Kickstarter 
is already a haven for independent game developers to find backing for their projects.
Now a new tech-savvy group is hoping the community is willing to back an entire game console.
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Paul McCartney writing music for Bungie’s new game
The 
latest stop in the long and winding career of Sir Paul McCartney is one that no one saw coming.
The legendary musician has announced he’s presently working with game developer Bungie on an unannounced project, which is widely expected to be the company’s new game (currently codenamed Destiny).
Blizzard acknowledges Diablo III endgame weaknesses
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error messages aside, there weren’t a lot of early complaints about Blizzard’s Diablo III. But as players get more time with the game, they’re finding a few things that are less than perfect.
That’s not surprising, especially with a game that’s played as obsessively as the role-playing hit. Blizzard, though, is acknowledging that those players are right. And that’s pretty unusual.
New PlayStation 3 model in the works?
While 
everyone and their cousin is waiting eagerly for the PlayStation 4, Sony may still have a few ideas up its sleeve for the PlayStation 3.
A recent filing on the FCC database describes what appears to be a new design for the console — and, at the very least, a prototype has already been built.
Game developer lets players pick the name of his baby
Joey 
Nelson and his wife Lauren have a problem: They can’t agree on a name for their first child.
They’ve discussed it rationally. They’ve bounced their favorite names off friends and relatives. They’ve even narrowed down their initial lists to two each, but they still couldn’t agree.
That’s when they decided to crowdsource it.
J Lo wants you to tap along to her new app
Jennifer 
Lopez’s love don’t cost a thing — and neither does her game.
J Lo is acting as the front person for DancePad, a new app that transforms your iPad into a dance floor for your fingers.
Metacritic taking a toll on game makers
During 
his lengthy career as a video game developer, Warren Spector has had his share of commercial hits and misses, but he’s rarely had a critical failure.
His 2010 release Epic Mickey split critics, however. Some heaped praise upon it, while others panned it harshly. Those diametrically opposed views gave the game a fairly low Metacritic score — the lowest mark Spector had ever received.
Happy 40th birthday, Atari!
Before 
Halo, before Call of Duty — heck, even before Mario — there was Atari.
While the video game itself might have been invented before Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney decided to start the company, it was Atari that effectively launched the video game industry. And it was on this date 40 years ago that Atari began its march toward history.
Zynga unveils Farmville 2, Matching With Friends and more
Zynga 
is heading back to the farm.
At the company’s Zynga Unleashed press event Tuesday, CEO Mark Pincus unveiled a number of new titles and initiatives meant to showcase the company’s independence. Chief among those was a formal sequel to its breakout hit Farmville and a new entry in its popular “With Friends” line of mobile games.
Kinect is coming to your car
If 
you thought cell phones were a drive time distraction, just wait until people are trying to play Kinectimals during rush hour.
A want-ad placed by Microsoft’s Connected Car team indicates that the company is investigating ways to include Kinect’s motion-sensing technology into vehicles as it strives to become a player in the “smart car” field.
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