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May 25, 2012

Industry rallies to get former 38 Studios, Big Huge Games staff new work

The sudden firing of all 379 employees at 38 Studios and Big Huge Games today was a blow to the industry, even…

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Infinity Ward Founders Explain Their Side Of Lawsuit

The creators of the ‘Call of Duty’ franchise finally explain their side of the ongoing lawsuit, and the ways in which Activision…

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Apple Starts Their Own "Free App of the Week" Promotion

The ability that developers have to completely control the pricing of products they put on the App Store has really turned traditional…

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Our own Alexander Sliwinski talks 38 Studios with Fox 25 News

Here at Joystiq, we spend most of our time hunched over laptops pumping out a steady stream of news for you to…

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PlayStation Blogcast 026: Sly Cooper, KickBeat, the Latest on The Last of Us

Subscription Links: Subscribe via iTunes Subscribe via RSS here Download the MP3 here (Right-Click->Save As) Urge to kill…rising. That’s sign #236 that…

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Tekken Tag Tournament 2’s Ancient Ogre bound to GameStop

If you read yesterday’s European pre-order news for Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and were left wondering how you could get Ancient Ogre…

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May 24, 2012

‘Skyrim’ Update 1.6 Introduces Horse Combat

Bethesda has announced update 1.6 for ‘Skyrim’ which will bring with it a ton of bug fixes, but will also introduce horse…

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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning had to sell 3M ‘just to break even,’ RI governor says

Despite Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning selling “1.22 million copies in its first 90 days” according to 38 Studios head Curt Schilling, it…

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The politics of making games: Disconnect between 38 Studios and Rhode Island in quotes

Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chafee gathered his experts on finances and bond laws to discuss the dire situation of Kingdoms of Amalur:…

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‘Transformers: Fall of Cybertron’ Trailer Explains Dinobot Origins

Activision and High Moon Studios unleash the Dinobots in a video featuring new gameplay footage along with game director Matt Tieger explaining…

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Next Skyrim update adds mounted combat

Bethesda is making good on all of the features seen in the Skyrim sizzle video, like the Kinect stuff added earlier this…

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Dungeon Defenders shifts into an RTS with Summoner hero class

Dungeon Defenders has expanded its perspective on PC and Mac gameplay (and probably life and love and stuff) with the new Summoner…

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38 Studios And Big Huge Games Lay Off All Staff

In incredibly bad news, it’s been announced tonight that 38 Studios, and its wholly owned subsidiary Big Huge Games (Age Of Empires…

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Skyrim gets mounted combat in new update

Mounted combat is the headline addition in Skyrim update 1.6, due out on PC and consoles soon. As detailed on the Bethesda…

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The MMO Report: Pre-E3 2012 Special!

It’s Thursday, and that only means one thing: It’s time for The MMO Report! On this very special Pre-E3 episode, Casey breaks…

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Outernauts Looks to Give Facebook Gaming a Facelift — First Hands-on Impressions

In terms of keeping up with market trends, Insomniac’s venture into Facebook via its newly revealed Outernauts might feel somewhat belated, considering…

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Mounted Combat Coming To Skyrim

Praise Talos! The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is getting mounted combat, and PC gamers who use Steam can even try it out today….

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Rhode Island Governor On Kingdoms of Amalur: “The Game Failed”

In a press conference held earlier today in Rhode Island, the governor of the state discussed gaming for a bit. At issue:…

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