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September 7, 2012

PlayStation Blogcast 041: Blood, Sweat and Code — A PAX Postmortem

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Hitting the Ground Running: Final Fantasy VII’s Amazing Opening

How Square's love of spectacle created one unforgettable prologue….

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The MMO Report: Under Construction Edition

After a brief hiatus, The MMO Report is back, and in this episode Casey returns to tell you that The MMO Report…

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Control a Coaster Full of Stuffed Animals in ‘Nutty Fluffies’ from ‘Trials HD’ Developer RedLynx

More iOS news out of Ubisoft’s Digital Day event this week as developers of Trials HD on consoles and Motoheroz [$0.99 /…

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August NPD: Software sales stabilize somewhat, Darksiders 2 takes first place [Update: Nintendo chimes in]

Despite the fact that hardware and software sales in the physical channel are still down when compared to August in 2011, market…

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Madden NFL 13 sells 1.65 million copies in first week

This year’s annual EA Sports installment Madden NFL 13 has shown a greater awareness for penetrating the line and sacking your wallet….

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You light up my life: What Steam Greenlight is for indies, from indies

Steam Greenlight isn’t for everybody. Literally – five days after pushing Greenlight live, Valve implemented a $100 barrier to entry in the…

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September 6, 2012

Five Things that (Probably) Influenced Final Fantasy VII and Five Things it (Probably) Influenced

A look back at a Final Fantasy game that looked forward….

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Ubisoft Prepares to Do Right By PC Gamers

A sorry would have been nice, but at least things are changing….

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Video Game Sales Down 20 Percent In August

Video game retail sales were down 20 percent in August, bringing in just $515.6 million according to the NPD Group. Total software…

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Rock Band Blitz coin system adjusted, more coins for all

The economy is rough all over, including inside of video games that just came out, apparently. In response to player feedback collected…

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NintendoWare Weekly: Prince of Persia

The SNES version of Prince of Persia arrives on the Virtual Console in North America. We’d forgotten this was happening in the…

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Wikipad at Gamestop this October for $499, pre-orders open Sep. 7

The Wikipad – A.K.A. the Android tablet with detachable gamepad controls – will finally land at retail starting on October 31. Specifically,…

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Sega porting free-to-play Rhythm Thief to iOS this winter

Sega’s Japanese website has added Rhythm Thief & The Emperor’s Treasure to its list of upcoming iOS releases, which comes to us…

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Assassin’s Creed 3 TV Commercial — Coming Home

The Assassin’s Creed 3 TV commercial that debuted during the NFL season opener introduces players to the new assassin Connor, while showing…

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Notch responds to Guncraft: ‘I’m a huge fan of clones’

Before PAX started up in Seattle last week, even before the booths were assembled in the convention center, we heard about Exato…

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GameStop streaming service to include demos, possibly extra games tailored to players’ interests

GameStop acquired Spawn Labs in 2011, planning to use its streaming gameplay technology for its own streaming service. Originally announced for a…

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Guild Wars 2 Verdict — The MMO You Keep Falling In Love With

Guild Wars 2 is the massively multiplayer online role-playing game from ArenaNet that blends beautiful visuals with real-time combat, incredible PvP, and…

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