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J.K. Rowling’s big reveal, Quebec’s felicidal mayor and Carly Rae’s amazing pitch
New head of Microsoft’s Xbox is a woman and some gamers protest
The new head of Microsoft’s Xbox is a woman—and gamers have taken to online message boards to vent their frustration at, yes, her gender.
Mobile games locked in Mortal Kombat
Ed Boon, co-creator of the hugely successful franchise of fighting games, discusses handheld gaming systems
2012: What’s bubbling up
RIM’s duo gets the boot, Microsoft comes back to life, the PC becomes history, foreigners come to Canada and democracy is tested
In conversation: Peter Toohey
On the uses of boredom, why it can foster creativity, and how it can change your life
Look mom, no hands!
Microsoft’s new optical gaming system is all a part of its strategy to take over the living room
How Microsoft got hip
After years of flops, the software giant is making a comeback
The game guru
Microsoft exec Don Mattrick may change how the world plays
A university student’s wish list for Santa
“The final exam is hands-on. You have to beat Halo 3 in less than two hours.”
What happened to Brandon?
The disappearance of the teen has sparked an outcry over video game addictions