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October 8, 2012

More Angry Birds branding, this time Star Wars

Newsbrief: Rovio has revealed the latest big name branding to receive the Angry Birds treatment, with Angry Birds Star Wars due for…

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Hackers massacre thousands instantly in World of Warcraft

There have been mass deaths in the cities of World of Warcraft. Piles and piles of skeletons littered the floors around the…

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Sony sues Kevin Butler actor for advertising the Wii

Sony is suing the man who plays Kevin Butler for advertising the Wii.Sony caught Jerry Lambert in an advert for tyre maker…

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Wot I Think: Dishonored

Expectations are high. A stealth game that utilises the brains of Deus Ex veteran Harvey Smith and Viktor Antonov, architect of the…

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Dishonored review

When was the last time a game asked you to wait? Not just wait for a loading screen or pause for a…

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Stiq Figures, September 24 – 30: Colossal 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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Dishonored review: Story-driven role-playing

The challenge for a developer creating a role-playing game is to build a bond with the player, the kind of bond where…

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Angry Birds and Star Wars joining forces in a series of products

While the teaser from earlier this week indicated that a downloadable Star Wars-themed Angry Birds game was on the way from Rovio,…

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Stiq Flicks: Resident Evil 6 and Universal Classic Monsters – The Essential Collection

Stiq Flicks – from film and video game industry freelance writer Kevin Kelly – examines video games and attempts to pair them…

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Stealth Bastard Deluxe quietly leaps onto Steam in November

Stealth Bastard: Tactical Espionage Arsehole is poised to hit Steam in November with a deluxe edition, Curve Studios design director revealed on…

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October 7, 2012

The Drop: Week of October 8th 2012 New Releases

On PS3 this week, Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. Creatively…

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Sony Sues Bridgestone Alleging They Ripped off Kevin Butler [Updated]

When Kevin Butler actor Jerry Lambert appeared playing ‘Mario Kart Wii’ in a Bridgestone Tires commercial this September, it seemed like an…

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Sony, Kevin Butler actor in lawsuit over breach of contract

Sony filed a lawsuit implicating Jerry Lambert, the actor who plays Kevin Butler, Sony’s high-energy, aggressive spokesman and fake VP of whatever…

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World of Warcraft cities become insta-deathtraps, hacker suspected

Entire cities of players and NPCs in World of Warcraft are being wiped out in a solitary blow, WoW Insider reports. The…

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Ohio State University marching band salutes video games

The half-time show for last night’s Ohio State University vs. Nebraska game included some familiar faces amidst all the fancy footwork. OSU’s…

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DLC Quest modestly proposes new content in Greenlight bid

DLC Quest, the satirical platformer that has players pay (with in-game currency) for necessary assets such as moving to the left, has…

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League of Legends playoffs postponed due to ‘frequent disconnects’

Riot Games announced a delay in the League of Legends season 2 playoffs in a news update yesterday. The delay comes after…

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MLB 12 The Show gets price cut, predicts playoffs

With the tail end of baseball season in full swing, Sony dropped the price on MLB 12: The Show to $29.99 for…

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