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January 18, 2013

Codemasters confirms job losses, but doesn’t expect Grid 2 and F1 series will be affected

UK publisher and developer Codemasters is currently in consultation with a number of staff who were told yesterday they were at risk…

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Curt Schilling selling his bloody-sock baseball relic to pay for Amalur foray

Curt Schilling – the Baseball great who swung at video games and missed, taking 38 Studios and Big Huge Games down with…

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PS4 and Next Xbox: Extremely specific specs rumoured

Rumoured specifications for the next-generation of consoles are causing a stir around the internet. Come on in and see what all the…

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Sony sells its U.S. headquarters for $1.1 billion

As part of its efforts to turn its ongoing money troubles around, Sony has sold its New York City headquarters to a…

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Diablo 3 game director Jay Wilson leaves project to work on something new at Blizzard

Diablo 3 game director Jay Wilson has left the project to work on something new at Blizzard.Wilson, who had been working on…

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GAME wants to buy up to 45 HMV stores

GAME wants to buy up to 45 HMV stores.Game boss Martyn Gibbs told the Financial Times it had approached HMV administrator Deloitte…

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Road to the IGF: Richard Hofmeier’s Cart Life

As part of Gamasutra’s Road to the IGF series, Richard Hofmeier discusses the long and ardeous road of Cart Life, which has…

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PSN maintenance extended through to Friday AM in NA, evening in EU

The PlayStation Network maintenance listed for yesterday in North America is extended through to this morning, with no set time given for…

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The Showdown Effect trailer kills for yucks or dies trying

“Worms in real-time” action shooter The Showdown Effect has a new animated trailer showing off its in-game animations and humor. The multiplayer…

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Amazing Spider-Man: Ultimate Edition swings onto Wii U this March

Spider-Man Spider-Man Freshly Rebooted Spider-Man Sometime March, the Wii U Gets the Spi-Der-Man tooAmazing Spider-Man: Ultimate Edition swings onto Wii U this…

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No pre-launch Tomb Raider demo for sake of story, says Crystal Dynamics

Crystal Dynamics is not planning to release a Tomb Raider demo before the game launches on March 5. “For all those @tombraider…

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The Joystiq Indie Pitch: No Time To Explain

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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Fire Emblem: Awakening teaches the value of friendship

You might have thought the best part of friendship was a sense of camaraderie and togetherness. As this Fire Emblem: Awakening trailer…

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House bill proposes fines on retail games without ESRB ratings, prohibition of some sales to minors

Bill H.R.287, or the “Video Games Ratings Enforcement Act” as it will likely be more widely known, seeks to accomplish three goals:…

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January 17, 2013

Cyberpunk 2077 co-creator talks source material, walks city streets

Cyberpunk 2077 is based on Mike Pondsmith’s pen and paper roleplaying game, Cyberpunk 2020. Both versions are set in Night City, a…

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Valve exploring Left 4 Dead 2 with R18+ rating for Australia

Valve is looking into its options for bringing the unedited version of Left 4 Dead 2 to Australia. Gamespot took note of…

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How Cross-Play works in Dead or Alive 5 Plus

For those of you who can’t imagine a PS3/Vita matchup in Dead or Alive 5, Team Ninja has released additional information about…

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Assassin’s Creed 3 Hidden Secrets, Battle Hardened DLC now on Wii U

The first two DLC packs for Assassin’s Creed 3, Hidden Secrets and Battle Hardened, hit the Wii U today; Hidden Secrets costs…

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