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January 11, 2012

EverQuest II’s free-to-play switch spurs 300% jump in new players

New player registrations for EverQuest II have increased by around 300 percent since Sony Online Entertainment switched the game to an entirely…

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Play Mass Effect 3 and Reckoning demos, unlock in-game items for both

The demos for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and Mass Effect 3 will each unlock in-game items for the other game. Playing the…

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Run for the border, you might find a Vita there

As part of a new promotion, Taco Bell has announced a sweepstakes offering three ways to win a PlayStation Vita. The good…

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Killer Instinct: A Hitman Absolution Preview

Agent Griliopoulos was dispatched to see the game formerly known as Hitman: Subtitle for us. He returned bathed in blood, dressed as…

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The best selling UK video games of 2011

Modern Warfare 3 was the best selling video game in the UK last year, UKIE and GfK Chart-Track have revealed. Call of…

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Amy Review

Just like hurricanes, horror games seem to go well with girl’s names. First Catherine, and now Amy. Just names, nothing else, but…

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Resident Evil: Revelations Intro Appears Online

    Capcom will release Resident Evil: Revelations in North America on February 7, just under a month from now. The long…

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PlayStation 4 Reveal Not Happening At E3 2012, Hirai Confirms

Rumors have been flying around for some time now that both Microsoft and Sony are gearing up to reveal their next-generation gaming…

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Interview: What RISK: Factions hopes to do for ‘real’ games on Facebook

Through its deal with Hasbro, Electronic Arts has been bringing many classic board games to the video game space in recent years….

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Opinion: Launch day

[In this reprinted #altdevblogaday opinion piece, Itzy Interactive’s Kyle Kulyk shares the anxiety and other unexpected feelings independent developers can feel when…

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Too soon: No plans for next PlayStation at E3, Hirai says

Kaz Hirai, Sony’s… um, let’s just call him “Mega EXEC” for now, said the company will not announce the PlayStation 4 at…

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Humanizing a killer with Hitman: Absolution

This time it’s personal. It may be one of the worst taglines ever, but for Hitman: Absolution, it’s an apt summary of…

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Real Digital: Game Maps Drawn From Memory

This is wonderful, and as fine an example there is of how videogames exist as something far beyond pixels on a screen….

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Final Fantasy XIII2 Demo Released

Want to see how Square Enix follows up the original Final Fantasy XIII? Now you can with the playable demo….

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Mass Effect 3 Kingdoms of Amalur cross-promotion

Playing the upcoming demos of Mass Effect 3 and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning will unlock player skins and weaponry themed upon each…

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Hitman: Absolution to get obligatory special editions, pre-order bonuses

Following a demo of Hitman: Absolution in San Francisco last week, I talked to producer Hakan Abrak about this latest entry in…

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First

Production of the Raspberry Pi has begun! The what? The credit-card sized PC that costs either $24 (…

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‘Lunar Racer’ Review – Jump, Flip, Shoot and Win

Lunar Racer delivers racing, jumping, flipping and shooting, with customizable cars and local multiplayer for up to four players, for just a…

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