<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" ><channel><title>Newsvine - Russ R.'s Column - Articles and Seeds</title><link>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/</link><description>Newsvine - Russ R.'s Column - Articles and Seeds</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2010</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:30:01 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:46:44 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Have You Had Trouble Finding Borderlands?</title><description><![CDATA[Borderlands has been on shelves for all of a day now, and apparently it's already getting tricky to find in some parts of the country. Or, at least, that's what this official statement from Gearbox makes it sound like...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ R.]]></dc:creator><link>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/22/3411595-have-you-had-trouble-finding-borderlands</link><guid>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/22/3411595-have-you-had-trouble-finding-borderlands</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>gaming</category><category>gamevine</category><category>videogames</category><category>shortage</category><category>gearbox</category><category>borderland</category><category>gamevine20091022</category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:30:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Ballmer Talks Natal, Says Blu-Ray Add-On for Xbox Coming</title><description><![CDATA[When I asked Ballmer about adding Blu-ray to the Xbox, he said:

Well I don't know if we need to put Blu-ray in there—you'll be able to get Blu-ray drives as accessories.

See What Else Is New Today At Gamevine! ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ R.]]></dc:creator><link>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/22/3411310-ballmer-talks-natal-says-blu-ray-add-on-for-xbox-coming</link><guid>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/22/3411310-ballmer-talks-natal-says-blu-ray-add-on-for-xbox-coming</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>microsoft</category><category>gaming</category><category>gamevine</category><category>xbox</category><category>videogames</category><category>blu-ray</category><category>steve</category><category>ballmer</category><category>gamevine20091022</category><category>natal-360</category><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:21:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>GameStop Director Sheds $60 Million In Shares</title><description><![CDATA[GameStop director Leonard Riggio has sold 2.3 million shares in the company, in a move that analysts say might be a sign of pessimism on the retailer's near-term prospects.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ R.]]></dc:creator><link>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/14/3381591-gamestop-director-sheds-60-million-in-shares</link><guid>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/14/3381591-gamestop-director-sheds-60-million-in-shares</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>gaming</category><category>gamevine</category><category>stock</category><category>videogames</category><category>shares</category><category>gamestop</category><category>gamevine20091014</category><category>leonard-riggio</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:36:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>GameFly Files Another Formal Complaint Against USPS</title><description><![CDATA[GameFly previously filed a complaint against the USPS earlier this year alleging that the USPS grants preferential treatment to the larger rental companies.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ R.]]></dc:creator><link>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/14/3381570-gamefly-files-another-formal-complaint-against-usps</link><guid>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/14/3381570-gamefly-files-another-formal-complaint-against-usps</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>gaming</category><category>lawsuit</category><category>gamevine</category><category>videogames</category><category>usps</category><category>gamefly</category><category>united-states-postal-service</category><category>gamevine20091014</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:30:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>WoW Players Will Need A Battle.net Account To Login Starting Nov. 11</title><description><![CDATA[In preparation for the launch of these new features, on November 11, 2009 , all current World of Warcraft players will be required to merge their World of Warcraft accounts with a Battle.net account in order to log in to the game.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ R.]]></dc:creator><link>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/14/3381491-wow-players-will-need-a-battlenet-account-to-login-starting-nov-11</link><guid>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/14/3381491-wow-players-will-need-a-battlenet-account-to-login-starting-nov-11</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>gaming</category><category>gamevine</category><category>videogames</category><category>world-of-warcraft</category><category>blizzard</category><category>battle-net</category><category>gamevine20091014</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:27:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>RUMOR: Nvidia Chip To Power New Nintendo DS?</title><description><![CDATA[Graphic chip maker has apparently been awarded a contract to provide its mobile-centric system-on-a-chip, Tegra, to a new Nintendo DS, which will be announced in late 2010.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ R.]]></dc:creator><link>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/14/3381415-rumor-nvidia-chip-to-power-new-nintendo-ds</link><guid>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/14/3381415-rumor-nvidia-chip-to-power-new-nintendo-ds</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>gaming</category><category>nintendo</category><category>gamevine</category><category>videogames</category><category>ds</category><category>rumor</category><category>nvidia</category><category>gamevine20091014</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:10:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Rock Band Coming to iPhone With 4-way Bluetooth Multi-Player Mode!</title><description><![CDATA[The iPhone port of Rock Band gives the gamer the same look and feel as the console version – graphics, gameplay and sound effects are all very familiar.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ R.]]></dc:creator><link>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/09/3366316-rock-band-coming-to-iphone-with-4-way-bluetooth-multi-player-mode</link><guid>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/09/3366316-rock-band-coming-to-iphone-with-4-way-bluetooth-multi-player-mode</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>apple</category><category>video-games</category><category>gaming</category><category>iphone</category><category>gamevine</category><category>ea</category><category>rock-band</category><category>appstore</category><category>gamevine20091009</category><pubDate>Fri, 9 Oct 2009 17:27:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>What an Updated Road Rash Might've Been</title><description><![CDATA[Don't you wish there were a motorcycle racing game where you could beat your opponents mercilessly while passing them at high speeds? There is, friends. It's called Road Rash -- and it's wonderful.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ R.]]