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February 9, 2012

Cannon Fodder 3 released 17 years after original games

Newsbrief: Quite out of the blue, Codemasters has released Cannon Fodder 3, a new instalment in the popular war-based action series. The…

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GANG announces nominations for 10th annual awards in game audio

The Game Audio Network Guild (which translates to the convenient acronym of GANG) has announced its nominees for the 10th annual GANG…

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Skyrim: The amazing bits you DIDN'T see… but that still might come as DLC

Want to see what Bethesda can do to Skyrim when unshackled by development schedules? Given a week to create anything they wanted…

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Buy MLB 2K12 alone or bundled with NBA 2K12

You know, baseball’s been missing something as of late, wouldn’t you agree? Good thing 2K Games has come to the rescue by…

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Double Fine’s Kickstarter adventure surpasses $400K goal

It took about 8 hours and 11 minutes. Late last night, developer Double Fine revealed a new project, one that would only…

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Squee! Schafer & Gilbert’s Kickstarter Fund For Adventure

Well this is quite the thing. While we’re all in the middle of crossing our fingers, legs and internal organs in the…

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Skyrim Tests: Skeletal Horses, Giant Enemy Mudcrabs

Fus Ro My! This is the second Skyrim video of the day that’s had me all wibbly. Bethesda‘s Todd Howard was on…

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Opinion: My game design hat

[In this reprinted #altdevblogaday opinion piece, Nlogn Information’s Charilaos Kalogirou shares the various ways he had to “improve the fit” of his…

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The Darkness 2 wraps its tentacles around Gaikai

The thing about video games as a hobby and fascination is that they can be quite expensive. Some may employ unscrupulous means…

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Psychonauts developer Double Fine making fan-funded adventure game

UPDATE: Double Fine’s adventure game will be made – it’s just shot past the magical $400,000 goal it set itself last night….

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Skyrim makers create dragon riding, Kinect shouts, new skill trees

Bethesda Game Studios created dragon mounts, Kinect shouts, a werewolf skill tree and more as part of a Game Jam for Skyrim,…

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EU could lose tax breaks for game developers, threatens talent exodus

The European Union provides us a small-scale glimpse into the potential functions of a truly global society — and more recently, a…

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Halo: Archetype fan-film teaser introduces the first Spartan

Usually, being the first to do something is a good thing. In the case of Halo: Archetype, a fan-film chronicling the first…

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PS3 PlayMemories video editing app is part of a PC/mobile suite, includes 5GB of storage

Sony has announced its PlayMemories video editing software for the Japanese PS3, following an announcement in Europe. Along with this news comes…

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Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 gets Weapon Expert costume pack, including Mega Man X

Keep your cool, Mega Man fans — as previously announced, that version of Mega Man X above still isn’t a new character…

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DICE 2012: Culture, pride lead to success at Skyrim maker Bethesda

There was no shortage of jokes during Todd Howard’s DICE 2012 keynote speech in Las Vegas, but the underlying message was serious,…

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‘Raid Leader’ Review – Like a Nicotine Patch for WoW Addicts

There’s a reason MMORPG players use the term “trash” to describe the stuff that leads up to raid bosses: it’s missing all…

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Todd Howard: Over 10 million Skyrim players, average PC playtime 75 hours

During his DICE 2012 keynote speech, Bethesda Games Studios game director and executive producer Todd Howard revealed that The Elder Scrolls V:…

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