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November 16, 2011

Will Wright reveals ‘Hivemind,’ his new, personal gaming venture

Will Wright has told VentureBeat that he, in conjunction with a new California-based social gaming startup named Hivemind, is working on a…

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Official ‘Minecraft Pocket Edition’ Releasing Worldwide Today

We’ve still got our massive weekly traditional “coming tonight” post in the works, but the fanfare surrounding Mojang’s official (and universal) Minecraft…

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Skyrim Ships Over 7 Million Copies

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim has only been out since Friday, but according to Zenimax, seven million copies of the RPG have already…

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Skyrim mod adds Street View-like map functionality

Skyrim could augment its free-roaming if, for example, it was just a huge map that you could look around in — as…

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PETA targets Mario, we challenge the facts

Look, we like seeing an organization desperately flailing in an ill-fated attempt at relevance as much as the next site, but this…

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Skyrim Guide To Evil: How To Do Bad In Elder Scroll 5

Bethesda Softworks is sending a clear message with its recent release of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. That message is: you can…

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Modern Warfare 3 Getting Disc Read Errors In Some Xbox 360 Copies

While the Call of Duty Elite launch continues to struggle, Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games’ Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has…

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DC Universe Online Adds The Deadly Double Cross Update

If DC Universe Online suddenly seems a lot more appealing to you since embracing a free-to-play pricing model, then you’ll be happy…

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Skullgirls and mastering the art of defense

It’s a great time to be a fighting game fan. The genre is in the midst of a renaissance, meaning Skullgirls couldn’t…

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How Irrational’s cancelled ‘The Lost’ found itself in India

Irrational Games opened up its virtual “Vault,” delivering information about its appropriately named PS2/Xbox game The Lost. “It was Silent Hill meets…

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Gears Of War 3’s Title Update 2 Adds Features And Fixes

Assuming you haven’t put Gears of War 3 aside for a little bit while you take in the various games released in…

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The art of the breach in Syndicate’s four-player co-op mode

In the future, machines will be the least of our worries — it’s the humans with advanced machines in their bodies we’ll…

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BioWare Potentially Altering ‘Mass Effect 3′ Story After Beta Leak

After an early beta version of ‘Mass Effect 3’ leaked online, BioWare is considering making changes to its story based on fan…

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Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time adds Rioichi the ninja master to the cast

By now, your parents have likely sat you down and given you “The Talk.” If not, ask them to do that now….

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Game Group: UK Video Games Market ‘Below Our Expectations’

UK retailer Game Group today released an interim management statement, noting that its revenue is down year-over-year across all video game sales,…

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ActionScript Tips For Programmers Of C#/C++

[In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, Portalarium’s senior programmer Paul Evans offers some tips for getting a handle on ActionScript 3 from a…

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Grasshopper Launches Game Development School Support Program

Shadows of the Damned developer Grasshopper Manufacture has launched a new amateur development program that aims to support Japanese game development schools….

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PlayStation Suite beta starting (for Japanese devices) later on this month

Sony has announced more details about the beta for the PlayStation Suite. That’s the development program (similar to Apple’s App Store or…

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