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Microsoft Flight Cleared for February Landing

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:44:11 +0000

Microsoft's free flight game will launch on February 29, 2012 as a direct download from the game's official website. As part of this initial download, you get the Big Island of Hawaii and one playable aircraft: the ICON A5.

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The Week in Review

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:28:04 +0000

New game profile pages were added for the following upcoming releases:

I also made a list of five interesting sim games that ...

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Live Preview Event Scheduled for Showtime Expansion

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:28:51 +0000

Senior Game Designer Aaron Conners will be hosting a live preview session of the upcoming Showtime expansion for The Sims 3 on January 26th, answering questions throughout the session via live chat.

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New Social Features for The Sims 3

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:22:42 +0000

The Sims 3 is about to get a little more social with The Sims 3 Showtime, and to prepare players for all that social goodness, the developers are going to alter the layout of each player's website to make it more Facebook-like.

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OOTP 13 Announced

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:13:45 +0000

Out of the Park Developments recently announced the upcoming release of OOTP 13, the next iteration of its stat-crunching baseball management series. In addition to the new rule changes and rosters for the 2012 season, the game includes a number of enhancements designed to improve on last year's OOTP 12 (review...

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Perform Like Katy Perry in The Sims 3 Showtime Collector's Edition

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:29:06 +0000

The upcoming Sims 3 Showtime Expansion Pack will feature not one, not two, but three versions as part of publisher Electronic Arts' earnest attempt to confuse the heck out of buyers.

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Tropico 4: Modern Times Announced

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:37:10 +0000

The true test of a dictator's rule is not whether he or she is popular, but rather how long he or she spends in power. In the upcoming expansion to city-building sim Tropico 4...

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Law & Order Legacies Nears Judgment on PC

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:18:51 +0000

Developer Telltale Games' episodic eyes have turned to NBC's Law & Order for inspiration in a new seven-game series on PC, with each entry serving as a stand-alone case.

What's interesting for fans of the long-running television show is that the game includes several characters from seasons past, from the late Jerry Orbach's Lennie Briscoe to Mariska Hargitay's Olivia Benson.

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Might As Well Jump. Jump!

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:04:58 +0000

Looking to hone your skiing skills in a slightly warmer environment free from all that pesky white stuff?

If so, you can now ski in your underwear with Deluxe Ski Jump 4 from Finnish developer Mediamond Tmi.

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Wager on Wizards and Witches This February

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:28:36 +0000

In Wizard's Academy, gambling sim fans can work their magic on a collection of 17 slot machines that offer a fantasy, mystical or supernatural theme.

Though a bit late to capitalize on peak Hogwarts' and Harry Potter hysteria, Wizard's Academy features a storyline that has you trying to save your fellow witches and wizards from an evil magic that's leaving its victims in a state of suspended animation.

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