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December 18, 2012

Free Kinect Party kicks off two-week Xbox Live Christmas sale

Double Fine’s Kinect Party arrives today for free and remains that way until January! And so begins two weeks of scrumptious deals…

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New console out today as NEO GEO X hits EU/US

Do the words MAX 330 MEGA PRO-GEAR SPEC get you excited? If so, then you'll be wanting to take a look at…

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UK tabloids single out Call of Duty, Dynasty Warriors in coverage of Sandy Hook school massacre

UK tabloids The Sun and The Daily Express have blamed video games for the tragic US school massacre.This morning’s edition of The…

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Freebie Alert: First Episode of ‘Walking Dead: The Game’ Goes Free, Download this Immediately

Whoa, Christmas really has come early with the sheer amount of incredible freebies lately. Well get ready for a doozy: the first…

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THQ considering Linux and other platforms after Humble Bundle success

After the THQ bundle recently brought in over $5 million (split between THQ, charity donations, and “tips” to the bundle’s organizers), the…

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QUBE makes a break for Mac on Steam

QUBE, the whitewashed indie puzzler from Toxic Games and backed by Indie Fund, is now out for Mac on Steam. That’s right,…

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Ludum Dare 25 closes out today with some banging indie games

The relaxed version of Ludum Dare 25 ends today, while the 48-hour game jam closed out yesterday, and all this means that…

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The Essential 100, No. 21: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Nintendo proved the possibilities of 3D adventure by relying on a rock-solid formula….

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Dollar General selling MS Points, printed right onto receipt

Dollar General stores will now allow customers to purchase Xbox Live points right at the register, with codes printed out on the…

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The Showdown Effect targets March launch, $10 price tag; beta signups tomorrow

During a meeting with Paradox VP of business development Shams Jorjani last week, Joystiq learned that upcoming multiplayer action-shooter The Showdown Effect…

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X-Play Looks At 2013’s Biggest Video Games

2013 is shaping up to be a big year for gamers, with huge titles like Bioshock Infinite, Dead Space 3, The Last…

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PlayStation Home Update: Atari’s 40th Birthday & Winter Holidays

This Wednesday, December 19th, Atari’s 40th birthday invades PlayStation Home, the winter holidays begin, Domo dons some cute new outfits, Granzella hosts…

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Forza Horizon ‘Rally’ DLC rolls out these five cars tomorrow

Forza Horizon’s Rally DLC hits the asphalt tomorrow on Xbox 360 for 1,600 MS Points, or at no cost for those who…

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Ogle the Neo Geo X Gold

To promote this week’s release of the Neo Geo X Gold limited edition, Tommo and SNK Playmore commissioned a video from Aaron…

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December 17, 2012

Best of 2012: Why is NASA making video games?

Did you know that NASA — yes, that NASA — employs game developers? We caught up with them earlier this year to…

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Why Dishonored is more ‘realistic’ than most games

Arkane’s stealth-action game might be about a magic-wielding assassin with a robot heart, but the underlying societal and environmental design gives it…

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Minecraft documentary world premiere on Xbox Live, Dec. 22

Minecraft: The Story of Mojang, a documentary from 2 Player Productions, will premiere on Saturday, December 22, on Xbox Live for Gold…

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Best of 2012: 7 Things To Know About HTML5

Flash killer, doomed to obscurity, or somewhere in-between, HTML5 was a subject on a lot of people’s minds in 2012. No matter…

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