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Posted on Jan 23, 2009 05:32:57 PM

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- Sebesta online game matches past and present photos
- ‘Grill a bastard’: online game turns heat up on pollies
- Microsoft Shuts Down ‘Flight Simulator’ Game Studio
- Shanda Receives 20 Golden Phoenix Awards at the 2008 China Game …
- USA Network Spies nline Success – Launches CVERT PS 2.0 With …
- Superstar Team To Launch Flash MMG Called hai

Sebesta online game matches past and present photos
Mass High Tech  USA 
com in 2004 as a bridal shower board game featuring couples who had made it to their 50th anniversary. The company says it’s looking to boost its licensing revenue by partnering with online celebrity magazines and reunion websites. The company also says it consults informally with college and corporate alumni relations officers for guidance on its subscription service business. PITCHING THE PEPLEWho is on the management team?.

‘Grill a bastard’: online game turns heat up on pollies
Sydney Morning Herald Australia 
au tohighlight broken promises made by Government and ppositionpoliticians in a “fun and educational way”. The site features the “Grill a Bastard” game where players can”turn the heat up” on pollie-headed sausages grilling them untilthey tell the truth. There is currently no word on whether the concept will beexpanded to include MPs stuck onto skewers or senators made intorissoles. Democrats founder Don Chipp coined the term “keep the bastardshonest” when asked about the party’s role in the Senate in1977. The term has remained synonymous with the party ever since andwas even used by Cheryl Kernot as the party’s campaign slogan in1996. Democrats National President Dr Aron Paul said participantscould grill Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on climate change andpposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull on the emissions tradingscheme.

Microsoft Shuts Down ‘Flight Simulator’ Game Studio
PC Magazine 
“We are committed to the Flight Simulator franchise which has proven to be a successful PC-based game for the last 27 years” Rericha added. “You should expect us to continue to invest in enabling great Live experiences on Windows including flying games but we have nothing specific to announce at this time. ” f course the Flight Simulator franchise is a fairly broad one and anything falling under the largely online Live umbrella would likely be fairly different than the game’s traditionally resource-intensive online incarnation. “It’s definitely confusing; I wish I had more clarification on that that we could provide Rericha added. “At this point they’re just not talking about it yet – how the product will and if the product will live within Microsoft. ” Microsoft does not have a time frame on when it will provide additional information Rericha added. The most likely scenario seems that like the rest of us Microsoft is still attempting to assess exactly how such a large number of redundancies will affect its business strategy.

Shanda Receives 20 Golden Phoenix Awards at the 2008 China Game …
PR Newswire (press release) NY 
Most Influential Figures in China Game Industry: Tianqiao Chen Corporate Charity Award of the Year: Shanda Interactive Entertainment Best peration Platforms for Casual Games: Hao Fang Gaming Platform Best peration Platforms for Casual Games: Bian Feng nline Games Top Ten Best Game perator Top Ten Game Developer The Best Game Distributor verseas Development Awards for Domestic Games Top Ten Most Popular nline Games in China: The World of Legend Top Ten Most Popular Domestic Games: The World of Legend Top Ten Most Popular Casual Games: Maple Story Top Ten Most Popular Casual Games: Crazy Kart Top Ten Most Popular Webgames: World Hegemony 2009 Most Anticipated nline Game: AIN In addition Shanda Games Limited (”Shanda Games” or “SDG”) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shanda that develops sources operates and publishesonline game content received recognition for its investment initiativesthrough its “18 Fund” in the online game industry. Game studios andentrepreneurs supported by Shanda Games’ “18 Fund” won the following sixGolden Phoenix awards: Award for the Fastest Growing Game Companies of the Year: Beijing Zhong Cheng Xie Zuo Technology Co. Award for the Fastest Growing Game Companies of the Year: Shanghai Wei Lai Information Technology Co.
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USA Network Spies nline Success – Launches CVERT PS 2.0 With …
PR Newswire (press release) NY 
com) a Los Angeles based full service advertising and entertainment company. The game will be the digital centerpiece of a robust online microsite for the series. Additional elements include video spy tips full episodes behind the scenes and more. BURN NTICE is a sly take on the spy genre starring Jeffrey Donovan (”Changeling”) as Michael Westen a burned operative who finds himself stuck in the tropical paradise of Miami. Also starring Gabrielle Anwar Bruce Campbell and Sharon Gless. Tricia Helfer (”Battlestar Galactica”) guest-stars.

Superstar Team To Launch Flash MMG Called hai
Washington Post United States 
The company won’t disclose much about what they’re doing except that they’re building a Flash-based massively multiplayer online game ( MMG ). And they certainly have the team to do it.

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