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Last Updated on Saturday, 16 February 2008 03:32

Now that Warner, Best Buy, and Netflix are on board, Wal-Mart and Toshiba are abandoning the HD DVD format as well. However, Toshiba did not quit without a fight.

**update**

Confirming our rumors, NHK dropped the news today that Toshiba is dropping out of the format war. Reuters has a story on the NHK news post. 200k Video cast

 

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 February 2008 11:05

We wish everyone a happy holiday. 

Last Updated on Sunday, 17 February 2008 11:52

As of today, one of the most innovative and buzz worthy games of the year has a release date. EA announced that the game "Spore" is slated for release on September 7, 2008. Spore is still TBA on their website, but the home page is current. Eye catching footage of the game has been around for a few years now, and it has been creating a stir. What is appealing is the game play is unlike any game we have seen. Something everyone can appreciate is a date to look forward to on a Maxis game that is not "The Sims". Read on for more coverage. 

Here is the teaser trailer released today:

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**update**

A Wii version is planned according to an interview with Newsweek. In addition, the Wii-mote will have specific control implementations.

Last Updated on Thursday, 18 March 2010 08:34 Written by Chris Hunter

Our Legal Editor, Jerry, pointed out to us today that Apple has had lots of activity at the US PTO. Apple has had a large number of patents published in the past week(both applications and issued), some say 47. Jerry has found 30 so far. These patents were probably part of the 200+ patents Steve Jobs announced last year at the 2007 Mac Expo. Some Mac sites picked up on the developement last week. Macnn has some coverage, as well as MacWorld.

In Addition, Apple has a trademark application for “iGame”. This trademark raises an eyebrow, but what exactly it is for is the question. Is it perhaps a hand held device, or an Internet channel for the iPhone? The potential is broad. We will update when more information comes in.

**update**

The trademark covers a broad spectrum.

"Toys, games and playthings, namely, handheld units for playing electronic games; handheld units for playing videogames; stand alone videogame machines; electronic games other than those adapted for use with televisions receivers only; LCD games machines, electronic educational game machines; toys, namely battery-powered computer games."

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Last Updated on Thursday, 18 March 2010 08:02 Written by Chris Hunter

Our new News Editor Matthew Bradford went straight to work and summarized the release of the upcoming 9600GT. Pricing information and a release date are in sight, as long as the voltage-offset problem is addressed.

Last Updated on Monday, 11 February 2008 11:25

Best Buy has determined its winner in the format war. They released a press release today stating that Blu-ray is their format of choice. Starting in March of this year, company policy will be to push the Blu-ray format. Read on for more information.

**update**

Netflix is going blu-ray exclusive on their HD movie rentals as well.