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January 22, 2013

Minecraft PC sales reach 9M units, franchise at 20M

Minecraft’s PC version has sold over 9,000,000 copies. The word comes from Minecraft developer Jens Bergensten, who believes the total sales for…

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Pay As You Churn: Dead Space 3′s Microtransactions

Remember how in the previous Dead Space games, the only way to buy new weapons, armour, ammo and medkits was to stomp…

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2013 Movie Preview: The Tomb

Release Date: September 27 Director: Mikael Håfström Rating: Not Yet Rated When the world’s foremost authority on prison security design finds hi…

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Lucky Frame’s ‘Wave Trip’ Hits the App Store

We’ve been waiting for Lucky Frame’s follow-up to Bad Hotel [$0.99] since the studio announced its existence back in November, and as…

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Far Cry 3 drops to $35 in Amazon’s all-day gaming Gold Box

If it’s as ludicrously cold where you are as it is where we are, you should consider buying Far Cry 3 on…

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Bizarre: EA Threatens Bans For Unreported SimCity Bugs

SimCity‘s upcoming three-day-long closed beta may have all the trappings of a glorified demo, but EA’s pumping at least one aspect of…

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Mass Effect 3 players can unlock Shepard’s armour in Dead Space 3

Dead Space 3 players with a Mass Effect 3 save on their console will be able to unlock a modified version of…

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The wrong person leads Microsoft, claims former exec in new book

The wrong person is in charge of Microsoft, according to a fiercely critical new book written by a former Microsoft executive Joachim…

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Five approaches to ‘good’ violence in games

“Violence in games” isn’t a single issue: Leigh Alexander looks at five design choices that make violence work and feel meaningful, at…

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PSA: Wii Shop purchases don’t get Club Nintendo coins through Wii U

Here’s an annoying situation that could cost you a few of the “Coins” used as currency on Club Nintendo. If you transfer…

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Dead Space 3 includes micro-transactions for buying better weapons

Dead Space 3 includes micro-transactions as part of its weapon crafting system, Eurogamer can reveal. We spotted mention of “downloadable content” during…

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Dead Space 3 dev: "change is always scary"

Dead Space 3 developer Visceral Games has admitted it received “a lot of feedback” that people were “scared” by its initial reveal…

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Max Payne 3 ‘Deathmatch Made in Heaven’ adds 4 multiplayer modes

Max Payne 3’s final DLC package, Deathmatch Made in Heaven, comes to PS3, Xbox 360 and PC tomorrow, January 22, and features…

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Fire Emblem: Awakening US TV spot asks you to think about your choices

While the decisions you make in Fire Emblem: Awakening may “last forever,” you can take comfort in knowing this television spot won’t…

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ZombiU co-op shelved early on, over 300,000 survivor deaths logged

We lauded the tense moment to moment survival of ZombiU play in our review, but some have criticized the game’s lack of…

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Defiance pre-order includes early beta access, XP boosts

Defiance, the ambitious online open-world shooter companion to SyFy’s upcoming television series of the same name, is offering a melange of murderous…

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The Joystiq Indie Pitch: A Walk in the Dark

Indie developers are the starving artists of the video-game world, often brilliant and innovative, but also misunderstood, underfunded and more prone to…

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Nintendo brought these three Wii U videos to Sundance

Earlier this month, Nintendo held a “48 Hour Wii U Challenge,” grouping YouTube filmmakers into teams of four to make short films…

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