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BusinessWeek Arcade

Welcome to the all-new BusinessWeek Arcade, a collection of some of the Web's best free, independently produced games

 

Featured Blog

Everybody from Virgin Group CEO Richard Branson to Chef Emeril Lagasse took a crack at making a creature with the Spore Creature Creator.

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Featured Podcast

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Games for Change

EA's new casual games boss discusses why titles aimed at wider audiences offer designers greater opportunities to innovate

 

Debate Room

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Video Games: Still for Kids

Electronic games haven't reached a level of sophistication commensurate with adult intellect. Pro or con?

 

Game Reviews

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Guitar Hero: Aerosmith

Rating: Star Rating
Platform:Xbox 360
Release Date: 06/01/2008
Publisher: Activision
Genre: Music

 
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Space Invaders Extreme

Rating: Star Rating
Platform: PSP
Release Date: 06/17/2008
Publisher: Square Enix
Genre: Shooter

 
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Big Beach Sports

Rating: Star Rating
Platform: Wii
Release Date: 06/24/2008
Publisher: THQ
Genre: Sports

 

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Top Stories

How Pixar and Wall-E Got Game

Wall-E writer/director Andrew Stanton talks about the convergence of film, animation and gaming within Pixar

EA Unleashes Spore

The Creature Creator is a tantalizing, obscenely fun preview of the company's upcoming God-game—and a smart business strategy, too

Next for Netflix: Xbox 360?

It's been rumored before, but Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter is more and more confident that Microsoft will team with Netflix

IN YOUR FACE: THE PIXAR TOUCH

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Reader BernieKL Writes:

"Plot matters, and as long as Pixar sticks to that motto, they will continue to be successful."

 

Sneak Peek

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Can Spore Attract the Masses?

The eagerly awaited evolution game from the maker of The Sims will definitely excite a core group of science geeks and may attract "lite" gamers too

 

Innovation Top Story

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Wal-Mart Gets a Facelift

Gone are the blocky letters, hyphen, and star. Can Wal-Mart remake itself by remaking its logo?

 

Featured Special Report

The Power of Play

Gaming Trends: 2008

Game companies will continue to bulk up to compete, while game designers try to make the most of new technology and a broader base of players

Making Some Wii Modifications

Game Maker Profile: area/code

Game Maker Profile: Gnosis

Game Maker Profile: Nabi Studios

Game Maker Profile: Preloaded

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