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October 31, 2012

‘Borderlands Legends’ Review – A ‘Borderlands’ Game Without Everything That Makes ‘Borderlands’ Fun

Borderlands Legends [$4.99 / $6.99 (HD)] doesn’t lean on enough of the series’ strengths. Instead, it turns a lot of them on…

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Call of Duty and Guitar Hero offline due to Hurricane Sandy

In addition to decimating part of the US’ east coast and inspiring internet memes, Hurricane Sandy has shut down the online services…

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Sixty Second Shooter Deluxe fired off on PS Mobile today

PlayStation Mobile gets an infusion of procedurally generated explosions today, with Sixty Second Shooter Deluxe by Happion Laboratories. It’s an upgraded version…

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Report: Dragon Quest 7 remake on 3DS coming to Japan in February

Square Enix is porting PSOne RPG Dragon Quest 7 (known as Dragon Warrior 7 here in the states) to the 3DS, it…

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Dead or Alive 5 gets its third wave of downloadable outfits today

Right on cue, Dead or Alive 5’s third round of costumes arrive today. The three new sets are already downloadable on Xbox…

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It’s a Virtual Console Halloween

Welcome to Living in the Past, a weekly column about what’s new in old games. Now get off our lawn. If you’re…

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Forza Horizon ‘SmartGlass Experience’ app now available on Windows 8

If you’ve ever been playing Forza Horizon and thought “Man, I wish I could look at a tablet to see the map…

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Disney acquires Lucasfilm, everything Star Wars

George Lucas sold off Lucasfilm to Disney, the house of mouse announced earlier today.The acquisition cost $4.05 billion and includes LucasArts, Industrial…

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Delver’s Drop makes a promising first impression

One of the awesome things about indie gaming expos is the ability to interact directly with the developers. When most games are…

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Orcs Must Die! 2 adds ‘Are We There Yeti?’ booster pack November 1

Orcs Must Die! 2 is getting a third booster pack this Thursday, November 1 for $4.99. Puntastically titled ‘Are We There Yeti?’,…

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October 30, 2012

Disney Acquires All Of Lucasfilm – Including LucasArts

Star Wars‘ universe is ruled by an all-powerful elderly man who’s known for controlling the masses with unspeakable technological horrors and shooting…

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Assassin’s Creed 3 Gameplay Preview Video: Hands-On With Homesteads And Naval Missions

In this Assassin’s Creed 3 gameplay preview, Jessica Chobot chats with the game’s Creative Director, Alex Hutchinson, to get a bunch of…

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Assassin’s Creed 3: Historical Scavenger Hunt Video

In the video below, X-Play’s Jessica Chobot is in Boston, MA on Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed 3 scavenger hunt to seek out historic…

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Thinkgeek’s ‘8-bitty’ is the most practical of an impractical bunch

I don’t have an iCade. Though a tiny custom arcade cabinet for my iPad is a lot more attainable than a full-sized…

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EA recognizes Q3 will be ‘soft’ due to Medal of Honor: Warfighter, lack of NBA

A running theme during today’s Electronic Arts second quarter investor call was the impact of Medal of Honor: Warfighter’s critical failure and…

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‘Organ Trail: Director’s Cut’ Halloween Festivities Ending Soon, Also The Game Is On Sale

Heads up: time’s running out on Organ Trail: Director’s Cuts’ [$0.99] Halloween update. The survival-slash-car breakdown simulator’s latest content drop — which…

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Playing with age in Starbreeze’s ‘Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons’

“Nobody knows how to make a game yet,” says film director Josef Fares, quickly clarifying his statement isn’t an attack on the…

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Hitman Absolution dev diary lets us sample the dynamic audio

Ask any professional assassin and they’ll tell you, the most important thing besides not getting caught when killing someone is the sound….

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