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Apogee Software Ltd has woken up from its deep slumber and announced Duke Nukem Trilogy for PSP and DS handhelds. But it hasn’t bothered with any worthwhile details of Duke Nukem Trilogy, and there is no word on Duke Nukem Forever that has been in development for the past 11 years. All we know is that Apogee will start releasing new Duke Nukem chapters beginning Summer 2009 for the two handhelds. The three chapters are named Critical Mass, Chain Reaction and Proving Ground. 

Apogee frugally revealed the following details about the upcoming chapters

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Overenthusiastic female Wii-exercisers in UK are relentlessly sabotaging their own houses. According to an intriguing study by British insurance company Sheila’s Wheels, female Wii Fit gamers in the UK are responsible for cumulative damage worth £20.1 million ($40 million) to their homes.

In the study, women confessed to having damaged costly vases and furniture during Wii Fit-induced hysteria.  The study also revealed that…

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The videogames media is abuzz with rumors of a new, groundbreaking PS3 controller that will “break apart” into two separate units. Sony hasn’t commented on the news but industry insiders expect an official announcement during this year’s E3. If such a controller does materialize, it would be the third controller for the PS3, the most for any single console. SIXAXIS and Dualshock 3 are the two PS3 controllers currently in use.

Heavily disguised and highly placed sources told GamesIndustryBiz that working units of the new controller have already been…

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Nintendo has been riding high on Wii’s success but every now and then it has to worry about things like piracy and trademark infringement to protect its position. Currently on its radar is leading Wii-peripheral manufacturer Nyko, which has also benefited from Wii’s success. Nintendo has nary an issue with Nyko cashing in on Wii-mania but it does have issue with the manner that it does so.

The Big N is suing Nyko over its third party Kama Nunchuk. Nintendo has alleged that the Kama Nunchuk bears a striking resemblance to the…

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Although most Alienware products are financially out-of-bounds for many gamers, there are still a few that are not. Take for instance the new Alienware Area-51 m15x gaming notebook which will not plunge too deep in your pockets with prices starting from $1,499 – a clear $1250 less than Alienware’s Area-51 m17x gaming notebook. The relatively cheaper price doesn’t imply compromised performance or quality…

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Leonardo DiCaprio made a real fist of his meaty role in the Academy award-winning biopic The Aviator in which he played Howard Hughes. DiCaprio will once again portray the role of a real-life pioneer in the Paramount Pictures’ film tentatively titled Atari. The film will tell the story of one of the pioneers of the videogames industry, Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari.

The movie has been scripted by Brian Hacker and Craig Sherman who were able to convince…

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Another snippet of Guinness World Records: Gamers Edition news has come in, which seems to be a plausible reason for us to start a dedicated site for Guinness related news. Anyways, game creator Sid Meier, the creator of the Sid Meier Civilization game franchise is the industry’s most awarded game developer, a record duly recognized in the Guinness World Records: Gamer’s Edition 2008. This announcement was made by 2k Games in a statement on May 29, 2008. In case you are not aware, Meier happens to be the Director of Creative Development at 2K-owned Firaxis Games development studio…

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We all know that the Wii has found extensive use as a fitness device besides being incorporated into rehabilitation programs world over. There have been a few researches to study its relationship with a player’s health and fitness but a deeper understanding of the subject can fashion a fitness revolution of sorts. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has announced grants worth $2 million for research on effects of video games on health through its Health Games Research program…

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Very soon you might be shuttling between a Playboy party and a Roberto Cavalli fashion show. Sony has constantly been trying to improve the Playstation Network, as the online experience plays a pivotal role in this era of gaming. One of the newest additions to PSN is Playstation Home, an interactive 3D world for PS3 users, currently in closed Beta.

Now Sony has made one more place available for Home users to explore when they decide to get out of their virtual apartments. Playstation Media and Events Space is a venue for virtual events within Home, which recently allowed some of the Home’s “closed beta” users to be part of Playstation Day on May 6, 2008, from their living rooms (or mother’s basement)....

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Guinness is giving any gamer the opportunity to break into the record books by breaking arcade gaming records at the 10th Annual International Classic Video Game and Pinball Tournament scheduled from May 29, 2008, to June 1, 2008, at the Funspot Family Entertainment Center in Laconia, NH.

Gamers who successfully tumble established arcade gaming records at the event will have…

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