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Square Enix thanks games for 2011’s rise in revenue, profit
Deus Ex is leading the revenue revolution for Square Enix, whose digital entertainment — games — department in April-December 2011 grew 6.2…
Konami net income up 77 percent year-over-year
We’re still a couple of months away from the end of fiscal 2012, but the first 9 months of the confusingly offset…
TF2 in 2012: ‘Meet the Pyro’ is coming, more secrets
Valve has finally put together its schedule of events for 2012, announcing the big things happening in Team Fortress 2 in the…
Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies iOS update adds ray gun, monkey bombs
How many times have you been in the middle of an intense Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies round when you’ve had…
Keep your Mass Effect 3 save files, BioWare suggests
We know you’re used to coveting Mass Effect save files, so this should come as no surprise: you’ll probably want to hold…
Sony patented Wii U-esque controller, has pics to prove it
Sony may have been caught in the same handheld wavelengths as Nintendo in 2010. A patent uncovered by Games Beat shows Sony…
Resident Evil ‘Revelaitons’ misprint makes it to retail [Update: Capcom offers statement, replacement]
Capcom made an embarrassing printing error on the spine of the Resident Evil: Revelations box sent to reviewers — one made more…
NCSoft’s iOS Gem Keeper goes free for now
Perhaps our recommendation of NCSoft’s Gem Keeper last year piqued your interest — but your interest didn’t reach a 99-cent level of…
Portal And Half-Life Inspired Fan Art — GLaDOS: wake UP mr.FrEEEEEman
Artist Nitro Killer has created a fabulous piece of Portal 2 and Half-Life fan art entitled GLaDOS: wake UP mr.FrEEEEEman. It features…
Skyrim takes top honors at NY Video Game Critics Circle Awards
You’d have to be a fus-ro-dummy to think that Skyrim would be through with receiving accolades. At last night’s New York Video…
The enduring web of indie veteran Spiderweb Software
Spiderweb Software is one of the oldest independent development studios in existence. Founded in 1994 by Jeff Vogel, Spiderweb has been developing…
Oklahoma attempts violent-game tax, ESA responds
O-K oy vey — some States just never learn. Oklahoma State Representative William Fourkiller has proposed a 1 percent tax on Teen,…
Conan O’Brien On Star Wars: The Old Republic: It’s Same-Sextastic
Conan O’Brien took on Star Wars: The Old Republic’s same sex relationship issue in his own special way last night on the…
‘Zombie Gunship’ Gets Another Expansion
Heads up: Limbic Software is continuing to build on Zombie Gunship [$.99] with the release of a third residential expansion this afternoon….
European retailer Game puts a plaster over its money wound
Earlier this week Game met with lenders to discuss its credit problems and options for staying in business, and now Game reports…
Skyrim Creation Kit out on PC this Tuesday, with a ‘surprise’
The Skyrim Creation Kit will be available for the PC version this Tuesday, according to a tweet from Bethesda VP of Marketing…
Mass Effect 3 Demo Shows the Absurdity of Xbox Live Gold
Multiplayer should come standard, like seatbelts on a car….