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EA Sports Active stores are spreading, it seems. The San Francisco brick and mortar outlet we reported on yesterday isn’t alone: Boston’s also lucky enough to be able to go and look at very blonde, very fatless people get very excited about crouching in front of a TV screen.

Visitors get a “personalized” demo to the product. Details here.

The Boston store’s got a scooter in it too. Why? Thanks, Joystiq.

EA Sports Active is properly go, if this image on NeoGAF’s to be believed. EA’s opened a retail store complete dedicated to the hit fitness franchise, which, inexplicably, features a black scooter on its floor.

Why? Who knows. EA probably isn’t arguing.

Thanks, GoNintendo.

Wrath of the Lich King’s upon us, and while we spent our evening with Blizzard in London last night, things happened in the rest of the world as well, apparently.

Joystiq and Kotaku have posted up reports and photos from the San Francisco event, while MTV covered the New York shindig.

As you’d expect, the pictures show crowds of people with big ears and somaed smiles, but it’s as comforting as ever.

Have a nose.

The US PS Blog brings word that Insomniac boss Ted Price himself will be in attendance at the midnight opening of the Metreon in San Francisco for the launch of Resistance 2 next week, as will members of the firm’s community team.

There’ll be swag, signing at photos. It does not get better than that. The game’s out on November 4 in the US.

Hit the link for more.

LucasArts passed over a video edit of the entire reveal presentation of BioWare MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic today, held in San Francisco last week. Watch it after the break.

The movie is nearly 20 minutes long, and contains large sections of talk from BioWare co-founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, as well as talk-throughs on art style and level design from senior developers at the studio.

There are several sections in there from LucasArts president Darrell Rodriguez.

And no: there’s no footage of gameplay. Two trailers were shown at the event – one on the history of the KOTOR franchise, and one showing early gameplay – but both have been edited out. Apparently there’s a movie exclusive deal in place with a US broadcaster, so no such luck for you, we’re afraid.

We were there, if you recall, so you’ll just have to trust us when we say it did look awesome. Read our live blog of the event to see what happened.

Watch the video, innit.

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As posted on the Capcom blog, the company’s looking for gamers in San Francisco to test another secret game. You owe it to yourself to be one of those gamers. To apply you must be:

• 18 years old (or older), with valid ID
• Interested in action, puzzle and strategy games.
• In the SF Bay Area and free July 10th, from 1-5pm.
• Able to travel to travel to Capcom HQ in San Francisco under your own steam.

All info through the link.

Microsoft is to show off some new Games for Windows titles later today in San Francisco, apparently including Take-Two duo Mafia II and Borderlands.

The software giant has also said that it will be expanding its partnership with AMD and NVidia for both processors and graphics card support.

The titles currently on show are:

• Battlestations: Midway (Eidos)
• Battlestations: Pacific (Eidos)
• Borderlands (2K Games)
• Call of Duty: World at War (Activision)
• Crysis Warhead (Crytek/EA Partners)
• Dawn of War 2 (THQ)
• Devil May Cry 4 (Capcom)
• Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Sierra Entertainment)
• Quantum of Solace (Activision)
• LEGO Batman: The Videogame (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Video Game (Activision)
• Mafia II (2K Games)
• Project Origin (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
• Red Faction: Guerilla (THQ)
• Saints Row 2 (THQ)
• Zoo Tycoon 2: Ultimate Collection (Microsoft Game Studios)

Thanks EvilAvatar.

It’s a Snake photo overtron. Kotaku’s posted some photos from the MGS4 launch in San Francisco. These are your classic “men in a line” variety, but there is a picture of a man in a white coat with a knife, which kind of saves the say.

GDC 2009 will take place on March 23-27 next year, according to this. The Moscone Center, yet again, will be the setting for the show.