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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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Hot Stories
Newsmakers
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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
- 324 Comments
Featured Stories
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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
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Heavy Rain dev debuts new PS3 tech demo
Quantic Dream clip "Kara" billed as running in real time on Sony's current-gen console, hints at sex robot Pinocchio tale. Full Story
- Posted Mar 7, 2012 11:36 pm GMT
- 228 Comments
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New 4G iPad revealed
Apple's new tablet sports 4G LTE support, 1080p 5-megapixel camera, and quad-core processor; Epic exec says it's more powerful than an Xbox 360. Full Story
- Posted Mar 7, 2012 6:38 pm GMT
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Next three Battlefield 3 expansions revealed
Infantry-focused Close Quarters hits in June with large-scale Armored Kill and End Game to follow; console versions to support customizable rental servers. Full Story
- Posted Mar 7, 2012 1:48 pm GMT
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PC gaming surges in 2011 - Report
PC Gaming Alliance's "Horizon" findings says desktop market took in $18.6 billion last year, predicts valuation to hit $25.5 billion by 2015. Full Story
- Posted Mar 7, 2012 5:06 pm GMT
- 145 Comments
Latest Top Stories
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
- 148 Comments
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Peter Molyneux quits Microsoft
- Mar 7, 2012 12:16 pm GMT
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Ubisoft cuts top Rainbow 6 Patriots staff - Report
- Mar 8, 2012 1:20 am GMT
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- Mar 7, 2012 6:38 pm GMT
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Heavy Rain dev debuts new PS3 tech demo
- Mar 7, 2012 11:36 pm GMT
- 227 Comments
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Sorcery moves to stores May 22
- Mar 8, 2012 12:03 am GMT
- 18 Comments
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Monster Hunter Portable 3 coming to PlayStation Vita - Report
- Mar 7, 2012 3:05 pm GMT
- 124 Comments
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Next three Battlefield 3 expansions revealed
- Mar 7, 2012 1:48 pm GMT
- 188 Comments
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PC gaming surges in 2011 - Report
- Mar 7, 2012 5:06 pm GMT
- 144 Comments
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From Dust hits Google Chrome game store in April
- Mar 7, 2012 3:57 pm GMT
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- Mar 7, 2012 1:45 am GMT
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World of Tanks developers expanding to Southeast Asia
- Mar 9, 2012 4:30 pm GMT
- 13 Comments
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Mortal Kombat Vita banned in Australia
- Mar 8, 2012 11:54 pm GMT
- 83 Comments
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MMORPGs can affect marital happiness - Study
- Mar 7, 2012 11:14 pm GMT
- 52 Comments
System Update
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Uncharted 3 getting co-op survival mode
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception will welcome a new game mode in March, the developer has announced . The co-op Shade Survival game... Read More
Rumor Control
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Blizzard prepping new free-to-play game?
Source: UK gaming news site Develop reports Blizzard Entertainment is working on a new, unannounced free-to-play game. ... Read More
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