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Oct 102011
 

Weeks after announcing that it would be splitting its online streaming and video rental businesses into two separate entities, Netflix has announced that it's backing away from the plan. The company is telling subscribers that the decision was at least in part due to member outcry at having to individually manage Netflix and Qwikster accounts through discrete websites.

"It is clear that for many of our members two websites would make things more difficult, so we are going to keep Netflix as one place to go for streaming and DVDs," Netflix wrote in the e-mail.

"This means no change: one website, one account, one password…in other words, no Qwikster.

"While the July price change was necessary, we are now done with price changes."

Netflix then toots its horn, saying that the company's streaming selection is constantly growing, including hundreds of new movies and television programs. There was no mention of its previously announced plans to include game rentals in its subscription model.


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Oct 102011
 

A new report from marketing firm Wedbush Securities has forecast U.S. retail video game software sales for September 2011, noting an increase compared to figures for the same period last year. The company explained that a barrage of strong releases, plus a late August release for Madden NFL 12, has seen overall September sales of $635 million, up 4 percent compared to last September’s $612 million. It named the likes of FIFA Soccer 12, Gears …


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 Posted by at 9:41 am
Oct 102011
 

Mario’s latest racer has us in seventh heaven.

The minute you start playing Mario Kart 7 (the new title seems to forget the two arcade games existed) you’ll be amazed at how smoothly it runs. The game speeds along at a perfect 60 frames per second in both 2D and 3D modes, and feels like one of the slickest Mario Kart games ever because of it.

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 Posted by at 9:40 am
Oct 102011
 

Because some people don’t want to jump into a game with a bunch of trash-talking teenagers.
Sledgehammer Games general manager Glen Schofield has said Modern Warfare 3 will be the most accessible Call of Duty game yet.

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 Posted by at 9:40 am
Oct 102011
 
Nintendo has announced that it will release a blue Wii on November 18 in the UK. The newly configured console – which drops backwards compatibility – will be bundled with Sega's Mario And Sonic At The London 2012 Olympic Games.

Nintendo has announced that it will release a blue Wii on November 18 in the UK. The newly configured console – which drops backwards compatibility – will be bundled with Sega's Mario And Sonic At The London 2012 Olympic Games. Nintendo has said that it will announce more bundles this autumn.

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