Pointers for Google Japan paid-post story

I just did a joint post about the Google Japan issue on Google’s Japanese webmaster blog. There’s also a post on Google’s main Japanese blog. If you don’t read Japanese, you can also watch the video where I recently talked about this. To the extent that I can speak on behalf of Google, I apologize [...]
Publication date: 2009-02-19

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Metal Gear Online Scene Expansion DLC spotted wearing cardboard box

Konami has taken the wraps off of the “SCENE Expansion,” the third expansion pack for Metal Gear Online, the online multiplayer component of Metal Gear Solid 4.  The new pack adds three maps and two playable characters, both of whom were major players in the original storyline of MGS4. The first of the three new maps [...]
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Death Tank attacks Xbox Live Arcade

This week’s Xbox Live Arcade release is Death Tank, a multiplayer shooter that calls to mind the classic party game Worms.  Like Worms, Death Tank puts up to eight players on a two-dimensional battlefield and has them shooting at one another using a bevy of weapons that can deform the terrain around them. Unlike Worms, the [...]
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First look: Android

With the official announcement of the HTC Magic / G2 coming to Vodaphone, the internet is abuzz with talk of the on-screen keyboard and what cupcake will have in store for users of the Android OS. Last night we had a geek outing with our favorite hacker, Brian Jepson, who you may remember from our feature [...]
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