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Destiny developer Bungie has revealed it has been meeting with members of NASA, and that the agency is a “constant source of inspiration”. It’s still unclear what the extent of their relationship, or the meetings are.

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Peter Molyneux’s Curiosity will hence forth be known as Curiosity: What’s Inside the Cube. The game was given a slight name change due to the name of a certain Mars rover when was launched by NASA earlier this month. Curiosity: What’s Inside the Cube will release on iOS and Android next month.

Curiosity, the debut title from Peter Molyneux’s new studio 22 Cans must change its name following a conflict with the NASA Mars rover Curiosity, the developer has revealed.

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Without giving any spoilers, those who’ve finished Portal 2 should check out this post on the game’s blog which details the efforts of an anonymous NASA engineer in laser-engraving a tribute to Valve’s puzzler on an ISS re-supply vessel. This is adorable, but does not have NASA’s official sanction, so we may never know who is responsible.

Rovio has announced Angry Birds Space will launch with 60 levels, six new characters and superpowers, and gameplay features based on a zero-gravity setting.

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Once a sanctity of hallowed soundbites, the daily Shorts is rapidly transforming into an excuse to post videos.

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Today’s little nibbles span all five food groups – social, mobile, promotional, Japanese, and fish.

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NASA’s announced its MMO, titling the “game” Astronaut: Moon, Mars, and Beyond.

Developers Information Place, Virtual Heroes and Project Whitecard are working on the project.

NASA’s aiming to build interest in space exploration among students with the title.

No date. Thanks, Massively.

NASA, Virtual Heroes and Project Whitecard have entered into an agreement to develop the space program’s MMO, Astronaut: Moon, Mars and Beyond.

NASA hopes that the Unreal Engine 3-driven game will be a learning tool, and will help more students become interested in engineering and science careers.

“We want to create a fun, compelling gaming experience that will give players the chance to learn about science and engineering careers while they play the game,” said Daniel Laughlin, project manager at NASA to Yahoo Games.

“NASA is committed to attracting more students to science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields of study and careers. We hope this game will inspire players to consider those careers.”

Astronaut is due to be released in 2010. A demo is expected sometime around the end of this year.

What a headline. What a video. What a morning. Thanks to whoever filmed this. On a space-related tip, see this. We love space, us.

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