></dc:creator><link>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/09/3365022-what-an-updated-road-rash-mightve-been</link><guid>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2009/10/09/3365022-what-an-updated-road-rash-mightve-been</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>gamevine</category><category>trailer</category><category>ea</category><category>electronic-arts</category><category>mock-up</category><category>gamevine20091009</category><category>road-rash</category><pubDate>Fri, 9 Oct 2009 12:37:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The New Xbox Experience That Almost Was</title><description><![CDATA[esign studio Gridplane was hired by Microsoft to come up with a new user interface for the Xbox 360 (what eventually became dubbed The New Xbox Experience). Here is their work.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ R.]]></dc:creator><link>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/30/2374215-the-new-xbox-experience-that-almost-was</link><guid>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/30/2374215-the-new-xbox-experience-that-almost-was</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>microsoft</category><category>video-games</category><category>gaming</category><category>gamevine</category><category>xbox</category><category>360</category><category>nxe</category><category>new-xbox-experience</category><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:27:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Could You Save Money by Subscribing to an Addictive Game?</title><description><![CDATA[In an economic downturn ::cough::recession::cough:: people are looking to save money any way they can of course. For those who like gaming this can be a sticky wicket, so this author lays out a World of Warcraft argument that can only be described as, adorable.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ R.]]></dc:creator><link>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/16/2319614-could-you-save-money-by-subscribing-to-an-addictive-game</link><guid>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/16/2319614-could-you-save-money-by-subscribing-to-an-addictive-game</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>video-games</category><category>gaming</category><category>recession</category><category>gamevine</category><category>wow</category><category>world-of-warcraft</category><category>blizzard</category><category>gamevine011609</category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:31:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Fallout 3 vs. Reality: Photo Comparison</title><description><![CDATA[In making Fallout 3, Bethesda recreated Washington D.C. and the surrounding area surprisingly accurately (though distances were significantly shrunk). The resemblance was too strong for some - certain D.C.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ R.]]></dc:creator><link>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/05/2179954-fallout-3-vs-reality-photo-comparison</link><guid>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/05/2179954-fallout-3-vs-reality-photo-comparison</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>video-games</category><category>gaming</category><category>gamevine</category><category>bethesda</category><category>fallout-3</category><category>gamevine120508</category><pubDate>Fri, 5 Dec 2008 12:00:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Microsoft Confirms 256MB Internal Storage in Xbox 360 Arcade Units</title><description><![CDATA[As if all the images and videos weren't enough evidence, we've now received official confirmation from Microsoft that new Xbox 360 Arcade units do come with 256MB of internal storage.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ R.]]></dc:creator><link>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/03/2172327-microsoft-confirms-256mb-internal-storage-in-xbox-360-arcade-units</link><guid>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/03/2172327-microsoft-confirms-256mb-internal-storage-in-xbox-360-arcade-units</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>microsoft</category><category>video-games</category><category>gaming</category><category>gamevine</category><category>xbox</category><category>memory</category><category>360</category><category>arcade</category><category>256</category><category>gamevine120308</category><pubDate>Wed, 3 Dec 2008 12:15:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Rumor: Assassin's Creed 2 Set During French Revolution?</title><description><![CDATA[During the taping of Bonus Round, Pachter let slip that Ubisoft would be changing the time-frame of the freshly confirmed Assassin's Creed sequel from 1191 to "several hundred years in the future" or more specifically, "sometime in the 1700s." While the time change was pr&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ R.]]></dc:creator><link>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/27/2155393-rumor-assassins-creed-2-set-during-french-revolution</link><guid>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/27/2155393-rumor-assassins-creed-2-set-during-french-revolution</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>video-games</category><category>gaming</category><category>gamevine</category><category>rumor</category><category>ubisoft</category><category>assassins-creed</category><category>french-revolution</category><category>gamevine112708</category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:03:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>European Clinic Admits Game Addiction Isn't The Issue</title><description><![CDATA[A couple of years after opening, a "game addiction" clinic in Amsterdam is still doing swift business, but its founder says he has realized that game addiction isn't really the problem.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ R.]]></dc:creator><link>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/26/2151384-european-clinic-admits-game-addiction-isnt-the-issue</link><guid>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/26/2151384-european-clinic-admits-game-addiction-isnt-the-issue</guid><category>health</category><category>video-games</category><category>gaming</category><category>gamevine</category><category>addiction</category><category>gamevine112608</category><category>smith-and-jones</category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:47:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Sony Movies Now Available On 360's Netflix</title><description><![CDATA[There was a problem last week when the New Xbox Experience rolled out - and Netflix support rolled out along with it - yet Sony's movies were unavailable. Boneheads made conspiratorial mutterings. Netflix were more sensible.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ R.]]></dc:creator><link>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/26/2151380-sony-movies-now-available-on-360s-netflix</link><guid>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/26/2151380-sony-movies-now-available-on-360s-netflix</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>microsoft</category><category>video-games</category><category>gaming</category><category>movie</category><category>sony</category><category>gamevine</category><category>xbox</category><category>360</category><category>netflix</category><category>columbia-pictures</category><category>nxe</category><category>gamevine112608</category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:43:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>K-Mart, Sears Black Friday Catalogues Leaked, Video Game Sales Galore</title><description><![CDATA[Do you know anyone who still shops at a K-Mart? Me neither. Which means that you may have your pick of the litter. I was hoping for some cheap Rock Band 2, but Guitar Hero: World Tour may be nice enough.

