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Updated Mar 10, 2012 1:38 am GMT

Top Story Diablo III nixes PVP Arena for launch

Blizzard confirms multiplayer component won't ship with anticipated action RPG game; "counting down the days" to release date. continue »
- Posted Mar 10, 2012 1:38 am GMT
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Peter Molyneux quits Microsoft

Molyneux leaving Lionhead and Microsoft as work concludes on Fable: The Journey, moving to independent venture 22 Cans. Full Story
- Posted Mar 7, 2012 12:16 pm GMT
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Jonathan Blow: How Mainstream Devs Are Getting It Wrong

The developer behind Braid and The Witness talks about the indie scene, if games should be fun, and the state of Japanese game development. Full Story
- Posted Mar 8, 2012 6:50 am GMT
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Next Xbox drops disc drive - Report

Source says Microsoft's forthcoming console to ditch optical drive in favor of "interchangeable solid-state card storage"; will ship in 2013. Full Story
- Posted Mar 9, 2012 3:03 pm GMT
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Pursuit of AAA is a 'cancerous growth' - AC3 dev

Assassin's Creed 3 creative director Alex Hutchinson believes aiming for graphical fidelity and scale will make AAA games "nothing more than the last of the dinosaurs." Full Story
- Posted Mar 9, 2012 12:38 am GMT
- 244 Comments
Mass Effect 3 ships 3.5 million

EA confirms first-week worldwide shipment total for trilogy-capping role-playing game; developer cofounder calls it "the best game BioWare has ever made." Full Story
- Posted Mar 9, 2012 3:23 pm GMT
- 90 Comments
Activision scores partial victory in Infinity Ward suit

Judge dismisses one of two fraud claims brought against the publisher by fired developers Jason West and Vince Zampella. Full Story
- Posted Mar 9, 2012 10:57 pm GMT
- 65 Comments
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection hits PS Vita this summer

Konami confirms seasonal release window for touch-screen-enabled compilation of Metal Gear Solid 2 and Metal Gear Solid 3. Full Story
- Posted Mar 9, 2012 6:40 pm GMT
- 48 Comments
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pushed to summer

Valve confirms downloadable Hidden Path-developed entry in shooter series will miss its early 2012 release window. Full Story
- Posted Mar 9, 2012 7:53 pm GMT
- 38 Comments
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning US sales hit 330,000

NPD data reveals North American first-month sales of 38 Studios' new role-playing game across Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. Full Story
- Posted Mar 9, 2012 5:50 pm GMT
- 57 Comments
Xbox 360 sells 426,000 in February

Microsoft's console makes it a full year on top of console hardware sales chart; Nintendo reveals 3DS sales of 262,000, Wii sales of 228,000. Full Story
- Posted Mar 9, 2012 4:24 pm GMT
- 92 Comments
February game sales slide 20% - NPD

PlayStation Vita launch can't save a rough month at retail; Modern Warfare 3 tops the software charts again as industry continues sales slump. Full Story
- Posted Mar 8, 2012 11:06 pm GMT
- 61 Comments
Valve not planning hardware anytime soon

Company not planning to ship "any sort of hardware" in near future; admits "boxes" being built to test Big Picture UI mode for Steam. Full Story
- Posted Mar 8, 2012 10:16 pm GMT
- 60 Comments
Witcher 2 dev 'will never use any DRM'

CD Projekt Red CEO says studio dropping security measures from future games; "It's just overcomplicating things," and "It does not protect your game." Full Story
- Posted Mar 8, 2012 8:41 pm GMT
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Halo 4 bypassing beta test

343 Industries says a prerelease trial for upcoming shooter is not in the works, instead focusing on polishing and shipping Master Chief's return. Full Story
- Posted Mar 8, 2012 5:34 pm GMT
- 149 Comments
PlayStation Move ships 10.5 million - Report

Sony reveals new combined shipment tally for motion-sensing Move and Navigation controllers; Sports Champions most popular Move-enabled game. Full Story
- Posted Mar 8, 2012 2:56 pm GMT
- 77 Comments
Kara nothing to do with Quantic Dream's next game

Heavy Rain developer says tech demo doesn't depict the world, story, or characters of its next project, was intended to showcase performance capture technology. Full Story
- Posted Mar 8, 2012 4:17 pm GMT
- 71 Comments
Skyrim takes top honors at GDC Awards

The Elder Scrolls V fends off multiple award winner Portal 2 to take home Game of the Year as Fez wins top prize in Independent Games Festival. Full Story
- Posted Mar 8, 2012 4:03 am GMT
- 99 Comments
Uncharted 3 survival mode DLC drops March 13

New co-op game type available next week as free download for Fortune Hunters' Club members, $6 otherwise; final content drop arriving next month. Full Story
- Posted Mar 8, 2012 3:53 pm GMT
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Big in Japan Feb. 27-March 4: One Piece Kaizoku Musou

PS3 debut of popular anime/manga franchise reaches pole position. Full Story
- Posted Mar 8, 2012 6:59 am GMT
- 31 Comments
Valve worth $3 billion - Report

Business magazine Forbes finds Half-Life house to be valued in the billions, leader Gabe Newell's net worth estimated to be at least $1.5 billion. Full Story
- Posted Mar 7, 2012 10:41 pm GMT
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Keiji Inafune teases PlayStation Vita project

Famed game designer hints he's working on a new game for Sony's portable, says new hardware pushes creativity. Full Story
- Posted Mar 8, 2012 2:30 am GMT
- 36 Comments