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Multiplayer: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.-Based Crysis Mod 'CryZone: Sector 23' to Become Full-Game

SeriousFeedBot — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:45:08 GMT

By Jeffrey Matulef Russian indie developer Owl Game Studio has announced their�S.T.A.L.K.E.R.-inspired�Crysis�mod, CryZone: Sector 23, will be made into a full game using CryEngine 3. CryZone: Sector 23 will be set in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. universe. The plot concerns a grief-stricken father journeying into a forbidden zone full of derelict electrical equipment and mutants in hopes [...]

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Gizmodo: Cipher Sender, CloudOn, and More [Apps Of The Week]

SeriousFeedBot — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:45:08 GMT

You'll be saving money and packing your social calendar with this week's best Android apps. Whether you're looking to fill your belly or rest your head for the night, we've got you covered.
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Gizmodo: Foodspotting, The Weather Channel, and More [Iphone Apps Of The Week]

SeriousFeedBot — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:45:08 GMT

We're giving you the forecast, a diet tool, a fun photo app, and so much more in this week's best iPhone apps. You'll also be managing all your tasks better and feasting your eyes on all kinds of delicious food.
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Gizmodo: Avengers Origins, US Weekly, and More [Ipad Apps Of The Week]

SeriousFeedBot — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:45:08 GMT

The best iPad apps of the week give you plenty of weekend reading material with comic books and gossip mags.There's also have a new way to explore works of art. Get ready to fire up your tablet.
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Gizmodo: Water Tower Chairs, Cloud City, and More [Most Beautiful Items Of The Week]

SeriousFeedBot — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:45:08 GMT

There's a smorgasbord of lovely things for you to feast your eyes on this week. From chairs made from an old water tower to a wooden surf board, you'll have plenty of to enjoy in this week's most beautiful items. More »

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Gizmodo: 20 SF Bars Debut Sausage Fest-Fighting Facial Recognition Service [Privacy]

SeriousFeedBot — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:45:08 GMT

It's Friday night in the City by the Bay, you and your boys are out from Concorde, rolling deep in your old man's Escalade through North Beach. But what club do you hit up first, where all them bitches at? With a new service debuting today, you'll know. More »

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Kotaku: When a Briton Announces the NBA, the Result is Comedy Genius [Video]

SeriousFeedBot — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:45:08 GMT

When I run my mouth about international soccer, I sound like a complete and total imbecile. When a Brit does the same thing about basketball, it is 100 percent comedy gold. More »

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Joystiq: Wii U patent shows off Wiimote-to-WiiPad pointing and dragging

SeriousFeedBot — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:45:08 GMT

A patent filed by Nintendo in October of last year has just surfaced online, suggesting a neat feature for the Wii U. The patent outlines a feature in which the player can use the Wiimote to grab things from the television and transport them over to the Wii U tablet.

In the example provided, the player is under attack from a UFO and uses the Wiimote to move a character from the TV to the safety of the tablet. Sounds like an interesting feature, though we're not looking forward to taking a bath in radioactive liquid so we can grow that extra arm to use all this stuff.Wii U patent shows off Wiimote-to-WiiPad pointing and dragging originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 18 May 2012 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Slashdot: Microsoft Wins US Import Ban On Motorola's Android Devices

SeriousFeedBot — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:45:08 GMT

jbrodkin writes "The U.S. International Trade Commission today ordered an import ban on Motorola Mobility Android products, agreeing with Microsoft that the devices infringe a Microsoft patent on 'generating meeting requests' from a mobile device. The import ban stems from a December ruling that the Motorola Atrix, Droid, and Xoom (among 18 total devices) infringed the patent, which Microsoft says is related to Exchange ActiveSync technology. Today, the ITC said in a 'final determination of violation' (PDF) that 'the appropriate form of relief in this investigation is a limited exclusion order prohibiting the unlicensed entry for consumption of mobile devices, associated software and components thereof covered by ... United States Patent No. 6,370,566 and that are manufactured abroad by or on behalf of, or imported by or on behalf of, Motorola.' Motorola (which is being acquired by Google) was the last major Android device maker not to pay off Microsoft in a patent licensing deal. Microsoft has already responded to the decision, saying it hopes Motorola will now reconsider."

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1up: EA to Piggyback Origin on Popular Kickstarter Games

SeriousFeedBot — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:30:08 GMT

As Electronic Arts continues to work toward having Origin reach feature parity with Steam -- and hopefully finding something unique it can offer in the process -- it also is focused on getting the software installed on as many computers as possible. Bundling it with EA's own computer games has proven to be one effective way of doing this, whether it be with Battlefield 3 or Mass Effect 3, as has exclusively offering the digital version of its big MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic, through the service. Now it's extending a helping hand to independent developers who have turned to crowd-funding to get their games made in a move that will further help to increase the size of Origin's userbase.
The publisher today announced it will waive Origin's distribution fees for 90 days for any developer wanting to bring its crowd-funded, downloadable PC game to the service, just so long as the game is ready to publish. Develop notes the only costs developers will be subjected to are those pertaining to transactions, such as the fee charged by credit card companies. Even with that small caveat, this is still a potentially great deal for independent developers who will be able to receive a significantly larger portion of revenue on each game it sells in the three months following release. Particularly when you consider many of the games that have been funded by Kickstarter are unlikely to ever be multi-million unit sellers, that extra money could prove to be a major boon.

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Ars Technica: Microsoft wins US import ban on Motorola�s Android devices

SeriousFeedBot — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:15:29 GMT

Motorola may have to pay dearly to get the ban lifted.

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Ars Technica: Record companies score infringement victory over "Russian Facebook"

SeriousFeedBot — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:15:29 GMT

vKontakte's file-sharing feature got the social networking site into hot water.

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Kotaku: NHL's Gameplay Upgrades Sound Rather Familiar to FIFA's [Video]

SeriousFeedBot — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:15:29 GMT

Going on about five years now, EA Sports' FIFA and NHL series have been reliably acclaimed, strong-selling titles, a remarkable run for a video game genre and publisher so henpecked by hardcore gamer criticism. Both games have smart, motivated, multinational communities that greatly value evangelizing for their sport in North America and appreciate what these two video games have done in that regard. It's easy, from a distance, to get the sense these are perfect sports video games. More »

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ESPN: Sources: Oden had same procedure Kobe had

SeriousFeedBot — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:00:10 GMT

In an effort to revive his NBA career, Greg Oden recently underwent the controversial knee procedure that superstars Kobe Bryant and Alex Rodriguez say took years off their bodies, according to sources.

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ESPN: Cubs' Wood stepping away after final K

SeriousFeedBot — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:00:10 GMT

Chicago Cubs' Kerry Wood retiring on Friday after final strikeout.

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