Xbox 360 | Game Crazy closing down completely

Remaining game-rental outlets being shuttered along with all US Movie Gallery and Hollywood Video locations, reports the Wall Street Journal.

In February, bankrupt video renter and retailer Movie Gallery announced it was closing all but 250 Game Crazy locations. The game-rental chain was a subsidiary of Hollywood Video, and its outlets were paired with the movie-rental franchise, which Movie Gallery bought in 2005. Some 545 Hollywood Video locations were also to survive.

Game Crazy is perishing along with parent Movie Gallery.

Now, the Wall Street Journal reports that Movie Gallery, facing its second bankruptcy filing in roughly two years, has decided to shut down entirely. The move will see all 2,415 US Movie Gallery, Hollywood Video, and Game Crazy locations close in the coming months, with about 19,000 people losing their jobs. The fate of the company's 184 Canadian locations is unclear, reports the Journal, citing "people familiar with the matter."

Movie Gallery's closure was blamed on both its $600 million in debt, much of which was incurred by the Hollywood Video purchase, and increased competition from automated Redbox video-rental kiosks. Another major contributor was the rise of Netflix, which rents DVDs via mail, as well as via online streaming to PC, Macs, Xbox 360s, PlayStation 3s, and Wiis.

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Xbox 360 | Bungie's new IP to be an action RPG?

Job listings point to Halo studio's Activision-published "next game universe" having "branching or nonlinear narrative," "worlds imbued with consequence," and long-term character investment.

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Wii | WiiWare assailed by Zombie Panic, Kung Fu Funk

Nintendo Store Update: Virtual Console-free week offers shooter and minigame compilation, while DSiWare picks up host of puzzle games.

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Xbox 360 | Halo: Reach multiplayer beta opens to ODST owners

[UPDATE] Purchasers of last year's Halo 3 extension can now wade into online mode of Bungie's latest 360-exclusive shooter until May 19; servers suffering technical issues.

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Macintosh | World of Warcraft shown streaming on iPad

Developer Dave Perry shows wildly popular MMORPG running on Apple's popular new portable via Gaikai; non-Flash version reportedly had to be built from scratch.

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Macintosh | Starcraft II launches July 27

Blizzard reveals street date for long-awaited Wings of Liberty, the first installment in three-part sequel to the popular sci-fi RTS.

Many-a-PC gamers' summer plans were ruined this afternoon, when Blizzard Entertainment announced the long-awaited launch date for its real-time strategy game, Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty. The first installment in the three-part sequel will launch worldwide--China excepted--on July 27 for the PC and Mac and will retail for $60 in the US. The game will also be available in a deluxe $100 Collector's Edition that will include a 176-page art book and a flash drive preloaded with the original Starcraft and its Brood War expansion.

The Terrans will lead the Starcraft II charge July 27.

Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty will focus on the human Terran campaign with a 29-mission single-player campaign. However, the multiplayer component will also let gamers wage interstellar real-time strategy warfare as the hivelike Zerg and technologically advanced Protoss factions. Eager gamers who preorder the RTS via GameStop will be able to join the ongoing Starcraft II beta. (Orders cannot be canceled once GameStop sends out the beta key.)

Starcraft II is the first new stand-alone game from Blizzard Entertainment since 2004's World of Warcraft, which has dominated the subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing market. Wall Street analysts are bullish on the RTS's potential sales, with Pacific Crest Securities' Evan Wilson predicting the game will sell over 6 million copies. Wedbush's Michael Pachter believes that combined with the launch of the latest WOW expansion, Cataclysm, Blizzard could see game sales of 12 million units this year.

For more on Starcraft II, check out GameSpot's recent hands-on preview, as well as an evaluation of its beta performance.

Real Life Starcraft

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Xbox 360 | XBL Game Room updating Wednesday

Following abrupt delay, Microsoft primes Pitfall, Super Breakout, more for release on retro gaming channel this week.

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Hilarious Xbox Live Kid Goes Ballistic

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