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June 14, 2012

MineCon digs out of Vegas, headed to Europe; Mojang attending PAX Prime

MineCon will return in 2012, though it won’t be held in its previous Las Vegas digs. Mojang director of fun (seriously her…

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Journey dev goes fully independent, self-publishing next game

Having completed its three-game contractual stint with Sony Computer Entertainment America, the team behind Flow, Flower, and Journey is breaking free from…

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Crytek: CryEngine 3 is as good as Unreal Engine 4

CryEngine 3 is a match for Epic’s recently announced Unreal Engine 4, despite Crytek’s system launching a number of years ago, so…

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Tonight On Attack Of The Show: Comedy Bang! Bang! With Scott Aukerman

Tonight on Attack of the Show, Chris Hardwick wraps up his week-long stint as the guest co-host with Candace Bailey. Tune in…

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Journey developer no longer tied to Sony, thanks to new funding

Thatgamecompany, developer of acclaimed PlayStation Network titles like Journey, has raised $5.5 million, which it claims will allow the studio to make…

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Soon, all games will be free-to-play, says Machine Zone’s CEO

Some argue that free-to-play games exploit their customers, but Machine Zone (formerly Addmired) CEO Gabriel Leydon says it’s the console industry that’s…

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Orgarhythm combines rhythm and strategy into one weird game

Pikmin 3 might have been the best-known crowd-control strategy game at E3, but it wasn’t the most memorable. That distinction goes to…

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Indie Royale June Bug Bundle now live, as is a system for managing previous bundle purchases

The latest bundle of indie-gaming confectionery from the Indie Royale folks is now live over at the usual place, this time championing…

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Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Tutorial Video, PSN Launch Wrap

Fighting game fans worldwide have spoken. Since the release last week, we’ve seen an overwhelming amount of support for Virtua Fighter 5…

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Thatgamecompany raises funds to go full indie

Journey developer thatgamecompany is flying solo after raising nearly $6 million in funding that will allow it to develop and release future…

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Limbo Developer Working On Project 2, A Game That Looks Like Limbo 2

Limbo developer Playdead has confirmed that they’re working on a new game entitled Project 2, a game that, from the above screenshot,…

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Microsoft and Sony are trying to lock down .Xbox and .PlayStation, respectively

On the Future Internet[TM], silly abbreviations like “.com” and “.edu” will cease to exist. Instead. megacorporations will take over with top-level domain…

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Ratchet and Clank Trilogy brings HD lombaxes to Europe starting June 27

The PS3 Ratchet & Clank HD Trilogy has a trilogy of release dates for PAL regions, announced today on the PlayStation Blog….

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My Xbox Live iPhone App Now Includes Remote Xbox 360 Controls

  The My Xbox Live app, Microsoft’s official mobile link to Xbox Live, has been updated with some nifty new remote control…

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G4TV’s Top 100 Games: Day Three

G4TV’s countdown of the top 100 video games of all time continues all week at 8/7c, only on G4. If you happened…

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White House sees video games’ social, economic potential

Video games often seem like an easy target for politicians and legislators. But for Constance Steinkuehler Squire, a policy advisor at the…

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Street Fighter X Tekken crossing over to iOS

Street Fighter X Tekken met with a troubled launch and a cool reception on PS3 and Xbox 360. Maybe it’ll do better…

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Bouncing Ball Bearings: Sphere

Sphere is another in an increasing list of impressive student projects created in Unity. Here, a strong central idea is delivered through…

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