See What Else Is New Today At Gamevine!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ R.]]></dc:creator><link>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/10/2093888-k-mart-sears-black-friday-catalogues-leaked-video-game-sales-galore</link><guid>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/10/2093888-k-mart-sears-black-friday-catalogues-leaked-video-game-sales-galore</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>video-games</category><category>gaming</category><category>leak</category><category>black-friday</category><category>sears</category><category>kmart</category><category>gamevine111008</category><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:02:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>LucasArts Hiring Testers for Extra-Super-Secret MMO </title><description><![CDATA[Specifically, the job posting states that candidates will "test MMO games for bugs" and "strive to help make a competitive MMO." Really, now? It's something listed under the job requirements that has stirred up some intrigue, though.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ R.]]></dc:creator><link>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/06/1724882-lucasarts-hiring-testers-for-extra-super-secret-mmo-</link><guid>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/06/1724882-lucasarts-hiring-testers-for-extra-super-secret-mmo-</guid><category>technology</category><category>video-games</category><category>gaming</category><category>gamevine</category><category>star-wars</category><category>mmo</category><category>lucasarts</category><category>kotor</category><category>gamevine080608</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 Aug 2008 10:50:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>&quot;Hot Coffee&quot; Class Action Suit Squashed By The Court</title><description><![CDATA[You may recall that in November of last year, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted preliminary approval of a settlement of several class action suits against Take-Two.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ R.]]></dc:creator><link>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/06/1724878-hot-coffee-class-action-suit-squashed-by-the-court</link><guid>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/06/1724878-hot-coffee-class-action-suit-squashed-by-the-court</guid><category>technology</category><category>video-games</category><category>gaming</category><category>lawsuit</category><category>gamevine</category><category>grand-theft-auto</category><category>gta</category><category>class-action</category><category>take-two</category><category>hot-coffee</category><category>gamevine080608</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 Aug 2008 10:47:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Footage of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for iPhone</title><description><![CDATA[As far as we know and to THQ Wireless' knowledge we're the first with any sort of footage for the upcoming release of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and here it is for all of you readers. It's a very cool game and an ingenious way of using the touchscreen.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ R.]]></dc:creator><link>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/06/1724869-footage-of-star-wars-the-force-unleashed-for-iphone</link><guid>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/06/1724869-footage-of-star-wars-the-force-unleashed-for-iphone</guid><category>technology</category><category>apple</category><category>video-games</category><category>gaming</category><category>iphone</category><category>gamevine</category><category>star-wars</category><category>lucasarts</category><category>force-unleashed</category><category>gamevine080608</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 Aug 2008 10:43:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Mega Man 9 Getting Intentional Bugs, Flicker</title><description><![CDATA[Capcom's going out of its way to make sure its deliciously stale Mega Man 9 offers a true 8-bit experience, bugs and all.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Russ R.]]></dc:creator><link>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/05/1721916-mega-man-9-getting-intentional-bugs-flicker</link><guid>http://russrenshaw.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/05/1721916-mega-man-9-getting-intentional-bugs-flicker</guid><category>technology</category><category>video-games</category><category>gaming</category><category>nintendo</category><category>wii</category><category>gamevine</category><category>bugs</category><category>capcom</category><category>virtual-console</category><category>mega-man</category><category>gamevine080508</category><pubDate>Tue, 5 Aug 2008 10:48:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>