key factors in our ability to deliver consistent growth over the last decade.”

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HD DVD No Longer Exists, Officially.

We’ve known for a while now, Blu-ray won the format war and HD DVD lost.

Sure, but not until today was the format officially dissolved. The HD DVD Promo group very recently sent out a note to its consumers, revealing that it will cease to exist from now on.

Rest in peace, again.

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Blu-ray Movies Hit 9 Million Mark In US

The latest data from research firm HMR has revealed that over 9 million Blu-ray movies have been sold in the US, ever since the launch of the format.

Around 3 million of these films were sold after the death of the HD DVD format earlier this year, and if this trend continues, Blu-ray is expected to move nearly 15 million units in 2008 alone.

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Source - Blu-ray.com

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LG Reveals World’s Fastest Blu-Ray Player

LG Electronics today revealed what is supposedly “the world’s fastest Blu-ray writer.” The GGW-H20L model promises the fastest Blu-ray (BD) writing speed the world has ever seen - 6x maximum.

“By launching the world’s fastest Blu-ray writer with a 6x maximum write speed, LG once again proves itself the leader.”

Via TechTree.com

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Sony Launches Online Video Service

Today Sony Marketing unveiled a brand new video service aimed at Internet users, slated for a March 31st Launch.

Named Branco, the service will offer video content, such as documentaries, dramas, cartoons, anime for Japanese markets. Users are required to download a special ‘branco player’ application to view and watch the content.

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Sony Injects Money Into Blu-Ray

Following Blu-ray’s recent victory over HD DVD in the high-definition format war, Sony has announced that it is planning to invest over USD 110$ in new equipment and improvements in order to upgrade its Blu-ray plant Terra Haute.

According to Daily Times, the company will spend approximately $100 million on equipment, and up to $10 million on property improvements.

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iPhone Spore Demonstration

A brand new demonstration of the iPhone version of the highly anticipated Spore has been released, check it out below!

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Current US Best Sellers

The charts for the current US best selling games are in, and this shouldn’t come as a shock - Nintendo and Super Smash Bros Brawl dominates.

On the PS3 front, Time Crisis - published by Namco Bandai seems to be the hottest thing, while Crisis Core has once again conquered PSP owners’ hearts.

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Square Enix Forms New Mobile Studio

RPG giant Square Enix has announced that it is forming a new Japanese studio dedicated to the development of mobile games and software.

The Tokyo-based studio will open up in April, and will be headed by Yoichi Haraguchi.

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GDC08: First Downloadable iPhone Game Revealed?

During Gameloft’s Michel Guillemot’s keynote at the GDC Mobile speech today, several images of the iPhone running a game were shown.

Obviously you should take this with a grain of salt, as Apple has yet to announce any downloadable games for their mobile device. Chances are this is nothing more than a fancy mock-up, but if you’re interested, check out the picture below.

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Source - Pocketgamer

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WoW Coming To Cellphones?

Here is an interesting piece of news for you World of Warcraft fans, Blizzard is now looking into bringing their extremely popular MMORPG World of Warcraft to mobile phones.

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Sony Ericsson PSP Phone Scans

A few scans of what appears to be a Sony Ericsson “PSP Phone” have appeared on the net, thanks to a member of NeoGaf. These are still unconfirmed and you should take it with a grain of salt.

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