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January 26, 2012

Devolver Digital open to indie pitches at GDC, set appointments now

Serious Sam publisher Devolver Digital will hear indie pitches as part of its “Pitch Fork Parker Project” at this year’s Game Developers…

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Look: RPS Is Hiring A News Writer

Astonishing! RPS is hiring again. We’re looking for a committed and energetic news writer. This is a full-time, paid position. We pay…

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‘rComplex’ Heading to iOS This February

A dark, moody endless runner with an actual narrative hook? That’s the elevator pitch for rComplex, according to the game’s developer, InterWave…

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Netflix Game Rental Plans Are No More

The powers-that-be at GameFly can breathe easy again. Last year, Netflix announced plans to start offering video game rentals alongside its DVD…

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Angry Birds Lets You Kill Pigs On Facebook This Valentine’s Day

Who needs a romantic, candlelit dinner on Valentine’s Day when you can instead spend hours hurling egg-shaped birds at elaborate, pig-protecting constructions…

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Take a tour of Binary Domain with Japanese demo on Feb. 1

Sega announced plans to release a Binary Domain demo in Japan on February 1, a date that is sadly not expressed in…

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Using HTML5 for mobile multiplayer

In Gamasutra’s latest feature, Moblyng’s former SVP of engineering describes techniques for reliable mobile game networking on less-than-reliable cellular connections using examples…

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California to pay ESA $950,000 over failed game bill

The State of California has agreed to reimburse the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) $950,000 in legal fees for fighting Brown v. EMA…

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Nintendo enhances expected loss; 15 million 3DS units sold since launch

Nintendo has once again revised its expected loss for the fiscal year ending in March, widening its forecasted financial misfortune from ¥20…

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Insomniac done with Resistance

Insomniac CEO Ted Price has said the company is done with the Resistance franchise. “We won’t be making any more Resistances,” Price…

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NCsoft Seek To Prevent US Release Of TERA

Why can’t we all just learn to get along? With MMO TERA finally having a release date set for May this year,…

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Road to the IGF: Vlambeer’s Ridiculous Fishing

Two-person Dutch indie developer Vlambeer may be getting headlines lately for its surprise iOS hit Super Crate Box, but it’s another game…

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A Walk In The Dark’s Trailer Is Purrty

Indie platformer A Walk In The Dark has a cat rescuing a lost little girl in a dark, fantasy world; the quarter…

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Time, Space, Fluff: Quantum Conundrum

*INEVITABLE COMPARISON TO PORTAL* Now that’s out of the way, let’s all drool over Kim Swift’s upcoming Quantum Conundrum, which looks like…

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Interview: Dragon Commander Commander

Swen Vincke is the bossman at Larian, they of the Divinity games and now ambitious Dragon Commander, and he’s taking his studio…

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Insomniac confirms it won’t make more Resistance games

Insomniac has confirmed it will not make any more Resistance games. Insomniac boss Ted Price told VG247, “We won’t be making any…

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Wii U will launch in US, Europe, Australia and Japan by end of 2012

The Wii U will launch in the US, Europe, Australia and Japan by the end of 2012, Nintendo has promised. Following the…

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Arkham action figure line includes Titan Joker, Killer Croc and the Bats

DC Comics is releasing a new line of action figures based on the lead and supporting casts of Batman: Arkham Asylum and…

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