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Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - Posts

What's New With HD DVD?

posted Wednesday, April 04, 2007 4:56 PM by BIGVIP
A lot of people have been stopping by my office lately asking me about HD DVD and the latest in the next-gen movie format wars.  Now that both HD DVD and Blu-Ray formats are readily available, the marketing volume around both sides has been increasing Read More
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Exclusive Peek at Halo 2 for Windows Vista Trailer

posted Wednesday, April 04, 2007 4:20 PM by johnporcaro
GamesForWindows.com has an offer for anyone signed up for their newsletter (which you're gonna want anyway, right?).  From their site: Sign up here for the Games for Windows Newsletter and get on the 24 hour sneak preview list of the Halo Read More
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Feeling Stuck?

posted Wednesday, April 04, 2007 3:24 PM by johnporcaro
The Rare team just sent over word that they've sent out an update to Jetpac Refuelled.  Here's the deal.  While playing in single player mode, there's a stage that awards you with a free dashboard theme.  Some of you pointed out that Read More
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Welcome to the Blog

posted Wednesday, April 04, 2007 3:01 PM by johnporcaro
Stone has been on our global marketing and PR team for a while, and he has been itching to put a post or two up on the blog.  He's involved in a lot of different projects, but recently he's been busy with the team behind next week's big Guitar Hero Read More
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Gene Simmons Celebrates Launch of Guitar Hero II for Xbox 360

posted Wednesday, April 04, 2007 11:00 AM by johnporcaro
As Stone mentions below, Gene Simmons will be kicking off our celebration of the launch of Guitar Hero II, next Wednesday, in Times Square.  Sara will be there, so be sure to let us know if you can make it.  If you will be covering it for a Read More
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That's Sir Molyneux to you...

posted Wednesday, April 04, 2007 10:46 AM by johnporcaro
Congratulations to Lionhead Studio's Peter Molyneux on his recent bestowal of the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (The Knighthood in the Order of Arts and Letters), by the French Government .  He was presented with his medallion Read More
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Forza 2 Demo Coming

posted Wednesday, April 04, 2007 10:43 AM by johnporcaro
In an email we just sent to our media contacts (also posted to our Press Alert RSS feed), we confirm rumors of a demo for Forza 2, coming to Xbox LIVE.  We’ve spent the last several months telling you all about the incredibly deep and realistic Read More
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Forza 2 Demo Update, More Cars Revealed, Pre-Orders On Pace to Double Original Forza Motorsport

posted Wednesday, April 04, 2007 10:00 AM by johnporcaro
Soon you’ll be able to take the game for a test drive on Xbox LIVE Marketplace – the rumors this week of a downloadable demo are true, details on timing will be confirmed in the coming weeks. Read More
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Molyneux Receives French Honour

posted Wednesday, April 04, 2007 9:00 AM by johnporcaro
The French Government has bestowed on Peter Molyneux the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (The Knighthood in the Order of Arts and Letters). He was presented with his medallion by Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres, the French Minister for Culture. The ceremony took place at the Ministry of Culture in Paris on Tuesday 12th March. Read More
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