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March 15, 2013

Max uncaps his Magic Marker again in XBLA’s ‘Curse of Brotherhood’

XBLA exclusives are becoming rarer and rarer. The latest is a sequel to Max & The Magic Marker by developer Press Play….

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QuickDraw is a Move game that lets you duel with other players – no TV necessary

Greenfly Studios – creators of EG App of the Day Ski Solitaire – have revealed the brilliant-sounding party game QuickDraw, a PS…

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X-Men: Days Of Future Past Adds Colossus

It appears that the ever-growing army of alumni for next year’s follow-up, X-Men: Days of Future Past continues to expand. This time, it…

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‘I’ve had it with lazy devs’ – a forum-goer puts a studio on notice

You made a good game, it ships, but your audience expects more. An entitled player brings a torch and pitchfork to the…

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Injustice: Gods Among Us footage shows alternate costumes, more facial hair

NetherRealm’s barrage of Injustice: Gods Among Us footage continues unabated, with these newest clips showcasing a few of the characters’ alternate costumes….

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Poly(theist) Thriller: More Godly Reus Footage

Previous adventures in Reus coverage have given Jim and I lots to be excited about, alongside a smidgeon of confusion. The striking…

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Resident Evil 6 / Left 4 Dead 2 crossover announced

Resident Evil 6’s PC version due next week will feature a crossover with Valve’s popular zombie shooter Left 4 Dead 2, Capcom…

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Guild Wars 2, SimCity design lectures highlighted at GDC 2013

GDC 2013 organizers are highlighting more top talks, including design lectures on Guild Wars 2 and SimCity, Brenda Romero’s F2P “morning after,”…

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Resident Evil 6 and Left 4 Dead 2 cross over at 0 additional cost

This spring, Left 4 Dead 2 characters, including the survivors and the Witch and Mini Tank infected, will make their way into…

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Machinarium extends onto Vita March 26

Eccentric puzzle-adventure Machinarium comes to Vita in North America on March 26. The robo-stuffed point-and-clicker jumped from PC to PS3 back in…

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Maxis: 'we could have built an offline mode' in SimCity

Perhaps the most-wanted feature of any SimCity player is an offline mode, as evidenced by this hack. Officially, Maxis’ latest release requires…

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Valve’s community content is bigger business than you might think

We’re going to need a bigger whale! If some recent numbers revealed by Valve co-founder Gabe Newell are any indication, the company…

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Valve, Capcom borrow each other’s characters for game crossovers

Characters from Valve’s Left 4 Dead 2 will be playable within Capcom’s Resident Evil 6 and, likewise, enemies from Resident Evil 6…

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Who’s buying all these niche simulation games, anyway? We found out

Hardcore simulation games like German Truck Simulator and Farming Simulator are often the subject of ridicule among U.S. gamers. So who exactly…

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The Sentimental process behind GungHo’s PSOne Imports

I was impressed with Gungho Online Entertainment’s first batch of PSOne Import games, partly for symbolic reasons: they were all interesting games,…

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Zen Pinball 2 flies down the Wii U chute March 21

Zen Studios has finally provided a concrete date for Zen Pinball 2 on Wii U in North America: Thursday, March 21. The…

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The Neverhood creator working on a new claymation point-and-click adventure

The Neverhood and Earthworm Jim creator Doug TenNapel announced that he’s working on a new “full sized, PC and Mac point and…

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PlayStation Community Update: Ascendant Edition

Champions, God of War: Ascension has descended upon the world. The Blades of Chaos are back in full force — maybe you’ve…

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