A roundup of some of the stories featured on Igniq during the past month:[MMOART.com Immortalizes Gamers’ Toons] - The folks behind the business took time out recently to answer some of our questions
[Ultima Online Overhaul Coming] - The granddaddy of them all is getting a new graphics engine, UI and lots of new content.
[Xbox 360 Indie Game-Making Beta Begins] - Microsoft's YouTube for gamers?
[PSP A Terrorist Threat?] - An innocent game of Tekken PSP caused some concern in Washington, D.C. not too long ago.
[Retro Gaming Found In Ninja Loves Pirate] - The developers of the retro, side-scrolling arcade adventure game answered a few of our questions.
[Wii Web Address Now Nintendo’s Domain] - Wii.com now registered with Nintendo
[Xbox 360 Still Launching A Year Later] - The 360 is still making its debut in new locations.
[Shatner To Host Canadian Video Game Awards] - William Shatner will host the Canadian games industry "Oscars" on 14 Sept.
[PS3 Shortages Possible] - Sony still has not set a date to start manufacturing
[Xbox 360 Camera Coming Soon] - Word on the street has the camera releasing 19 Sept. with a guesstimated pricetag of $39.99
[Wii Rumored To Have Voice Recognition] - Source of the rumor: a patent Nintendo filed a few years back involving technology that can turn speech to text on screen.
[PlayStation Mag Editor Opts For Xbox 360] - Because of a lack of big-name launch titles and the fact she just isn’t impressed by Blu-ray.
[Wii Pricing At $170, Maybe] - Unofficial reports have the Wii costing less to produce than Nintendo expected
[Xbox 360 Controller Improvement Coming?] - Reports indicate Xbox 360’s clunky controller might be getting some much-needed overhauling.
[Organized Crime Hits MMORPG Worlds] - Microsoft: “those of you who are working on massively multiplayer online games, organized crime is already looking at you.”
[Video Game Industry 2, Illinois 0] - The state of Illinois has to pay the Entertainment Software Association more than a half-million in legal fees for a failed attempt to pass an unconstitutional gaming law
[Bully Trailer Out In The Face Of Protests] - Opponents say it will cause children to “act out” what they see on the screen.
[Duran Duran To Play On Second Life] - Simon Le Bon & Co will play the virtual world in "the near future". Suzanne Vega has also signed on to perform live.
[Spore Won’t Spawn Until Late 2007] - Spore is coming; just a little later than Will Wright fans might have liked.
[Xbox 360 HD-DVD Will Be Cheap] - Microsoft: “it's going to be the cheapest HD-DVD player you can buy...without a doubt, when it comes out.”
[PS2 Data Will Transfer To PS3] - Memory card adaptor will enable stored information from the PS2 to be transferred to the PS3 upon its release.
[WoW Has Its Own MySpace Place] - and
[Quake 4 Demo For Mac Available] - The demo is the intro to the single player game
[LoTR Online In Alpha; Beta Open For More] -Turbine’s opened the door for more beta testers
[Xbox 360 ‘Gears’ Up For PS3 Launch] - Gears of War will come out right before the PS3 hits the scene.
[PS3 Will Launch Without Atari] - Atari has no intention of releasing PS3 titles earlier than 2007.
[E3 Restructuring Makes Sense] - E3 is to become less of a dog and pony show and more of a personalized event for gaming companies, retailers and media.
Browse all stories posted to Igniq during August
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