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February 8, 2012

Fruit Ninja Kinect sells a half-million copies; Jetpack Joyride reaches 14 million downloads

Australian developer Halfbrick is flying high on the success of its Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride franchises. Chief Marketing Officer Phil Larsen…

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Skyrim’s Fall of the Space Core mod may be hiding a Portal 2 quest

Valve released Fall of the Space Core, Vol. 1 yesterday as a harmless, clever Skyrim mod featuring a personality sphere from the…

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Battleship Video Game Announced

A Battleship video game is coming, gamers, so prepare thyself! Developed by Double Helix Games for the Nintendo DS, 3DS, 360, PS3…

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Nintendo’s new spokesman is cute, famous, a dog

Nintendo’s newest spokesman may not be as funny as Sony’s Kevin Butler, but darn it if he isn’t more adorable. Nintendo has…

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PSN releases: Simpsons, Jak, Gotham City Impostors

There’s a lot happening on PSN this week. For starters, HD remasters of the first three games in the Jak and Daxter…

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Official Mass Effect 3 Xbox 360 and PS3 console mods revealed

Mass Effect 3 publisher EA has signed up hardware case creator Calibur11 to create Commander Shepard-themed Vault armour for your console. The…

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‘Pizza vs. Skeletons’ Hands-On Preview

Only in the indie space do we see games like Pizza vs. Skeletons. Bright and humorous, as well as off-the-walls, it’s a…

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Metareview: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

Let’s be honest, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning’s quality came as the first nice surprise of 2012. Our quibbles with this first installment…

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Massive Square Enix sale hits Xbox Live

A generous range of Square Enix games and goodies are now available at a discount from the Xbox Live Marketplace. If you’ve…

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MLB 12 The Show: See the New Miami Marlins Ballpark

Sports fans – I’m psyched to give you a sneak peak at the new Miami Marlins ballpark in South Beach, courtesy of…

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Minecraft Is Now Home To World Of Warcraft’s Kalimdor In Today’s Nugget From The Net

Take note, Internet: there’s really no such thing as "too many" Minecraft re-creations. If you’ve taken a geek-friendly franchise and built some…

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Report: French game development tax breaks may be prohibited

Game development tax incentives that were set up in France four years ago expired last month, and may not be reintroduced due…

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The thrilling difference the high-res texture pack makes in Skyrim

Wondering what kind of difference Skyrim’s high-res texture pack makes to the game’s already gorgeous PC graphics? The folks at HardOCP are…

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Battleship movie adapted into FPS by Double Helix

Activision and Double Helix have announced a video game adaptation of Battleship, the Hasbro Studios/Universal Films adaptation of Milton Bradley’s Battleship. Set…

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Square Enix makes Sleeping Dogs official

Square Enix has made Sleeping Dogs, the game formerly known as True Crime: Hong Kong, official. United Front Games’ “gritty” and “visceral”…

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Arcade: Shank 2

Content: Shank 2 Price: 800 Microsoft Points Availability: Check availability in your Xbox LIVE region Dash Text: The fan-favorite 2D […]…

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How Can We Fix Skyrim?

Five suggestions for refining a messy masterpiece….

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‘Beat Sneak Bandit’ is Sneaking Into the App Store Next Week

We’ve been keeping close tabs on Bumpy Road [$2.99] developer Simogo’s upcoming rhythm-based stealth puzzler Beat Sneak Bandit since they originally teased…

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