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November 26, 2011

Japanese BlazBlue tournament wants to humiliate US players

Aksys Games is hosting BlazBlue Revolution, the world’s largest BlazBlue tournament, early next year in Japan, and it wants the best three-person…

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Peter Molydeux is not Peter Molyneux, and other revelations

For all its rainbow-trail-cat-in-space silliness, the internet isn’t always kind to parody. Take Peter Molydeux, for example. Did you know that he…

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Google Chrome will add native gamepad support, more video and audio hooks

Google’s Paul Kinlan spoke at Develop Liverpool last week, and revealed that Google is aiming to add some more plug-and-play hardware support…

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Microsoft acquires VideoSurf to ‘enhance video discovery capabilities’ for Xbox Live

Though Microsoft’s still mysterious Dashboard update is due to arrive in just under two weeks’ time, on December 6, Big Redmond isn’t…

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In Pursuit of Hats: This Week In Indie Games

[Every week, IndieGames.com: The Weblog co-editor-in-chief Tim W. will be summing up some of the top free-to-download and commercial indie games from…

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Future Publishing combining UK and US branches

Following the departure of its CEO and CFO, Future Publishing’s new CEO, Mark Wood, has a plan: The UK-based company will combine…

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Modern Warfare 3 tops Japanese charts, Saints Row: The Third debuts at number 5

It’s got the rooster, it’s got the crow, Modern Warfare 3 is big in Japan. For the week of November 14, according…

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WRUP: ‘Game of the Year’ talk time

The time is upon us to start talking about Joystiq’s favorite games of the year. Last year was so easy, with Mass…

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November 25, 2011

‘Batman: Arkham City’ on PC Suffers from Technical Glitches; Origin Offers Huge Black Friday Discount

The bad news: ‘Batman: Arkham City’ reportedly suffers from severe performance problems on the PC when utilizing DX 11. The good news:…

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You don’t need to get pepper sprayed for these Walmart ‘Cyber Monday’ deals

As we watch the Black Friday madness from our geodesic hoverdome, we’re increasingly happy we waited to do our holiday shopping online….

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In-Depth: PlayStation Network Analysis, October 2011

[Console digital editor Ryan Langley examines PlayStation Network’s debuts and successes during October 2011, using leaderboard and chart data to analyze their…

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Impulse Technology suing Nintendo for patent infringement

Tech developer Impulse Technology — that name sound familiar? — has filed a lawsuit against Nintendo and a score of third-party studios,…

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Ubisoft: No PC Port for ‘Ghost Recon: Future Soldier’

In an effort combat piracy, Ubisoft has announced that highly anticipated shooter ‘Ghost Recon: Future Soldier’ will not be making its way…

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Ghost Recon: Future Soldier on PC replaced by Ghost Recon Online

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is not coming to PC, Ubisoft has confirmed — but never fear, because it is coming to PC….

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Why JRPGs should look at the NFL’s playbook

This is a column by Jason Schreier dedicated to the analysis (and occasional mocking) of his favorite genre, the Japanese role-playing game….

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Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots heading to Android on Monday

Android users, no longer must you watch the iOS crowd with green eyes of jealousy. In a few days, you’ll be able…

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Petition asks Obama to destroy all copies of Skyrim

And prosecute players “to the fullest extent of the law”….

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Rumor: Microsoft in ‘early stages of licensing’ with Sony for Kinect TV

Microsoft has embraced hacker culture for Kinect, and it now sees the vast possibilities offered by a machine that requires people to…

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