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We’re seated at the annual Independent Games Festival / Game Developers Choice event in San Francisco, absorbing the din of dedicated developers celebrating their craft.

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Joystiq live at the IGF/GDC Awards 2010

While we’ve yet to meet those amongst you reppin’ Farmville and swearing allegiance to Facebook, we worry that today’s announcement of MySpace making a stronger push into the casual gaming market may stir those folks from their dismal, musty resting places. Alongside a revamped and relaunched gaming section on the site (the “MySpace Games Gallery”), co-president Mike Jones told GamesIndustry.biz that the company plans on pushing into the gaming world in the same way it’s pushed into the music world. “Just as they use MySpace to discover and listen to music, I want them to use MySpace to discover and play games,” he said in an interview this week

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GDC: MySpace making a push into games, hoping it’ll be as popular as music

Sony’s GDC panel “Introducing the PlayStation Motion Controller was exactly that: An introduction to the newly named Move peripheral. David Coombes, Kirk Bender and Anton Mikhailov showcased a number of impressive tech demos, many of which demonstrated the Move’s incredible precision and low latency. One of the most impressive demos showcased full body tracking using an on-screen body puppet, not unlike one of Project Natal ’s tech demos

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PlayStation Move requires 1-2 MB of system memory

Telltale Games isn’t done with the Sam & Max adventure series. The studio has announced the third downloadable season, “The Devil’s Playhouse,” which looks to begin hitting in monthly increments starting on April 15th. Perhaps more startling is the fact that Telltale is set on plopping the new 5-part season onto PSN.

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GDC 10: Sam & Max season 3 coming, hitting PSN

The iPhone isn’t the only touch-controlled mobile platform to get a baffling port of Unreal Engine 3. Palm announced that a version of UE3 on WebOS — that’s what the Palm Pre uses — is on display at GDC

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Unreal Engine 3 coming to Palm WebOS soon

During an interview at the 2010 Game Developers Conference , THQ executive VP of Core Games Danny Bilson told Joystiq that market research creates “bland” titles, citing it is not a process his group is willing to utilize for future development. “We don’t do research to find out what people want to play. If you need to do that kind of research you must not be playing games yourself,” Bilson said, noting that research and overusing focus tests can “misguide creative forces.” According to Bilson, his core group at THQ is ruled by creating “excellent” titles.

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THQ’s Bilson: Research and focus testing will ‘usually destroy’ creativity

During an interview at the 2010 Game Developers Conference , THQ executive VP of Core Games Danny Bilson told Joystiq that market research creates “bland” titles, citing it is not a process his group is willing to utilize for future development.

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THQ’s Bilson: Research and focus testing will ‘usually destroy’ creativity

The dog-gone long title of Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse – Episode 1: The Penal Zone will hop upon the internets for digital distribution on April 15. The first episode of the duo’s third season of freelance police work will be available on PC, Mac — and PS3, quelle surprise . Pre-orders for the whole season on PC and Mac are currently available on Telltale’s site for $35 , which also comes with an episode from Strong Bad , Wallace & Gromit or a previous Sam & Max season for free.

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Sam and Max penetrate ‘The Penal Zone’ April 15 on PC, Mac, PS3

The dog-gone long title of Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse – Episode 1: The Penal Zone will hop upon the internets for digital distribution on April 15. The first episode of the duo’s third season of freelance police work will be available on PC, Mac — and PS3, quelle surprise

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Sam and Max penetrate ‘The Penal Zone’ April 15 on PC, Mac, PS3