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EA's Real Racing 3 gallops to a spectacular start

EA's Real Racing 3

Electronic Arts is basking in the glory of a dream debut of its real racing simulator Real Racing 3, which has been downloaded more times than the earlier two versions of the game combined!

Angry Birds register record shattering sales on Christmas

Angry Birds register record shattering sales on Christmas

Angry Birds, the world’s favorite bird slinging game, clocked record shattering sales on Christmas last year and set up a new record that most games will find hard to break.

Project X most pirated movie of 2012 amidst falling privacy

Project X was the most pirated movie of 2012, while the overall piracy numbers keep falling. Here is a close look at the numbers and some notable absentees.

‘Make Me Asian’ Android App triggers outrage

Apparently racist Android App triggers outrage

An Android app that allows users to alter their facial features to resemble Asian stereotypes has been dubbed as racist and Asian community in the US is demanding its removal.

Three reasons why the Apple iPad bites the Surface

Although both the brand labels have attested their own set of loyal users, but still the iPad emerges as a superior device to the Surface

Now Microsoft 'Surface(d)' in court by a California lawyer

Allegations have been made against the company for providing lesser storage space than advertised in the recently launched tablet Surface.

Now an app to sync XBOX 360 with your Smartphone!

SmartGlass app allows users to connect the XBOX 360 with the mobile phone and play games on it

XBOX 360 bids farewell to Facebook and Twitter!

The Microsoft updates will re-boot the Xbox system, removing the existing apps and launch IE9 on the console platform!

Activision seeking EA’s addition in ongoing West-Zampella lawsuit

It seems like the publisher of worldwide blockbuster gaming title "Call of Duty: Black Ops,” Activision Inc. is not in mood to let either its ex-Infinity Ward execs Jason West and Vince Zampella (who defected few months back) or their support Electronic Arts walk easily away from the mess they created.

Joanna Garcia, Nick Swisher marry in Fla.

Palm Beach, Fla. -- Celebrities from the sports and the entertainment worlds were in Florida for the wedding of actress Joanna Garcia and Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher.

The couple tied the knot in Palm Beach and then celebrated at the upscale Breakers Hotel with well-wishers that included Cameron Diaz, Reba McEntire, Johnny Damon and Alex Rodriguez.

People said Sunday that Garcia, star of ABC's "Better with You," wore an ivory strapless ball gown created by Monique Lhuillier. Swisher's Burberry tux did not appear to be pinstriped.

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'Red Dead' wins 4 Spike video game awards

Los Angeles -- The Wild West shoot-em-up "Red Dead Redemption" was named Game of the Year at the Spike TV annual "Video Game Awards" in Los Angeles.

The game produced by Rockstar Games picked up four awards Saturday night, including Best Song, and was nominated in nine award categories.
"Mass Effect 2" took three awards, including "Best Xbox 360 Game" and Best Studio for its developer, BioWare."

Spike TV said in a written statement the awards show at the Los Angeles Convention Center also was the venue for the public premier of 13 new games, including "Portal 2," which was named "Most Anticipated Game" of the year.

Arab fiction contest includes 7 women

Doha, Qatar -- Six finalists for the International Prize for the Arabic Fiction 2011 award have been named in Qatar, judges said.

The award's panel of judges announced the candidates during an event at the central library of the Qatar Foundation in Doha, Gulf News reported.

"This is an objective neutral international award," said Jonathan Taylor, chairman of the award's board of trustees. "The real value of each novel is the sole fact adopted by the panel in selecting the contenders. There is no discrimination either against ethic or gender."