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November 22, 2012

FIFA 13 Wii U walks onto the pitch with an instructional video

FIFA 13 Wii U uses the WiiPad for touch-based passing, kicking and tackling, plus real-time manager options like substituting players and changing…

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Street Fighter X Tekken Mobile on sale for 99c, gets Heihachi and Rolento

Capcom is putting the beatdown on the Street Fighter X Tekken Mobile price-tag, with the game now on sale for 99 cents….

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US kids want an iPad more than a Wii U for the holidays, Nielsen finds

It’s worthwhile to note that this Nielsen graph showing the most-wanted tech gadgets for kids age 6 – 12 in the US…

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Disney Epic Mickey 2 – The Power of Two review: Of mice and meh

Keep track of all of Joystiq’s Wii U launch coverage on our Wii U hub page! When an earthquake rattles the denizens…

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Guinness record of longest game session set at 135 hours with Black Ops 2

The Guinness World Record for longest video game marathon was set by Australian Okan Kaya this week, after he played Call of…

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Metal Gear Rising Revengeance pre-order at GameStop lets you dress up like Gray Fox

Wait, you’ve only got one suit of robotic armor in your closet? What are you, some kinda poor? GameStop is offering to…

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GameFly offers 20% off Black Friday discounted digital PC titles this weekend

GameFly has posted its sales for Black Friday and Cyber Monday on digital PC games, and there are quite a few healthy…

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November 21, 2012

TA Plays: ‘Dragons Dream’ – An Engaging Audio/Visual Experience, with Dragons

Yesterday I sat down with fellow dragon enthusiast Brad Nicholson to play Dragons Dream [$4.99], a new cave-flyer style arcade game from…

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Free Sonic 4: Episode 2 iOS codes at Starbucks until Nov. 27

Aside from the instant gratification of a hot beverage and jolt of caffeine, Starbucks is offering its patrons some free iOS gaming…

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Sega’s Thanksgiving Day sale is a digital feast

Sega’s Thanksgiving Day sale features games discounted across XBLM, PSN, Android and iOS devices, with an extra-special discount on some titles for…

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EA: DICE doesn’t want to be a ‘Battlefield factory’

DICE’s Stockholm studio has 300 people and no, not all of them are working on Battlefield content, EA Games Vice President Patrick…

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Sleeping Dogs now snoozing on Xbox Live Games on Demand

In case you’ve not noticed it dozing on retail shelves, Sleeping Dogs is now grabbing 40 winks on Xbox Live’s Games on…

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Super Joystiq Podcast Special: A chat with Adam Robezzoli on LA Game Space

Filed under: Podcasts It is no secret that we are pretty big fans of indie games here at Joystiq, but we aren’t…

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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD ‘Revert’ DLC drops Dec. 4, everyone gets revert ability for free

On December 4, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD will add three levels from Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 as premium DLC: Los…

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It Begins: The Steam Autumn Sale

You’d think I would’ve figured this out by now. Every year, Steam hosts one of its wallet-eviscerating sales right around American Thanksgiving…

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Five Alarm Freebie Alert: ‘Galaxy on Fire 2’ – Get this Space Shooter Now

If for some reason you were holding off on downloading Fish Labs’ Galaxy on Fire 2 [Free], you officially just ran out…

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PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale review: Smashing

Nintendo’s presence looms large in the fledgling category of game mascot fighters. For years, the company has had a monopoly on the…

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Capcom kills two deals with one sale: Black Friday and Cyber Monday discounts all weekend

The Capcom store is making a strong play for your cash this weekend, initiating storewide discounts up to 75 percent on all…

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