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  • Blizzard Backs Down On Real Names For Forums
    By on July 9, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments

    Ashe Tyrael writes “Earlier this week, Blizzard announced that they were going to be implementing changes in their official forums (for StarCraft II when it launched, and for WoW prior to Cataclysm) that would require users to post under their real names, as part of the Real
    ID system. After perusing nearly 14,000 European and 50,000 US forum posts, the majority of which decried this move with various levels of vehemence, it looks like Blizzard has (more…)

  • Blizzard launches real money in-game pet store
    By on November 8, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments

    Blizzard has entered the microtransaction arena today — you can now buy in-game World of Warcraft pets with real life currency.

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  • Video gamers to play for ‘real’
    By on October 31, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments

    Gamers could soon get the chance to compete side by side against real sportsmen in real events thanks to a new technology.

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  • Elder-Assist Robotic Suits, From the Real Cyberdyne
    By on October 24, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments

    Tasha26 writes “No, not the one which will end up building terminator robots. BBC’s Click brings news of a Japanese company, Cyberdyne, which is in the process of building different robotic suits to assist the elderly in accomplishing simple body tasks such as walking and lifting. Even though still in R&D, this video (@3m15s) shows a pretty promising future for the elderly.”

    Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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  • Monopoly City Streets: Google Maps Enable Real Street Buying
    By on September 12, 2009 | Comments Off  Comments

    This could be very addictive: GoogleGoogle is teaming up with board game maker Hasbro to launch a Google MapsGoogle Maps version of Monopoly. A monopoly game to let you buy any street in the world.

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