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Updated Feb 3, 2012 10:50 pm GMT

Top Story Respawn's first game due by March 2013 - Report

Marketing calendar indicates EA Partners' fiscal 2013 filled with Respawn's first game, Overstrike, Outnernauts, and a new Populous title. continue »
- Posted Feb 3, 2012 8:21 pm GMT
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Sony names Kaz Hirai president and CEO

Sony Computer Entertainment veteran Kaz Hirai to succeed Howard Stringer on April 1. Full Story
- Posted Feb 1, 2012 10:40 am GMT
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Mortal Kombat developer to diversify in 2012

NetherRealm creative director Ed Boon says there's an "assumption" another Mortal Kombat game to come, but wants to work on new IPs on multiple formats, genres. Full Story
- Posted Jan 30, 2012 4:17 pm GMT
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Skyrim Creation Kit lands Tuesday

Bethesda Softworks puts a release date on eagerly anticipated mod tools for PC version of its open-ended role-playing game The Elder Scrolls V. Full Story
- Posted Feb 3, 2012 10:50 pm GMT
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Warren Spector getting Lifetime Achievement award at GDCAs

Thirty-year industry veteran noted for Deus Ex and Epic Mickey to be honored at next month's awards show in San Francisco. Full Story
- Posted Feb 3, 2012 10:26 pm GMT
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Shooters, MMOGs linked to problem game playing - Study

A new study conducted by the Institute for Special Populations Research in New York reveals that some game genres are more prone to problem game-playing habits. Full Story
- Posted Feb 3, 2012 4:37 am GMT
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Ubisoft DRM games to be temporarily unplayable

Publisher's antipiracy scheme will prevent customers from playing some of its Mac and PC games for an undetermined period of time during server transition starting February 7. Full Story
- Posted Feb 3, 2012 5:40 pm GMT
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Atari arcade vets form Innovative Leisure

Creators of Asteroids, Missile Command, Battlezone, and more team with Seamus Blackley for mobile and social focused studio; THQ signs on to publish multiple projects. Full Story
- Posted Feb 3, 2012 8:49 pm GMT
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Zynga shares spike on Facebook IPO

Casual game company sees stock price jump 33% this week after social network announces plans to go public. Full Story
- Posted Feb 3, 2012 8:07 pm GMT
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Square Enix profits nearly triple due to Deus Ex, FFXIII-2

Action, RPG games help publisher post 175 percent year-over-year rise to $65.78 million for last nine months of 2011; net sales down slightly to $1.2 billion. Full Story
- Posted Feb 3, 2012 5:24 pm GMT
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Sega Sammy's game business weighing down earnings

Publisher treading water as booming slot machine business offsets poor home gaming numbers due to weakness in the West. Full Story
- Posted Feb 3, 2012 6:45 pm GMT
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BioWare teases Mass Effect future

Developer says it has "so much to draw from" for potential future games set in universe, but no decision has been made yet; Mass Effect 3 due next month. Full Story
- Posted Feb 3, 2012 3:58 pm GMT
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Game of Thrones delayed to May 15

Action role-playing game based on George R.R. Martin's fantasy series pushed from early 2012 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC . Full Story
- Posted Feb 3, 2012 3:30 pm GMT
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Valve teases Team Fortress 2 'secret project'

Developer says something "brand new" coming to shooter in 2012; Meet the Pyro short also on the way for later this year. Full Story
- Posted Feb 3, 2012 2:02 pm GMT
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Red Dead Redemption sells 13M, NBA 2K12 hits 4M

Publisher's net revenue dips 40 percent to $236.3 million during third quarter; open-world Western and hardwood sim reach new sales milestones. Full Story
- Posted Feb 2, 2012 10:24 pm GMT
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THQ looking for help with Warhammer 40K MMO

Beleaguered company "actively looking" for publishing partners to launch Dark Millennium Online, taking realistic approach to required financial commitment. Full Story
- Posted Feb 2, 2012 11:24 pm GMT
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THQ loses $56 million in holiday quarter

Darksiders II set for June, Devil's Third and Metro: Last Light hit early next year as publisher posts results that led to layoffs, killing of kids' games business. Full Story
- Posted Feb 2, 2012 10:18 pm GMT
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Oklahama state rep wants violent-game tax

HB 2696 seeks to charge 1 percent tax on all games sold in state rated Teen, Mature, and Adults-Only; money collected would go toward Sooner State's obesity and bullying prevention funds. Full Story
- Posted Feb 2, 2012 8:15 pm GMT
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Modern Warfare 3 DLC hits PS3 February 28

Call of Duty: Elite subscribers get first grab at new maps Piazza and Liberation at the end of the month; additional content to roll out through October. Full Story
- Posted Feb 2, 2012 7:27 pm GMT
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The Last of Us arrives late 2012 / early 2013

Naughty Dog's new PlayStation 3 action survival game given release window of later this year or possible early next. Full Story
- Posted Feb 2, 2012 5:51 pm GMT
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PS3 sales on the rise as Sony suffers overall losses

PlayStation 3 hardware moves 6.5 million units for the quarter, but Consumer Products & Services division loses ¥85.7 billion overall. Full Story
- Posted Feb 2, 2012 6:43 am GMT
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Konami profits jump 77%

Japanese publisher reports $224 million net income during April-Dec. period as sales climb 3 percent to $2.55 billion; social gains offsetting console/handheld declines. Full Story
- Posted Feb 2, 2012 8:08 pm GMT
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