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Asda reportedly interested in buying entire HMV brand and business
Huge UK supermarket chain Asda, owned by Walmart, is apparently considering a deal to buy HMV. And not just some stores: The…
Starbreeze’s latest looks like it could be this year’s Journey
Between losing several of its key staff to a new start-up and suffering a high-profile flop, the past few years presumably haven’t…
Fears over the future of Star Wars games following Disney buyout of LucasArts
Fears are growing over the future of Star Wars games following Disney’s eye-watering $4.05 billion purchase of LucasFilm.A source told Kotaku that…
Activision adds in-game purchases called Micro Items to Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
Activision has added in-game purchases, which it calls Micro Items, to Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.Tomorrow, Wednesday 13th March players will…
Hideo Kojima suggests video game pilots to combat rising next-gen dev costs
Legendary developer Hideo Kojima has come up with an interesting idea for combating rising video game production costs: the video game pilot.With…
Sony changes "misogynistic" God of War: Ascension Trophy name
Sony will change a God of War: Ascension Trophy that had been accused by some of being misogynistic.The Trophy in question is…
DayZ standalone teases new health system, overhauled zombies
Creator Dean Hall has offered up another video diatribe on the development on the standalone version of DayZ. One teased addition is…
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate trailer shows its angry antagonists
Enter: the majestic creatures of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate who exist purely to be poked with giant sticks, hammers and swords.Monster Hunter…
Steam’s weekly deals include cheap Rochard, Jet Set Radio, Arcania and Endless Space
Steam has announced its latest round of weekly deals, with physics-focused platformer Rochard dropping to $2.49, along with Jet Set Radio. Left…
Select Sony stores selling PS Vita 3G for $200
A majority of the Sony stores across the US have dropped the price of the 3G-compatible PlayStation Vita, down to $199.97. The…
Charlie Murder wants you to give punk a chance, download a song
Charlie Murder is gearing up to trash XBLA sometime in the future, and Ska Studios is hard at work beating out all…
The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Spate
Indie developers are the starving artists of the video-game world, often brilliant and innovative, but also misunderstood, underfunded and more prone to…
Huge Game-changing ‘The Blockheads’ Update is Out Now
Last week, we detailed a massive update for Majic Jungle’s Minecraft-y world building simulation The Blockheads [Free] which would fundamentally change the…
Miyamoto working on Pikmin cartoons
Shigeru Miyamoto is working on translating the Pikmin series into animated shorts. The Nintendo executive showed one episode of his new project…
StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm server start times
StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm launches tomorrow, and in the interest of its international fanbase Blizzard has provided a handy list…
Get a job: ArenaNet needs programmers in Bellevue
“ArenaNet was founded by programmers; we are a company of doers, dedicated to our craft, and we put decision-making in the hands…
Rumor: Injustice ‘Blackest Night’ DLC pack will offer a zombie Batman
Germany’s Amazon page appears to have revealed the first pack of downloadable content for the DC superhero fighting game Injustice: Gods Among…
Rumor: Star Wars: First Assault is a multiplayer shooter, currently on hold
Star Wars: First Assault, an unannounced game from LucasArts, has been put on hold, Kotaku reports. First Assault was going to host…