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May 9, 2012

Activision Blizzard Q1 2012 financials: $1.17 billion in net revenue, down year-over-year

Activision Blizzard has released its financial results for the first quarter of its fiscal 2012, posting total net revenue (pre-tax income) of…

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Portabliss: Ketzal’s Corridors (3DS eShop)

Did you know that you can download handheld games now? That’s amazingly convenient! The only inconvenient part of it is finding the…

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All ‘Starhawk’ DLC Map Packs Will Be Free; ‘Cypress’ Teased

As ‘Starhawk’ looks to stake its claim on the PlayStation 3 multiplayer audience, all new map packs for LightBox Interactive and Sony’s…

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Thoreauly Hermitic: Walden, A Game

It’s not often that anyone gets to ask “What would Thoreau’s Walden look like as a game?” without it being a rambling…

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Minecraft 360 – Finding the Missing Pieces

Playing this week’s Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition is like stepping into a time machine for fans of the PC game. The console…

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Facebook’s new App Center takes inspiration from Apple’s App Store

Facebook is getting ready to roll out a new major feature that should bring more exposure to its game apps, particularly those…

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Facebook now allows developers to sell their games

Traditionally, Facebook game developers have exclusively made money through in-app purchases on games that can be played for free. But soon, those…

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Cryptic Metal Gear Rising trailer lets you not understand the story right now

Just a quick warning: you won’t see any cyborg ninja guys slicing robots in twain in this Metal Gear Rising video. This…

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Call of Duty Elite reaches 10 million users, 2 million paid subscriptions

Activision’s Call of Duty Elite service puts another feather in its very busy cap today with a reported total of 10 million…

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Re-Examining the Role of Digital Death

How death has evolved over the four decades of gaming….

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Two Possible Reasons for BioShock Infinite’s 2013 Delay

Has our trip to Columbia been pushed back because of multiplayer or GTA V?…

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‘Mass Effect 3′ Multiplayer Weekend Event ‘Operation: Silencer’ Announced

After promising players ‘the best possible Operations’ for the ‘Mass Effect 3’ multiplayer community – BioWare has announced ‘Operation: Silencer’ which tasks…

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What We Want in the New Skyrim DLC, Dawnguard

With the newly announced Skyrim DLC, Dawnguard, just over the horizon, now would be the perfect time to start making of list…

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Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Face Off Mode Revealed

The next Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 DLC, "Content Collection 2," will feature three multiplayer maps, two special ops maps, and…

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Death Rally goes free on iOS for a limited time

If you’ve been waiting to check out Remedy’s successful racer, Death Rally, now is probably the time to do it. The car-combat…

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The creative maturity of Hironobu Sakaguchi’s Last Story

There must be a fascinating behind-the-scenes story as to how XSEED managed to get a hold of the localization rights for The…

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Call of Duty has 40 million monthly users

While most games struggle to keep players active just a month after release, it seems that Activision is having no such trouble…

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Wedbush thinks Grand Theft Auto 5 will launch in October

With this morning’s announcement that BioShock Infinite will now launch in February 2013, publisher Take-Two Interactive altered more than a game’s launch…

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