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February 5, 2013

THQ formally drops Farrell, Rubin, executive staff

THQ’s storybook is down to the final pages, following the rising action of its dropping stock, and the climax of its bankruptcy…

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Sly Cooper’s Alarmingly Quiet Launch Emphasizes the Need for Change

Thieves in Time was released today with very little fanfare from Sony….

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TA Plays: ‘Zombie Road Trip’ – A Video Game With Zombies In It

Earlier this morning, Eli and I sat down (and stood up) with Zombie Road Trip [Free]. As you’d guess, it’s a hill…

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Guardians Of The Galaxy Finds Its Lead In Chris Pratt

Marvel’s upcoming cosmic super-team epic, Guardians of the Galaxy has apparently found its lead. Beating out a long list of potential candidates…

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Notch no longer involved in Psychonauts 2 funding

Markus “Notch” Persson, who has made a fortune as the developer of indie game Minecraft, is no longer interested in financing Psychonauts…

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Crytek USA was the result of a single meeting

The formation of Crytek USA was a whirlwind affair, reports GamesBeat, with the fledgling company founded on the basis of a single…

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Ride To Hell Revs Its Engine For Upcoming Announcement

Fans who are waiting patiently for Kurt Sutter to figure out his Sons of Anarchy game can take comfort in the fact…

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Metareview: Dead Space 3

Spaceman, I always wanted you to go into space, man. And now that Dead Space 3 is here, you can, again. But…

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XCOM, the shooter, still alive and set for FY 2014 launch

XCOM, the shooter from 2K Marin, is still a part of Take-Two’s future launch plans, scheduled for fiscal year 2014. Take-Two’s fiscal…

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NBA 2K13 sets franchise records, ships 4.5 million copies

The Bieber-licious NBA 2K13 has sold-in (i.e. “shipped”) 4.5 million units to date, publisher Take-Two announced today as part of its third…

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Take-Two Interactive bags 405% year-over-year profit increase during Q3 2013

Take-Two Interactive has released its financial report for the three month period ending on December 31, 2012, or “Q3 2013” in technical…

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Star Wars Pinball Launches on PS3 and PS Vita This Month

Zen Studios has been making pinball games for nearly a decade now, and today is one of the most exciting pinball moments…

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Activision offered Axl Rose his own game

Back in 2010, Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose sued Activision for $20 million because he wasn’t happy about Guitar Hero 3…

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A Eulogy for TimeSplitters

Looking back at one of the few shooters that was actually in on the joke….

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Video: Kids explain why they play Minecraft

A filmmaker manages to capture the unique, pure appeal Mojang’s Minecraft has for its younger players in less than two minutes. It’s…

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‘Clash of Clans’ Update Adds New Unit Abilities And Much More

Heads up: Supercell unleashed a massive update to Clash of Clans [Free] this morning that added a ton of new mechanics, new…

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Report: Glitch cancels 3,000 BioShock Infinite pre-orders at Best Buy

Last night an issue struck 3,000 customers who pre-ordered BioShock Infinite at Best Buy, effectively canceling their orders, Side Questing reports. The…

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Redbox Instant Xbox 360 app on the way

There is a strange cult of people out there – you may have seen them, huddled around those giant red vending machines…

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