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January 22, 2012

Cardboard Children: Risk Legacy

Hello youse, It’s 2012. A new start. So I’ve decided that I’m going to change how I do things here. Instead of…

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Weekly Webcomic Wrapup is pumping the jams

Did you know that Crush 40, the band responsible for writing and recording the greatest song in existence, also recorded a cover…

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The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Defender’s Quest

Indie developers are the starving artists of the video-game world, often brilliant and innovative, but also misunderstood, underfunded and more prone to…

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Hyrulecraft: Ocarina of Time reproduced in Minecraft

We don’t know if you guys are aware of this or not, but people really love Zelda games. Some people, in fact,…

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January 21, 2012

Zynga’s paid $300 per new user in the past nine months, says analyst

Zynga has been struggling with its stock price since the IPO late last year, and Sterne Agee analyst Arvind Bhatia says there…

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The PlayStation Recap: Home Sweet Home Edition

This week, Jeff, Rey and I dispersed across the US to host a series of grand opening community events for our Vita…

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New album available from VVVVVV composer Souleye

Souleye, the chiptune mastermind behind the incredible soundtrack for indie darling VVVVVV, has released a new, full-length album of original delights entitles…

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Could The Xbox 720 & PlayStation 4 Be The End of Consoles?

Could the PlayStation 4 or Xbox 720 be the last console purchase you ever make? One game industry CEO seems to think…

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Starbreeze self-funding original IP

Starbreeze, the developer behind The Darkness, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay and the upcoming series reboot Syndicate, is looking…

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SWTOR receives AbleGamers’ Accessible Mainstream GOTY award

The AbleGamers Foundation, an organization focused on providing disabled peoples with information and technology that allows them to more easily enjoy video…

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Sonic CD was December’s top PSN game

Not that we’re necessarily surprised by Sonic CD taking the number-one spot on December’s PSN charts, but it’s always a little sobering…

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Minecraft on XBLA working toward constant updates

Xbox Live Arcade is an excellent platform that’s delivered some of our favorite games over the years, but the approval process for…

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Wipeout 2048’s intro cinematic takes us through our future past

According to this intro cinematic for Wipeout 2048, which chronicles the evolution of the game’s racing world and its technology, we’ve only…

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Freddie Prinze Jr. to voice Mass Effect 3’s James Vega

We’ve already heard about James Vega, one of the new companions for Commander Shepard in Mass Effect 3, and now we know…

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Halo 4 beta invites are all fake (so far)

Abe Vigoda’s not dead, that bridge in Brooklyn isn’t really for sale, and there isn’t actually an Easter bunny or a tooth…

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Darksiders 2 introduces Death’s swiss army scythe

Have you ever wondered what Death, the dude, is really like? Who hasn’t? Thankfully, the Darksiders 2 devs at Vigil Games prepared…

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Syndicate co-op demo lands Jan. 31, Feb. 1 on XBL and PSN

The co-op demo for Syndicate launches on Xbox Live in North America and Europe on January 31, while the PlayStation Network version…

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Resident Evil Revelations media is suspiciously nice looking

Having played the Resident Evil Revelations demo, we can confirm that Capcom’s 3DS survival horror throwback has impressive graphics. We just don’t…

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