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Though the industry average is still extremely low as to the percentage of women in the gaming industry (11.5%) - the majority of that involves women who aren't in the developing portion of the business. See what Carolyn "Cari" Begle has to say about actually being one of these game developers.

"Time After Time," "Time Is On My Side," and "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" are just a few choice cuts you could use when you build a customized soundtrack to Timeshift, the upcoming FPS that takes those tricky scientific principles of time, throws them out the window, and gives you the same time warping abilities as a TIVO. So get ready to reverse time, slow down, and pause the action…just don't forget to shoot while you're at it.

Ever since the "Hot Coffee" mod in GTA: San Adreas, sex in games have become a big deal, though it has been around since the Atari and NES days. One person has specifically come to the forefront recently on the matter -- Brenda Brathwaite. Read this interview with the lead designer on the hit game Playboy: The Mansion, and who also leads the sex task force at the International Game Developers Association and speaks at many video-game conferences.

I love music, but I hate listening to radio stations that are only "close" to my real taste, so I have to fake interest in everything else they play. Well, now comes along Pandora, a site which allows you to customize your own online radio station, by simply naming one song or band you like, and programming it based on selections that come on. Thanks to Rosethorn for pointing out this site that will be rocking my computer for quite some time I imagine.

The German software publisher rondomedia, based in Mönchengladbach near Duesseldorf, will exhibit at the international Electronic Entertainment Exposition E3 for the second time. Main aim is the presentation of rondomedia’s licence catalogue and getting in contact with potential licensers and licensees.

DISCover, a premier provider of on-demand videogame content and technology products, today announced that the integration of its My Games software interface with the Logitech Cordless Rumblepad 2 vibration-feedback controller has been certified for use on Intel Viiv technology-based entertainment PCs. Intel tested the DISCover technology and Logitech controllers with many top PC games on the new Viiv platform, which is designed to make it easier for people to enjoy, manage and share digital entertainment in the home.

Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of Square Enix interactive entertainment products in North America, and Buena Vista Games, Inc., the interactive entertainment arm of The Walt Disney Company announced today that KINGDOM HEARTS II, the action role-playing game available exclusively for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, has sold through more than one million units in North America, making it one of the top-selling new releases of 2006.

Matrix Games today announced the release of a new official update for their World War 2 grand strategy war game, Gary Grigsby's World at War. The new version 1.20 is now available from the Matrix Games Website. It is a major update that includes the addition of TCP/IP Play in addition to the existing Play by E-mail as well both European versions and North American versions compatible for multiplayer gaming.

Richard Garriott and the Tabula Rasa team would like to share a sneak preview with you of the incredible gameplay trailer they've put together for E3 this year. It's available at the 1up.com site.

Buena Vista Games, Inc., the interactive entertainment arm of The Walt Disney Company, today announced that it is creating and publishing the company’s first video game based on an original property, Spectrobes. Set to release exclusively for the Nintendo DS, Spectrobes is an anime-inspired action/role playing game that is being developed by Jupiter Corporation in Kyoto.

Nintendo is shaking things up this summer by offering a free Nintendo DS Rumble Pak with the purchase of Metroid Prime Hunters for Nintendo DS. The accessory fits into the Game Boy Advance cartridge slot and delivers good vibrations to immerse players even further in the smack-talking, morph-balling, Wi-Fi multi-playing Metroid action that Nintendo DS owners are raving about.