Archive for October 20th, 2008

‘Max Payne’ tops box office, outshines Bush biopic (AFP)

Mark Wahlbergm who stars in the AFP - "Max Payne" marked a successful transition from video game star to movie hero as the film debuted atop the North American box office at the weekend, final figures showed Monday.


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Sony delays videogame over offensive music (Reuters)

A version of box art for the widely anticipated videogame 'LittleBigPlanet' in an image courtesy of Sony. (Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Sony Corp has delayed sales of "LittleBigPlanet," one of its most widely anticipated videogames, by at least one week in the United States after finding potentially offensive background music in the game.


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You don’t know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - This week saw the debut of three new Apple laptops and news of two new Microsoft operating systems (oh joy). And as the presidential election entered the home stretch, it got sticky political goo all over everything from video games to YouTube (and this quiz, of course). Think you've got a handle on all things tech? Prove it by nailing a perfect score. Correct answers are worth 10 points apiece. Let the fun begin.

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Videogame delayed over possible offence to Muslims (AFP)

Children peruse video games. Release of one of the most eagerly anticipated games in the history of the Sony PlayStation has been delayed because of concerns that some of the background music may offend Muslims, the game's developers said Monday.(AFP/File/Patrick Kovarik)AFP - Release of one of the most eagerly anticipated games in the history of the Sony PlayStation has been delayed because of concerns that some of the background music may offend Muslims, the game's developers said Monday.


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