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February 17, 2012

Treyarch contract art studio employee lists ‘Black Ops 2’ among current projects [update: pulled!]

Hugo Beyer has worked on some major titles over the years (Beatles Rock Band, Anno 1404), including some still unreleased ones (Doom…

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‘Angry Birds Space’ Unveiled – Coming March 22nd

Hear ye! Hear ye! A new Angry Birds approaches. Details basically couldn’t be more vague at this point, as all we really…

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Atlus teaser email suggests Persona 4 fighter localization

Last night, Atlus sent its “Faithful” mailing list the most mysterious email ever. The subject line was “_____” and the body consisted…

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Asura takes his Wrath out on Ryu in upcoming DLC

Asura’s Wrath is an anime-inspired take on Buddhist stories, but some new DLC announced in Japan will add a legendary character from…

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Five straight minutes of Ryu Hayabusa messing dudes up in Ninja Gaiden 3, right here

Starting your morning with a murderous ninja (is there any other kind?) feels so right, especially when a giant flame dragon is…

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The Future of War: Building DUST 514’s Arsenal

In the last PlayStation.Blog post I introduced you to the three weapon classes in DUST 514: Heavy, Light and Sidearm. In this…

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A Calculated Risk: Why Square Enix Can’t Put ‘Sleeping Dogs’ Down

“It was not a happy time, as you can probably imagine.” Producer Jeff O’Connell conveys the grim atmosphere reigning over the developers…

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PS Vita Won’t Be Updated To Run PS2/PS3 Games, Sony Confirms

The PlayStation Vita is out next week, on February 22. Yes, technically it’s out as of earlier this week, but that’s only…

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Origin ends offer of Battlefield 3 bonus with Mass Effect 3 early

During a brief period of fiscal insanity, EA decided to offer a free copy of Battlefield 3 to Origin pre-orderers of Mass…

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‘Us and the Game Industry’ is the next documentary about indies

Whereas Indie Game: The Movie aimed to explore the lives of the people behind some of indie gaming’s biggest titles, an upcoming…

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GAME confirms it’s not stocking Tekken 3DS

GAME is not stocking Tekken on 3DS, Eurogamer can reveal. Tekken 3D Prime Edition, out today, will not be sold in any…

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Gears Of War 3 ‘Forces Of Nature’ DLC Revealed

UPDATE: Guardian mode confirmed, according to a tweet from the official Gears of War Twitter feed. Here’s the text of the tweet:…

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BioWare lead writer Drew Karpyshyn retires from games industry

BioWare lead writer Drew Karpyshyn has left the company and the video games industry to focus on writing novels. Karpyshyn was the…

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PlayStation Vita torn down, deemed easily repairable due to modular design

We here at Joystiq like modules quite a bit. As you’ll see to your right, our website is adorned with more than…

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FortressCraft creator rejects Minecraft clone claims

FortressCraft creator Adam Sawkins has rejected claims his Xbox Live Indie Game hit is a Minecraft clone and hit out at Markus…

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‘Grand Theft Auto 3’ and ‘Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars’ Drop to 99¢

Here’s a sale that we definitely didn’t expect to see so soon. Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto 3 and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown…

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KOTOR, Mass Effect lead writer Drew Karpyshyn leaves BioWare

Drew Karpyshyn, the lead writer of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Mass Effect 1, has retired from BioWare and…

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Counter-Strike co-creator’s Tactical Intervention launches in Spring 2012

Counter-Strike co-creator Minh Le’s Tactical Intervention is a free-to-play online multiplayer shooter. Since its 2010 announcement, there have been a few closed…

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