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During this evening's evening's Spike TV Video Game Awards, more info was revealed on the new upcoming Tron game. It now has an official title, Tron Evolution, and will be developed by Disney Interactive' s internal developer Propaganda Games (who last developed Turok and are also working on another upcoming Disney Interactive game, Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Dammed.

The game will be released in late 2010 around the time the upcoming movie Tron Legacy will be released to theaters. The movie's lead actress Olivia Wilde announced during the awards ceremony that she will be participating in some way with the game The trailer showed off some light cycle racing combined with some third person action gameplay.

More info on Tron Evolution game revealed originally appeared on Big Download Blog on Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It was a dark and stormy night. It all started with a one drink. Isn't that how it always goes? One tough raid is followed up with some drinks to calm the nerves. One drink leads to another and you start thinking about doing crazy things.

Crazy things like jumping into pugs using the new random dungeon finder tool.

I hadn't done it yet myself and I know the people I've spoken with said they've had nothing but good things to say about it. But I'm a skeptic. What's the worst thing that could possibly happen? Maybe I'll get stuck with a party that has never done Oculus before with a tank that's no where near defense capped. But what are the odds of that happening, right?

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Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Breakfast topics

Breakfast Topic: Your random dungeon experiences originally appeared on WoW.com on Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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NASCAR Crew Chief Addington Joins Other Busch HardcoreRaceFans.com "Steve Addington has a proven track record of success in NASCAR and we are excited to welcome him to Penske Racing," team owner Roger Penske said. ... Addington joins Penske, will work with Kurt BuschThatsRacin.com all 36 news articles »

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Filed under: Business, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Commercial, Freeware, Open Source

Mind maps have become a pretty mainstream way to brainstorm. Children as young as grade one are being taught how to create mind maps on paper as a brainstorming technique. If you've been interested in using mind mapping, but have been turned off by the surprisingly high cost of the commercial mind mapping products, you might want to check out XMind.

XMind is a free and open-source desktop mind mappping tool that is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and even as a zip file that contains self-contained portable versions for all three platforms.

XMind also offers a commercial version called XMind Pro which offers business-focused features like Brainstorming and Presentation mode, additional security, Gantt chart view, and the ability to export to PDF, Word, PowerPoint, MindManager, and Freemind. XMind Pro costs $49US for a one-year subscription.

XMind - free open-source desktop mind-mapping software originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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NASCAR questions and girlfriends Los Angeles Times With Danica Patrick officially set to make her NASCAR debut, the big question is when will she win her first race. Time will only tell when that might ... NASCAR Number: 66SportingNews.com The top stories of 2009, #3-#1: What took the prize in '09?Yahoo! Sports (blog) Woody: NASCAR Fans Stand By Their ManRacinToday.com Paragould Daily Press -The Virginian-Pilot all 9 news articles »

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Filed under: Cell Phones, Google, Breaking News

Google's one phone number for everything service, GrandCentral, is getting a new trial of sorts. Google is taking its 'Do no evil' mantra to the streets of San Francisco -- literally. A partnership between Google, the San Francisco city government, and Project CARE (Communications and Respect for Everybody) is offering a free phone number and voicemail box to every homeless person in the city for life.

The philanthropic program is aimed at helping the homeless not just communicate with friends and family, but also land jobs. One of the big stumbling blocks for the downtrodden is their inaccessibility. When emerging from job training programs, folks need a method of contact, preferably a phone number. By calling from any phone, including pay phones, the homeless will also be able to get a phone number and set up the voicemail box.

Project CARE also sees the voicemail box as a doorway to proper medical testing and care. If the project is successful, Google will expand it through the rest of the state, and hopefully the country.

From MSNBC

Related Links:

• Google Launches GrandCentral, Free Phone Routing Service
• Google Phones to Premier Next Week?

