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January 5, 2012

Vita beaten by PSP for second week running

PlayStation Vita has been beaten by the PSP in Japan’s hardware chart for the second week running. Post-Christmas hardware sales were down…

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CTA Digital’s official US Army game accessories are all they can be

Peripheral company CTA Digital has acquired a rather … unexpected license: the United States Army. The company has announced a series of…

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Japanese video game market revenues declined 8% in 2011

Total revenue from the Japanese video game market fell 8 percent in 2011 year-over-year, despite increased hardware sales. According to data from…

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Treadnaughts: Gratuitous Tank Battles

Hello 2012! The observant among you may have noticed that I appeared to write something yesterday but I actually wrote that in…

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SWTOR “/getdown” dance exploit patch tomorrow

A patch to fix the fabulous SWTOR “/getdown” dance exploit is in testing now, BioWare has revealed – and will be rolled…

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Choplifter HD release date announced

Konami has announced the release dates for Choplifter HD. The InXile (Hunted: The Demon’s Forge) made downloadable game launches on PC and…

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SWTOR January 2012 PVP changes and beyond

BioWare has shared development plans for SWTOR PVP in January and beyond. Being addressed now as “top priority” are an additional level…

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How Unity tackles Android support, straight from its lead developer

While the Unity engine’s bread and butter has proven to be Apple’s iOS, the rise of Android has brought an increased focus…

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Gary Oldman spits out a few Reznov lines on Conan, in a bowtie

Gary Oldman is a respected actor with decades of awards and critically acclaimed roles on his resume — but we don’t care…

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Cthulu Saves the World on iOS, Android

Indie role-playing romp Cthulhu Saves the World will release on iPhone, iPad, Android and Mac, developer Zeboyd Games has announced. The new…

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Original Parasite Eve storyboards will blow your mind (literally)

The intro scene for Parasite Eve on PSOne didn’t call for every audience member of a packed opera house to spontaneously combust…

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Choplifter HD touches down on PC, PSN, XBLA next week

Choplifter HD, the remake of the hostage-saving helicopter action classic, will begin its landing next week. The game will hit PC and…

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Super Crate Box Review

It’s hard to believe that Super Crate Box came out on Macs and PCs as recently as 2010. It feels like I’ve…

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Put these cute Zelda figures from Japan in your pocket

The 50-cent random-toy twist-knob machines lining grocery stores and movie theaters across the western world don’t contain Zelda figures, which makes them…

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How to use Swapnote on 3DS to DM an RPG

The Swapnote app for the 3DS was designed with the intention to, well, swap notes, which we guess are technically tiny stories….

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Kairosoft’s ‘Pocket League Story’ Now Available

Looks like we’ve got one more big release to add to today’s list. Kairosoft has just released their latest simulation title called…

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2D fighter ‘Phantom Breaker’ on the way from publisher 7sixty

If you’ve been following 5pb’s Japan-only Xbox fighting game Phantom Breaker, then, well, you’re a bit ahead of us. Regardless, the 2D…

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Play Kid Icarus in 16-bit, in your browser

Flip Industries has bridged the gap between Kid Icarus’ upcoming 3DS sequel and its classic 8-bit charm with Super Kid Icarus, a…

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