Coutesy of Major Nelson

The Blur beta keys have now begun to trickle out and I have 3 Direct Download keys (ones to put straight in on your 360) up for grabs for those who may have missed out.

All you have to do is answer the following question correctly:

What do I apparently like to wear in my spare time?

A. A pink tartan kilt?
B. A pink tutu?
C. A pair of pink hotpants with "hot lips" on the front?

The first three people to cor ...

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[color=#FFFF00]Microsoft's Eric Rudder, speaking at TechEd Middle East, showed off a game developed in Visual Studio as a singular project (with 90% shared code) that plays on Windows with a keyboard, a Windows Phone 7 Series prototype device with accelerometer and touch controls, and the Xbox 360 with the Xbox gamepad.

Interestingly, not only is the development cross-platform friendly, but the game it ...

[color=#FFFF00]Portal 2 has been announced after being teased within a sly patch to the original game. Valve today revealed a sequel to the 2007 game, further including a secret message.

Could the PS3 be alive for a Portal sequel? The original was included in The Orange Box, where the PS3 port was created by EA; a product that Valve has expressed regret over. Since then Valve has been developing for the PC and Xbox ...

[color=#FFFF00]Now that former Infinity Ward leadership Vince Zampella and Jason West have filed a lawsuit against Activision (those papers were filed yesterday) the legal fight is on. I've since reviewed an Activision internal legal memo from a source close to the company that details what documents Activision is searching for related to the current litigation with Zampella and West.

Much of what Activision's looking for is standard for a legal dispute related to, in Activision's words, "breach of contract" and "insubo ...

[color=#FFFF00] After the recent events between Infinity Ward and Activision, many developers have had their word. Now, the lead designer of Modern Warfare 2 rival Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has hit out at Activision.

In a post on his personal Twitter page, David Goldfarb says:

"Just read the IW complaint vs kotick and atvi. Sickening and heartbreaking. I hope you guys bury that piece of shit kotick."

Vince Zampella and Jason West, the two main men of Infinity Ward were sacked earlier this week, but are now suing the publi ...