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March 19, 2012

Mists of Pandaria tries to breathe new life into an old World of Warcraft

Video games these days have a shorter shelf life than ever before. Titles fall out of the top ten within days or…

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Japanese hardware sales, March 5 – 11: We now join our story already in progress edition

Now that GDC and SXSW are totally and completely over, things should be getting back to normal around here. Broadcast interruptions like…

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The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Invader Zurp

Indie developers are the starving artists of the video-game world, often brilliant and innovative, but also misunderstood, underfunded and more prone to…

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Mass Effect 3 multiplayer strategy videos to help you destroy everyone

Mass Effect 3’s multiplayer has more depth than a panel at the “I’m A Reality TV Star And I Have More Twitter…

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BF3: Close Quarters devoid of Rush mode, introduces Conquest Domination

Battlefield 3’s upcoming Close Quarters map pack, which focuses on indoor combat and is due out this June, won’t support the game’s…

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March 18, 2012

The Drop: Week of March 19th 2012 New Releases

For gamers of my generation, Silent Hill 2 for PS2 stands as a giant in the survival-horror genre. Sadly, I completely missed…

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Hard Reset expansion will be free for pre-release Steam owners

Once upon a time we wrote a story about Hard Reset: Extended Edition, a retail version of Flying Wild Hog’s downloadable title…

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8BitMMO, an indie sandbox MMO from Archive Entertainment

Sort of like a two dimensional Second Life, but without the thriving sex industry, 8BitMMO is a top-down, java-based sandbox construction game…

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Hudson: ‘Your feedback has always mattered’ in Mass Effect 3, even now

Franchise director Casey Hudson has previously spoken out in brief defense of the Mass Effect 3 endings, but now he’s made it…

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Free Indie Games is a lot of free indie games chosen by Terry Cavanagh

Terry Cavanagh, indie-game maniac behind VVVVVV, Chat Chat and At a Distance, has started a new website with a title to make…

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SoulCalibur 5’s upcoming DLC has maid costumes, more swimsuits

So, remember how SoulCalibur 5 is getting monthly costume DLC starting next month, and how we were absolutely positive it wouldn’t be…

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New Mortal Kombat trailer shows off Vita-centric gameplay

Mortal Kombat is a fairly tried and true formula by fighting game standards, but what happens when you introduce the Vita’s massive…

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GR Pick: ‘Battlefield 3′ NES Edition

Ever want to play ‘Battlefield 3’ with retro audio bites? Well, you can’t, but in this new fan-made YouTube video, you can…

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2012 BAFTA Award Winners: ‘Portal 2,’ ‘Arkham City’ & ‘Battlefield 3′

Another year of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ video game awards saw ‘Portal 2’ fly away with the Game…

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Weekly Webcomic Wrapup is one quarter Irish

It’s Saint Patrick’s Day, or more specifically it’s Saint Patrick’s Night at this point, and chances are that, by now, those among…

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Here’s the Japanese Pokemon Black/White Version 2 box art

Pokemon Black/White Version 2 are slated to hit Japanese DSes this June, with a North American release later this fall. If previous…

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Metal Gear series sells 31.1 mill over lifetime

The Metal Gear franchise has done remarkably well for itself since its introduction 25 years ago. Including every single Metal Gear release,…

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Notch hopes to be working on one of three games by summer

Recusing himself from regular Minecraft duties has apparently freed up quite a bit of time in Markus Persson’s schedule, so much so…

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