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Ubisoft buys Massive Entertainment videogame studio (AFP)

AFP - Hot French videogame maker Ubisoft announced Monday that it has bought Massive Entertainment, the Sweden-based studio behind popular strategy title "World In Conflict."

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

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Gene Simmons rushes to cash in on rock videogames (Reuters)

Kiss lead singer Gene Simmons speaks to the media before his grand marshalling duties at the Edmonton Indy Grand Prix July 26, 2008. (Dan Riedlhuber/Reuters)Reuters - Amid the flood of third-party instrument peripherals emerging for the new "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" music simulation games, God forbid if Gene Simmons would miss an opportunity to get his brand on.

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Wii designer Shigeru Miyamoto, “father” of modern videogames (AFP)

AFP - Japan's Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Donkey Kong and global best-seller Super Mario Bros, releases his Wii Music in Europe next week, his latest work in 30 years of inventive videogame design for Nintendo.

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Music-themed videogames on high note (AFP)

AFP - Much as music-themed reality shows have swept television, music-themed videogames are multiplying so quickly editors are being forced to come up with games that sing to new audiences.

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