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January 23, 2013

The Shameful Eating Habits of Video Game Protagonists

Sometimes there are consequences for scarfing down an entire ham from a dungeon floor….

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Rare Skyrim Statue and More Up For Bidding In X-Play and Child’s Play Charity Auction!

Here’s your chance to bid on some awesome memorabila and all for a good cause! X-Play is auctioning off a rare Skyrim…

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Without a buyer, Vigil loses more than a few jobs: It loses a team

“The people that I bled with, vented with, argued with (often times LOUDLY), and kicked back with… these people will never be…

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Report: THQ’s WWE license going to Take-Two

While most of THQ’s coffers have already been cleaned out, there’s been no official word on any party making a move on…

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Wii U’s Virtual Console appears to be a big step back

Welcome to Living in the Past, a weekly column about what’s new in old games. Now get off our lawn. There’s a…

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South Park Goes to Ubisoft, Vigil And Darksiders Abandoned in Messy THQ Breakup

Meanwhile, Dead Island's publisher gets its hands on Saints Row and its developer….

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Zombies Invade ‘Plague Inc.’ in Upcoming Necroa Virus Update

Ndemic Creations’ Plague Inc. [$0.99] is one of those games I never imagined would hook me like it has. It’s a strategy…

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Walking Dead Episode 5 stats broken down

It’s impossible to talk about this Walking Dead Episode 5 stat breakdown video without spoiling the story, but we’re going to try….

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Vigil Games Lead Combat Designer stands up, says goodbye

Vigil Games Lead Combat Designer Ben Cureton and the rest of the Vigil staff cleaned out the office today, after Vigil was…

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With THQ’s demise, plenty of questions remain

With today’s news that many of THQ’s major franchises and studios have been sold off, a lot of questions have been answered,…

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Coming Tonight: ‘Cracking Sands’, ‘Half Inch Heist’, ‘Might & Magic Clash of Heroes’ and More

It’s Wednesday again, which means it’s time to break out your new game shoes for the same old new release song and…

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Deep Silver confirms acquisition of Saints Row, Metro and Volition

Koch Media/Deep Silver has officially announced that it has secured the intellectual property rights for two THQ franchises: Saints Row and Metro….

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Ubisoft purchases THQ Montreal, South Park: Stick of Truth still on for 2013

Ubisoft has obtained THQ Montreal and the publishing rights to South Park: The Stick of Truth, the RPG developed by Obsidian Entertainment….

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Fin: THQ Sells Off Most Studios, Basically Done

Update: Helpfully, reader and probable Prince of Handsomeness The JG Man dug up the court form outlining details (including amounts, back-up bidders, etc)…

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THQ is no more. This is where its assets went

As of earlier today THQ is no more. The company’s assets have been divided and auctioned off to the highest bidder. Curious…

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The Fire Emblem special edition 3DS in pictures

Nintendo sent us a special-edition Fire Emblem: Awakening 3DS, and in the course of staring at it, we decided to take some…

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Bayonetta 2 Sneak Peek In The Latest Nintendo Direct

This morning’s Nintendo Direct video stream brought little in the way of new information about PlatinumGames’ ongoing Bayonetta 2 efforts, but it…

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Black Ops 2, Warfighter banned in Pakistan for depicting country in ‘very poor light’

The All Pakistan CD, DVD, Audio Cassette Traders and Manufacturers Association banned Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and Medal of Honor:…

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