Google Gives Free Phone Numbers and Voicemail to Homeless originally appeared on Switched on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As if the wait for Final Fantasy XIII wasn't already difficult enough, Square Enix's assistant PR director, Sonia Im, is making it even more torturous. On her Twitter account, Im teased "something cool most of you can participate in a few days from now" within a mysterious Square Enix memo. Im later added that the memo "eluded [sic] to something stylish." If you squint, the date in the memo seems to be December 17, which would coincide with a PSN update.

It's anybody's guess past that, but we're hoping for a totally magical Final Fantasy-themed fancy dress party for us and a few of our closest friends, set inside PlayStation Home. Can you even imagine?

That, or a demo like the one our Japanese friends already have. Either way.

Gallery: FINAL FANTASY XIII (12/14)

Square Enix teases something 'stylish' for FFXIII originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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During a recent Ubisoft preview event, Michael McIntyre, director of level design for Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, talked to Joystiq about the new sequel to the old trilogy, establishing its connection to the Sands of Time game series and the Bruckheimer film. The Forgotten Sands is a side story, based in the Sands of Time universe, bridging the seven-year gap between the original Sands of Time game and its sequel, Warrior Within.

Clearly, Ubisoft has positioned the next game to piggyback on the Bruckheimer blockbuster and ideally generate renewed sales for the brand (which underperformed in its 2008 iteration). Forgotten Sands is also an opportunity for Ubisoft to finally justify the Prince's remarkable transformation from carefree hero to brooding, emo warrior.

Continue reading for our full interview with Michael McIntyre -- after the break -- in which he reveals new (and rewinding revisited) elements in the game and the return of a familiar voice.

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Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands fills in gaps before Warrior Within; new details revealed in developer interview originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What we're watching tonight:

• CBS (1080i) has The New Adventures of Old Christine at 8 p.m., Gary Unmarried at 8:30 p.m., Criminal Minds at 9 p.m. and CSI: NY at 10 p.m.
• NBC (1080i) has Mercy at 8 p.m. and Law & Order SVU at 9 p.m.
• Fox (720p) has the fall finale of Glee at 9 p.m.
• ABC (720p) airs The Middle at 8:30 p.m., Modern Family at 9 p.m. and Cougar Town at 9:30 p.m.
• Discovery (1080i) has Mythbusters at 9 p.m. and Is It True? at 10 p.m.
• FX (720p) has Nip/Tuck at 10 p.m.
• DirecTV (1080i) has Friday Night Lights at 9 p.m.
• Syfy (1080i) has Ghost Hunters at 9 p.m. and Ghost Hunters Academy at 10 p.m.
• Showtime (1080i) has Inside the NFL at 9 p.m.
• History (720p) airs Nostradamus Affect at 9 p.m. and the season finale of MysteryQuest at 10 p.m.
• A&E (720p) has Dog the Bounty Hunter at 9 & 9:30 p.m. and Steven Seagal: Lawman at 10 & 10:30 p.m.
• TBS (1080i) has House of Payne at 9 & 9:30 p.m. and Meet the Browns at 10 & 10:30 p.m.
• ESPN (720p) has Bulls/Hawks basketball at 7 p.m. and Kentucky/UCONN college basketball at 9:30 p.m.
• ESPN2 (720p) has Georgia/St. John's college basketball at 7 p.m.

HDTV Listings for December 9, 2009 originally appeared on Engadget HD on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Biz

Even though the NPD Group has abandoned releasing weekly sales lists for PC game lists, they still relate some PC game sales data. GameSpot reports that the organization has estimated that $51.7 million was spent on PC gaming software in retail stores back in November.

That's a huge improvement from the $27 million that one analyst said the game industry brought in from PC game sales only back in October. Remember that the numbers come from retail sales only; sales of downloadable only PC games are still something of an unknown factor in the PC game business and not much is currently known about specific sales numbers from that area.

PC game retail sales numbers for November revealed originally appeared on Big Download Blog on Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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