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December 17, 2012

Street Fighter x Mega Man goes live as the Blue Bomber celebrates 25th birthday

Street Fighter x Mega Man, the free PC crossover game created by fans, is now live.Its release comes on Mega Man’s 25th…

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UK chart: We wish you a Call of Duty

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has taken the top spot for a fifth week on the trot, equalling Lego Batman 2’s…

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Fifty Alarm Freebie Alert: ‘Fruit Ninja’ and Every Other Halfbrick Game Free for Just 24 Hours

Whoa, this is nuts. Australian developer Halfbrick Studios is looking to end the year with a bang, and their way of doing…

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Stiq Figures, December 3 – 9: Pokepants edition

Welcome to Stiq Figures, where the sales data is after the break and the posts don’t matter. Every week, we take a…

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IL-2 Sturmovik follow-up Battle of Stalingrad is in development

1C Company, Moscow publisher of the flight simulation series IL-2 Sturmovik, recently announced a partnership with California-based 777 Studios to create 1C…

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The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Triple Town

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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December 16, 2012

The Drop: Week of December 17th 2012 New Releases

In the dusty, undeveloped wastelands of Western Mudos, cantankerous townsfolk find their settlements besieged by belligerent outlaws. Along comes Stranger, a tall,…

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Assassin’s Creed marathon for Child’s Play happening right now

Alpha Iota, an academic honors society from Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, California, is hosting an Assassin’s Creed marathon to raise money…

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Kotick on why firing West, Zampella was easy, turning down a CoD film

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick settled a lawsuit with former employees Frank West and Vince Zampella, both now at EA, in May. Kotick…

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Enjoy a few mind-blowing Minecraft cityscapes

Take a moment to enjoy the beauty of a man-made horizon, metal and glass glittering under the orange rays of a setting…

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Warhorse Studios ‘next-gen’ tech video leaked

A video of Warhorse Studios’ next-gen RPG that uses a modified version of CryEngine 3 leaked out recently. Even considering the “bootleg”…

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Ludum Dare 25 ends today or tomorrow, relative to devs’ daring

Ludum Dare, a massive online game jam currently on its 25th iteration, is going on right now, but won’t be for much…

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Kratos: God of war, man of evolving fashion tastes

If God of War’s Kratos is best known for anything, it’s obviously his impeccable fashion sense. His ensemble, even from the beginning…

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Latest Mew-Genics teaser collects trinkets with ‘magic properties’

Team Meat recently released some new pieces of information about its current project, Mew-Genics. The game includes a trinket display case for…

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Live Free, Play Hard: The Week’s Finest Free Indie Games

It would appear the goalie can summon an infinite supply of skeletons. Yuri romance. ARE YOU NOT EDUTAINED. Twine mastery….

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Valkyria Chronicles retrospective

Was it really four years ago now that the Second Europan War began? Is the PlayStation 3 really supposed to be six…

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Weekly Webcomic Wrapup is always saving the day

When I was in high school, a friend of mine asked a surprisingly thought-provoking question about the “larger-than-life” kind of dreams he…

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Sony’s ‘Play Days’ sale discounts PS3 accessories, Move bundles

Starting tomorrow, PlayStation 3 accessories (and even two actual games) will be discounted by up to 60 percent at participating retailers. The…

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