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January 16, 2012

Opinion: Subscriptions are not the future, they are the past

[In this opinion piece, Gamasutra contributor and Games Brief’s Nicholas Lovell argues that game subscriptions are not “the Holy Grail of the…

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THQ shoots down 2014 cancellation rumors

THQ said Sunday evening that despite rumors circulating on Twitter, it is not cancelling its entire 2014 lineup, or ceasing development of…

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THQ denies rumors about cancellation of its 2014 lineup

Yesterday, a series of tweets by IGDA Mobile SIG chair Kevin Dent alleged that THQ was in financial trouble, and that it…

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‘SoulCalibur’ Hitting the App Store January 19th

Back in October we told you that Namco’s classic 3D arcade fighter SoulCalibur was coming to iOS, and now it looks like…

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Japanese hardware sales, January 2 – 8: A personal appeal edition

You know, we’ve been thinking about it, and now that fighting games are big business again, maybe it’s time to revive some…

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The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Captain Jameson

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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Brains for lunch: Capcom’s Japanese bar menu revealed, kind of

Cap Bar, Capcom’s bar in Shinjuku, Tokyo, is set to open Jan. 25, complete with game kiosks, a Capcom merch store and…

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January 15, 2012

Relax and watch this Namco X Capcom London Fight Club video

Some of you will enjoy a nice, extra day off on Monday, and we would hate for you to get bored while…

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RUMOR THQ Cancels 2014 Lineup, Preparing To Sell Company?

Cancellations headline rumors spelling grim news for the publisher….

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The Drop: Week of January 9th 2012 New Releases

Shadow of the Colossus and ICO are easily two of the most unique and ground breaking games which debuted on the PS2….

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Engadget goes hands-on with the RetroDuo Portable NES/SNES

We don’t know if you guys realize this or not, but CES is a big show. Like, really big. So big, in…

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Nexuiz brings the twitch back to FPS on XBLA

It’s circa 1999, and I’m in my freshman college dorm room, playing a game on my Windows 98 computer. It uses a…

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Rumor: THQ up for sale, cancels multiple titles

Is THQ in danger of closing any time soon? Has it cancelled multiple games, including all its 2014 titles? Online rumors say…

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PlayStation Around The Web: What We Read

We’re at the halfway point of what is for most of us a long holiday weekend. Early tomorrow, I’ll be on a…

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Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure CES screens are new, recycled

Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure brings five modern-classic animated films into real, still-animated life this March. The following screens offer a…

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Radiangames wants you to have fun during the zombie apocalypse

If we learned one thing in the Girl Scouts (don’t judge — you’d join for the Thin Mints too), it was to…

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Jagex hires Rockstar’s Alex Horton as Chief Creative Officer

Alex Horton, an ex-Rockstar animator and designer whose resume includes Manhunt, Grand Theft Auto 3 and Red Dead Revolver, is now Chief…

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