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May 23, 2012

Judge recommends Xbox 360 ban in the US. Barack Obama may have final say. No, REALLY

The 4GB and 250GB models of the Xbox 360 Slim (that's all of them) may be banned in the US, if a…

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Modern Warfare 3’s ‘Content Collection 2’ now on Xbox Live

Another pair of maps drops into Modern Warfare 3’s new Face Off mode today, namely “Lookout” and “Getaway.” Content Collection #2 also…

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Blizzard Tries To Reassure Hack Victims, Results Vary

Because the universe loves comedic irony, Diablo III’s online infrastructure specifically put in place to keep out cheaters and hackers is currently…

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Yakuza 5 built using new game engine, has five main characters

PlayStation 3 exclusive Yakuza 5 features five main characters and is set in five cities: Sapporo, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka. The…

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Judge recommends US Xbox 360 ban

A judge has recommended that the Xbox 360 be banned in the US. Courthouse News reports that Judge David Shaw said the…

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Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, Far Cry 2, American Nightmare hit GOG

“Old” may no longer be a requirement for admission to the Good Old Games vault, but we’re glad to see that “good”…

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Rumor: PlayStation All-Stars coming to PS Vita, SCEA resume says

We’ll be seeing more characters added to the PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale roster soon enough, and perhaps even see it heading to…

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Porsche joins Forza 4 lineup today

Porsche was not included in the launch of Forza 4 due to complications with EA, who had the license at the time….

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Sega publishing Ron Gilbert’s Double Fine game

It’s been almost two weeks since Double Fine and Ron Gilbert gave us our first glimpse of their new game (different from…

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SOE announces free-to-play Bullet Run, a revamped Hedone from Acony Games

Acony Games, a German developer, has been working on an online first-person shooter called Hedone, about contestants fighting to win a deadly…

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Warn your family: Kung-Fu Superstar is motion-controlled martial arts

Kung-Fu Superstar is a new Kinect game from Kinesthetic Games, a developer formed from former staff at “Codemasters, EA, Climax, Lionhead Studios…

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Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz hitz Vita on October 23

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz is stopping, dropping and rolling onto Vita on October 23 in North America and Europe. This is…

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Diablo 3 Discussion Video: We Go In-Depth With D3’s Different Playstyles

I’ve been playing Diablo 3 so hard, my clicking finger needs to be rebuilt from the ground up — it’s that addictive….

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Take-Two ends fiscal ’12 with loss, high ’13 projection raises eyebrows

Take-Two Interactive’s revenues for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012, were $825.8 million, short of last year’s $1.14 billion, because it…

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Lawsuit outs West and Zampella’s salaries, bonuses at Infinity Ward: Projected $13M bonus in 2010

Former Infinity Ward studio heads Jason West and Vince Zampella had projected salaries of $420,000 in 2009, with projected bonuses of more…

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May 22, 2012

Subatomic Talks About What’s New In ‘Fieldrunners 2’ And How Important The Franchise Is To The Studio

This morning Subatomic Studios unveiled that it has been doing something other than pounding out updates for Fieldrunners on iPhone and iPad….

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Retrofit Gaming – Older Games That Could Use The Kinect

Gamers have been yelling at their TVs since time immemorial. We yell at tough bosses, missed jumps and frustrating game design. So…

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Scourge: Outbreak spreads to PSN, XBLA, Mac this summer

Tragnarion Studios, who you may (may!) remember from the DS game Doodle Hex, is working on a futuristic third-person shooter for XBLA,…

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